Hold Your Enemies Closer
Inverted enchantments for more variety (Reverse Knockback, Auto-Smelt, Frost Protection...)
About this Mod
Hold Your Enemies Closer
This mod adds several "opposite" enchantments that are mutually exclusive with vanilla enchantments.
The goal is to add a bit more variation to enchanting, and to experiment with the 1.21+ enchantment rework.
As with vanilla enchantments, all enchantments from HYEC can be customized via datapack.
An optional datapack that removes the restrictions on enchantment compatibility can be found here.
The mod contains the following enchantments:
| Enchantment | Obtainable by | Description | Max Level | Mutually exclusive with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attraction | Enchanting table, loot, trading | Goes on swords. Applies reverse knockback to hit entities, pulling them towards the attacker. The mod is named after this one. | 2 | Knockback |
| Auto-Smelt | Treasure (Bastion Treasure) | Goes on tools. Automatically smelts block drops. | 2 | Fortune, Silk Touch |
| Curse of Frailty | Treasure, trading | Goes on any item with durability. Increases durability used by 1 each level. | 3 | Unbreaking |
| Frost | Enchanting table, loot, trading | Goes on bows. Adds freezing ticks (just like Powder Snow) to shot entities. Stacks, unlike Flame. Mobs like Blazes take more damage from freezing (this is a vanilla feature). | 1 | Flame |
| Frost Protection | Enchanting table, loot, trading | Goes on armor. Reduces freezing damage and freezing time. Having less than or equal to 50% freezing time allows you to walk on Powder Snow. | 1 | Frost |
| Pull | Enchanting table, loot, trading | Goes on bows. Applies reverse knockback to entities hit by the arrow, pulling them in the direction opposite of the arrow's velocity. Should work with crossbows if a datapack is used to make them compatible. | 2 | Punch |
| Ice Aspect | Enchanting table, loot, trading | Goes on swords. Adds freezing ticks (just like Powder Snow) to hit entities. Stacks, unlike Fire Aspect. Mobs like Blazes take more damage from freezing (this is a vanilla feature). | 2 | Fire Aspect |
| Swift Swim | Treasure (Shipwreck, Buried Treasure) | Goes on leggings. Increases the speed at which you move in liquids. Uses a custom attribute on Fabric, neoforge:swim_speed on Neoforge. |
3 | Swift Sneak |
Notes
- By necessity, this mod makes it possible for living entities to receive "negative knockback". As far as I know there aren't any situations in the vanilla (or modded for that matter) game where this happens outside my enchantments, but there are checks in the vanilla code to ensure positive values. This means there could be unintended side effects, but it's unlikely.
- The Auto-Smelt logic intentionally uses the vanilla
minecraft:smelts_lootenchantment tag, making Fire Aspect also able to smelt block loot. - Frost Walker also now allows entities to walk on Powder Snow.
- There is a legacy-forge project in the repo, but it is currently unused and does nothing, I left it in case I or others want to make a Forge release
- The 1.21.3 version will not receive updates.
Available Versions
How to Install Hold Your Enemies Closer 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 (1.21.4).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Hold Your Enemies Closer". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.4, 1.21.3, 1.21.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Hold Your Enemies Closer 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 (1.21.4). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Hold Your Enemies Closer compatible with fabric and neoforge and quilt?
Hold Your Enemies Closer officially supports fabric, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 1.21.4, 1.21.3, 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Hold Your Enemies Closer – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Hold Your Enemies Closer 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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