The Hive
by gamer_pizza
The Hive adds a subterranean insectoid beetle species that colonizes the world, drawing on infection-style themes.
What it does
The Hive introduces a beetle species that lives underground and spreads through the world over time. Its content is built around the infection-style theme the mod is named for. Forge is the only loader it supports, and the 1.20.1 build is the only game version listed. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. The author describes the project as an early stage mod still under active development, so behavior may change between releases. Its latest Forge file is 1.1.5, published 2026-08-16, and it is released under All rights reserved, which means it is not open source.
Key features
Subterranean beetle species
A beetle species lives underground and colonizes the world as the game progresses.
Infection-style spread
The species spreads through the world, following the infection theme that inspired the mod.
Early-stage build
The mod is in early development, and its author describes it as still rough in places and changing.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Spectrony is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, also client and server, under All rights reserved and not open source. Lojonium Infection is likewise Forge-only for 1.20.1, client and server, and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hive | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-16 |
| Spectrony | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-23 |
| Lojonium Infection | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-02 |
Questions
Does The Hive need to be installed on the server?
In the catalog
The Hive is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,426 Cursed mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
The hive is a mod that adds a subterranian insectoid beetle species that colonizes your world inspired by various infection mods and is in early stages of development, but still pretty active development, be aware it may be a bit buggy and rough around the edges, this is my first mod after all modpack usage: please…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the_hive
- Owner
- gamer_pizza
- Published
- 2026-07-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15