Buff Mobs

Transform your Minecraft experience with progressive, customizable mob scaling that keeps the challenge fresh!

📋 Overview

BuffMobs is a comprehensive mod that intelligently buffs hostile and neutral mobs to provide a more challenging and engaging survival experience. Whether you want tougher early-game encounters or exponentially scaling late-game difficulty, BuffMobs has you covered with its flexible configuration system.

✨ Key Features

🏹 Smart Ranged Combat System

• Ranged mobs (Skeletons, Pillagers, etc.) dynamically switch to melee weapons when players get too close
• Automatic weapon generation with enchantments based on difficulty and dimension
• Configurable trigger distance and weapon quality scaling

🌍 Dimension-Specific Scaling

• Configure unique multipliers for different dimensions
• Perfect for modded dimensions - make the Nether truly hellish!
• Independent scaling for health, damage, speed, armor, and more
• Up to 5 configurable dimension slots

📅 Progressive Day Scaling

• Mobs get stronger as your world ages
• Configurable intervals (default: every 7 days)
• Optional chat notifications to track scaling progression
• Maximum scaling caps prevent infinite difficulty spikes

⚔️ Comprehensive Attribute Buffing

• Health Multiplier: Tankier mobs that survive longer
• Damage Multiplier: Hits that actually hurt
• Attack Speed: Faster, more aggressive combat
• Movement Speed: No more slow zombie walks
• Armor & Toughness: Damage reduction for elite encounters

🧪 Potion Effect System

• Apply Strength, Speed, Resistance, and Regeneration to mobs
• Infinite duration effects that refresh automatically
• Visual effect control for performance optimization
• Smart undead detection (no regeneration for zombies/skeletons)

⚡ Enhanced Combat Mechanics

• Harmful effects on player attacks (Poison, Slowness, Wither)
• Projectile attack debuffs
• Configurable effect chances and durations
• True attack speed scaling with internal timer overrides

🎨 Visual Feedback

• Color-coded particle effects for different buff types
• Health Boost visual indicators
• Enchantment table particles for magical mobs
• Toggleable visual effects for performance

🎯 Advanced Filtering System

• Mob Filtering: Whitelist/blacklist specific mobs
• Mod ID Filtering: Target mobs from specific mods
• Dimension Filtering: Enable/disable per dimension
• Respects vanilla mob categories (only affects hostile/neutral mobs)

⚙️ Configuration Highlights

Easy Setup: Works out of the box with sensible defaults Highly Customizable: Every feature can be fine-tuned or disabled Performance Friendly: Efficient algorithms with minimal server impact Modpack Ready: Extensive filtering options for mod compatibility

Example Configurations

Hardcore Survival: High multipliers with fast day scaling Balanced Challenge: Moderate buffs with dimension-specific tweaks
Boss Preparation: Dimension-locked extreme scaling for end-game areas PvP Server: Disable harmful effects, focus on attribute scaling

🔧 Technical Details

• Server-Side: Core logic runs server-side for multiplayer compatibility
• Client Effects: Visual effects handled client-side for smooth performance
• Memory Efficient: Uses WeakHashMap caching and optimized tick handling
• Error Resilient: Comprehensive error handling prevents crashes
• Reflection Safe: Careful use of reflection with fallback mechanisms

🎮 Perfect For

• Players seeking progressive difficulty scaling
• Modpack developers wanting customizable mob enhancement
• Servers needing balanced late-game challenge
• Anyone tired of trivial mob encounters after early game

📦 Available For

• Fabric: Full feature parity with Fabric API integration
• NeoForge: Complete NeoForge implementation with advanced features
• Both versions maintain identical functionality and configuration options

🚀 Getting Started

1. Install the mod
2. Launch the game - it works immediately with default settings
3. Explore the config file for customization options
4. Adjust settings based on your preferred difficulty curve

Note: The mod only affects hostile and neutral mobs (zombies, skeletons, etc.) and will not buff passive animals or pets.

Ready to face truly challenging mobs? Download BuffMobs and experience Minecraft combat like never before!