CreeperRebalance
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
Server-side mod that disables creeper explosion griefing, while also increasing explosion knockback to compensate.
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Simple server-side mod (works in singleplayer as well) that disables creeper explosion griefing, while also increasing explosion knockback to compensate.
Config
The knockback amount for players and other entities are configurable, as well as the falloff for the exponent. You can also keep the normal creeper explosions if you want the knockback without disabling griefing.
# Prevents creeper explosions from breaking blocks.
# Default: true
disableGriefing = true
# Multiplier for extra knockback caused by the explosion.
# Set to 0.0 for vanilla behavior.
# Default: 4.0
knockbackMult = 4.0
# Multiplier for extra knockback caused by the explosion to players.
# Set to -1.0 to default to the value of knockbackMult.
# Default: 3.5
playerKnockbackMult = 3.5
# Adjusts the upward velocity added by the explosion as part of its knockback.
# Default: 0.1
knockbackUp = 0.1
# Exponent used for calculating the falloff.
# Default: 2.5
falloffExponent = 2.5
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 1.20.1
- 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 creeperrebalance-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 8 KB
- Download link checked 7 Oct 2026 — working
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