Surge
by kasperoid
Surge is a NeoForge survival overhaul for 1.21.1 that adds earthquakes, wildfires, fatigue and other hazards to vanilla play.
What it does
Surge changes how the world behaves during survival. Earthquakes shake the ground and can collapse mines, caves turn into dangerous pockets, and a single spark can spread fire through an entire forest. Thunderstorms make mobs stronger, and darkness reduces how far a player can see, with monsters tending to come closer whenever whispers are heard.
Player condition matters as well. Running, jumping and fighting all build fatigue, tools break instead of vanishing, repairing them lowers their maximum durability, and raw meat spoils in the inventory. Sleeping near monsters can bring on nightmares. Every mechanic can be adjusted, and a config file allows any of them to be disabled. The mod is built for NeoForge and is published only for 1.21.1; files are listed as alpha builds, and the code is not open source, as the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Earthquakes and collapsing mines
The ground trembles at random, and underground mines can cave in while players work inside them.
Aggressive wildfires
Fire spreads quickly through dry terrain, so one spark can burn down a whole forest.
Fatigue and tool wear
Running, jumping and fighting tire the player, and tools break rather than disappearing, with repairs reducing maximum durability.
Configurable mechanics
Each mechanic can be turned off in the config file, so server owners choose how harsh the survival rules are.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does Surge need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Surge support?
Can the harsher mechanics be disabled?
In the catalog
Surge is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,974 Mobs mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Surge adds survival mechanics that make the world genuinely dangerous. Earthquakes collapse your mines. Wildfires burn down forests. Darkness becomes your enemy. Everything is configurable. Disable any mechanic in the config file.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/surgecraft
- Owner
- kasperoid
- Published
- 2026-05-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
