Hunter's Return
by baguchi
Hunter's Return adds the Hunter Illager, a hostile mob that spawns in its own structure and hunts wild animals.
What it does
Hunters are added to the world through a new structure, so players have to search for it. After taking enough damage, a Hunter eats food to restore its health. The boomerang serves as the Hunter's secondary weapon and can also be crafted by the player. Enchanting it with Bounce makes it rebound more often when it strikes walls.
The mod also gives Hunters a mini crossbow. Two mini crossbows, one in each hand, load arrows faster and fire a volley at several enemies at once. The weapon has low firepower but is simple to handle for players who move around a lot. Hunter's Return needs Bagus Lib on every loader. It runs on client and server and is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, with the source code and issue tracker public. Builds exist for 1.19.2 – 26.3, with snapshot builds published alongside them.
Key features
Hunter Illager mob
A hostile mob that hunts wild animals and spawns in its own generated structure.
Healing by eating
Hunters consume food to recover health once they have taken enough damage.
Boomerang weapon
A craftable boomerang used as the Hunter's secondary weapon, with an optional Bounce enchantment.
Mini crossbows
Paired mini crossbows that load and fire arrows more quickly than a single crossbow, at lower power per arrow.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 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.
Required 1
Use cases
Adding threats to a world
World builders can place Hunters in new areas, where their structure gives players a reason to explore.
Who it’s for: Players who want a hostile mob with ranged and thrown weapons, and world builders looking for a structure-based addition to the world.
Questions
Does Hunter's Return need another mod?
Do servers need Hunter's Return installed?
Is the source code of Hunter's Return available?
In the catalog
Hunter's Return is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Add the evil Hunter mob! They hunt wild animals while making a cheeky laugh... This mod adds a new mob, the Hunter Illager! They spawn in a new structure so keep an eye out for it! This mod doesn't only add the hunter though... (Forge version needs Bagus Lib for 10.0.1 or above!)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/hunters-return
- Owner
- baguchi
- Published
- 2022-11-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15