Source-checkedGameplay & overhauls

Responsive Shields

by revvilo · for Minecraft

Remove that delay when blocking

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19 mo agoLast updated
MITLicense
Forge · NeoForgeLoaders

About Responsive Shields

From Modrinth

Remove that delay when blocking

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Only changes the serverside logic, so has no effect when installed client side while playing on a dedicated server.


🏹| Clunky shields

Ever reacted just fast enough to raise your shield and still had a Vindicator one tap you straight through it?

> bonk "...howwwww"

Well, you guessed right: Minecraft has a hidden 5-tick wait time in the background when you raise your shield which isn't represented by the animation at all.

This mod allows you to configure, or completely remove, that delay. And works with any item, vanilla or modded, which the base game's blocking delay would apply to.


👀 | How it works

Check out the GitHub readme for the nerdy stuff.


⚙️| Configs

Files and contents:

responsive-shields.toml

>Raise Time >> (Default: 0) The amount of time, in ticks, from when you right-click before the game will block attacks.

>Enabled >> (Default: true) Whether or not the effect of the mod is enabled.

Info:

  • Setting Raise Time to 0 makes shields capable of blocking immediately.
  • Setting Raise Time to 5 is the same as vanilla.
  • The client-side raise animation takes roughly one tick to complete. So setting Raise Time to 1 or 2 is a decent balance between responsiveness and not being able to blockhit as easily.

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 25 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.4.

Loaders

Runs on Forge and NeoForge.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Responsive Shields on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Required on the server
Server type needed
Forge, NeoForge
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
2.4, released 2025-04-13

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Forge1.12 to 1.21 (5 versions)1.21
NeoForge1.21 to 1.21.4 (5 versions)1.21.4

From 5 recorded builds of Responsive Shields.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
2.42025-04-131.21.2 to 1.21.4 (3 versions)NeoForge
2.42024-08-031.21 to 1.21.1 (2 versions)NeoForge
2.32024-06-221.21Forge
2.32024-06-221.20.6Forge
2.32024-05-251.12 to 1.12.2 (3 versions)Forge

Run Responsive Shields on a Minecraft server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Gameplay & overhauls

New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists Responsive Shields as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
ForgeNeoForge
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
1.21.4 and 24 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓Authorrevvilo, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

Responsive Shields, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Responsive Shields?

Modrinth lists Responsive Shields as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Forge and NeoForge.

Is it free?

Yes. Responsive Shields is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

NxLabs

Run Responsive Shields on a Minecraft server.

Deploy in about a minute from $4.99 a month, then add Responsive Shields in one click.