Hordes Ultimate

Hordes Ultimate is the ultimate zombie survival challenge! This mod adds 9 highly intelligent, distinct zombie hordes that randomly assault you during the night. Featuring custom AI, dynamic spawning rules, and a built-in performance engine, this mod guarantees intense gameplay without sacrificing your FPS.

Available for both Fabric 1.20.1 and NeoForge 1.21.1.

🌙 Nightly Assaults & Fair Spawning

Hordes don't just spawn constantly; they are perfectly balanced to keep you on your toes:

Night-Only Spawns: Hordes will only attack between sunset and sunrise.
Early Game Protection: During your 1st and 2nd night in a new world, you are almost completely safe (only a 0.01% chance of an attack).
Randomized Attacks: Starting from the 3rd night, there is a random 35% chance each night that a horde will strike.
30-Second Warning: You will receive a terrifying gold warning message in the chat exactly 30 seconds before the horde arrives, giving you just enough time to prepare your defenses!

🧟 The 9 Unique Hordes

Every attack features one of 9 distinct horde types. Each requires a completely different strategy to survive:

⛏️ The MINER Horde: You cannot hide. These zombies wield pickaxes and have a custom AI that allows them to literally mine through blocks and walls to reach you. No bunker is safe!
⚔️ The WARRIOR Horde: A fast, hard-hitting swarm of melee fighters armed with various swords and speed buffs.
🛡️ The KNIGHT Horde: Heavily armored tanks wielding heavy weapons and shields. They have permanent Resistance II, making them incredibly hard to kill.
🔥 The PYROMANCER Horde: A terrifying swarm of burning zombies. They are completely immune to fire, permanently on fire themselves, and will set you ablaze on every hit.
🪓 The BERSERKER Horde: Fast, leaping attackers wielding heavy axes that can disable your shields. Buffed with Speed II, Strength II, and Jump Boost II.
👻 The GHOST Horde: Completely invisible assassins. The only thing you will see in the dark is a swarm of floating swords rushing towards you.
🧱 The TANK Horde: Extremely slow, but practically indestructible. Clad in Netherite/Diamond armor with heavy resistance effects.
🥷 The NINJA Horde: Invisible, hyper-agile assassins wearing only leather helmets. They have Speed III and Jump Boost III to easily leap over your walls.
🧨 The BOMBER Horde: Absolute chaos. These fast zombies carry TNT on their heads and will literally throw primed TNT at you that explodes instantly on impact!

⚡ Hordes Ultimate Performance Engine (50+ FPS Boost)

Massive zombie hordes usually cause immense lag—but not with this mod! The Hordes Ultimate Performance Engine is built directly into the mod to guarantee high FPS and TPS:

AI Pathfinding Throttling: Mobs that are far away from the player use 75% less CPU power for their AI processing.
Dynamic Entity Culling: The engine automatically stops rendering entities that are further than 48 blocks away, massively boosting your client-side FPS.

⚙️ Fully Configurable

Everything is fully configurable via the /hordes command in-game or the hordes.json config file:

Trigger manual hordes: /hordes start <type>
Adjust the nightly attack chance: /hordes chance <0.0 - 1.0>
Configure the Performance Engine: /hordes performance toggle

💬 Feedback & Suggestions

Got a terrifying idea for a new horde? Or suggestions for new general features and improvements? Let me know in the comments! I'm always looking for your feedback to make Hordes Ultimate even better.