Simple Animator

Simple Animator

This is an animator lib for player

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About this Mod

Feature

SimpleAnimator is a simple animation engine that allows players to use BedrockEdition animations to play back player animations.

When playing online, the client synchronizes the animations loaded by the server.

Animation

Animations can be made via BlockBench, and some special Booleans can be manually added after the animation is exported if necessary:

  • override: Specifies whether an animation overrides an existing action and camera orientation. The default value is true. If the value is false, the animation works in addition mode.
  • movable: Whether a player can be moved while playing an animation. The default is false.
  • abortable: Whether the animation can be aborted. The default value is true. If it is false, the animation cannot be interrupted by player action (not recommended if the animation is in loop mode).

In addition, BlockBench project files in the corresponding format can be downloaded to GitHub to facilitate animation.

The mod provides two ways to add animations:
Datapack:
For mod developers, you can choose to put animations into data/[modid]/animations.
The API and more details will be added in a later version of the documentation.
Folder:
For most players, animations can be loaded by dropping the files into [game version path]/animations.

Interaction

Interaction is a new feature added after mod version 1.1.0 that allows two players to interact and play animations(May be misaligned in the case of network instability).
Interaction file import is similar to normal animation, but you need to add subanimations to the animation file: invite, waiting, cancel(optional).
In addition, the animated bones need to include the bones with the requester_ and receiver_ prefixes. The specific format can be viewed by Starting-Kit.interact.bbmodel in GitHub.

Commands

/animate play <animation>
/animate stop
/interact invite <player> <interaction>
/interact accept <player>

Available Versions

SimpleAnimator-fabric-1.21.4-1.2.7release
MC 1.21.4fabric
March 1, 2025
SimpleAnimator-neoforge-1.21.4-1.2.7release
MC 1.21.4neoforge
March 1, 2025
SimpleAnimator-fabric-1.21.2-1.2.7release
MC 1.21.2, 1.21.3fabric
March 1, 2025
SimpleAnimator-neoforge-1.21.2-1.2.7release
MC 1.21.2, 1.21.3neoforge
March 1, 2025
SimpleAnimator-fabric-1.21-1.2.7release
MC 1.21, 1.21.1fabric
March 1, 2025

How to Install Simple Animator 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 (1.21.4).

3

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricforgeneoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.21.4, 1.21.3, 1.21.2 (+4 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Simple Animator 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 Simple Animator compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge?

Simple Animator officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.4, 1.21.3, 1.21.2. 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 Simple Animator – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Simple Animator 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
MIT License
Server-side
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Supported Versions

1.21.41.21.31.21.21.21.11.211.20.11.20