Horde Nights
Horde Nights adds timed Lunar Events, such as Blood Moons, that arrive every 30-45 days and send a modified horde against players on the server.
What it does
The pack is a datapack project. Lunar Events happen on a schedule set by difficulty, and during each event members of The Horde are changed by the event type and the current difficulty. Players can also start an event early by performing a Blood Ritual, which requires both campfire types. A failed ritual can produce unexpected results.
Several options are exposed through a customization menu rather than text files, since no config files are used. Server owners can set the pack difficulty or tie it to the game difficulty, change the interval between Blood Moons, and switch features such as Cowardice and the Blood Ritual on or off. Advancements are included, and three Super Challenges are added when Blaze & Cave's Advancement Pack is installed alongside.
Horde Nights is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack, across 24 release versions, 1.19 – 1.21.11. The server must run it, while players may join without installing it. The code is not open source and is covered by All rights reserved.
Key features
Lunar Events
Timed events such as Blood Moons occur every 30-45 days, changing how dangerous the horde becomes.
Blood Ritual
Two campfire types are placed to start an event on demand, instead of waiting for the schedule.
Difficulty scaling
The horde is adjusted by difficulty and event type, and can follow the game difficulty setting.
Customization menu
Interval, difficulty and toggles such as Cowardice are changed through an in-game menu.
Integrations
Optional support for Mo-Variants, Mo-Critters, RRC Resources and BlazeandCave's Advancements Pack adds effects, spawn changes and extra advancements.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 5
Embedded 1
How it compares
Enhanced Celestials 2: Default Lunar Events covers 1.20.1 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and is not open source. Enhanced Celestials is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, for 1.19.2 – 1.21.1, on the same four loaders. Mebahel's Zombie Horde is not open source, with files for 1.19.2 – 1.21.3 on the same four loaders.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horde Nights | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-28 |
| Enhanced Celestials 2: Default Lunar Events | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-20 |
| Enhanced Celestials | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-07 |
| Mebahel's Zombie Horde | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19.2 – 1.21.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-05 |
Questions
Does Horde Nights need Mo-Variants to work?
Which versions of Horde Nights are available for the latest game versions?
Does the server need the mod installed?
In the catalog
Horde Nights is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Ever wanted a challenge? Not just a boss fight, something more? Something unique... This datapack based project adds the ability to encounter Lunar Events, such as a Blood Moon. These events happen every 30-45 days based on difficulty.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/blood-moon
- Owner
- Rainy Realm Creations
- Published
- 2023-10-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15