Minecraft Add-On Adds Death Animations for 80+ Mobs
Oreville Studios' Halloween update to Minecraft Actions and Stuff 1.13 brings new death animations, holstered weapons and biome-specific mob variants.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Gaming
Oreville Studios has released the Minecraft Actions and Stuff add-on 1.13 Halloween update, which adds new death animations for more than 80 mobs. The update also fixes bugs present in previous versions.
Why it matters
The update expands the visual and behavioral detail of a popular add-on used by Minecraft players worldwide. It arrives as a seasonal release a few days after Halloween.
The update adds new death animations for more than 80 mobs, including the Ender Dragon dissolving in purple flashes and the Warden releasing glowing souls. The source does not state a release date beyond a few days after Halloween.
The players
Oreville Studios
Oreville Studios is the developer behind the Minecraft Actions and Stuff add-on, a community content project for the Minecraft game.
The details
Death animations vary depending on the direction of the attack. Players can also see tools and weapons from their hotbar holstered on their character's back and waist without crafting a holstering item. Horse riding animations were added in both third- and first-person modes.
Timeline
Update released a few days after Halloween, with the article published November 3, 2026.
Culture Shift
The Minecraft Actions and Stuff add-on continues a pattern of community-made modifications that extend the base game's combat and animation systems. This 1.13 update follows earlier versions by adding finer visual detail to mob behavior.
Players who use the add-on will see new death animations and can carry holstered tools and weapons on their character without extra crafting. The update changes how mob deaths and horse riding look during regular play.
The takeaway
Players updating the add-on can expect visible changes to combat and mob death visuals. Checking the developer's release notes before updating helps confirm compatibility with existing worlds.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Sportskeeda.
