
Animated health bar
replaces the vanilla health and hunger bars with smooth animated custom bars.
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About this Mod
Animated Health Bar
A that replaces the vanilla health and hunger bars with smooth animated custom bars.
Features
- Smooth animation — health and hunger bars animate smoothly when values change
- Effect-based textures — the health bar changes color depending on active effects:
- ❤️ Red — normal
- 🟣 Purple — Wither
- 🟢 Green — Poison
- 🔵 Blue — Freeze
- 🔥 Orange — Fire
- 💚 Lime — Regeneration
- 💛 Yellow — Absorption
- Animated dots — subtle dot animation on the bar for a polished feel
- Hidden in Creative/Spectator — bars are automatically hidden when not in survival mode
- Resource pack friendly — all textures are easily replaceable
Health bar changes color based on active potion effects — wither, poison, freeze, fire, regeneration and absorption are all supported.
License
MIT License — free to use in modpacks.
Available Versions
How to Install Animated health bar on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set neoforge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the neoforge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.5).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Animated health bar". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.5, 1.21.1
Server-side
✗ UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Animated health bar server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong neoforge 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 (1.21.5). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Animated health bar compatible with neoforge?
Animated health bar officially supports neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.5, 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Animated health bar – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Animated health bar 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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