New Better Combat

New Better Combat is an independent NeoForge combat mod for Minecraft / NeoForge 26.1.2 and 26.2.

It adds configurable melee combat improvements, including enhanced main-hand attacks, off-hand weapon attacks, optional wider melee hit detection, optional longer reach, random critical hits, sprint-friendly attacking, sweep attack options, extra combat sounds, protected entity settings, and an in-game configuration screen.

This project is inspired by Better Combat Rebirth by SanAndreasP, but it is an independent implementation. It is not a fork, not an official update, and not affiliated with the original author.

Features

Enhanced main-hand melee attacks
Right-click off-hand weapon attacks
Configurable off-hand weapon whitelist
Optional longer melee reach
Optional wider melee hit detection
Optional random critical hits
Optional full-energy attack requirement
Configurable off-hand damage multiplier
Attacking while sprinting no longer interrupts sprinting
Optional sweep attacks for more items
Extra hit and critical hit sounds
Protected entity blacklist
Main-hand action blacklist for off-hand attack prevention
In-game configuration screen
English and Simplified Chinese translations
Off-hand cooldown indicator next to the crosshair attack indicator

Controls

Left click: main-hand attack
Right click: off-hand attack with a whitelisted weapon

By default, off-hand attacks can be enabled for common tool and weapon categories such as swords, axes, pickaxes, shovels, and hoes.

Configuration

The config file is located at:

config/neobettercombat-common.toml

It can also be edited in-game through:

Mods -> New Better Combat -> Config

Multiplayer

This mod changes combat behavior.

For multiplayer, install this mod on both the client and the server. Server owners should make sure all players use the same mod version and that the modified combat behavior is intentionally enabled.

Compatibility

Loader: NeoForge
Supported versions: Minecraft / NeoForge 26.1.2 and 26.2
Java: 25
Client: Required
Server: Required for multiplayer

Credits

Inspired by Better Combat Rebirth by SanAndreasP.

New Better Combat implementation by leeqiea.

This project is unofficial and is not affiliated with or endorsed by SanAndreasP, Mojang, Microsoft, or NeoForge.