Ancient Return
Ancient Return brings back Piglin-like Pigmen zombies that players could once trade with, and gives monsters sword attacks and iron armor for added protection.
What it does
The mod restores a version of the Pigmen zombie that can be traded with, a feature the author notes was removed from earlier Minecraft releases. Monsters gain sword attacks, and some are given iron armor for extra protection, so fights with them change. Ancient Return runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for Forge only, for 1.19.4 and 1.20.1, with 1.0 for 1.20.1 as the latest file.
Key features
Trading Pigmen zombies
A Pigmen zombie variant can be traded with, matching a version that was removed from the game.
Sword-armed monsters
Certain monsters are equipped with swords and can attack players with them.
Iron armor for monsters
Some monsters are given iron armor, which adds protection against incoming damage.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does Ancient Return need to be installed on both sides?
In the catalog
Ancient Return is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,010 Economy mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This mod adds the once removed Pigmen (not the zombie version, the one you could've traded with!) back into Minecraft. If you give them a sword, they will attack monsters for you! You can even hand them some iron armor for some added protection. (iron armor only)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ancient-return
- Owner
- GoldenBeetroot
- Published
- 2023-09-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-09-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15