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Epic Monster

by EnderBoy666

Epic Monster adds more exciting monsters to vanilla Minecraft, each with its own spawn egg, summon command and biome placement.

ForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.20.1

What it does

The mod introduces a set of new monsters that do not exist in vanilla Minecraft. Every monster in the mod gets its own spawn egg, and the egg can be taken from the creative inventory, while a summon command can place the same creature into a world. Its drops land at the location where the entity dies. Monsters can also be spawned naturally, since a data pack can add them to biomes through a Forge biome modifier file.

Models, textures and spawn egg art are bundled with the jar, and language files for English and Simplified Chinese are included. Server owners can adjust the summoned entities of the Horn Blower through a Forge configuration file that is generated on first run. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. Files are published for Forge only, for 1.20.1, and the mod is released under the MIT License as open source.

Installation means placing the jar in the Forge mods folder, which is located under the .minecraft directory in the user's application data on Windows and in .minecraft/mods on macOS and Linux. The mod was first published and last updated on 2026-07-20, with alpha1.0.1 as the current Forge file.

Key features

  1. New monsters

    Adds monsters that are not part of vanilla Minecraft, extending the hostile mob roster.

  2. Spawn eggs

    Each monster has its own spawn egg, accessible in creative mode, so it can be placed directly.

  3. Summon commands

    Monsters can be summoned with commands, and their drops appear where the entity was killed.

  4. Biome spawning

    A data pack biome modifier adds the monsters to biomes, so they appear naturally in the world.

  5. Configurable Horn Blower

    A Forge configuration file lets server owners change which entities the Horn Blower summons, with an example entry included.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

No stable releases
Every published file is a beta or alpha build.
1.20.1alpha1.0.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Use cases

Who it’s for: Players who want more hostile mobs on a Forge 1.20.1 world, and server owners who need the same monsters on both sides.

How it compares

Full comparison

Monsters Everywhere is a Forge 1.20.1 mod with the same client and server environment, released under the MIT-0 license and not open source. Monster_Girl_Mythology is also a Forge 1.20.1 mod with the same environment, but it is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. Epic Monster is released under the MIT License and is open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Epic MonsterForge1.20.1Client and server2026-07-20
Monsters EverywhereForge1.20.1Client and server2026-07-13
Monster_Girl_MythologyForge1.20.1Client and server2026-06-05

Questions

Which loader does Epic Monster need?

Epic Monster is published for Forge only, for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Modrinth page lists no Fabric or NeoForge files.

Does the server need Epic Monster?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

Can the summoned Horn Blower entities be changed?

Yes. The Forge configuration file epicmonster.toml is generated on first run and can be edited to replace entity IDs with four variants.

In the catalog

Epic Monster is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.

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What the author says

The JAR will be located at build/libs/epicmonster-.jar. Feel free to add or remove entity IDs. After editing, reload the config with /reload in game or restart the server.
EnderBoy666, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
EnderBoy666
Published
2026-07-20
Updated on Modrinth
2026-07-20
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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