This mod allows you to prevent players from rushing and lighting spawners to shut them down easily. This makes dungeons harder and more exciting.
This mod also provides you the option to change the behavior of standard spawners so that they have a less reliable life span and may even explode.
Default Behavior
Spawners will last an average of 250 spawns ( about 4 hours) before failing. You can increase or reduce this. Keep in mind spawners will run when players are a dungeon level above them in multi level dungeons.
By default, Harder Spawners take about as long to break as Obsidian.
By default, animal and Blaze spawners will not fail.
By default, Spawners will explode a third of the time when they fail. You can increase or reduce this.
By default, the spawner will break any bright block placed near it and block placing any bright liquid near it (with a extinguishing sound effect).
Revenge Levels
Spawners will poison, wither or wither and blind players trying to break them. The default is poison 1.
1-3 Poison 1-3
4-6 Wither 1-3
7-11 Wither 1-5 + Blindness
Configuration
The configuration folder is found in the /config folder.
Before 1.16.2 version, the configuration file is in the "serverConfig" folder.
["Spawners Spawn in Light Control Values"]
#Debug Level: 0 = Off, 1 = Log, 2 = Chat+Log #Range: 0 ~ 2 debugLevel = 0
#Spawner Break Speed Modifier: 0 = Off, 1 = 50% slower, 2-11 times slower. #Range: 0 ~ 11
spawnerBreakSpeedMultiplier = 4
#Spawner Revenge Level: 0 = Off, Over 1 spawner takes revenge on player. #Range: 0 ~ 11
spawnerRevengeLevel = 1
#Explode percentage when Spawners Break #Range: 0.0 ~ 100.0
spawnersExplodePercentage = 33.0
["No Break Mobs Values 6464"]
#Trail Block String 6464 defaultNoBreakMobsActual = ( Note: "break" here refers to the spawner failing not to breaking the spawner )
"harderspawners:default,0.2;
minecraft:pig,0.0;
minecraft:cow,0.0;
minecraft:sheep,0.0;
minecraft:parrot,0.0;
minecraft:blaze,0.0;"
Format: Name, % chance of breaking. So the default is 0.2 which is 0.2% (1/500). If you set it to 2.0 that would be 2%.
Example: Of setting a blaze spawner to break once every 5,000 spawners (about 80 hours average but random so could happen on any given spawn)
minecraft:blaze,0.02;"
Version 19 ( Minecraft versions 18.1+ )
Adds the ability to configure hostile mob spawners to control:
required player range from spawner between 8 meters (8 is vanilla) and 32 meters away. (default is 12)
maxNearbyEntities between 4 and 32 nearby mobs (6 is vanilla) (default is 8)
spawnRange spawn range from spawner between 4 meters (4 is vanilla) and 16 meters away (default is 9)
maximum light level between 0 and 15 (8 is vanilla. 0 would stop all cages from spawning ever. 15 allows spawning in full daylight). default is 9 meters
seconds of resistance to burning in daylight (and to drowning) between 0 and 9999 seconds. (note zombies don't actually drown- they convert to drowned). default is 120 seconds.
FAQ
There will not be a 1.12 version of this mod. There are lots of awesome spawner control mods there.
But I wanted some kind of spawner control mod for our Two Guys Modpack which is 1.16.1 so I had to write one now.
Question: Will this work with "xxxx Spawners". If another mod is based on standard minecraft spawners, it should work. If they have their own custom spawners, Harder Spawners will not recognize them.
Your suggestions welcome!
Note: There are some sneaky loopholes allowing clever players to still build mob farms- it's just harder. So if you set all the failure chances to zero and only use it stop easy light placement. There are still ways around it. 12/16- Some of these sneaky loopholes and mods that directly setblock are addressed in the new release.
Possible Features (currently on hold during 1.19.x push for my mods)
User option to make Spawner's have higher resistance to explosions. ( still hoping for this one but it's going to be a while).
Some kind of "Spawner Reinforcing Block" that will prevent the Spawners from failing.
* One type would lower the chance of failure. The reinforcing block would be consumed when prevents spawner failure. You can control the reinforcing block is available or not.
* One type would lower the chance of explosions. The dampening block would turn to water when an explosion was going to occur anyway. You can control if the dampening block is available or not.
* The reinforcing blocks would need to be placed right next to the spawner to reinforce it so you could use up to six.
If you make them available, the reinforcing blocks be expensive-- diamonds, emeralds and require rare ingredients Blue Ice, Netherite Alloy. And optional mod:item ingredients.
Patron Supporters
Harder Spawners is supported by Ethan Dorais and Yukina. It's available on alternative mod loaders.
You can join us on our Discord Server at the link below.
