
Simple Hostile Despawn
This mod changes mob despawn behavior so that picking up items or riding boats doesn’t make mobs permanent.
In vanilla Minecraft, mobs that pick up items or sit in boats may never despawn, which can accumulate over time and cause lag.
With this mod, such mobs despawn normally. Only the items they picked up are dropped - not their default equipment (e.g., spawned armor).
Mobs with a Name Tag are always kept and do not despawn, even in Peaceful mode.
- Server-side only.
- No dependencies.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 26.1.1, 26.1.2
- 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 — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as simple_hostile_despawn-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 5 KB
- Download link checked 20 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.