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Enhanced Hordes

by nojustgavin

Enhanced Hordes changes how zombies, skeletons, piglins and iron golems fight in groups, adding climbing, wall breaking and fire spread to Forge and NeoForge worlds.

ForgeNeoForgeClient and serverMIT License1.20.1 – 1.21.1

What it does

Zombies can climb onto one another to form tall hordes that reach players standing on higher ground and can break through walls. Before a wall gives way, a warning sound plays as it begins to rumble. Skeletons put their bows away when other skeletons are close or when a player gets too near, then dash back and take their bows again. Piglins switch between a sword at close range and a crossbow at distance.

Fire spreads from one burning zombie to others it touches, so a single spark can set a whole horde alight, and ignited mobs move faster. Iron golems are adjusted to handle these larger groups. The mod is set up through a config file that can be fully customized, and gamerules such as HordeStacking, HordeMultiplying and HordeSmashingPower control the same behavior, with datapacks able to change them too. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Files are published for Forge 1.20.1 and NeoForge 1.21.1, with the 2.0 release dated 2026-07-03. The code is under the MIT License and is not open source.

Key features

  1. Climbing hordes

    Zombies climb on each other to build large groups that can reach players who stand higher up.

  2. Wall breaking

    Large groups of mobs break through walls, after a rumbling warning, and zombies dig through the ground under others.

  3. Fire spread

    Burning mobs ignite others they touch, and ignited mobs move faster, so one spark can light a whole horde.

  4. Weapon switching

    Skeletons hide their bows near other skeletons or close players, and piglins swap between sword and crossbow by distance.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.1Not available2.0
1.20.12.0Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

How it compares

Full comparison

The Hordes is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only and runs on Forge and NeoForge for 1.12.2 – 1.21.1 with client and server. Zombie Break & Build is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, with files for 1.20.1 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, and it is server-side only.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Enhanced HordesForge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2026-07-03
The HordesForge and NeoForge1.12.2 – 1.21.1Client and server2026-09-09
Zombie Break & BuildFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 26.3Server-side only2026-09-22

Questions

Does Enhanced Hordes need to be installed on the server?

Yes. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.

Which loaders does Enhanced Hordes support?

Forge 1.20.1 and NeoForge 1.21.1 are the two published targets, so Fabric is not supported.

Can the hordes behavior be changed?

Yes. The config file can be fully customized, and gamerules such as HordeStacking and HordeSmashingPower can be set, including through datapacks.

In the catalog

Enhanced Hordes is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Mobs mods11,058Forge modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

Enhanced Hordes allows Zombies to climb one another to reach you, Skeletons to avoid shooting each other, and Iron Golems to deal with the new hordes. *Unless it's enchanted or special in any way.
nojustgavin, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
nojustgavin
Published
2026-07-03
Updated on Modrinth
2026-07-03
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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