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Resources / Mods / Friendly Fire

Friendly Fire

Modifies combat to prevent friendly fire to pets and other mobs.

ModsFree1.8 – 26.x
by Darkhax · listed from Modrinth
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Opens Modrinth · 2,870,658 downloads there

What it does

Modifies combat to prevent friendly fire to pets and other mobs.

Friendly Fire is a resource made by Darkhax. It supports Minecraft 1.8 – 26.x. It has been downloaded 2,870,658 times on Modrinth. The last update came out on Sep 28, 2026.

Supported versions

26.x1.201.191.181.171.161.131.121.8

Release history

Friendly Fire has had 106 releases on Modrinth since Jun 8, 2023. 10 of them came out in the past year. The newest is 26.3.0.1, released on Sep 28, 2026. It is made for Minecraft 26.3. It runs on NeoForge. The download is 29 KB.

VersionReleasedMinecraftType
26.3.0.1Sep 28, 202626.3Release
26.3.0.1Sep 28, 202626.3Release
26.2.0.1Jul 12, 202626.2Release
26.2.0.1Jul 12, 202626.2Release
26.1.2.2Jul 12, 202626.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2Release
Description from the author on Modrinth

The Friendly Fire mod will protect your pets and other vulnerable mobs from accidental damage. With this mod installed you will no longer need to worry about your pets jumping in front of your attacks or an accidental missclick with a weapon.

Why would anyone need this?
Many players have issues with accidentally attacking their pets. This often happens during combat where the pet will jump in the way of an enemy. Some players also have issues with missclicking when trying to feed their pets food. For these reasons players often choose to leave their pets behind rather than taking them along on adventures. This mod aims to resolve this in a way that does not make pets unbalanced or overpowered.

How does it work?
After installing this mod pets will be immune to attacks from their owners. Pets will also be immune to damage from pets that have the same owner as them. Additionally baby animals will also be immune to attacks from all sources. If you need to kill a protected mob for some reason simply sneak/crouch while performing the attack. The mod also provides configuration options which can be used to change or disable the types of mobs that are protected.

Does this work with modded pets?
Yes modded pets should work fine. If a modded pet is not protected it is because the mod developer has not defined the entity as an ownable pet in the game code.

Tags

This mod provides several datapack entity tags to help improve the configuration of the mod. Datapacks are a very flexible way to configure the game and allow players, servers, other mods, and modpacks to configure certain properties.

  • friendlyfire:bypass_pet - This is an item tag that allows items to bypass pet protections.
  • friendlyfire:bypass_all - This is an item tag that allows items to bypass all protections offered by the mod.
  • friendlyfire:general_protection - This is an entity tag that allows other mobs to be granted protection from combat damage.

This example datapack will add villagers and wandering villagers to the protection list. When working with datapacks it is highly recommended to use a mod like Open Loader that simplifies the process of installing datapacks.

Like the mod and want to support me?

This project is sponsored by Nodecraft. Use code DARKHAX for 30% off your first month of service!

Written by Darkhax. Read it with pictures on Modrinth.

How to install Friendly Fire

  1. This mod is needed on both the server and every player who joins.

  2. Install Fabric, Quilt, Forge and NeoForge for Minecraft 1.8 – 26.x.

  3. Add the mods it needs: Prickle.

  4. Download the .jar file from Modrinth and put it in the mods folder of your .minecraft directory.

  5. Start Minecraft with the Fabric profile.

  6. With the CraftRank Launcher you can skip these steps: open Mods, search for Friendly Fire and click Install.

Compatibility

Minecraft versions
26.x, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16, 1.13, 1.12, 1.8
Runs on
Fabric, Quilt, Forge, NeoForge
Where it runs
Client and server
Edition
Java
Needs
Prickle
License
GPL
Price
Free
Upkeep
Actively updated (Nov 10, 2026)

Questions

Does Friendly Fire work on Minecraft 26.x?

Yes. Friendly Fire supports Minecraft 26.x. All supported versions: 26.x, 1.20, 1.19, 1.18, 1.17, 1.16, 1.13, 1.12, 1.8.

Is Friendly Fire free?

Yes. Friendly Fire is free to download from Modrinth.

Is Friendly Fire client-side or server-side?

Both. The server and every player need Friendly Fire installed.

Does Friendly Fire need anything else?

Yes: Prickle. Install it before Friendly Fire.

Is Friendly Fire still updated?

Yes. The last update came out in the past day.

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