ZEN's Better Health Bar
Vanilla-friendly NeoForge mod adding clean, customizable health bars to targeted entities, improving readability without changing gameplay.
Автор: Zendry7171обновлён 2 нояб. 2026 г.
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Описание
❤️ Zen's Better Health Bars
Vanilla-friendly health bars for the entities you target.
Zen's Better Health Bars is a NeoForge mod for Minecraft that adds clean, configurable health bars to combat and exploration without changing vanilla gameplay.
Track the health of mobs and players more clearly with smooth animated bars shown in the HUD, above entities, or both.
🔥 At a Glance
Configurable health bars for targeted entities HUD, overhead, or combined rendering HP, percent, or bar-only display Optional entity names Preset colors and animated RGB mode Outline, opacity, scale, range, and offset settings Free-position editor with live preview Optional vanilla boss bar hiding Client-side config saved automatically Designed to stay clean, readable, and vanilla-friendly
🧠 How It Works
When you look at a living entity, the mod tracks your current target and displays its health in a cleaner and more readable way.
You can choose whether the bar appears in the HUD, above the entity, or both, then customize the style to match your preferred vanilla+ interface.
Everything is visual only: the mod does not change health values, combat rules, or entity behavior.
⚔️ Core Features
📌 Targeted Health Bars
Shows the health of the entity you are currently looking at, keeping information focused and unobtrusive.
🖥️ Flexible Display Modes
Choose between:
HUD only Above-head only Both at the same time
📊 Multiple Text Styles
Display health as:
None HP values Percent
🎨 Visual Customization
Fine-tune the look with:
Color presets Animated RGB mode Outline toggle Opacity control Global scale Distance limit Head offset
🧍 Optional Names
Show or hide the entity name depending on the style you want.
📍 Free Position Editor
Move the HUD bar wherever you want with a live preview and save your preferred layout.
🐉 Boss Bar Option
Optionally hide the vanilla boss bar for a cleaner screen.
💾 Persistent Configuration
Player settings are saved automatically, so your configuration stays ready even after restarting the game.
⚙️ Configuration
The mod is built to be easy to customize without losing its vanilla feel.
You can adjust:
Render mode HUD position Display text mode Bar color RGB speed Opacity Scale Distance Head offset Outline Player visibility Boss bar behavior
🎯 Why Use It
Perfect if you want:
Cleaner combat readability A lightweight vanilla+ UI improvement Better mob tracking without changing gameplay A customizable health bar mod for NeoForge A client-side solution that stays simple and polished
🧠 Keywords
minecraft health bar mod, targeted health bar minecraft, entity health bar mod, neoforge health bar mod, minecraft hud health bar, overhead health bars minecraft, vanilla plus ui mod, minecraft boss bar alternative, minecraft combat ui mod, minecraft neoforge mod
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Последние версии
Все версии →release
ZEN's Better Health Bar 1.2.0
1.2.02 нояб. 2026 г.14Minecraft: 1.21.1neoforge
Что нового
# v1.2.0
## ✨ New Features
- Added the Framed bar style, for the HUD and for the bar above a mob.
- Added color modes: a single color, a color for each kind of entity, and animated RGB.
- Added the Nearby targets mode, which shows up to 32 bars at once and fades them out near the edge of the range.
- Added notches to the Pixel bar, one every X HP, set for each mob type.
- Added settings for the position and size of the health text, and a Boss Bars tab to show or hide each boss bar.
- Added Bar Scale and Height Above Head sliders in the Size tab, set for each bar style and each mob type.
- Reorganized the settings menu into seven tabs, each with a live preview of what it changes.
## 🔧 Fixes and Optimizations
## Fixes
- Rebuilt the choice of the targeted mob. Invisible mobs, spectators and dead targets no longer get a bar.
- Fixed the transparency glitches of the Pixel bar above a mob when it moved. Its outline is now as thick on every side, and its corners are square.
- Bars of mobs under a low ceiling or partly inside a block no longer disappear.
- The Framed bar on the HUD is no longer too thick at small sizes.
- Fixed the free position editor, which stopped the HUD bar too far from the top of the screen.
- Fixed a crash when opening the color screen preview.
- A mob whose portrait cannot be drawn is skipped instead of crashing the game.
## Optimizations
- Reduced the number of render calls of the bars above mobs.
- A HUD-only setup no longer scans for nearby targets.
- Expanded automated testing.
release
ZEN’s Better Health Bar 1.2.0
1.2.02 нояб. 2026 г.5Minecraft: 1.21.8neoforge
Что нового
# v1.2.0
## ✨ New Features
- Added the Framed bar style, for the HUD and for the bar above a mob.
- Added color modes: a single color, a color for each kind of entity, and animated RGB.
