Night Cult — Survive the Darkness!

Night Cult is a Minecraft Forge mod that introduces mysterious nighttime cultists, dangerous enemy patrols, powerful Dreadsteel equipment, and unique weapons with special combat abilities.

As darkness falls, hostile cultists begin roaming the Overworld, searching for unsuspecting travelers. Encounter different types of enemies, survive dangerous ambushes, collect rare materials, and craft powerful weapons and armor.

Each weapon features its own combat mechanics, giving players new ways to fight, explore, and survive.

Whether you're playing alone or with friends, Night Cult adds new challenges, valuable rewards, and exciting combat encounters to your Minecraft world.

Nighttime Cultist Patrols

The main feature of Night Cult is its dynamic nighttime patrol system.

Instead of spawning like ordinary hostile mobs, cultists appear in organized groups near players during the night.

Patrols can contain different combinations of enemies, making encounters more unpredictable and dangerous.

Three Types of Patrols

Normal Patrol — 60% Chance

A small group consisting of:

• 2–4 regular Cultists.

• 1 Cult Priest.

• 3–5 enemies in total.

Elite Patrol — 25% Chance

A more dangerous group consisting of:

• 1–4 regular Cultists.

• 1 Elite Cultist.

• 1 Cult Priest.

• 3–6 enemies in total.

Ritual Patrol — 15% Chance

The most dangerous patrol formation:

• 1–3 regular Cultists.

• 2 Elite Cultists.

• 2 Cult Priests.

• 5–7 enemies in total.

Ritual patrols present a serious challenge, especially for players who are poorly equipped or unprepared for combat.

Patrol Spawning Mechanics

By default, patrols follow these rules:

• Spawn naturally in the Overworld at night.

• Appear between 28 and 36 blocks away from eligible players.

• Require sufficiently dark areas with a light level of 6 or lower.

• Spawn on suitable outdoor terrain with access to the sky.

• Never spawn within 50 blocks of the world's spawn point.

• Have a 15% chance to attempt spawning during each scheduled check.

• Check for patrol spawning every 2 minutes.

• Apply a 60-minute cooldown to a player after a successful patrol spawn.

• Allow a maximum of 5 registered patrols and 30 patrol members in the Overworld by default.

All these values can be adjusted through the server configuration.

The system is designed to create occasional dangerous encounters rather than constantly overwhelming players with enemies.

New Hostile Mobs

Night Cult introduces three types of hostile cultists, each with different combat characteristics.

Cultist

The standard member of the Night Cult.

Default Stats:

• Health: 24 HP (12 hearts).

• Base Attack Damage: 4.

• Experience Reward: 8 XP.

Regular Cultists use different types of weapons and can engage players in melee or ranged combat.

Some Cultists can throw harmful potions, making them dangerous even when fighting from a distance.

Although individually weaker than other cult members, groups of regular Cultists can quickly overwhelm an unprepared player.

Elite Cultist

A stronger and more dangerous version of the regular Cultist.

Default Stats:

• Health: 40 HP (20 hearts).

• Base Attack Damage: 6.

• Experience Reward: 15 XP.

Elite Cultists feature:

• Increased health and combat damage.

• Better equipment and armor.

• Stronger weapon enchantments.

• Improved combat effectiveness.

• Higher chances of dropping valuable resources.

They frequently accompany regular Cultists during elite and ritual patrols.

Cult Priest

A ranged enemy that supports other members of the Night Cult.

Default Stats:

• Health: 32 HP (16 hearts).

• Base Attack Damage: 2.

• Experience Reward: 20 XP.

Cult Priests specialize in ranged combat and use bows to attack their enemies.

They can create additional pressure during group encounters by attacking players from a distance while other Cultists engage in melee combat.

Special Drop: Cult Priests have a 10% chance to drop the Ritual Dagger.

Dreadsteel — A New Crafting Material

Defeating Cultists rewards players with a chance to obtain Dreadsteel Fragments, the primary crafting material introduced by the mod.

Fragments can be combined with a diamond to create Dreadsteel Ingots.

These ingots are used to craft special weapons and the complete Dreadsteel armor set.

Dreadsteel Fragment Drop Chances

The Looting enchantment can increase the quantity of fragments obtained.

Defeating Cultists with the Cultist Cleaver or Ritual Dagger guarantees Dreadsteel Fragments, providing an additional reason to use these weapons while farming materials.

Cultists can also drop damaged equipment, potions, ammunition, and other items.

