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ASSIMILATED Dweller

by tickhosting

ASSIMILATED Dweller turns the cave creature of the vanilla game into a terrifying parasite-possessed variant that stalks and hunts players underground.

ForgeClient and serverMIT License1.20.1 – 1.20.6

What it does

The mod replaces the harmless Cave Dweller with an assimilated version. Once a creature that caused no trouble, it is now possessed by a parasite and goes hunting through the caves, chasing players who come near. Players hear distorted laughter echoing through the rock, a sign that the creature is close and that it may already be too late. The parasite remains in control of the creature, and the mod changes its gameplay, models, sounds and textures.

The mod is an unofficial port for Minecraft 1.20.1 of Smoreh's Assimilated Dweller, created by Tick Hosting. It is a straight technical port, so the original design is kept, and it requires Geckolib to run. Files are published for Forge across six game versions, 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, with 1.1.0 for 1.20.6 as the latest file from 2026-06-05. The environment is client and server, so both the server and every player need the mod, and it is released under the MIT License, though it is not open source.

Key features

  1. Assimilated cave creature

    The Cave Dweller becomes a parasite-possessed variant that stalks and hunts players through caves.

  2. Distorted laughter

    Players hear distorted laughter echoing through the caves as the creature draws near.

  3. Changed models, sounds and textures

    The creature uses its own gameplay behavior, models, sounds and textures, replacing the vanilla Cave Dweller.

  4. Ported from Smoreh's design

    The mod carries over Smoreh's original Assimilated Dweller concept, ported to Forge with its creator's support.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.61.1.0
1.20.51.1.0
1.20.41.1.0
1.20.31.1.0
1.20.21.1.0
1.20.11.1.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

GeckolibA 3D animation library for entities, blocks, items, armor, and more!
Required

Use cases

Horror survival runs

Players who want an unsettling cave threat in a survival world can add the creature to their underground exploration.

Multiplayer servers

Server owners who run a horror-themed server can install the mod on the server and on every player's client.

Who it’s for: Players who want a frightening change to cave exploration, and server owners who run horror-themed worlds. Both the server and each player need the mod, and Geckolib must be installed alongside it.

Questions

Does ASSIMILATED Dweller require Geckolib?

Yes. Geckolib is a required dependency, and GeckoLib 4 for 1.20.1 is needed to run the mod alongside it.

Does the server need the mod installed?

Yes. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.

Which game versions does the Forge build support?

Files exist for 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5 and 1.20.6, with 1.1.0 as the latest file for 1.20.6.

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What the author says

Welcome to Smoreh's Assimilated Dweller! This mod introduces a terrifying new variant of the classic Cave Dweller. Once a harmless creature, the Dweller has now been assimilated and it's going to hunt YOU down.
tickhosting, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
tickhosting
Published
2026-05-31
Updated on Modrinth
2026-06-05
Facts verified
2026-10-15
Open on ModrinthCompare