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This mod implements vampires in a way different from the normal overt faction vs faction implementation that most vampire mods use. Indeed, it is intended for servers with a decently high amount of players to properly simulate the paranoia of some of your friends being turned into undead creatures that are beholden to the one who turned them.

From the ground up vampires are made to be a hidden, subversive threat. Did your friend just suddenly decide to mine a ton, or are they hiding from sunlight because they got turned into a vampire? There are few ways to tell for sure...

To begin the infestation on your server right click with progenitor fangs from the creative inventory to afflict yourself with vampirism.

Then die

and be reborn.

The Vampiric Menace

At the beginning of the infestation on your server, the first vampire will be rather weak. At level one they will only have a few extra hearts and the ability to disguise themselves to hide the distinctive red vampire playername. However, at such a low level most vampiric weaknesses are unable to touch them, so these newly turned can blend in near perfectly into teams of normal players. Notably low level vampires are still effected by vampiric weaknesses whil disguised, so level 2 and 3 vampires could be revealed by feeding them garlic or using light touched water on them.

Over time however, they will age and gain strength. (The exact amount of ticks between levels is fully configurable.

Each level provides more abilities, and some grant choices for buffs. However as a vampire ages they will become more vulnerable to vampiric weaknesses, including the sun, Garlic, Light touched water, and the smite effect.

All vampires will not be attacked by undead while undisguised and must feed while undisguised.

Generations and the Master system

Each vampire is beholden to the one who turned them, and is mechanically unable to harm them. Each vampire is also assigned a generation, with the firtst vampire having a generation of zero, those they turn will have a generation of 1, etc. (Notably there is an optional config for setting buffs to be assigned to lower generations, though this is experimental)

Ghouls

At level 4 a vampire player gains the option to create a ghoul. Do this by having an empty bottle in your hotbar and pressing the button for the create ghoul ability. This will fill the bottle with vampire blood bound to you. Should a human player drink this blood, they will become a ghoul bound to you. Like those you sire, they will be unable to attack you and have you listed as their master in the HUD element.

Capstone

At the maximum level (Level 7) the vampire player will be given the choice between 3 capstones.

Sovereign Of Blood

Infecting others with vampirism uses less blood, all ghouls gain a permanent strength and speed effect.

The Perfect Disguise

Regain the ability to disguise yourself, while disguised lose all vampiric weaknesses (though you are still unable to use vampiric abilities while disguised). Nobody can see through your facade.

Supreme Beast

Gain greatly enhanced buffs, armour and health. Rule the night with an iron fist.

Vampire Counterplay

For those who wish to keep their humanity intact, and fight the vampiric menace, there exists a few options.

Garlic

A plant that currently does not naturally spawn, however stepping on it will give the garlic effect, which is harmless to humans but gives debuffs escalating with level to vampires. Can be crafted into garlic splash potions that allow you to quickly and easily inflict it on any vampire you are hunting

The Hunter's Almanac

Crafted using the fangs of a slain vampire (Your first kill must be without help) it will teach you one of the following recipes. Use multiple to learn them all! (Recipes are uncraftable unless learned through the almanac)

Iron Studded Stake

A cheap weapon that is near useless against most mobs, but against vampires it is equivalent to a diamond sword.

Garlic Clove Necklace

An item that, while worn in the neck slot, makes the wearer unable to be bitten by vampires. This prevents bloodsucking as well as the vampire infect action

Light Collector

A block that passively collects sunlight, turning it into light essence that can be crafted into light touched splash potions. These potions act as a particularly severe potion of harming to higher level vampires, but is utterly harmless to humans. This block must be placed in light to function.