Actions and Stuff 1.13 Adds Death Effects, Holstered Weapons

Oreville Studios has released the 1.13 update for the Actions and Stuff add-on, arriving shortly after Halloween with a focus on visual improvements and atmospheric features. According to Sportskeeda, the headline addition is a complete overhaul of death animations affecting more than 80 entities throughout the game.

The vanilla death system simply tips mobs sideways with a red overlay before they vanish. The new system makes each creature fall based on the direction of your attack, with unique animations tailored to their biology. Skeletons now scatter their bones across the ground, the Ender Dragon dissolves into purple flashes and ash, and frogs roll over with their tongues extended. Many mobs will also close their eyes as they fall, creating a more lifelike effect. A fresh puff of smoke accompanies each death, and certain mobs receive special particle effects—the Warden releases glowing souls and sparks from its chest, whilst underwater deaths trigger bubble animations.

Beyond death animations, the update introduces holstered weapons and tools that display on your character's body. Any tool or weapon stored in your hotbar will automatically appear as if equipped—swords, pickaxes, and axes hang from your waist belt, whilst bows, crossbows, spears, and arrows rest on your back. Sportskeeda notes that no special crafting is required to enable this feature. The add-on also brings improved horse riding animations for both first- and third-person perspectives.

New mob variants arrive through custom name tags, with special Halloween-themed options and creatures specific to the Pale Garden biome. Players can type particular names to transform a mob's appearance, though Sportskeeda's report did not detail the specific naming conventions required.

The update rounds out with various quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes addressing issues from earlier versions.

Community Reception

Content creators and players have responded positively to the visual enhancements, though some confusion exists about the scope of recent Minecraft updates. Several viewers expressed enthusiasm for improved performance and the return of working custom skins, which had been problematic in previous releases. However, some players remain frustrated with unresolved technical issues, including crashes when discovering new structures, and feel that bug fixes should take priority over new feature additions. A few commenters also noted that the attack animation appears to be missing frames or ending too early, suggesting that animation work may still need refinement in certain areas.