
Brutal Nightmare : Insane Difficult
Minecraft too easy? Try this mods with nearly 40 modifiers - settings new mini bosses, which made minecraft become hard & insane. Enhanced hostile mobs' AI & Angry passive mob. Zombie place/break blocks. Skeleton,Spider,Creeper,Enderman.
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About this Mod
THIS MOD/DATAPACK/PLUGIN REQUIRE FokusAPI AND REACTIFY to work correctly, please install it
If you have any suggestions or reports, create an issue in Github or DM my discord : xd6t
NOTES (For modded-version)
Brutal Nightmare already have a features-settings , which configurable through
/function cw:menu/main. But if you want to config it through Config Screen or for GLOBAL WORLD use Brutal Nightmare Config Integration
Brutal Nightmare
Minecraft, but with insane difficulty. Enhanced Zombie & Skeleton AI; Give new abilities to Enderman, Drowned,Witch,etc...
Support
- This mod/datapack require
CoffeeG's FokusAPIto work! - Platform : Mod (Forge, Fabric, Quilt) ; Plugin ; Datapack
- Version : 1.16 -> up
Tip : You can also use Datapack in Paper / Spigot servers
Settings
All features below can be customized, you can turn on/off these features by using in-game menu (run command into the chat
/function cw:menu/main)
Features
Full showcase: Youtube
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General
- Bed cannot skip night anymore.
- All hostile mobs can follow and detect players from far distance & move faster
- Passive mobs like Cows, Chickens, Sheep or etc... will fight back when player killed one of them
- More types of jockey & jockey will summon more often
- If players is swimming - travelling in the ocean, Mobs riding a boat have a chance to summon : Boats Riders can use boat to chase players. Boats Rider can be Zombie,Skeletons,etc...
- Spider, Phantom and Enderman can become transparent : Which made them more horifying and harder to fight
Zombie & Husk
- Zombie & Husk can place block - pillar up to follow its target
- Zombie & Husk can break block if needed to follow its target
- Zombie & Husk can throw tnt
- Prevent zombie from burning in sunlight
- Zombie & Husk has a new ability, which can make zombie use ender pearl, flint & steel, etc...
- Zombie & Husk will summon more often
Skeleton
- Skeleton can fire an arrow from the sky into its target (Cooldown)
- Skeleton can swap between bow/sword for far/near target
- Prevent skeleton from burning in sunlight
Creeper
- Creeper can explode even if its target is behind the wall
- Creeper can shoot snowball : Work perfectly with CoffeeG's Useful Snowball mod
- Creeper can randomly spawn as Powered Creeper
- Creeper can disguide as Passive mob like Cow, sheep, chicken,etc...
Spider
- Spider can shoot web into its target (Cooldown)
Enderman
- Enderman can curse its target (Random - Long cooldown) : After a while , the cursed target will be attacked by a NIGHTMARE enderman
- Enderman can teleport its target (Cooldown)
Drowned
- Drowned can pull its target backward (Cooldown)
- Drowned can curse its target (Random - Long cooldown) : After a short time, the cursed target will be pulled into the ocean
Blaze
- Blaze can split into two blazes on death : Splited Blaze can not split anymore
- Blaze can spawn at overworld
Silverfish
- Silverfish can parasite its target (Small Chance) : The parasited target will take damage ~4 heart after ~30sec. Then 2x Parasited Silverfish will summon.
Phantom
- Fire Phantom has chances to summon while player is sleeping : Fire Phantom is immune to fire
- Phantom can pull its target up a high distance and drop it down
- Fire Phantom will summon normally : Fire Phantom is immune to fire
Others
- Slime can shoot slimeball
- Ghast can shoot multiple fireball
- Illusioner can randomly spawn
- Wither Skeleton can slow its nearby target
Mini bosses
Witch
- (Mini boss) Witch can become Master Witch when target is nearby (Small Chance)
- Master Witch can cast various spells
Vindicator
- (Mini boss) Nightmare Vindicator : 'Crying angel'
- Nightmare Vindicator cannot be killed and will do nothing when it's freezing. But if any players moving nearby, it will 'unfreeze'. You can stop its moving by looking at ITS EYES. Or place a torch under the statue to make it 'freezing' again. It'll disappear if it got "frozen" by torch 5 times.
Try my others mod
- Double Jump - Add Double Jump and Leap mechanic to minecraft with sneak button!
- Adrenaline Rush - Add "final shout" & "second chance" mechanic into minecraft! You'll have 0,5 HP instead of dying when fall from height ; Buff your power when you at low HP
- Useful Snowball - Useful Snowball! Make snowball slows mob.
- Wall Climbing - Add Wall Climb (Wall Jump) mechanic to minecraft
- Awful Lightning - Struck lightning on players more oftenly, can create fun & surprising deaths with lightning bolts.
Available Versions
How to Install Brutal Nightmare : Insane Difficult on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set bukkit Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the bukkit loader and matching Minecraft version (26.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Brutal Nightmare : Insane Difficult". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1 (+36 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Brutal Nightmare : Insane Difficult server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong bukkit version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Brutal Nightmare : Insane Difficult compatible with bukkit and datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and paper and purpur and quilt and spigot?
Brutal Nightmare : Insane Difficult officially supports bukkit, datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, paper, purpur, quilt, spigot for Minecraft 26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Brutal Nightmare : Insane Difficult – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Brutal Nightmare : Insane Difficult consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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