- Added the Nearby targets mode, which shows up to 32 bars at once and fades them out near the edge of the range.
- Added notches to the Pixel bar, one every X HP, set for each mob type.
- Added settings for the position and size of the health text, and a Boss Bars tab to show or hide each boss bar.
- Added Bar Scale and Height Above Head sliders in the Size tab, set for each bar style and each mob type.
- Reorganized the settings menu into seven tabs, each with a live preview of what it changes.
## 🔧 Fixes and Optimizations
## Fixes
- Rebuilt the choice of the targeted mob. Invisible mobs, spectators and dead targets no longer get a bar.
- Fixed the transparency glitches of the Pixel bar above a mob when it moved. Its outline is now as thick on every side, and its corners are square.
- Bars of mobs under a low ceiling or partly inside a block no longer disappear.
- The Framed bar on the HUD is no longer too thick at small sizes.
- Fixed the free position editor, which stopped the HUD bar too far from the top of the screen.
- Fixed a crash when opening the color screen preview.
- A mob whose portrait cannot be drawn is skipped instead of crashing the game.
## Optimizations
- Reduced the number of render calls of the bars above mobs.
- A HUD-only setup no longer scans for nearby targets.
- Expanded automated testing.
release
ZEN’s Better Health Bar 1.2.0
1.2.02 нояб. 2026 г.6Minecraft: 26.1.2neoforge
Что нового
# v1.2.0
## ✨ New Features
- Added the Framed bar style, for the HUD and for the bar above a mob.
- Added color modes: a single color, a color for each kind of entity, and animated RGB.
- Added the Nearby targets mode, which shows up to 32 bars at once and fades them out near the edge of the range.
- Added notches to the Pixel bar, one every X HP, set for each mob type.
- Added settings for the position and size of the health text, and a Boss Bars tab to show or hide each boss bar.
- Added Bar Scale and Height Above Head sliders in the Size tab, set for each bar style and each mob type.
- Reorganized the settings menu into seven tabs, each with a live preview of what it changes.
## 🔧 Fixes and Optimizations
## Fixes
- Rebuilt the choice of the targeted mob. Invisible mobs, spectators and dead targets no longer get a bar.
- Fixed the transparency glitches of the Pixel bar above a mob when it moved. Its outline is now as thick on every side, and its corners are square.
- Bars of mobs under a low ceiling or partly inside a block no longer disappear.
- The Framed bar on the HUD is no longer too thick at small sizes.
- Fixed the free position editor, which stopped the HUD bar too far from the top of the screen.
- Fixed a crash when opening the color screen preview.
- A mob whose portrait cannot be drawn is skipped instead of crashing the game.
## Optimizations
- Reduced the number of render calls of the bars above mobs.
- A HUD-only setup no longer scans for nearby targets.
- Expanded automated testing.
release
ZEN's Better Health Bar 1.2.0
1.2.02 нояб. 2026 г.6Minecraft: 26.2neoforge
Что нового
# v1.2.0
## ✨ New Features
- Added the Framed bar style, for the HUD and for the bar above a mob.
- Added color modes: a single color, a color for each kind of entity, and animated RGB.
- Added the Nearby targets mode, which shows up to 32 bars at once and fades them out near the edge of the range.
- Added notches to the Pixel bar, one every X HP, set for each mob type.
- Added settings for the position and size of the health text, and a Boss Bars tab to show or hide each boss bar.
- Added Bar Scale and Height Above Head sliders in the Size tab, set for each bar style and each mob type.
- Reorganized the settings menu into seven tabs, each with a live preview of what it changes.
## 🔧 Fixes and Optimizations
## Fixes
- Rebuilt the choice of the targeted mob. Invisible mobs, spectators and dead targets no longer get a bar.
- Fixed the transparency glitches of the Pixel bar above a mob when it moved. Its outline is now as thick on every side, and its corners are square.
- Bars of mobs under a low ceiling or partly inside a block no longer disappear.
- The Framed bar on the HUD is no longer too thick at small sizes.
- Fixed the free position editor, which stopped the HUD bar too far from the top of the screen.
- Fixed a crash when opening the color screen preview.
- A mob whose portrait cannot be drawn is skipped instead of crashing the game.
## Optimizations
- A HUD-only setup no longer scans for nearby targets.
- Expanded automated testing.
release
ZEN's Better Health Bar 1.2.0
1.2.02 нояб. 2026 г.10Minecraft: 26.3neoforge
Что нового
# v1.2.0
## ✨ New Features
- Added the Framed bar style, for the HUD and for the bar above a mob.
- Added color modes: a single color, a color for each kind of entity, and animated RGB.
- Added the Nearby targets mode, which shows up to 32 bars at once and fades them out near the edge of the range.
