Phantom Curse

Phantom Curse is a datapack for Minecraft version 1.20 and above that completely changes the spawning mechanics of phantoms and their interaction with the player.

The main change concerns the spawning system of these creatures. Instead of the requirement to sleep every three days, a new mechanic is introduced: when fighting a witch, you have a chance to receive the Curse of Insomnia. This curse does not disappear over time and, unlike regular status effects, cannot be removed with milk.

To get rid of the curse, you'll need to follow clues from the new achievement added by this pack and experiment with various methods (crafting items in a cauldron is required). However, be careful - ignoring the curse can lead to serious consequences.

Curse Effects

Players under the curse's effect lose the ability to sleep. Although you can still set your respawn point on a bed, you won't be able to skip the night. Each night, phantoms will manifest in different ways, with the situation gradually worsening.

First night: You won't be able to sleep. Besides strange sounds coming from the night sky, no other changes will occur.

Nights two through four: Regular phantoms appear in small groups of 3 individuals. These are standard vanilla phantoms, but they now drop a new item - Ectoplasm.

From the fifth night onward: Phantoms begin to appear in larger groups of 4 individuals, with each having a 50% chance of being a Big Phantom. These enhanced versions deal more damage, have increased health, and can lift the player into the air to drop them and inflict additional damage. When killed, they may leave behind a Phantom Eye.

New Items

Phantom Eyes are consumable items. After consuming them and having a full night's sleep, the player can extract a random valuable item from their dreams.

Important note: Big Phantoms have an optional custom texture that is only visible when using Optifine, Entity Texture Features, or other mods that support Optifine's random entity texture features.