Version 23 for Minecraft 1.19.x
Feature complete version of 22.1 for 1.18.x
Big thanks to Raycoms for doing a pull request and getting this done ahead of schedule.
Check out his modpack, https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/minecolonies-official .
Cheers all,
Two Guys,
MacTso
This is server only now but future versions will have some new items and better visual effects and be client/server.
server only ?
Version 22 is out!
This adds the ability to configure higher values for mob limits, mob spawn ranges, and higher player range from spawner.
If you are using a mod with a lot of spawners, then be careful about using very high values.
Next Release is planned soon.
This will give users the ability to set higher config values (exceeding the defaults may increase server load-- it's fine for a few spawners but watch out in combination with other mods that have lots of spawners).
Can I use the mod as a server sided mod or does the client need it too?
Version 21 has the performance upgrade.
Just uploaded 1.18.2 for approval.
The performance upgrade isn't needed for version 18 in 1.16.5. It doesn't have the extra scan when a player moves to update custom spawn parameters because custom spawn parameters didn't exist in 1.16
Version 21 for MC 1.18.1, for Forge 39.
Uses only the Phase.Start of the PlayerTickEvent. based on analysis and a suggestion by user someaddons (thanks!)
This should reduce CPU load by about 50%.
This doesn't crash in 1.18.2 but it does not work. Mobs only spawn one time. Probably some internal data change I need to locate.
Hoping for a combined 1.18.1/1.18.2 .
Should get a similar fix out for 1.16.5 out pretty click (likely Before 1.18.2).
MacTso
Version 20 is out.
This is a potential new 1.18.1 issue where asking for a blockstate of a block at a block position hangs.
I've checked to see if the area around the player is loaded and if it's not loaded, then I do not check for spawner cages.
I also put in a minor performance improvement if the player is under Y=15 or above Y=381.
does spawnerBreakSpeedMultiplier concern breaking the spawner block with a pickaxe and such or the amount of time the spawner stays working?
Hi Wedge,
It does both. it can slow down breaking with a pickaxe *and* it can control how long a spawner works before it fails (anti-farm).
It also has 3 levels of attack against the player *and* it destroys light placed near it.
Cheers,
Two Guys,
MacTso
does spawnerBreakSpeedMultiplier concern breaking the spawner block with a pickaxe and such or the amount of time the spawner stays working?
Version 19 ( for Minecraft version 18.1 - planned soon for 1.16 )
Adds the ability to configure hostile mob spawners to control
required player range from spawner between 8 (vanilla) and 32 meters away.
maxNearbyEntities between 4 and 32 nearby mobs (6 is vanilla)
spawnRange spawn range between 4 (vanilla) and 16 meters away
maximum light level between 0 and 15 (8 vanilla. 0 would stop all cages from spawning ever. 15 allows spawning in full daylight).
seconds of resistance to burning in daylight (and to drowning) between 0 and 9999 seconds. (note zombies don't actually drown- they convert to drowned).
Working on the 1.16 version tonight.
In reply to MacTso:
Hey, love the mod! Don't mean to bother you as I'm sure you're busy with lots of other projects, but is there still a chance for Version 19 coming to 1.16.5? Those new features would be very useful!
That requires changing the compound tag attached to the spawner block. I have that planned as a feature and have done some internal work to support that and some other features but it's not implemented yet.
The new features will be
Change distance mobs spawn from player
Change how many mobs spawn per spawn
Change how often the mobs spawn.
How do we change how many mobs can spawn from the spawner? I don't see a option too. 1.16.5
Version 18, Minecraft 1.18.1, Forge 39
Feature Complete.
Submitted for approval -- should be approved soon.
Thank you. I think those are both possible and I'll add them as suggested features. Next up is the 1.18.1 version.
Then I'll be adding player control over how far mobs spawn from the spawner, how far the spawner activates from the player. And your suggestions would fit with those changes in that release.
With Best Regards,
Two Guys,
MacTso
Suggestion: Add the ability to configure custom drops when the spawner is broken, as well as custom XP drops.
That will come for free in 1.18 and it's hard-coded *very* deep in the code in 1.17 and earlier.
Basically the each individual mob checks if the light level meets its personal spawning code. So I'd have to replace "spawncheck()" in every entity that does a light level check.
However, in 1.18 they said spawn cages in minecrft will have a configurable light level so it sounds like they will over ride mob spawn rules.
I've been thinking about something I call "psuedo mobs" tho. Basically you set their spawning rules- and if they spawn, then they immediately replace themselves with a mob of the type you want to spawn.
suggestion: add the ability to allow spawners to work in all light levels, so overworld ground level dungeons work right in broad daylight