Zombie horde
Hardmode zombie survival for Fabric: every in-game day increases zombie spawns, zombies can break through blocks, can place blocks to reach the player, resist sunlight, and gain stronger gear over time.
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About this Mod
Zombie horde
Zombie horde turns vanilla zombies into a scalable siege system for Fabric.
Zombies do not just run at the player anymore. Depending on settings and progression, they can break blocks, place blocks, build pressure paths, and coordinate different combat roles to keep survival challenging over long play sessions.
Core Gameplay Features
Block Breaking AI
Zombies can destroy valid obstacles to open a path toward players.Block Placing AI (Hardmode)
Builder zombies can place blocks for vertical pressure and assault routing.Bridging Behavior
When no direct route exists, zombies can place blocks to continue advancing instead of failing path attempts.Special Zombie Variants
Multiple variants with different combat profiles, including heavy, fast, and tool-focused attackers.Role-Based Pressure
Some zombies focus on breaching and breaking, while others focus on building and route creation.
Short Legacy Video from the Zombie horde mod (1.1.1):
Current version includes major AI, bridging, block placing/breaking, variants, and scaling improvements.
Progression and Scaling
Difficulty Slider (-100 to +100)
Live control over overall horde strength.Daily Growth Speed (-100 to +100)
Control how quickly zombie waves and power scale over time.
Set to-100to disable daily growth.Day-Based Progression
Wave size, zombie power, and gear quality scale with progression day.
World and Server Features
Dimension Support
Optional horde spawning in Nether and End.In-Game Settings UI
Category-based configuration (General,Horde,World).Full Command Support (OP)
Runtime control for balancing, events, and server tuning.
Commands
/zombiehorde enabled <true|false>/zombiehorde strength <-100..100>/zombiehorde hardmode <true|false>/zombiehorde otherdimensions <true|false>/zombiehorde dayscaling enabled <true|false>/zombiehorde dayscaling speed <-100..100>/zombiehorde day set <1..100000>/zombiehorde day get/zombiehorde day clear/zombiehorde get/zombiehorde placeinterval <0.5..5.0>.
Compatibility
- Loader: Fabric
- Dependency: Fabric API
- Java: 21+ (MC 1.21.11), 25+ (MC 26.1+)
- Minecraft: 1.21.11, 26.1.1
Community Feedback
Feedback is always appreciated and helps improve the mod. Suggestions, ideas, and bug reports are welcome:
Available Versions
How to Install Zombie horde 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 (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Zombie horde". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+1 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Zombie horde 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 (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Zombie horde compatible with fabric?
Zombie horde officially supports fabric for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Zombie horde – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Zombie horde 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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