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):

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):

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):

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💀