Damage Caps

Overview

This mod lets server owners protect special mobs from taking too much damage at once. You can set a limit on how much damage specific mobs can take per hit - either a flat number or a percentage of their health.

Features

• Flat Damage Cap: Limit mobs to take no more than a specific amount of damage per hit (default: 15)
• Percentage Cap: Limit mobs to take no more than a percentage of their max health per hit (default: 5%)
• Whitelist System: Choose exactly which mobs get damage protection
• Kill Command Safe: The /kill command still works instantly on protected mobs

How to Use

1. Start your server once to generate the config file at config/damagecaps.properties
2. Open the config file with any text editor
3. Add mob IDs to either [flatCapEntities] or [percentCapEntities] sections
4. Adjust flatDamageCap and percentHealthCap values in the [settings] section
5. Restart your server or reload for changes to take effect

Example Config

[settings]
flatDamageCap = 15.0
percentHealthCap = 5.0

[flatCapEntities]
minecraft:wither
minecraft:ender_dragon

[percentCapEntities]
minecraft:warden

Tips & Tricks

• Use the flat cap for bosses with high health to make fights last longer
• Use the percentage cap for mobs where you want damage to scale with their health
• You can find mob IDs by enabling debug info (F3) and looking at targeted entities
• The mod works on modded mobs too - just use their full ID (like modid:custom_mob)

Known Limitations

• The damage cap applies per hit, so rapid attacks can still deal significant damage over time
• Changes to the config require a server restart to take effect