CurseForge · Minecraft mod
Sun Burn Damage
Increase sun burn damage, the affected mobs can be customized through a configuration file
Quick answer
Which Sun Burn Damage release should I use?
Sun Burn Damage sun_burn_damage-forge-1.20.1-2.0.jar targets 1.20.1 with Forge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.
Where it goes
Is Sun Burn Damage required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does Sun Burn Damage sun_burn_damage-forge-1.20.1-2.0.jar need?
sun_burn_damage-forge-1.20.1-2.0.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
This file does not list any required or optional mods.
Before you install it
Add Sun Burn Damage without breaking your instance.
Built for Sun Burn Damage sun_burn_damage-forge-1.20.1-2.0.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use sun_burn_damage-forge-1.20.1-2.0.jar. It targets 1.20.1 with Forge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
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Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside sun_burn_damage-forge-1.20.1-2.0.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Sun Burn Damage add?
If you have your zombie like 100 hp and daylight is just a mosquito bites, it can chase you down with fire fists, well this mod is for you
☀️ Sun Burn Damage

🔥 What it does
- Stronger sunlight: sun burning deals bonus damage (+3 by default, configurable), so tanky mobs finally feel it, more like real undead. Burning mobs also spit lava particles on every hit.
- Toggle whole mob types to burn: UNDEAD, ARTHROPOD, ILLAGER, WATER, UNDEFINED.
- Make any mob burn: you can make a cow burn in sunlight, and modded mobs work too.
- Make any mob not burn: want zombies to ignore the sun? Add them to the non-burn list.
- Fast add by command: hold a spawn egg and run the command. No digging for mob names and no editing files by hand.
- Safe config: a broken or empty config will not crash your game or server. The error is logged and your last working config stays active.
- Flat or percent damage: choose a fixed bonus, or a percent of each mob's max health, so a 100 HP zombie and a 20 HP zombie both feel the sun properly.
🧰 Commands (operators)
/SunBurnDamageReload: reload the config file options (also works from the server console)/SunBurnDamageAddMob: hold a spawn egg to add that mob to the burn category, and it will burn in sunlight/SunBurnDamageRemoveMob: hold a spawn egg to remove that mob from the burn category
📦Notes
- Config file:
config/sunburndamage/sunburndamage_config.json. Use true/false and whole numbers.- When you add or remove a mob using a command, it takes effect immediately.
- If you don't add anything, mobs that already burn in vanilla keep burning, now with the extra sun damage.
- By default the UNDEAD type is on, so mobs like the skeleton horse will burn in sunlight.
- Fire-immune mobs can't be burned, of course.
- Only sunlight damage gets the bonus, not other fire damage (flint and steel, lava...). Players are never affected.
- Minecraft defines the mob types UNDEAD, ARTHROPOD, ILLAGER, WATER and UNDEFINED, which allows quick batch additions. For modded mobs the type depends on the mod's code. It may be UNDEAD or a new type the mod author defined, and an unknown type may not be included in any category. The simplest way to add modded mobs is the command.
- If you have any question or recommendation, or find a bug, please leave a comment or PM me.
If you enjoy this mod, please leave a comment below. Thank you very much!
Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
Sun Burn Damage by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
1.16.5
1 loader buildCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Sun Burn Damage versions and loaders
sun_burn_damage-forge-1.20.1-2.0.jar
7 Nov 2026
sunburndamage-1.20.1v1.1.jar
17 Feb 2025
sunburndamage-1.16.5v1.0.jar
19 Sept 2024
sunburndamage-1.20.1v1.0.jar
14 Sept 2024
Looking for an older file? The official CurseForge project page is in Resources.