Seven Unique Weapons

Night Cult introduces seven weapons, each designed around a different combat style.

1. Executioner's Greataxe

A heavy battle axe designed to deliver devastating blows and break through enemy defenses.

Special Abilities:

• Deals 20% additional damage against undead enemies and spiders.

• Has a 20% chance to trigger a special critical hit dealing 1.5× damage.

• Can unleash a powerful shield-breaking attack.

• The special attack affects enemies within a 4-block range.

• Deals 2 points of special damage.

• Temporarily disables shields for 5 seconds.

• Ability cooldown: 35 seconds.

An excellent choice for players who prefer heavy weapons, powerful attacks, and aggressive melee combat.

2. Cultist Cleaver

A brutal weapon designed for close-range combat and collecting valuable loot.

Special Abilities:

• Has a 7% chance to obtain a head from a supported enemy when delivering a killing blow.

• Each level of Looting adds 2.5 percentage points to the head-drop chance.

• Guarantees Dreadsteel Fragment drops when killing Cultists.

The Cultist Cleaver is particularly useful for players who want to collect rare materials while fighting dangerous enemies.

3. Cult Mace

A heavy melee weapon featuring a devastating area-of-effect attack.

Special Ability — Ground Slam:

• Right-click to launch yourself into the air.

• Slam into the ground upon landing.

• Deal 6 points of special damage to nearby enemies.

• Area-of-effect radius: 4 blocks.

• Ability cooldown: 32 seconds.

The Cult Mace is ideal for fighting groups of enemies and controlling the battlefield.

4. Ritual Scythe

A mysterious weapon capable of stealing beneficial status effects from enemies.

Special Ability — Effect Siphon:

• Hold right-click while aiming at an enemy.

• Channel the ability for 0.6 seconds.

• Steal compatible vanilla Minecraft status effects from the target.

• Maximum targeting range: 5 blocks.

• Stolen effects can last up to 60 seconds.

• Ability cooldown: 90 seconds after successful activation.

The Ritual Scythe is particularly effective against enemies who rely on potions and other temporary enhancements.

This ability only supports eligible vanilla Minecraft effects.

5. Nightfall Katana

A fast sword designed for mobility, quick attacks, and aggressive repositioning.

Special Abilities:

• Right-click to dash forward up to 6 blocks.

• Strike enemies along the dash path.

• Dash cooldown: 12 seconds.

• Has a 20% chance to perform a special critical hit.

• Special critical attacks deal 1.5× damage.

• Special critical damage does not stack with ordinary critical-hit multipliers.

The Nightfall Katana is an excellent choice for players who prefer fast-paced combat and precise movement.

6. Cultist Twin Sickles

A pair of deadly weapons designed for dual-wielding combat.

Special Abilities:

• Automatically supports a paired offhand weapon.

• Successful melee attacks can inflict Wither I and Slowness I.

• Both negative effects last 3 seconds.

• Debuff application cooldown: 15 seconds.

Special Ability — Sickle Wave:

• Right-click to release a damaging wave.

• Travels up to 12 blocks.

• Can hit multiple enemies along its path.

• Deals regular damage and additional special damage.

• Costs the user 2 HP (1 heart).

• Ability cooldown: 3.5 seconds.

The Cultist Twin Sickles offer powerful offensive capabilities but require careful management of health and positioning.

7. Ritual Dagger

A rare weapon obtained from Cult Priests.

Special Abilities:

• Successful attacks can inflict Poison.

• Poison duration: 6 seconds.

• Ability cooldown: 12 seconds.

• Can be repaired using iron.

• Guarantees Dreadsteel Fragment drops when killing Cultists.

Unlike the other main weapons, the Ritual Dagger is obtained as a rare enemy drop rather than through a standard crafting recipe.

Dreadsteel Armor Set

Night Cult also introduces a complete set of Dreadsteel armor.

The armor includes:

• Dreadsteel Helmet.

• Dreadsteel Chestplate.

• Dreadsteel Leggings.

• Dreadsteel Boots.

Each piece can be crafted using Dreadsteel Ingots and the corresponding piece of diamond armor.

Full Set Bonus — Dark Immunity

Wearing all four pieces of Dreadsteel armor grants immunity to five harmful status effects:

• Poison.

• Weakness.

• Wither.

• Blindness.

• Darkness.

The complete armor set offers excellent protection against dangerous enemies that rely on negative effects.

