
Simple Animator
This is an animator lib for player
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
How to Install Simple Animator 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 "Simple Animator". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.4, 1.21.3, 1.21.2 (+4 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended 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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