Non Persistent Wither Skulls

Non Persistent Wither Skulls

Prevents wither skulls from accumulating in unloaded chunks and potentially fly forever

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About this Mod

Non Persistent Wither Skulls

Rationale

This mods prevents wither skulls from accumulating in unloaded chunks and potentially fly forever.
One of the issue is that wither skulls fly perfectly straight, they don't experience gravity.

This means that if a Wither shoots upwards, and the skull doesn't hit anything, it will fly up eternally.
This is usually not a concern for lag or anything, since you usually only have a couple of such skulls flying in the air, but you also don't really have a way to clean them up.
They can also just fly almost horizontally, in which case they can travel thousands of blocks until they finally crash into a distant mountain or a player build.

Some players might find annoying to have random explosions or forever flying skulls around their world, when they are only meant to be temporary projectiles for a boss fight.

This mod takes care of that by simply not allowing Wither Skulls to ever be persisted, which means that the instant they reach unloaded chunks, they will be removed from the game.

Alternative Mods

I have seen a couple other mods that try to accomplish the same thing, but they work in rather janky ways :

  • Some add a lifetime to the skulls, which does ensure they eventually die, but it does prevent you to do fun stuff with them since you have a time limit before it disappear before your eyes
  • Some add a max distance check, which does feel similar to what this mod does, but the distance feels kinda arbitrary, and if you are flying around in Elytra, you could see skulls disappear before they hit you

My mod ensure that as long as the skulls are "in combat" they stay alive, guaranteeing that they won't unexpectedly despawn regardless of your render distance or if you are flying alongside one.
It also allows you to keep skulls in stasis as long as they are not moving (eg: So you can recreate Docm77's wither skull prank to Scar in Hermitcraft s9)

Bugs

I have tried my best to hunt them, but there might be bugs that I didn't find.
Feel free to open an issue for them and I'll do my best to fix them.

Pull requests are also welcome.

Available Versions

1.0.3-mc-26.1release
MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2fabric
March 25, 2026
1.0.3-mc-1.21.11release
MC 1.21.11fabric
February 11, 2026
1.0.3release
MC 1.21.10fabric
January 18, 2026
Non Persistent Wither Skulls 1.0.2release
MC 1.21.10fabric
January 13, 2026

How to Install Non Persistent Wither Skulls on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Non Persistent Wither Skulls". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+2 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Non Persistent Wither Skulls 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 (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Non Persistent Wither Skulls compatible with fabric?

Non Persistent Wither Skulls officially supports fabric for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Non Persistent Wither Skulls – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Non Persistent Wither Skulls 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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Details

License
Apache License 2.0
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

26.1.226.1.126.11.21.111.21.10