Invasion Mod (Fork)

I forked one of my favorite mods from back in the day and updated it for the latest Minecraft version, 26.2.

Please note: AI tools were used during the update process. No textures were generated using AI.

Features

• Start an invasion anywhere using a Nexus and a Catalyst.
• Defend the Nexus with your life. Use every unfair advantage available—the invaders will do the same!
• Invaders attack in waves, with each wave becoming increasingly difficult.
• Face a variety of mobs, each with different strengths and weaknesses.
• The Engineer builds bridges and ladders to overcome your defenses.
• Many invading mobs can destroy blocks.

Changes Since the Previous Fork

New Features

• Added new mobs:  Enderman, Cave Spider, Husk, Drowned, Zombie Villager, Stray, Bogged, Parched, Wither Skeleton, Charged Creeper, Phantom, Zoglin, Blaze, Silverfish, Witch, Breeze, Endermite, Slime, Magma Cube, Ghast, Guardian, Elder Guardian
• Added new custom mobs:  Burrower, Speedy Zombie (Artwork and idea by GegunCult), Zombie Builder (Artwork and idea by GegunCult), Zombie Miner (Artwork and idea by GegunCult), ???? (Artwork and idea by GegunCult), Fat Zombie (Artwork and idea by GegunCult)
• Added new bosses: Wither, Warden
• Added mod support: Tiny Skeletons
• Reworked Wolf: Tame it with Strange Bone. Right click again with Strange Bone to teleport it to the active nexus. It will protect the nexus and will grow stronger as the waves go on.
• Added a throwing animation for the Thrower.
• Added a Engineer Hammer debug activation: sneak and right-click a Nexus.
• A lot of fixes
• Improved mob behavior

How to get started

1. Craft the Nexus Core (recipe in JEI)
2. Craft the Nexus Catalyst (recipe in JEI)
3. Place the Nexus Catalyst inside the Nexus Core
4. Wait
5. Protect the Core

Recommended Mods

• AttributeFix (for better scaling in higher rounds) [curseforge] - [modrinth]
• Async [modrinth] (warning: not yet stable, but it helps a lot with performance)
• Tiny Skeletons (integrated if installed) [curseforge] - [modrinth]
• Mutant Monsters (integrated if installed) [curseforge] - [modrinth]
• Infernal Mobs (Forge/NeoForge only) [curseforge]
• Friends&Foes (sorry, can't add it to Default Relations in CurseForge; bug?) [curseforge] - [modrinth]
• Variants&Ventures
• EarthMobs
• Mutants and Zombies
• BetterEnd
• BetterNether
• Eternal Nether
• Illager Invasion
• Burnt Additions
• Mowzies Mobs (unfinished)
• Hunter's Return
• Ice and Fire: Community Edition (unfinished)

Wiki

Invasion Mod Wiki

Discord (and issues)

Discord

Historical Versions and Projects

1. Lieu — Minecraft Beta 1.8.1 through Minecraft 1.6.2
   Original creator and maintainer of the Invasion Mod. The last documented original release was Invasion Mod Beta 0.12.0 for Minecraft 1.6.2.
   Archived original Minecraft Forum project

2. UnstoppableN — Minecraft 1.6.4 through 1.7.10
   Ported the mod to newer Minecraft versions. The last known official source release from this branch was v1.1.2 for Minecraft 1.7.10. An unofficial v1.1.5 build was later distributed separately.
   UnstoppableN’s source repository

3. XenoDarth — Minecraft 1.10.2
   Experimental port identified as Invasion 1.2.0a for Minecraft 1.10.2.
   XenoDarth’s 1.10.2 port

4. crazysnailboy — Minecraft 1.10.2
   A later continuation of the Minecraft 1.10.2 port.
   crazysnailboy’s Invasion repository

5. DerToaster98 — Minecraft 1.12.2
   Experimental Minecraft 1.12.2 port.
   DerToaster98’s 1.12.2 port

6. durinfab — Minecraft 1.12.2
   A newer fork of the 1.12.2 port. This version was reported to compile, but still contained major bugs and crashes.
   durinfab’s 1.12.2 fork

7. Michael-Andrzejewski — Minecraft 1.12.2
   Additional fixes based on the Minecraft 1.12.2 branch.
   InvasionFix for 1.12.2

8. DolphinTechCodes — Minecraft 1.15.2
   Experimental Minecraft 1.15.2 port.
   DolphinTechCodes’ 1.15.2 port

9. Doenerstyle — Minecraft 1.7.10, improved fork
   Updated the usable Minecraft 1.7.10 codebase to the unofficial v1.1.5 state and added bug fixes, translations, sound fixes, and quality-of-life improvements.
   Doenerstyle’s improved 1.7.10 fork
   Modrinth project page

10. Sollace — Minecraft 1.21
    Ported the improved fork to Minecraft 1.21.
    Sollace’s Minecraft 1.21 port

11. Cedric2018 — Minecraft 1.21.1
    Continued Sollace’s port with bug fixes, AI improvements, improved mob-building behavior, and performance optimizations. The published build is identified as 0.1.0-beta for Minecraft 1.21.1 using Fabric.
    Invasion_VG on CurseForge
    Cedric2018’s source repository

12. Current Fork — Minecraft 26.2
    Updated from the previous modern fork for Minecraft 26.2, with new mobs, animations, Nexus interactions, AI changes, model updates, and numerous bug fixes.

