Creeping Creepers

A Minecraft Forge mod that adds unique Creeper variants with special abilities to your world.

About

Creeping Creepers introduces three new Creeper variants, each themed around a different dimension and featuring unique mechanics that make encounters with them distinct and challenging. All stats are fully configurable via config/creepingcreepers-common.toml.

Requirements

Minecraft: 26.1
Forge: 62.0.2
Java: 25

Installation

Drop the mod JAR into your mods/ folder.

Creeper Variants

Ender Creeper

A terrifying hybrid combining the explosive nature of Creepers with the teleportation abilities of Endermen.

Behavior:

Hostile mob that detects players within 16 blocks (14 when crouching)
Teleports randomly when idle, alternating between walking and teleporting like an Enderman
Teleports toward targets when farther than 13 blocks away, closing the gap instantly
Dodges all projectiles by teleporting — arrows and other projectiles cannot hit it
When hit by melee attacks, has a 50% chance to teleport away
Flees from cats and ocelots within 6 blocks
Takes damage from water, rain, and splash water bottles (like an Enderman)
Prevents nearby players from sleeping

Explosion:

Entities caught in the explosion are teleported randomly using Chorus Fruit-style logic (up to 8 blocks away)
Spawns reverse portal particles at the explosion center

Stats (defaults):

Stat	Value
Health	14 HP (killable in 2 diamond sword swings)
Speed	0.28
Explosion Radius	3 blocks
Fuse Time	1.5 seconds
Teleport Cooldown	2 seconds

Spawning:

Overworld — same conditions as Endermen (dark areas); increased spawn rate
Nether — increased spawn rate
End — 20% spawn chance per attempt

Drops:

Gunpowder (0-2, affected by Looting)
Ender Pearl (0-1, affected by Looting)

Nether Creeper

A lava-dwelling creeper that walks on lava like a Strider and has temperature-based mechanics.

Behavior:

Walks on lava surfaces with full movement speed, similar to a Strider; wanders on lava when idle
Aggressively chases players — will leave lava to pursue players on land or in lava
When warm: prioritizes chasing and exploding at all cost
When cold (out of lava for 10 seconds): abandons the chase and retreats to lava — unless the player is within 6 blocks, in which case it commits to the explosion regardless
Warms back up 4x faster than it cools down when it returns to lava
When cold: shivers, moves slower, and explosion is reduced by 80%
Detects players within 16 blocks (14 blocks if the player is riding a Strider)
Flees from cats and ocelots within 6 blocks
Immune to fire and lava damage
Sensitive to water — takes damage from rain and splash water bottles
Explosion sets all nearby entities on fire for 3 seconds and spawns flame particles
Takes gradual freeze damage when cold (1 HP per second after a 3-second delay)

Stats (defaults):

Stat	Value
Health	20 HP
Speed (Warm)	0.25
Speed (Cold)	0.15
Explosion Radius (Warm)	3 blocks
Explosion Radius (Cold)	0.6 blocks (80% reduction)
Fuse Time	1.5 seconds

Spawning:

Nether only — near lava seas at Y level 36 or below; increased spawn rate
Can spawn in lava, above lava, or on solid ground within 4 blocks of lava
20% spawn chance per attempt

Drops:

Gunpowder (0-2, affected by Looting)
Blaze Powder (0-1, affected by Looting)

Wither Creeper

A dark creeper that lurks in the Nether and inflicts the Wither effect on explosion.

Behavior:

Behaves like a standard Creeper — chases players and explodes on approach
Flees from cats and ocelots within 6 blocks
Immune to fire and the Wither effect
Explosion applies Wither I to all entities within the blast radius for 10 seconds
Explosion spawns dark smoke particles

Stats (defaults):

Stat	Value
Health	20 HP
Speed	0.25
Explosion Radius	3 blocks
Fuse Time	1.5 seconds
Wither Duration	10 seconds
Wither Level	Wither I

Spawning:

Nether only — anywhere in the dimension, standard monster spawn rules; increased spawn rate
23% spawn chance per attempt

Drops:

Gunpowder (0-2, affected by Looting)
Coal (0-1, affected by Looting)

Configuration

All values are configurable in config/creepingcreepers-common.toml. The config file is generated on first launch and supports hot-reloading — changes take effect immediately when the file is saved.

License

MIT License

Credits

Thank you to my testers! Y'all the goats.🐐
Elephant🐘
Undeadtech💀