Halloween Night Mobs (Pumpkin King)

Halloween night mobs, catchable Candy Spirit pets, a Harvest Altar ritual and the Pumpkin King boss: scythe sweeps, pumpkin bombs, blink attacks. Drops the King's Scythe and the Hallowed armor set.

Features

• Gourdling: hopping jack-o'-lantern, 10 HP, 3 damage. Plains, forests, taiga at night in packs of 2-4. Drops Candy Corn, Pumpkin Rind, Soul Candy (10%).
• Scarecrow: 24 HP, 5 damage, only moves while no player is looking at it (100° view cone, 48 blocks). Fire deals double. Soul Candy 30%.
• Candy Spirits: floating bonbons, lollipops, candy corn and jelly beans (4 shapes, 12 flavours). Catch one with a Treat Bag; releasing it makes it your pet (20 HP, 3 damage + Slowness, follow/stay, heals on Candy Corn).
• Haunted Patch structure: fenced pumpkin field with a Harvest Altar, a Scarecrow guard and a loot chest.
• Pumpkin King boss: summoned with a Hollow Offering on a Harvest Altar at night. 300 HP, armor 10, fireproof. Scythe sweep (12), 3 lobbed pumpkin bombs, calls Gourdlings. Below 50%: +25% speed, 5 bombs, burning sweeps, teleports behind its target.
• King's Scythe: 10 damage, sets targets alight for 3 s; right-click throws a pumpkin bomb (4 s cooldown, 2 durability). Bombs never break blocks.
• Hallowed armor: 3/8/6/3, 2.5 toughness. Full set: Night Vision, Gourdlings and Scarecrows ignore you until struck.
• Harvest Almanac: 14-page guide given once on first join (English and Indonesian).
• Op command /pumpkinking showcase <rise|sweep|throw|summon|rage|blink> [target]: every Pumpkin King within 64 blocks plays that move now (screenshots, videos, testing).
• Config (pumpkinking-common.toml on Forge, config/pumpkinking.json on Fabric): spawn chances, density cap, Halloween boost (Oct 20 - Nov 3), boss health, night-only ritual, minion calls, bomb fire, boss fog, armor bonuses, almanac.

Contents

• Gourdling (mob) — plains, sunflower plains, meadows, forests, birch and dark forests, taiga - at night, packs of 2-4; also inside Haunted Patches and called by the King; drops: Pumpkin Seeds, Candy Corn, Pumpkin Rind, Soul Candy
• Scarecrow (mob) — plains, sunflower plains, meadows at night (rare); one guards every Haunted Patch; drops: Wheat, Candy Corn, Soul Candy
• Candy Spirit (mob) — same biomes plus cherry groves, at night under open sky; drops: Sugar, Candy Corn
• The Pumpkin King (mob) — never spawns naturally: use a Hollow Offering on a Harvest Altar at night; drops: Jack O Lantern, Hallowed Ember, King's Scythe, Soul Candy
• Harvest Altar (block)
• Candy Corn (item)
• Caramel Apple (item)
• Soul Candy (item)
• Pumpkin Rind (item)
• Hallowed Ember (item)
• Hollow Offering (item)
• Treat Bag (item)
• Candy Spirit in a Bag (item)
• Harvest Almanac (item)
• King's Scythe (item)
• Hallowed Helm (armor)
• Hallowed Robe (armor)
• Hallowed Leggings (armor)
• Hallowed Boots (armor)

Dependencies

• Geckolib — required (tested with 4.9.3)

How to play

1. Hunt Gourdlings and Scarecrows at night for Soul Candy and Pumpkin Rind.
2. Craft a Hollow Offering (Carved Pumpkin + 4 Soul Candy + 4 Pumpkin Rind).
3. Find a Haunted Patch or craft a Harvest Altar, then use the Offering on it at night.
4. Beat the Pumpkin King for the King's Scythe and Hallowed Ember, then craft the Hallowed armor.
5. Catch Candy Spirits with a Treat Bag along the way and let them out as pets.

Installation

Required on both the client and the server. Pick the file for your loader:

Compatibility

• Forge - Minecraft 1.21.1 (GeckoLib 4)
• Fabric - Minecraft 26.2 (GeckoLib 5, Fabric API)
• Fabric - Minecraft 26.3 (GeckoLib 5, Fabric API)

How this mod was made

This project contains AI-generated content. The logo, icon, banner and thumbnails were composed by code from renders of the in-game models; the trailer was recorded in-game and edited by code, and its music was synthesised by code (no third-party audio).