Zombie Apocalypse Drops
by PeteMC
Zombie Apocalypse Drops adds extra item drops to zombies, including gunpowder, spider eyes, phantom membranes and ender pearls, for Fabric players running zombie apocalypse scenarios.
What it does
Zombies can carry a set of additional items beyond their vanilla loot. The list covers gunpowder, bone, string, spider eyes, phantom membranes and ender pearls. Carrots and potatoes are already standard zombie drops, and the mod only changes how often they appear. Blaze rods and nether wart are available but disabled in the default config, and husks can receive the same drops.
The mod is aimed at zombie apocalypse play, especially on worlds where the Nether and End are turned off, since materials normally gathered there can still come from zombies. Other standard drops such as rotten flesh are not changed. Each drop's chance is set in the config, and setting a chance to 0.0 turns that drop off.
The mod runs on Fabric and is open source under the MIT License. The client and server both need it. Files cover 1.20 – 1.21.8 across 14 release versions, with 1.0.1-1.21.3 for 1.21.8 as the latest Fabric file.
Key features
Extra zombie loot
Zombies can drop gunpowder, bone, string, spider eyes, phantom membranes and ender pearls in addition to vanilla loot.
Adjustable drop chances
The chance of each added drop is set in the config, and a value of 0.0 disables that drop.
Crop drop tuning
The mod changes how often carrots and potatoes drop from zombies, since both are already standard zombie drops.
Optional nether drops
Blaze rods and nether wart are part of the drop list but are turned off in the default config.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x8 of 8 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want more materials from zombies, especially in survival or apocalypse-themed worlds where the Nether and End are unavailable.
How it compares
Zombie Apocalypse Drops is a Fabric-only mod, open source under the MIT License, with files for 1.20 – 1.21.8. Dead Sun - Zombie Apocalypse is open source under the MIT License as well and covers Fabric and NeoForge, but its listed version is 26.2. Y Apocalypse Zombies uses a custom license and is not open source, with files for 1.21.11. Zombies+ is All rights reserved and not open source, with files for Fabric and Forge across 1.20 – 1.20.4.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zombie Apocalypse Drops | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-02-01 |
| Dead Sun - Zombie Apocalypse | Fabric and NeoForge | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-15 |
| [Y] Apocalypse Zombies | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-07-06 |
| Zombies+ | Fabric and Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-11-10 |
Questions
Does Zombie Apocalypse Drops need to be installed on the server?
Do husks drop the same items?
In the catalog
Zombie Apocalypse Drops is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
With this mod additional Zombie drops can be added. This mod is useful in Zombie Apocalypse scenarios, especially when Nether and End are disabled. The following items can be added to Zombie drops: - Gunpowder - Bone - String - Spider eye - Phantom membrane - Ender pearls - Carrots (is a standard Zombie drop, only…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/zombie-apocalypse-drops
- Owner
- PeteMC
- Published
- 2024-06-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15