
Tower Defense Mod
Two teams face off in an arena: defend your Nexus, build towers and walls, spawn mobs to attack the enemy, and use spells to turn the tide. The first team to lose their Nexus loses the game.
About this Mod
Description
Two teams face off in an arena: defend your Nexus, build towers and walls, spawn mobs to attack the enemy, and use spells to turn the tide. The first team to lose their Nexus loses the game. Supports multiplayer PvP, solo play against an AI opponent, and single-player test mode.
Features
- PvP or Solo — Two-team arena PvP, or solo mode vs AI with economic bonuses
- 10 tower types — From basic arrows to chain lightning and AOE explosions
- 10 mob spawners — Zombies, skeletons, ravagers, witches, iron golems, and more
- 3 income generators — Passive gold over time
- 5 spells — Fireball, Freeze, Heal Nexus, Lightning, Shield
- Wall blocks — Wool, Oak, Cobblestone (4-block pillars, fireball-resistant)
- Minimap — Live top-left HUD showing mobs, paths, towers, walls, spawners, generators, and both Nexuses. Your current money is shown bottom-right.
- Per-player sidebar — Scoreboard shows "You" / "Opponent" HP and money, tailored to each player
- Lobby system — Host creates, players join, manual start when ready
- Solo mode — Play alone vs AI (villager avatar, resource allocation strategy, economic bonuses)
- Test mode — One player controls both sides; crossing the midline auto-switches teams
- Configurable — JSON config + web UI for balancing
Commands
All commands use the /td prefix.
Lobby & Game
Command Description
- /td start Create lobby — Host creates a lobby and is auto-assigned to Team 1. When 2+ players are in, host runs again to start the game. When alone, host runs again to start solo mode (vs AI).
- /td join Quick join — Join the lobby (auto-assigned to the smaller team). Only works when game is in lobby.
- /td join 1 / /td join 2 Switch team — Change teams (lobby or prep phase only).
- /td join
Request join — Request to join a game. Target uses /td accept to approve. - /td accept Accept — Accept a join request or an invite.
- /td invite
Invite — Invite a player to the lobby (host only). - /td stop Stop game — End the current game. Host only in lobby.
- /td status Status — Show game state and team sizes.
- /td shop Shop — Open the Tower Shop (towers, walls, spawners, spells, upgrades).
- /td test Test mode — Start single-player test mode from lobby (host only). Cross the midline to switch teams.
Available Versions
How to Install Tower Defense Mod on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.4).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Tower Defense Mod". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.4
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Tower Defense Mod server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric 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 (1.21.4). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Tower Defense Mod compatible with fabric?
Tower Defense Mod officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.4. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Tower Defense Mod – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Tower Defense Mod 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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