This makes Dreadsteel armor especially valuable for challenging PvE encounters and modded survival adventures.

Crafting and Progression

The mod introduces a progression system based on defeating cultists and collecting materials.

Step 1 — Survive the Night

Encounter hostile Cultist patrols and defeat their members.

Step 2 — Collect Dreadsteel Fragments

Gather fragments from defeated enemies. Elite Cultists and Cult Priests offer better rewards.

Step 3 — Craft Dreadsteel Ingots

Combine four Dreadsteel Fragments with a diamond to create a Dreadsteel Ingot.

Step 4 — Forge Your Equipment

Use Dreadsteel Ingots alongside vanilla Minecraft equipment and resources to craft powerful weapons and armor.

Step 5 — Master Special Abilities

Experiment with different weapons and discover which combat style best suits you.

Weapons require different materials, including diamond equipment, Ender Pearls, Blaze Rods, Netherite Scrap, and other familiar Minecraft resources.

For convenient recipe viewing, JEI is recommended.

Visual and Combat Effects

Night Cult includes custom textures, weapon effects, and combat feedback.

Features include:

• Distinct Cultist, Elite Cultist, and Cult Priest appearances.

• Unique weapon and armor textures.

• Visual effects for special weapon abilities.

• Custom sound effects for selected attacks.

• A cooldown interface for weapon abilities.

• Special projectile effects for the Twin Sickles.

• Visual feedback during powerful area attacks.

The goal is to make combat abilities feel distinctive while keeping them integrated into Minecraft's familiar gameplay.

Multiplayer and Server Configuration

Night Cult supports both singleplayer worlds and multiplayer servers.

Server administrators can customize various gameplay parameters, including:

• Cultist health, damage, and experience rewards.

• Nighttime patrol spawn chances.

• Patrol group sizes.

• Spawn distances and lighting requirements.

• Maximum active patrols and mob counts.

• Patrol cooldowns.

• Material drop probabilities.

• Weapon damage and attack speed.

• Special ability damage, duration, and cooldowns.

• Equipment durability.

• Selected particle and sound settings.

The mod also includes administrator commands for testing patrols and equipment:

• /nightcult patrol — Attempts to spawn a patrol.

• /nightcult status — Displays patrol-related status information.

• /nightcult kit — Gives testing equipment.

These commands require operator permissions.

Night Cult is designed to be configurable, making it suitable for survival servers with different difficulty levels and mod combinations.

Features

• Three New Hostile Mobs: Cultist, Elite Cultist, and Cult Priest.

• Dynamic Nighttime Patrols: Organized groups of enemies spawn around players during the night.

• Three Patrol Types: Normal, Elite, and Ritual.

• Seven Unique Weapons: Each featuring special combat mechanics.

• Dreadsteel Armor: A complete armor set with immunity to five harmful effects.

• New Crafting Materials: Dreadsteel Fragments and Dreadsteel Ingots.

• Special Combat Abilities: Shield breaking, dashing, area attacks, critical strikes, effect stealing, and more.

• Rare Enemy Drops: Obtain valuable equipment and the Ritual Dagger.

• Custom Visual and Sound Effects: Distinctive weapon abilities and combat feedback.

• Configurable Gameplay: Adjust patrol spawning, equipment, combat statistics, and rewards.

• Multiplayer Support: Designed for survival adventures and PvP/PvE servers.

• English and Russian Localization: Supports both languages.

Compatibility

Minecraft Version: 1.20.1
Mod Loader: Forge
Required Forge Version: 47.4.20 or newer within the Forge 47.x series
Mod Version: 0.2.9
Authors: Waterneverstops, Xoxech
License: All Rights Reserved

Night Cult requires installation on both the server and client for multiplayer gameplay.

Installation

1. Install Minecraft Forge 47.4.20 or newer for Minecraft 1.20.1.

2. Download Night Cult.

3. Place the .jar file into your Minecraft mods folder.

4. Launch Minecraft.

5. Create or load a world and prepare for nighttime encounters.

For multiplayer, install the same mod version on the server and all connected clients.

The Night Belongs to the Cult

As the sun sets, the Overworld becomes a more dangerous place.

Mysterious Cultists emerge from the darkness, powerful enemies patrol the wilderness, and valuable Dreadsteel materials await those brave enough to face them.

Choose your weapon, prepare your equipment, and survive the dangers of the Night Cult.

Will you survive the night, or become another victim of the cult?

Developed by Waterneverstops and Xoxech.