Project: War Dance
ModAdd dodging, parrying, and dual wielding to your fights.
Why gradeB
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- Releases in only 4 of the last 24 months−3 points
- Many modpacks removed it−3 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
3 points lost24 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.5 weeks ago (20 Sep 2026) 12 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.20.6 on Forge, 1.20.1 on NeoForge. 77% of the 516 popular Forge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 4 of the last 24 months 3 / 6Stability
3 points lost12 / 15Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.8 of the 40 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (20%) See the 8 modpacks7 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
Full points10 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · Jackiecrazy/WarDance 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.GitHub issues · Jackiecrazy/WarDance 3 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.120,347 3 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.5.7 years, 157 releases 8 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
56.7 of the 64 points that apply = 89 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Project: War Dance reshapes Minecraft combat with mechanics for active defense, movement, weapon techniques, and build customization. Combat revolves around posture, a separate measure of stability that attacks wear down; breaking an opponent’s posture can stagger or knock them down, opening them to follow-up damage, while health and armor influence how the fight unfolds. Players can block and parry with weapons or shields, with parries reflecting damage and applying posture pressure; shields can also defend against projectiles, which may be blocked or sent back to their shooter. Combat mode supports dual wielding and changes attacks according to movement and stance, including sprinting, falling, aerial, guard-counter, thrown-weapon, and draw attacks. Dodges offer brief protection from melee and projectile attacks, while a sprint-and-sneak slide moves forward in a low posture that can fit through crawl spaces. Armor has distinct gameplay effects: light armor favors posture recovery and stealth, medium armor raises maximum posture, and heavy armor supports greater resistance to fractures at the cost of slower recovery. Players configure combat skills through a selection screen, with active and passive slots, a style slot, and skills grouped by colors such as dominance, resolution, subterfuge, fervor, perception, and decay. Building style through varied attacks and kills raises one of seven ranks, improving movement, attack speed, and recovery; high ranks also add a looting bonus, while adrenaline fuels powerful burst skills. Weapons have context-sensitive movesets, with different attacks available while standing, sprinting, falling, airborne, guarding, or drawing a weapon; a seven-slot quiver lets players organize and quickly cycle through weapons. The mod also provides built-in combat values for a broad range of other mods, including Alex’s Mobs, Ars Nouveau, Create, Ice and Fire, Mowzie’s Mobs, Simply Swords, Twilight Forest, and Vampirism.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 7 areas: Rendering and graphicsChanges 5 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., PlayerChanges 5 game code files in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls., Mobs and their behaviorChanges 2 game code files in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act., User interfaceChanges 1 game code file in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay., Networking and multiplayerChanges 1 game code file in this area: connections, the server list and what is sent between your game and a server., Inventory and itemsChanges 1 game code file in this area: items, chests and other containers, crafting and enchanting. and Server and world logicChanges 1 game code file in this area: the world, commands, scoreboards, saved data and game rules..
Adds 4 items: Dummy Scroll, Manual, Prop and Scroll; 2 sounds: Omae and Shindeiru; 27 advancements and 3 loot tables.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- Jackiecrazy
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International
- Downloads
- 120K
- Created
- 12 Feb 2021
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code , Issues , Discord
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.7 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 2 for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of both files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and sounds and found none.
We have not read its code history yet.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found7 of 40 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found175 images read
- Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.Nothing found2 sounds read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file367 code files read
Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
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Mods that modpacks often add together with Project: War Dance. Share: how many of the modpacks with Project: War Dance also have that mod.
BlueprintAModin 69% of the modpacks with Project: War Dance
AttributeFixAModin 69% of the modpacks with Project: War Dance
YUNG's ExtrasAModin 57% of the modpacks with Project: War Dance
Guard VillagersAModin 57% of the modpacks with Project: War Dance
Mowzie's MobsBModin 57% of the modpacks with Project: War Dance
AI Improvements: Performance TuningAModin 57% of the modpacks with Project: War Dance
When Dungeons AriseAModin 55% of the modpacks with Project: War Dance
Ice and FireCModin 55% of the modpacks with Project: War Dance
Traveler's Titles (Forge/NeoForge)AModin 51% of the modpacks with Project: War Dance
FastWorkbenchBModin 51% of the modpacks with Project: War DanceLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.