{"id":140413,"date":"2026-06-08T11:01:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/simple-player-freeze-datapack\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:01:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:01:03","slug":"simple-player-freeze-datapack","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/simple-player-freeze-datapack\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Player Freeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>![Version](https:\/\/img.shields.io\/badge\/Minecraft-1.13%2B-34c759?style=for-the-badge&#038;logo=minecraft)<br \/>\n![Vanilla Datapack](https:\/\/img.shields.io\/badge\/Type-Datapack-0aa4ff?style=for-the-badge)<br \/>\n![No Mods Required](https:\/\/img.shields.io\/badge\/No_Mods-Required-8e44ad?style=for-the-badge)<br \/>\n![Lightweight](https:\/\/img.shields.io\/badge\/Performance-Lightweight-00c853?style=for-the-badge)<br \/>\n![Platform](https:\/\/img.shields.io\/badge\/Server-Fabric%20%7C%20Forge%20%7C%20Vanilla-ffaa00?style=for-the-badge)<\/p>\n<p># \u2744\ufe0f Simple Freeze Datapack<\/p>\n<p>_Bypass plugins. 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Freeze every player instantly \u2014 pure vanilla power._   <\/p>\n<p>![Works on Fabric](https:\/\/img.shields.io\/badge\/Fabric-Supported-1976d2?style=flat-square&#038;logo=fabricmc)<br \/>\n![Works on Forge](https:\/\/img.shields.io\/badge\/Forge-Supported-f39c12?style=flat-square&#038;logo=curseforge)<br \/>\n![100% Vanilla](https:\/\/img.shields.io\/badge\/Vanilla-Compatible-4caf50?style=flat-square)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## \ud83d\udd0e Summary<\/p>\n<p>**Simple Freeze Datapack** is a lightweight, fully-vanilla Minecraft datapack that lets server owners instantly **freeze** or **unfreeze** all players at once.<br \/>\nIt adds two simple functions:<\/p>\n<p>\/function simple_freeze:freeze<br \/>\n\/function simple_freeze:unfreeze<\/p>\n<p>No mods required.<br \/>\nNo plugins required.<br \/>\nCompatible with **Fabric**, **Forge**, **Quilt**, **Paper**, **Spigot**, and **Vanilla** servers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p># \ud83d\udcd6 Description<\/p>\n<p>The **Simple Freeze Datapack** gives you instant control over player movement on your server.<br \/>\nPerfect for **events**, **minigames**, **announcements**, **roleplay**, or **admin control**, this datapack lets you stop all players in place with a single function call.<\/p>\n<p>It uses only built-in vanilla commands, making it **version-independent**, **modloader-independent**, and **extremely lightweight**.<\/p>\n<p>![Zero Lag](https:\/\/img.shields.io\/badge\/Performance-Zero_Lag-4caf50?style=flat-square)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## \ud83e\uddca Freeze Players<\/p>\n<p>Use the main freeze function:<\/p>\n<p>\/function simple_freeze:freeze<\/p>\n<p>This applies powerful movement-blocking effects to **all players**:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; **Slowness 255** \u2013 completely disables walking<br \/>\n&#8211; **Jump Boost 250** \u2013 prevents jumping<br \/>\n&#8211; **Mining Fatigue 255** \u2013 blocks breaking and interacting  <\/p>\n<p>Players remain online and visible \u2014 but fully immobilized.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## \ud83d\udd25 Unfreeze Players<\/p>\n<p>Restore normal gameplay instantly:<\/p>\n<p>\/function simple_freeeze:unfreeze<\/p>\n<p>This removes all relevant effects and returns players to normal movement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## \u2b50 Features<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u2714\ufe0f 100% **vanilla-compatible**<br \/>\n&#8211; \u2714\ufe0f Works on **all Minecraft versions (1.13+)**<br \/>\n&#8211; \u2714\ufe0f Works on Fabric, Forge, Quilt, Paper, Spigot, Vanilla<br \/>\n&#8211; \u2714\ufe0f No mods or plugins required<br \/>\n&#8211; \u2714\ufe0f Extremely lightweight<br \/>\n&#8211; \u2714\ufe0f Instant global freeze \/ unfreeze<br \/>\n&#8211; \u2714\ufe0f Perfect for events, announcements, RP, classrooms, minigames, etc.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## \ud83e\udde9 Compatibility<\/p>\n<p>This datapack works on **every version** from 1.13+ including:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 1.21.x<br \/>\n&#8211; 1.20.x<br \/>\n&#8211; 1.19.x<br \/>\n&#8211; 1.18.x<br \/>\n&#8211; 1.17.x<br \/>\n&#8211; \u2026and all other versions that support datapacks.<\/p>\n<p>Because it uses only `\/effect` and `\/function`, it is not affected by modloader changes.<\/p>\n<p>![Platform](https:\/\/img.shields.io\/badge\/Server-Fabric%20%7C%20Forge%20%7C%20Vanilla-ffaa00?style=for-the-badge)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## \ud83d\udce6 Installation<\/p>\n<p>1. 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