{"id":170760,"date":"2026-06-10T00:02:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/wither-spawn-animation\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T00:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:02:53","slug":"wither-spawn-animation","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/wither-spawn-animation\/","title":{"rendered":"Wither Spawn Animation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>![Animation](https:\/\/cdn.modrinth.com\/data\/Vr6UqBIT\/images\/13c397884419b54541e6f69bfe28111fa30e19f4.png)<\/p>\n<p>**YOU NEED GECKOLIB**<\/p>\n<p>**This mod adds an\u00a0animation after a Wither altar has been built, to make players feel more involved in the game and actually feel that a Boss Battle is about to come, instead of the boring, usual, immediate spawn of the Wither, that makes it feel useless.**<\/p>\n<p>(You can disable the animation with the command: &#8220;\/gamerule witherSpawnAnimation false&#8221; but this won&#8217;t take effect on already built altars)<\/p>\n<p>**Important:**<\/p>\n<p>-This mod is NOT compatible with &#8220;Wither Spawn Fix&#8221;, but if you still want both the spawn animation and the spawn fix you can install &#8220;Wither Spawn Fix W.S.A. Compatible&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>### **IN THIS VIDEO THERE IS A GRAPHICAL BUG IN THE ANIMATION THAT IS NOW FIXED**<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/XJdZ7BnPru8\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>**Works with Cracker&#8217;s Wither Storm Mod too!**<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>**Wither Spawn Fix W.S.A. Compatible**<\/p>\n<p>**Excalibur resource pack compatibility! 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