Scaling Mob Difficulty

Scaling Mob Difficulty is a simple utility mod that gradually increases the difficulty of hostile mobs as the game progresses

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About this Mod

Scaling Mob Difficulty is a simple utility mod that gradually increases the difficulty of hostile mobs as the game progresses by increasing health/damage, as well adding armor-piercing capabilities to mobs later on. After day 3, undead mobs will stop burning, as well.

Customizing the mod with commands:

/scalingmobs

  - health (deals with the scaling of hostile mob health)

  - damage (deals with the scaling of hostile mob damage)

  - piercing (controls how much of mobs' attacks ignore armor)

  - mode (choose between linear progression or exponential progression)

Also has configs!

Available Versions

Scaling Mob Difficulty 1.0.0release

MC 1.16.5forge

June 15, 2023

How to Install Scaling Mob Difficulty 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 (1.16.5).

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forge

Minecraft Versions

1.16.5

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Scaling Mob Difficulty 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 (1.16.5). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Scaling Mob Difficulty compatible with forge?

Scaling Mob Difficulty officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.16.5. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Scaling Mob Difficulty – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Scaling Mob Difficulty 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.