

A simple mod that brings back the classic gamerule names to MC 1.21.11+
Minecraft renamed all gamerules from camelCase to namespaced:snake_case in 25w44a (1.21.11 snapshot), and even reverted the values of some rules, which broke all existing usage of gamerules. This is a poorly implemented incompatible change. Let's "revert" it by restoring the old names in Minecraft.
For example, classic gamerules like doDaylightCycle were changed to advance_time (actually minecraft:advance_time), and doMobSpawning became spawn_mobs
What This Mod Does
Functionalities:
- Add all camelCase names as aliases for existing gamerules, e.g.
/gamerule doMobSpawning falsewill work again now - Correctly mapped rule values that were inverted, e.g.,
disableElytraMovementCheckhas the opposite value ofminecraft:elytra_movement_check
Limitation:
- This mod only restores the classic naming conventions and value mappings.
It does not revert the newly added value constraints for certain gamerules (e.g.
minecraft:max_entity_cramming) - Classic rule
doFireTickandallowFireTicksAwayFromPlayerare read-only now. Since their successorminecraft:fire_spread_radius_around_playercannot perfectly express the intention of these 2 old rules
Requirement
This mod is server-side only (including single-player worlds) and requires no additional dependencies. It supports all Minecraft versions since 1.21.11
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.11
- 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.
- Ships as classic-gamerule-v1.0.5-mc1.21.11-neoforge.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 37 KB
- Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.