Better Selective Combat

Lets you choose which weapons should bypass Better Combat and use their original combat behavior instead.

Use . to toggle Better Combat!

Use , to toggle Better Combat for the held item!

You can rebind both keys in the Controls settings.

Features

Per weapon control

Disable Better Combat globally or only for the weapon you are currently holding.

Instant switching

Client preferences take effect instantly and reconnect is not required.

Multiplayer management

Disable specific weapons for all players using commands or the config file.

Permission support

Administrative commands support LuckPerms and operator permissions.

Broad compatibility

Supports Fabric and NeoForge across multiple Minecraft versions.

Open source

The complete source code is available on GitHub under the GPLv3 license.

Multiplayer commands

These commands manage which weapons bypass Better Combat for all players.

Command	Description
/bsc	Show the mod version
/bsc help	Show available commands
/bsc disable <weapon_id>	Disable Better Combat for a weapon
/bsc enable <weapon_id>	Re-enable Better Combat for a disabled weapon
/bsc status <weapon_id>	Show whether a weapon is disabled
/bsc list [page]	List disabled weapons
/bsc reload	Reload the multiplayer config file

disable, enable, and reload require better_selective_combat.manage through LuckPerms or op permission.

Config

The multiplayer config file is stored at:

config/betterselectivecombat/server.json

Example:

{
  "disabled_weapons": [
    "minecraft:diamond_sword",
    "examplemod:reallysuperdoopergreatsword"
  ]
}

The file is created automatically. You can edit it directly or use /bsc disable and /bsc enable.

After editing it manually, use /bsc reload.

Players who are already connected must reconnect for changes to take effect on their client.

Client preferences are stored separately at:

config/betterselectivecombat/client.json

Example:

{
  "enabled": true,
  "ignored_weapons": [
    "minecraft:diamond_sword"
  ]
}

Client preferences are updated automatically and reconnect is not required.