Better Trap Horse│更好的陷阱馬

Name: Better Trap Horse│更好的陷阱馬
Author: Special_TT

Better Trap Horse changes how zombie trap horses behave during thunderstorms and when they spawn, and it is a server-side mod that adds Lightning Trap Horses.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalMIT LicenseOpen source1.21.5 – 1.21.7

What it does

Zombie trap horses spawn Lightning Trap Horses when the trigger fires. Skeleton trap horses convert about half of zombie trap horse spawns. When a zombie targets a zombie horse it rides, the horse enters a galloping state that doubles its speed.

Mobs Autonomous Ride lets installed adult zombies ride adult zombie horses automatically. Projectile Motion is required. The server must run it, while players may leave it out.

Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, covering game versions 1.21.5 – 1.21.7, with 1.0.2+1.21.5+mod for 1.21.7 as the latest file on every loader. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the source code and issue tracker are public.

Key features

Lightning Trap Horses
Zombie trap horses spawn Lightning Trap Horses, a variant triggered when the trap activates.
Skeleton conversion chance
Skeleton trap horses convert roughly half of zombie trap horse spawns into the variant.
Beam of light
A triggered Trap Horse drops a beam of light from the sky instead of a lightning bolt.
Galloping zombie horses
A zombie that targets a horse it rides enters a galloping state, doubling the horse's speed.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

Version

1.21.71.0.2+1.21.5+mod1.0.2+1.21.5+mod1.0.2+1.21.5+mod1.0.2+1.21.5+mod

1.21.61.0.2+1.21.5+mod1.0.2+1.21.5+mod1.0.2+1.21.5+mod1.0.2+1.21.5+mod

1.21.51.0.2+1.21.5+mod1.0.2+1.21.5+mod1.0.2+1.21.5+mod1.0.2+1.21.5+mod

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

Projectile Motion│投射物動能Simply execute a new function to launch a projectile in a specified direction.│只需要執行一個新函數即可朝指定方向發射投射物。

Required

Use cases

Who it’s for: Server owners who run trap horse setups with zombies and skeletons, and who want more varied effects. Players on an existing server do not need to install anything.

How it compares

Full comparison

Zombie Horse Trap is server-side only, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and published for 1.21.1 – 26.3 on Fabric. Undead Horse Variants is open source under the Apache License 2.0, published for 1.21.5 – 1.21.10 across the loaders, and is needed on the server, with the client optional. Better Trap Horse covers 1.21.5 – 1.21.7 under the MIT License, and only the server needs it.

Mod	Loaders	Game versions	Environment	Updated
Better Trap Horse│更好的陷阱馬	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.21.5 – 1.21.7	Server required, client optional	2025-10-27
Zombie Horse Trap	Fabric	1.21.1 – 26.3	Server-side only	2026-10-01
Undead Horse Variants	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.21.5 – 1.21.10	Server required, client optional	2025-10-11

Questions

Does Better Trap Horse require Projectile Motion?

Yes. Projectile Motion must be installed alongside Better Trap Horse on every loader.

Do players need the mod installed?

No. The server must run it, while players may leave it out. Players may skip it.

Which game versions have files?

Files exist for 1.21.5, 1.21.6 and 1.21.7, all on the 1.0.2+1.21.5+mod build.

Does Mobs Autonomous Ride need to be installed?

Only for zombies to ride zombie horses automatically. That behavior needs Mobs Autonomous Ride installed on the server.

In the catalog

Better Trap Horse│更好的陷阱馬 is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 13,697 mods support Minecraft 1.21.7.