Evolving Threats

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The mod is in beta, so bugs and unexpected behavior are possible.
If you find a bug, please report it in the GitHub Issues section. Include a description of the problem and clear steps to reproduce it.
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Evolving Threats — the evolution of survival difficulty ⚔️

Minecraft already has Local Difficulty, a system that takes into account how long a player has stayed in a given area, how long they have spent in the world, and a few other factors. Its effect on how hostile mobs behave and what they can do is quite limited.
Evolving Threats changes that. Instead of raising difficulty in one place, the mod adds a global system of evolving threats: mobs develop alongside the player, gradually becoming stronger, more dangerous, and harder to predict.

⚔️ Four threat phases

Threat Level Scale.

Can be hidden by pressing H if it's in the way.

The whole world moves through four difficulty phases, one after another. Each phase unlocks new options for hostile mobs and raises the chance that more dangerous enemies will appear.
Moon phases still matter. The chance of meeting mobs with strong gear, high-level enchantments, and special abilities depends on both the current difficulty phase and the state of the moon.

Unlike vanilla Local Difficulty, the threat grows for the entire world, not separately in each chunk.

☠️ What awaits you?

• Evolving mobs. Zombies, skeletons, and other enemies gain stronger equipment, extra effects, higher stats, and new ways to fight.
• New combat tactics. Mobs can break obstacles, get around the usual defenses, pull the player in, swarm toward light, use special attacks, and change their behavior to fit the situation.
• Rare and elite enemies. Unusual variants can show up among ordinary mobs, with unique abilities, powerful weapons, and mechanics of their own.
• Mini-bosses and commanders. Some encounters become full battles against a strong enemy and a squad of well-equipped minions.
• Rituals and sieges. Organized hostile groups appear in the world, and player bases can come under large-scale attack by zombies and skeletons.
• New threats in the world around you. Hostile golems, weapons that come alive, and other unexpected enemies mean you cannot relax, even outside the fights you already know.

With every stage, survival asks for more strategy, preparation, and adaptation. A familiar shelter is no longer a guarantee of safety, and even a mob you know can catch you off guard.

📖 Full list of changes

Every change, mechanic, and quirk of the mod is listed on GitHub.
If you are going to play Evolving Threats, reading the full list ahead of time is not recommended. Some features and events are better discovered for yourself.