Better Zombie

Better Zombie

A mod that adds two things: a zombie that can break/place blocks and a phantom that hovers over you and release TNT over you the goal of this mod is to force the player to be constantly on the go until they can get enough hard blocks, config editable

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About this Mod

what does batter zombie mod do

A mod that adds two things:

Zombie that can break/place blocks.

a zombie with a yellow construction hat and an iron pickaxe and a block of dirt

Phantom that hovers over you and droping TNT over you.

Details:

The zombie can place either dirt or cobblestone and breaking strength is related to the pickaxe in its hand with the avoidance of any block of hardness 5.

If its TopDown distance from the player is low and the player is higher then the zombie by several blocks it will start to jump and place blocks underneath itself,
while if it was below it it will start to place a block two blocks down then break the block below it to decend.

If it has about the hight it place blocks below infront of it to make a path to the player and break blocks that are on the way.

If there was a wall infront of it, it will check the hight of the wall and if it was lower or equal to the threshold (default: 3, but editable in the config) it will try to jump and place blocks underneath it to scale that wall.

The zombie can detact you through walls and even from far away caves at a 64 block radius.

Goal:

The goal of this mod is to force the player to be constantly on the go until they can get enough of a hard block like obsidian or even iron blocks and such hard blocks (any thing that has hardness level of 5 or more).

Configs:

You can enable and disable each entity sepratly or both.

You can allow a block to be minable even if it has a high level of hardness.

You can blacklist a block from being mined AT ALL.

You can edit the Max wall hight the zombie is going to try to scale over.

You can change the number of ticks the phantom is going to be on cooldown after droping a TNT.

You can make those custom entities replace the vanilla ones (default:disabled).

You can change the vision range(through blocks) for each entity.

Dependancies:

None.

Note:

this mod is still in developing and rebalancing mode, please report and tell me about any balancing issues or any bugs and such (the mod is supposed to be playable in survival well)

Available Versions

Better Zombie 0.2-1.20.1beta
MC 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6forge
August 20, 2025
Better Zombie 0.1-1.20.1beta
MC 1.20.1forge
August 8, 2025

How to Install Better Zombie 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 (1.20.6).

3

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forge

Minecraft Versions

1.20.6, 1.20.5, 1.20.4 (+3 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Better Zombie 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 (1.20.6). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Better Zombie compatible with forge?

Better Zombie officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.6, 1.20.5, 1.20.4. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Better Zombie – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Better Zombie 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
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Server-side
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Supported Versions

1.20.61.20.51.20.41.20.31.20.21.20.1