SufferingFromSuccess
by yeelp
SufferingFromSuccess makes mobs spawn stronger the more times their type has died near the player, and it is a Forge mod for 1.12.2.
What it does
Each mob receives bonuses based on how many mobs of its own type have already died, tracked per entity type rather than as a shared difficulty value. Zombies grow stronger only as zombies die, while Husks receive no bonuses at all. Mob grinders and kill traps around a base therefore raise the strength of the mobs that spawn later, which can make a grinding setup gradually harder to run.
Newly spawned mobs can gain enhanced attributes, extra abilities, absorption hearts applied through a potion effect, a higher chance to pick up items, and an extra chance to be tamed where a tame attempt would otherwise fail. Villagers and Zombie Villagers can spawn with a higher chance to be Nitwits. Modded Creepers are scaled on their own kill count, separate from vanilla Creepers.
The mod runs on the server, so players join without installing anything. The code is under the MIT License and is open source; the source code and issue tracker are public. Files are published for Forge only, in one release, 1.0.0 for 1.12.2, dated 2025-11-29, when the project was first published and last updated.
Key features
Per-type kill scaling
Bonuses are calculated for each entity type from its own kill count, so one type's deaths do not affect another.
Enhanced spawns
Mobs spawn with stronger attributes, sometimes with extra abilities, depending on how many of their type died before.
Pickup and taming chances
Spawned mobs gain a higher chance to pick up items and an extra chance to be tamed after a failed attempt.
Absorption hearts
Mobs can spawn with absorption hearts applied through a potion effect, adding to their durability.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners and players who want difficulty that rises with their own killing activity on a 1.12.2 Forge server.
Questions
Does SufferingFromSuccess need to be installed on the client?
Do Husks get stronger as zombies die?
Does it work on versions other than 1.12.2?
In the catalog
SufferingFromSuccess is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,426 Cursed mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
SufferingFromSuccess was developed for the 2025 1.12 Modding coalition Mod Jam! 🔥 Join the 1.12 Coalition! 🔥 The theme for the Mod Jam was "The more you have, the worse it gets".
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sufferingfromsuccess
- Owner
- yeelp
- Published
- 2025-11-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-11-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