- Added notches to the Pixel bar, one every X HP, set for each mob type.
- Added settings for the position and size of the health text, and a Boss Bars tab to show or hide each boss bar.
- Added Bar Scale and Height Above Head sliders in the Size tab, set for each bar style and each mob type.
- Reorganized the settings menu into seven tabs, each with a live preview of what it changes.
## 🔧 Fixes and Optimizations
## Fixes
- Rebuilt the choice of the targeted mob. Invisible mobs, spectators and dead targets no longer get a bar.
- Fixed the transparency glitches of the Pixel bar above a mob when it moved. Its outline is now as thick on every side, and its corners are square.
- Bars of mobs under a low ceiling or partly inside a block no longer disappear.
- The Framed bar on the HUD is no longer too thick at small sizes.
- Fixed the free position editor, which stopped the HUD bar too far from the top of the screen.
- Fixed a crash when opening the color screen preview.
- A mob whose portrait cannot be drawn is skipped instead of crashing the game.
## Optimizations
- A HUD-only setup no longer scans for nearby targets.
- Expanded automated testing.
release
ZEN's Better Health Bar 1.1.0
1.1.022 июл. 2026 г.162Minecraft: 26.2neoforge
Что нового
# **1.1.0**
* Added the configurable Pixel health bar style
* Improved target retention to prevent brief dimming after hits
* Corrected entity preview opacity and fade compositing
* Made free HUD positioning stable across resolution and GUI scale changes
* Synchronized RGB animation speed across all previews
* Kept Pixel overhead bars readable in low light
* Reduced configuration writes and per-frame rendering allocations
* Isolated all client initialization from the dedicated-server entry point
* Added access to the custom settings screen from NeoForge's Mods menu
* Reduced repeated responsive-layout calculations in the live preview
* Kept overhead labels readable consistently in low light
* Improved compatibility checks for stale or cross-dimension targets
* Cleaned deprecated and unused build and rendering code
release
ZEN's Better Health Bar 1.1.0
1.1.021 июл. 2026 г.338Minecraft: 1.21.1neoforge
Что нового
# **1.1.0**
- Added the configurable Pixel health bar style
- Improved target retention to prevent brief dimming after hits
- Corrected entity preview opacity and fade compositing
- Made free HUD positioning stable across resolution and GUI scale changes
- Synchronized RGB animation speed across all previews
- Kept Pixel overhead bars readable in low light
- Reduced configuration writes and per-frame rendering allocations
- Isolated all client initialization from the dedicated-server entry point
- Added access to the custom settings screen from NeoForge's Mods menu
- Reduced repeated responsive-layout calculations in the live preview
- Kept overhead labels readable consistently in low light
- Improved compatibility checks for stale or cross-dimension targets
- Cleaned deprecated and unused build and rendering code
release
ZEN's Better Health Bar 1.1.0
1.1.021 июл. 2026 г.31Minecraft: 26.1.2neoforge
Что нового
# **1.1.0**
- Added the configurable Pixel health bar style
- Improved target retention to prevent brief dimming after hits
- Corrected entity preview opacity and fade compositing
- Made free HUD positioning stable across resolution and GUI scale changes
- Synchronized RGB animation speed across all previews
- Kept Pixel overhead bars readable in low light
- Reduced configuration writes and per-frame rendering allocations
- Isolated all client initialization from the dedicated-server entry point
- Added access to the custom settings screen from NeoForge's Mods menu
- Reduced repeated responsive-layout calculations in the live preview
- Kept overhead labels readable consistently in low light
- Improved compatibility checks for stale or cross-dimension targets
- Cleaned deprecated and unused build and rendering code
release
ZEN's Better Health Bar 1.0.0
1.0.028 июн. 2026 г.21Minecraft: 26.1.2neoforge
Что нового
# **1.0.0**
- Initial public release
- Added configurable health bars for targeted entities
- Added HUD-only, overhead-only, and combined render modes
- Added HP, percent, and bar-only text display modes
- Added color presets, RGB mode, outline, opacity, distance, scale, and offset options
- Added a free-position editor with a live preview
- Added optional entity names and optional vanilla boss bar hiding
- Added English and French localization
- Added persistent client-side configuration saving
release
ZEN's Better Health Bar 1.0.0
1.0.028 июн. 2026 г.23Minecraft: 1.21.8neoforge
Что нового
# **1.0.0**
- Initial public release
- Added configurable health bars for targeted entities
- Added HUD-only, overhead-only, and combined render modes
- Added HP, percent, and bar-only text display modes
- Added color presets, RGB mode, outline, opacity, distance, scale, and offset options
- Added a free-position editor with a live preview
- Added optional entity names and optional vanilla boss bar hiding
- Added English and French localization
- Added persistent client-side configuration saving