The Better Burning mod is a modification that changes the mechanics of burning and fire in Minecraft, improving the balance and atmosphere of the game. All these features can be disabled individually in the configuration file. Here are the main features of the mod:
- Skeleton ignition: If a skeleton is on fire, it has a chance to shoot a flaming arrow. Flaming arrows deal some burning damage if they hit you. (70% chance by default)
- Fire damage from flint and steel: When attacking a mob with flint or steel, it deals a small amount of burning damage. The durability of the item decreases as it does with any other weapon. (3 points of fire damage by default)
- Fire resistance extinguishes fire: This feature allows players to reset their burning timer when a fire resistance potion is activated. This fixes the annoying issue where the burning timer continued to increase even if you had a fire resistance potion active. For example, swimming in lava still increased the burning timer despite the potion, leading to a prolonged fire animation after exiting the lava.
- Fix for obtaining cooked items from fire damage: This feature fixes an inconsistency with loot table checks if a mob is on fire. In the original game, some mobs would drop different items if they were on fire. For example, a chicken will drop cooked chicken instead of raw if killed by fire damage. The original mechanic only checks for fire damage over time, not instant fire damage. This issue is corrected by this feature. Thus, various edge cases are resolved where fire blocks, such as campfires and other mods, do not cause the correct mob drops.
- Spread of fire damage: When any mob on fire attacks another mob unarmed, there is a small chance that the attacked mob will catch fire too. This feature is based on the original mechanic that allows zombies to spread fire to their targets when attacking without an item. This feature expands the original mechanic to all mobs. (The spread chance is 30% by default)
The Better Burning mod is an excellent addition to Minecraft that enhances gameplay, making it more realistic and interesting. Try this mod and enjoy the new possibilities of burning and fire!