Invasion Mod (Fork)

I forked one of my favorite mods from back in the day and updated it for the latest Minecraft version, 26.2.

Please note: AI tools were used during the update process. No textures were generated using AI.

Features

• Start an invasion anywhere using a Nexus and a Catalyst.
• Defend the Nexus with your life. Use every unfair advantage available—the invaders will do the same!
• Invaders attack in waves, with each wave becoming increasingly difficult.
• Face a variety of mobs, each with different strengths and weaknesses.
• The Engineer builds bridges and ladders to overcome your defenses.
• Many invading mobs can destroy blocks.
• Changes Since the Previous Fork

New Features

• Added new mobs: Enderman, Cave Spider, Baby Zombie, Husk, Drowned, Zombie Villager, Stray, Bogged, Parched, Wither Skeleton, Charged Creeper, Phantom, Zoglin, Blaze, Silverfish, Witch, Breeze, Endermite, Slime, Magma Cube, Ghast, Guardian, Elder Guardian
• Added new custom mobs: Burrower, Speedy Zombie (Artwork and idea by GegunCult), Zombie Builder (Artwork and idea by GegunCult), Zombie Miner (Artwork and idea by GegunCult), ???? (Artwork and idea by GegunCult), Fat Zombie (Artwork and idea by GegunCult)
• Added new bosses: Wither, Warden
• Reworked Wolf: Tame it with Strange Bone. Right click again with Strange Bone to teleport it to the active nexus. It will protect the nexus and will grow stronger as the waves go on.
• Added a throwing animation for the Thrower.
• Added a Engineers Hammer debug activation: sneak and right-click a Nexus.
• A lot of fixes
• Improved mob behavior

How to get started

1. Craft the Nexus Core (recipe in JEI)
2. Craft the Nexus Catalyst (recipe in JEI)
3. Place the Nexus Catalyst inside the Nexus Core
4. Wait
5. Protect the Core

Recommended Mods

• AttributeFix (for better scaling in higher rounds) [curseforge] - [modrinth]
• Async [modrinth] (warning: not yet stable, but it helps a lot with performance)
• Tiny Skeletons (integrated if installed) [curseforge] - [modrinth]
• Mutant Monsters (integrated if installed) [curseforge] - [modrinth]
• Infernal Mobs (Forge/NeoForge only) - [curseforge]
• Friends&Foes [curseforge] - [modrinth]
• Variants&Ventures
• EarthMobs
• Mutants and Zombies
• BetterEnd
• BetterNether
• Eternal Nether
• Illager Invasion
• Burnt Additions
• Mowzies Mobs (unfinished)
• Hunter's Return
• Ice and Fire (unfinished)

Wiki

Invasion Mod Wiki

Discord (and issues)

Discord link

Historical Versions and Projects

Lieu — Minecraft Beta 1.8.1 through Minecraft 1.6.2 Original creator and maintainer of the Invasion Mod. The last documented original release was Invasion Mod Beta 0.12.0 for Minecraft 1.6.2. Archived original Minecraft Forum project

UnstoppableN — Minecraft 1.6.4 through 1.7.10 Ported the mod to newer Minecraft versions. The last known official source release from this branch was v1.1.2 for Minecraft 1.7.10. An unofficial v1.1.5 build was later distributed separately. UnstoppableN’s source repository

XenoDarth — Minecraft 1.10.2 Experimental port identified as Invasion 1.2.0a for Minecraft 1.10.2. XenoDarth’s 1.10.2 port

crazysnailboy — Minecraft 1.10.2 A later continuation of the Minecraft 1.10.2 port. crazysnailboy’s Invasion repository

DerToaster98 — Minecraft 1.12.2 Experimental Minecraft 1.12.2 port. DerToaster98’s 1.12.2 port

durinfab — Minecraft 1.12.2 A newer fork of the 1.12.2 port. This version was reported to compile, but still contained major bugs and crashes. durinfab’s 1.12.2 fork

Michael-Andrzejewski — Minecraft 1.12.2 Additional fixes based on the Minecraft 1.12.2 branch. InvasionFix for 1.12.2

DolphinTechCodes — Minecraft 1.15.2 Experimental Minecraft 1.15.2 port. DolphinTechCodes’ 1.15.2 port

Doenerstyle — Minecraft 1.7.10, improved fork Updated the usable Minecraft 1.7.10 codebase to the unofficial v1.1.5 state and added bug fixes, translations, sound fixes, and quality-of-life improvements. Doenerstyle’s improved 1.7.10 fork Modrinth project page

Sollace — Minecraft 1.21 Ported the improved fork to Minecraft 1.21. Sollace’s Minecraft 1.21 port

Cedric2018 — Minecraft 1.21.1 Continued Sollace’s port with bug fixes, AI improvements, improved mob-building behavior, and performance optimizations. The published build is identified as 0.1.0-beta for Minecraft 1.21.1 using Fabric. Invasion_VG on CurseForge Cedric2018’s source repository

Current Fork — Minecraft 26.2 Updated from the previous modern fork for Minecraft 26.2, with new mobs, animations, Nexus interactions, AI changes, model updates, and numerous bug fixes.