The Hordes

The Hordes

Adds monster hordes invasions and zombie infection.

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The Horde
Zombie Players
Zombified Illagers

About this Mod

For Forge, requires Atlas Lib.

This mod will only support Neoforge instead of forge in 1.21 +  

Invasions

You hear the howls of a nearby horde

 The Horde

On a configurable nights hordes of monsters will attack your base in waves from midnight until morning, with the encounterable mobs and times of day also being configurable.

 
For guides about configuring the mod in version 1.2.0+ check here.

Infection

If enabled players and horses can be infected after being hit by a zombie, turning into a zombie after 5 minutes have passed or they die with the infection.

In a players case this will kill them and spawn a zombie player in their place.

This infection can be cured with a golden apple with the default settings, but can be configured to be any item which can be consumed, but not reversed.

Optional settings that are enabled by default extends this to villagers, preventing zombie villagers from being cured.

 
Has an option in the config to add any zombie variants of other mods mobs to the list of entities that can become zombified, providing there is a corresponding zombie for it to convert into.

1.3.0+ now has support for custom textures to make it possible to add zombified variants of similar mobs.

Zombified Illagers

Zombie Players

Zombie Players

When a player dies from infection or dies when an optional setting is enabled a zombified version of that player spawns in their place, containing all their items, or when underwater a drowned version.

By default zombie players are immune to sunlight, but this can be disabled in the config.

Other Misc Tweaks

Optional settings to make zombie horses a hostile mob (enabled by default) and to prevent undead mobs from burning in sunlight (disabled by default).

Special thanks to bstylia14 for the original mod concept and for providing ideas and help during development, as well as Ski_Z for helping find a lot of bugs and giving mod suggestions.

Available Versions

1.12.2-1.6.3release
MC 1.12.2forge
June 12, 2026
1.21.1-1.6.3crelease
MC 1.21.1neoforge
May 25, 2026
1.20.1-1.6.3frelease
MC 1.20.1forge, neoforge
May 24, 2026
1.21.1-1.6.3brelease
MC 1.21.1neoforge
May 2, 2026
1.20.1-1.6.3erelease
MC 1.20.1forge, neoforge
May 2, 2026

How to Install The Hordes on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "The Hordes". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forgeneoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.21.1, 1.21, 1.20.1 (+9 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hordes server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong forge 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 (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is The Hordes compatible with forge and neoforge?

The Hordes officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.21, 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with The Hordes – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if The Hordes 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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Details

License
GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only
Server-side
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Supported Versions

1.21.11.211.20.11.201.19.41.19.31.19.21.19.11.18.21.18+2 more