Purple Infection

Once, these lands were peaceful.

Forests surrounded old houses and abandoned manors, while deep beneath the ground rested an ancient Fire Crystal. Its power protected the land and kept its inhabitants safe.

But someone wanted that power.

The crystal could not be destroyed, yet a crack appeared within it, draining most of its energy. Without its protection, something ancient began to awaken. Strange mushrooms spread through the forests and caves, infecting plants, creatures, and eventually the people who once lived there.

The infected became guardians of their former homes, while spores filled the air and slowly took control of anyone who stayed too long. The only way to resist the infection is a special Respirator.

Then, during a dark night, the ancient crystal sends a signal once again.

A strange crypt-castle appears among the infected lands. Somewhere inside lie fragments of the crystal and powerful items that may help stop the infection.

But reaching them won't be easy.

Fight your way through infected creatures, explore the crypt-castle, and face the Rotting Spore Fungus — a powerful creature protecting the remaining crystal fragments.

Defeat the boss, restore the crystal's power, and unlock its blessing. With it, the infection can no longer harm you, your strength will increase, and you will gain the ability to absorb the life force of your enemies.

But restoring the crystal may only be the beginning.

Who damaged the crystal? Why did the mushrooms appear? And can these lands truly be cleansed?

Features

• New Infected Biome — explore corrupted forests, caves, vegetation, ores and other unique terrain.
• Infected Mobs — mutated versions of zombies, skeletons and creepers, along with completely original creatures.
• Rotting Spore Fungus — a challenging multi-phase boss that becomes more dangerous as its health decreases, summons minions and attacks with volleys of spores.
• Respirator — essential protection against the infection while exploring the biome.
• Crystal Weapons & Armor — collect crystal fragments and craft powerful equipment after defeating the boss.
• Crypt-Castle — explore a unique dungeon containing important items and secrets connected to the story.
• Mushroom Pet — tame your own unusual mushroom companion.

Requirements

Required:

• Fabric API
• Cardinal Components API
• GeckoLib
• TerraBlender

Optional:

• Sodium — recommended for better performance
• JEI — useful for viewing items and recipes

Installation

1. Install Fabric Loader for Minecraft 1.20.1.
2. Download the Purple Infection .jar file.
3. Place the mod and all required dependencies into your .minecraft/mods folder.
4. Launch Minecraft using the Fabric profile.

Credits

Diana — Team Lead, 3D Modeler, Backend Developer
Illya — Backend Developer, World Generation, Effects
David — Texture Artist, Weapons Logic, Project Structure

Once these lands were a calm and beautiful place. Forests, houses and manors surrounded an ancient fire crystal, hidden deep underground. It was a source of power that protected the inhabitants and maintained balance.

But one day someone tried to seize its power. The crystal could not be destroyed, but a crack appeared on it, and most of its power was lost. Left without protection, the lands were gradually taken over by mysterious mushrooms. They spread through the forests and caves, infected plants and subjugated the local inhabitants, turning them into guardians of the infected manors.

Since then, these places have become dangerous. Spores infect anyone who stays among them too long, and the mushrooms are able to influence the mind and gradually take control of living creatures. The only protection against infection is a special respirator.

But one day, during a strange spore rain, the ancient crystal sends a signal again. A mysterious crypt-castle appears among the infected lands, inside which are fragments of the crystal and items that can help in the fight against the infection.

The hero must break through the infected guardians, reach the crystal, and fight the creature guarding it. Having defeated the boss, they will be able to collect the fragments, craft new weapons and armor, and — most importantly — restore the power of the crystal.

Having received its blessing, the hero no longer fears infection, becomes stronger, and gains the ability to absorb the life force of their enemies.

But will they be able to cleanse these lands completely — and who really stood behind the damage to the crystal?

Features

• New infected biome with unique surface generation, ores, and vegetation
• Infected mobs — mutated versions of vanilla enemies (zombies, skeletons, creepers) plus original creatures
• Rotting Spore Fungus boss — a multi-phase fight that gets tougher as its health drops, summoning minions and firing spore volleys
• Respirator armor — required protection against infection while exploring infected areas
• Crystal weapons and armor — craftable after defeating the boss and collecting crystal fragments
• Crypt-castle structure — a hand-built dungeon holding the story's key items
• Custom mushroom pet — tamed from defeated bosses

Requirements

This mod requires the following dependencies to work:

• Fabric API
• Cardinal Components API
• GeckoLib
• TerraBlender

Optional but recommended:

• Sodium (rendering performance)
• JEI (item/recipe reference)

Installation

1. Install Fabric Loader for your Minecraft version.
2. Download this mod's .jar file and place it in your .minecraft/mods folder.
3. Download and add the required dependencies listed above to the same folder.
4. Launch the game with the Fabric profile.

Credits

1. GitHub - Diana - Team Lead, 3D Modeler, Backend Developer
2. GitHub - Illya - Developer (Backend, World Generation, Effects)
3. GitHub - David - Texture Artist, Developer (Weapons Logic, Project Structure)

Українською

Колись ці землі були спокійним і прекрасним місцем. Ліси, будинки та маєтки оточували древній вогняний кристал, схований глибоко під землею. Він був джерелом сили, що захищала жителів і зберігала рівновагу.

Але одного разу хтось спробував заволодіти його могутністю. Кристал не вдалося знищити, проте на ньому з'явилась тріщина, і більша частина його сили була втрачена. Залишившись без захисту, землі поступово захопили загадкові гриби. Вони поширились лісами та печерами, заразили рослини та підкорили собі місцевих жителів, перетворивши їх на стражів заражених маєтків.

Відтоді ці місця стали небезпечними. Спори заражають кожного, хто занадто довго перебуває серед них, а гриби здатні впливати на розум і поступово брати під контроль живих істот. Єдиним захистом від зараження стає спеціальний респіратор.

Але одного разу, під час дивного спорового дощу, древній кристал знову подає сигнал. Серед заражених земель з'являється таємничий замок-склеп, всередині якого знаходяться уламки кристала та речі, здатні допомогти в боротьбі з інфекцією.

Герою належить пробитися крізь заражених стражів, дістатись до кристала та зразитись з істотою, що охороняє його. Перемігши боса, він зможе зібрати уламки, створити нову зброю та броню, а головне — відновити силу кристала.

Отримавши його благословення, герой більше не боїться зараження, стає сильнішим і отримує здатність поглинати життєву силу своїх ворогів.

Але чи зможе він очистити ці землі остаточно — і хто насправді стояв за пошкодженням кристала?

Особливості:

• Новий заражений біом з унікальною генерацією
• Заражені моби — мутовані версії ванільних ворогів
• Бос Rotting Spore Fungus з фазовою системою бою
• Респіратор — необхідний захист від зараження
• Кристалева зброя та броня
• Структура замку-склепу з унікальним сюжетом