Balanced Skeletons

Skeletons can be frustrating, especially in large modpacks. They shoot too fast, too far, and too accurately, making combat feel unfair even with good gear.

Balanced Skeletons fixes that by making skeletons less oppressive while keeping them part of the game.

Features

Reduces skeleton arrow damage
Slows down skeleton attack speed
Shortens attack range
Adds real inaccuracy (they miss more often)
Works with Skeletons and Strays
Optional Wither Skeleton support
Fully configurable

Skeleton Difficulty

Choose how strong skeletons should be:

Vanilla+ – Light nerf, close to vanilla
Balanced – Recommended default
Easy Mode – Strong nerf for hard modpacks
Custom – Use your own values

Changing the difficulty automatically updates all balance settings.

Config Options

Enable/disable the mod
Damage multiplier
Attack delay
Attack range
Inaccuracy multiplier
Toggle Strays / Wither Skeletons
Debug logging

Purpose

This mod is designed for players and modpacks that feel skeletons are too strong or annoying, especially when combined with many other mobs.

It keeps skeletons dangerous, but makes combat more fair.

Notes

Does not change drops, health, or spawn rates
Lightweight and performance-friendly
Safe to use in existing worlds