
Mobs brain upgrades
This mod adds some new behavior on certain mobs to make them smarter and more challenging
About this Mod
This mod adds some extra behaviors for mobs that make them smarter, the goal is to increase the difficulty of the game by making entities stand more of a chance against the player rather than simply increasing stats.
This mod is highly configurable and allows to disable / enable nearly all features as well as extend them to other entities that arent from the mod all using a config file.
Also check this mod out in Curseforge!
Feature list
- Zombies will now break blocks in their way to the player
- Zombies will place blocks under them if the player is above a pillar or a high platform
Note: Blocks placed by zombies will automatically remove themselves after there are no zombies nearby to use them, no need to clean them up manually!
- Spiders will shoot webs to players that are too far for them to reach, slowing them down
- Endermen will attempt to avoid fighting players who are under a 2 block high ceeling
- Skeletons will attempt to flee from a player whos too close.
- Skeletons will attempt to dodge arrows
- (DISABLED BY DEFAULT) Creepers will explode against walls
- Creepers have a chance to become "Stalkers". There are two methods of stalking Normal Stalkers and Reverse Stalkers
- Normal stalkers will become invisible and stand still & become invisible when the player is looking at them and advance forward when not being looked at.
- Reverse Stalkers will rapidly sprint towards the player when looked at, but otherwise remain invisible and still awaiting their oportunity.
Extra behaviors
- Iron golems will attempt to jump to reach their target
- Wither skeletons can break blocks at a slower rate than zombies
- Villagers may run towards iron golems and call them for aid when hurt
- Skeletons have a 50% chance to swap to a sword to attack the player when up close
All behaviors can be disabled and enabled in the config
Special Thanks
Special thanks to the team over at MCreator for making this all possible.
Future ideas / to-do list
- ????
If you want to support me, you may donate to my Buy me a coffee page, any kind of support is welcome but not necesary.
Available Versions
How to Install Mobs brain upgrades on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Mobs brain upgrades". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Mobs brain upgrades 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 (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Mobs brain upgrades compatible with forge?
Mobs brain upgrades officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Mobs brain upgrades – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Mobs brain upgrades 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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