Simple MobHealthBars

Simple Clean HealthBars for any mob.

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About this Mod

Mob Health Bar Mod

A client-side Minecraft mod for Fabric 1.21.4 that displays health bars above mobs when you look at them or get close to them.

Features

🎯 Smart Targeting: Shows health bars when looking at mobs or when they're nearby
💚 Dynamic Health Bars: Color-coded health bars (green → yellow → red based on health percentage)
📝 Mob Information: Displays mob name and current/max health
🎨 Smooth Animations: Health bars animate smoothly when mobs take damage or heal
👁️ Line of Sight: Optional line-of-sight checking (won't show through walls)
🎭 Fade Effects: Smooth fade in/out animations
🚀 Performance Optimized: Limits number of visible health bars for smooth gameplay

Installation

Make sure you have Minecraft 1.21.4 and Fabric Loader installed
Download and install Fabric API from Modrinth or CurseForge
Place the .jar file into your mods folder
Launch Minecraft with the Fabric profile

Usage

Looking at Mobs: Point your crosshair at any mob to see its health bar

Supported Mobs

✅ All hostile mobs (zombies, skeletons, creepers, etc.)
✅ All passive animals (cows, pigs, sheep, etc.)
✅ All neutral mobs (wolves, iron golems, etc.)
❌ Players (health bars are not shown for other players)

Compatibility

Minecraft Version: 1.21.4
Mod Loader: Fabric
Side: Client-side only
Dependencies: Fabric API

Technical Details

Uses Fabric's WorldRenderEvents for efficient rendering
Implements smooth animations using interpolation
Raycast-based line of sight checking
Concurrent data structures for thread safety
Optimized rendering with distance-based scaling

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Available Versions

Simple MobHealthBarsrelease

MC 1.21.4fabric

August 8, 2025

How to Install Simple MobHealthBars 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 MobHealthBars". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.21.4

Server-side

~ Optional

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Simple MobHealthBars 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 MobHealthBars compatible with fabric?

Simple MobHealthBars officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.4. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Simple MobHealthBars – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Simple MobHealthBars 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.