
Combat Nouveau
The future of Minecraft combat has arrived! Many tweaks to make your experience more enjoyable.
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About this Mod

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Combat Nouveau brings you some of the features from Mojang's Combat Tests right now. Experience refined combat mechanics and not just that! There are also many additional new changes and settings. And of course everything is fully customizable to your desires.
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▶️ Switching between items in your hotbar does not trigger the attack cooldown.
▶️ Missing a hit on a target will not trigger the attack cooldown (disabled by default).
▶️ Attacks when the cooldown is too low can be disabled.
▶️ Hold your attack button to repeatedly attack (disabled by default).
▶️ Swords, hoes, and tridents have an increased attack reach, meaning you can hit targets from further away (the default attack reach is not decreased though as in combat test snapshots, it remains at 3.0 instead of 2.5 blocks).
▶️ Tiny mobs such as fish, rabbits, silverfish and baby mobs have their hitbox inflated to at least 0.9 blocks.
▶️ Sweep attacks require the sweeping edge enchantment, they also only deal half the damage they normally do, and are dealt even when missing your target (meaning when hitting air).
▶️ Shields properly knock back attackers (actually a bug fix).
▶️ Stack sizes for snow balls, eggs, and potions are incerased.
▶️ Drinking items such as potions, milk, and bottled liquids is much faster.
▶️ A very brief delay is added to throwing eggs and snowballs.
▶️ Eating and drinking are interrupted when being attacked.
▶️ Shields become usable after activation without any delay (it is usally 0.25 seconds in vanilla).
▶️ Shield protection arc is decreased to 100 degrees.
▶️ Being hit by a projectile no longer grants brief damage immunity.
▶️ Sprinting does not stop when hitting a target, especially nice when fighting while swimming (since swimming is just sprinting, but in water).
▶️ Certain items such as totems of undying can be hidden when passively held in the offhand.
▶️ Using a shield shows an indicator similar to the attack cooldown indicator.
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⏩ INSTALLATION REQUIRED ON CLIENT & REQUIRED ON SERVER
⏩ REQUIRES PUZZLES LIB TO BE INSTALLED (FABRIC & NEOFORGE)
⏩ REQUIRES FABRIC API TO BE INSTALLED (FABRIC)
⏩ REQUIRES FORGE CONFIG API PORT TO BE INSTALLED (FABRIC)
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If available for a mod, configuration is possible directly from in-game using the mod menu (requires Mod Menu by Prospector to be installed on Fabric). Please note that on older Minecraft versions installing Forge Config Screens is also a requirement.
For manual configuration using an external text editor all files are found at .minecraft/config, named as MOD_ID-client.toml, MOD_ID-common.toml, or MOD_ID-server.toml, depending on the type of config. Not all types might exist for a mod, if any at all.
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Available Versions
How to Install Combat Nouveau on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Combat Nouveau". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1 (+13 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Combat Nouveau server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Combat Nouveau compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge?
Combat Nouveau officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge for Minecraft 26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Combat Nouveau – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Combat Nouveau consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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