Epic Monster

Add more exciting monsters to vanilla Minecraft.

Features

Installation

1. Download the compiled JAR from the releases page or build it yourself (see Build section).
2. Place epicmonster-<version>.jar into your Forge mods folder:
   • %appdata%\.minecraft\mods on Windows, or
   • ~/.minecraft/mods on macOS/Linux.

• Start Minecraft with a matching Forge version (the mod is compiled for the current release of 1.21). The new entities should appear in creative mode under Spawn Eggs and can also be spawned via /summon commands.

Build from Source

The project uses Gradle. To compile, run:

./gradlew build
# or on Windows
gradlew.bat build

The JAR will be located at build/libs/epicmonster-<version>.jar.

Configuration

The mod uses a Forge configuration file that can be edited to customize the Horn Blower's summoned entities. The config file is generated on first run and located in the config/ directory as epicmonster.toml. Example entry:

[horn_blower]
# List of entity IDs the Horn Blower can rally.
affected_entities = [
  "minecraft:zombie",
  "minecraft:skeleton",
  "minecraft:spider",
  "minecraft:creeper",
  "minecraft:enderman",
  "minecraft:witch",
  "epicmonster:bomber",
  "epicmonster:horn_blower",
  "epicmonster:rocket_creeper",
  "epicmonster:digger"
]

Feel free to add or remove entity IDs. After editing, reload the config with /reload in game or restart the server.

In‑Game Usage

• Spawn Eggs – Each monster comes with a dedicated spawn egg accessible from creative mode. Use them to drop the entity at any location.
• Summon Commands – Example:

  /summon epicmonster:horn_blower ~ ~1 ~ {Health:20f}
  

  You can replace the entity ID with any of the four variants.

Resources

The assets are bundled in src/main/resources/assets/epicmonster. They include:

• Models (models/entity/*.json) and textures for each monster and its spawn egg.
• Language files: lang/en_us.json and zh_cn.json.
• Data pack for entity spawns, placed under data/epicmonster/forge/biome_modifier/add_monsters.json.

Credits

• Core mod structure inspired by the official Minecraft Forge tutorials.
• All assets are original or modified from publicly available sources compliant with Minecraft's EULA.

Happy hacking and may your farms be protected from the epic monsters!