
ShadowsZ
Yet another solo leveling inspired mod
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About this Mod
Info
This mod only includes the shadow monarch abilities from Solo Leveling, there is no leveling :(. As a fan of compatibility and integration, this mod is Highly configurable; you can tweak the max number of shadows, difficulty of shadow arising, cooldowns, entity blacklist and others.
How does it work?
In your keybinds, you will see Shadow Eyes, this lets you see the shadows of entities who die around you. When right click shifting the shadow, you have 3 chances of obtaining the shadow, if it fails, it dissapears. If you succeed, you can manage your shadows in your Shadow Inventory, accesible via opening your survival inventory. Wild shadows despawn after 5 minutes. For converting a shadow, it is taking into account the max hp of the shadow and the current exp of the player, the more exp the higher the chances, and the more hp of the entity the harder it gets. This can be tweaked via config. This mod is also compatible with Iron´s spellbooks, if enabled, instead of exp, mana, and some mechanics will be toogled on, like instant shadow respawning if defeated using mana.
In your Shadow Inventory, you can set custom names to your shadows, also, you can assign a keybind to your shadows, for quick and easy summoning. Shadows can be set to wander, follow or stay, and their behaviour can be set to aggresive, passive or neutral. Shadows have an inventory and can pick up items, it is enabled by default but you can disable it in the shadow inventory. Players can also switch places with the shadows, this has a cooldown and can also be configured.
There is also two keybinds for summoning all shadows and store all shadows. The shadows with a keybind will have priority. There is also a keybind to my favourite feature: Attack my target, this makes shadows target the entity you are currently looking at. This only applies to nearby shadows.
Shadows load chunks, you can set them in aggresive in a place and they will collect items if enabled.
Some shadows have special interactions, for example evokers will summon shadow vexes and witches will try to heal the player.
Tameable entities will become tamed when converted into shadow, if you kill a wild horse and make it a shadow, it becomes a tamed shadow horse. The horse will keep the saddle and armor even if it dies. If the player kills the pet of other player, this becomes tamed as well.
The player can permanently release shadows if the storage is full. If the player dies, all current shadows are stored.
Compatibility
Optional requirement: Iron´s spellbooks
I have tested it with some popular mobs, this is an early version, please expect bugs and problems with complex entities from other mods. This is my first mod, if you have any report or doubt, join the discord server.
Available Versions
How to Install ShadowsZ 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 "ShadowsZ". 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
ShadowsZ 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 ShadowsZ compatible with forge?
ShadowsZ officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with ShadowsZ – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if ShadowsZ 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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