Better Burning

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Project overview

This mod tweaks the burning and fire mechanics of Minecraft in ways that improve the balance and immersion of the game. All of these features can be disabled on an individual basis in the config file. Features Burning Skeletons Shoot Burning Arrows If a skeleton is on fire it will have a chance to shoot a flaming arrow. Flaming arrows will cause some burning damage if they hit you. (70% chance by default) Flint and Steel Deals Burn Damage Attacking a mob with flint and steel will cause a small amount of burn damage to the mob. This will cause a bit of durability damage to the item like with any other weapon. (3 fire damage by default) Fire Resistance Extinguishes Fire This feature will cause the player's burn timer to be cleared while they have a fire resistance potion active. This fixes an annoying issue where the burn timer would increase even if you have a fire resistance potion active. For example swimming in lava would still increase your burn timer regardless of the potion, leading to the fire animation playing for a long time after leaving the lava. Fix Fire Damage Not Always Giving Cooked Drops This feature fixes an inconsistency with how loot tables check if the mob was on fire. In vanilla some mobs will drop different items when on fire. For example a chicken will drop cooked chicken instead of raw chicken if killed with fire damage. The vanilla mechanic only checks for "damage over time" fire damage and not instant fire damage. This has lead to many edge cases where things like the vanilla Camp Fire block and various fire mechanics in other mods will not cause mobs to drop the correct items. These edge cases are fixed by this feature. Fire Damage Spreads When any mob that is on fire attacks another mob with an empty hand there is a small chance the mob being attacked will also catch on fire. This feature is based on a vanilla mechanic that allows zombies to spread fire to their targets if they attack without an item. This feature expands the vanilla feature to all mobs. (The spread chance is 30% by default) Like the mod and want to support me? Follow me on Twitter Join my Discord Pledge on Patreon Check out my website This project is sponsored by Nodecraft. Use code Darkhax for 30% off your first month of service! Logo by Sbed on Game Icons and licensed under CC By 3.0 .

FreeMinecraftMods decision guide

This mod is most relevant to players looking for Mobs, Miscellaneous, Adventure and RPG, Server Utility on Forge, NeoForge, undefined. Treat those labels as discovery hints, then verify the exact file and dependency list on the official project page.

The source record was updated on Feb 12, 2026. Check the changelog and file page to see whether that update applies to the version and loader you plan to use.

What to verify before choosing a file

• Confirm that the file is published by the credited creator on the linked official source.
• Match the Minecraft version exactly instead of relying only on a broad category label.
• Read dependencies, incompatibilities, and changelog notes before updating an existing instance.
• Match the loader or server platform and its required version. Forge and NeoForge are not interchangeable.
• Back up worlds and configuration files before testing the project in a long-term save or public server.

Compatibility at a glance

Minecraft versions in this snapshot: 1.20.4, 1.20.3, 1.20.2, 1.20, 1.19.4, 1.16.5, 1.16.4, 1.16.3, 1.16.2, 1.16.1, 1.15.2, 1.7.10

Loaders and platforms: Forge, NeoForge, undefined

Before you install

Match the exact Minecraft version and loader, install every required dependency, and test in a separate profile before opening an important world. Keep a backup before changing a working mod list.

Source, licensing, and corrections

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