
Old New Combat
A mod that ports Minecraft's abandoned Combat Tests as a mod for 1.16 and 1.18.
A note on "Beta"
Mod is marked as "Beta" because not all features are implemented yet. However, I consider the mod to be stable, and even play on a personal modpack with this mod, not once having an error or crash. Once all features are finished, I will release version 1.0.0 and mark it as stable.
Current Features
For a comprehensive list of changes, see the Combat Tests wiki page. Some features are not yet implemented (see the GitHub page for a list). Some notable changes:
- Items now have an Attack Reach attribute. Currently only implemented on Forge.
- Attack Damage and Attack Speed has been tweaked for all weapons
- Axes always disable shields, new "Cleaving" enchantment increases stun duration. No more durability penalty.
- Bow accuracy increased, however decreases the longer you hold it (Animation temporarily disabled)
- Natural regeneration doesn't get a boost from saturation, however regenerates twice as fast and until 7 hunger instead of 18. Also causes less exhaustion.
- Shields only block up to 5 damage. However, they block all non-player explosion (e.g. Creepers)
- Shields only block damage in a 100-degree arc, instead of a full 180 degrees.
- Potions stack to 16, snowballs to 64.
- Potions and milk buckets consume twice as fast.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.19.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as oldnewcombat-1.19.2-0.3.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 34 KB
- Download link checked 30 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.