Zombie Awareness Freeze Fix
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.16.5 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
Got Zombie Awareness installed? Have you ever run into an issue with the End Ship, or other mods that add item frames to their structures, where the world will freeze?
Turns out there's an unpatched flaw in Zombie Awareness that causes this. This mod uses mixins to patch that issue. Until Corosus finally decides to patch it, use this mod as a hotfix
Currently this mod is only ported to 1.16.5, though theoretically it could be ported to any version with the issue without much trouble.
Modpackers who have fixed the issue using datapacks can now be redirected to this mod instead. Third-party launchers have full distribution access.
Here is some evidence of the mod working as intended. Usually during failure you cannot even teleport to this structure, or even see the advancement pop, and the server would freeze, but here it works as normal:
TelepathicGrunt is fully credited for the mixin part of this mod. Any future ports would be performed by Kaleidio.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.16.5
- 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 CurseForge — 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 zombieawarenessfix-1.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 7 KB
- Download link checked 16 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.