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[danegraphics]

THE CREEPER APOCALYPSE MODE!
THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE MODE!

That's right, the apocalypse is here, and there's nothing you can do about it. You have one day to prepare, but after that, comes the eternal night of monsters. At first, you think to yourself, "This is easy, I'll just build a shelter, collect tons of meat and live there!", but your wrong. After a while, you'll run out of meat, and will need to secure other means of food. You might be able to survive well on your meager resources, but if you solve that problem, another arises.

Cabin fever. That's right, how long can you stand to live the same way in the same shelter in eternal night? Is your mind tough enough to last forever? I doubt it.

You get more points for more zombies or creepers killed. When you die, it's all over and you get your final score. If you play this mod till death, feel free to post your score here along with your tale if you wish to tell it. And now we get to see how long you'd really last in a creeper apocalypse. Hehehe.

Features:

• You get one day, and one life.
  
• Once it reaches midnight, the night becomes eternal.
  
• Creepers/Zombies never stop spawning... ever...
  
• Everything else is the same as hardcore mode.

Download, no modloader required: (SMP doesn't require the client mod)(Language for buttons only works in english, otherwise, it'll be the option with the weird text)
Creeper-Zombie Apocalypse Mod (SP 1.2)
Creeper-Zombie Apocalypse Mod (SMP 1.2)

Lite version for slower computers (half the number of zombies for SP and SMP): Creeper-Zombie Apocalypse Mod (SP 1.2 Lite)

For SMP: After installing, go into server.properties and add the line "zombies=true" or "creepers=true" to activate zombie or creeper apocalypse mode in SMP. If you set both to true, it will only do creepers.

In SP: Start a new world and set set mode as follows (or Creeper Apocalypse Mode) :

Then this happens:



Have a nice day.



HARDCORE APOCALYPSE CHALLENGE!

Spoiler:

Rules of the hardcore apocalypse challenge:
1 - You cannot build a shelter (this includes towers, moats, and walls for those that think you're so clever)
2 - You cannot use torches
3 - You can only eat zombie flesh (or if you are in creeper apocalypse mode, you can eat whatever you were able to gather or grow)

If you take the challenge, come back and post your score here. I got 611.

Changelog:

Spoiler:

1.2
- Creeper Apocalypse mode added.
- (1.2.1) fixed Zombie mode not working in SMP.

1.1 Lite (SP/SMP download)
- Half the number of zombies.

1.1 (SP download) (SMP download)
- Fixed water ticking glitches.
- Sky moves and reverses every minecraft hour (1000 ticks)

1.0 (SP download) (SMP download)
- First release.

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Spoiler:

3295 downloads and counting.

[ruhl4]

Infinite mining! That, and if you found a NPC village, you could just live in safety, farming wheat behind a dirt wall you built the day before
tl:dr, awesome mod!

[sarahjaney]

What if the zombies could break some blocks to get to you like dirt/gravel/sand, stuff easily dug with your hand? Or perhaps that could happen in a certain timeframe, like 10 minutes into the eternal night.

Also, can you tell me if this is multiplayer compatible?

[ChromiumProductions]

Very simple, even more than most other zombie mods I've seen. No guns, no unnecessary craziness, just vanilla minecraft with zombies. I'll post my scores later today.

[danegraphics]

sarahjaney, on 09 April 2012 - 09:34 PM, said:

What if the zombies could break some blocks to get to you like dirt/gravel/sand, stuff easily dug with your hand? Or perhaps that could happen in a certain timeframe, like 10 minutes into the eternal night.

Also, can you tell me if this is multiplayer compatible?

I'm working on a multiplayer right now. The SMP mod is available. It's exactly the same as the normal mode, except that in multiplayer, people can respawn (but they likely won't last long unless the spawn point is protected), and OPs can change the time.

[snoooppuppy1]

I'm going to make a mod review right away.

[ChromiumProductions]

I personally am against having zombies break blocks. Here's why:
1)Hiding underground? So are the zombies. Good luck.
2) There's no bone meal. Need wood? Too bad. Hungry? Have some wheat... oh wait. Farming animals? Wait, don't you need wheat for that? Yeah, you'll be down to rotten flesh in no time...
3) Zombies already break through doors, that's scary enough!

[danegraphics]

sarahjaney, on 09 April 2012 - 09:34 PM, said:

What if the zombies could break some blocks to get to you like dirt/gravel/sand, stuff easily dug with your hand? Or perhaps that could happen in a certain timeframe, like 10 minutes into the eternal night.

Also, can you tell me if this is multiplayer compatible?

I thought about that, but I also thought about this:

ChromiumProductions, on 09 April 2012 - 10:34 PM, said:

I personally am against having zombies break blocks. Here's why:
1)Hiding underground? So are the zombies. Good luck.
2) There's no bone meal. Need wood? Too bad. Hungry? Have some wheat... oh wait. Farming animals? Wait, don't you need wheat for that? Yeah, you'll be down to rotten flesh in no time...
3) Zombies already break through doors, that's scary enough!

So yeah, not likely going to add break block mode, because that means that if there are any underground in the day time, they'll break out. Doors are enough.

[ChromiumProductions]

By the way, could you lower the spawn rate? Just normal zombie spawnrate should be fine; the zombies accumulate too fast at the moment, and my PC just can't keep up.

[danegraphics]

ChromiumProductions, on 09 April 2012 - 11:39 PM, said:

By the way, could you lower the spawn rate? Just normal zombie spawnrate should be fine; the zombies accumulate too fast at the moment, and my PC just can't keep up.

But then it wouldn't be a zombie apocalypse. Sorry your computer can't keep up. Maybe try lower graphics settings?

[ChromiumProductions]

danegraphics, on 09 April 2012 - 11:45 PM, said:

But then it wouldn't be a zombie apocalypse. Sorry your computer can't keep up. Maybe try lower graphics settings?

I have tried lower graphics settings, but to no avail. And normal spawn rate isn't as bad as it sounds; there will still be an unrelenting surge of zombies spawning as you kill the others; there will just be less in one spot at a time. But yeah, if I'm the only one with lag, I guess you don't need to change it, but if other people are, then it's not just on my end. Hopefully we can figure this out.

[whitejay2010]

Try making it to where each zombie despawns after some time, instead of just at certain distances, so that it can keep at a constant rate of spawning/despawning, and there will still be apocalyptic amounts of zombies, but they won't accumulate to the point of not being able to play due to lag.

[danegraphics]

whitejay2010, on 10 April 2012 - 01:30 AM, said:

Try making it to where each zombie despawns after some time, instead of just at certain distances, so that it can keep at a constant rate of spawning/despawning, and there will still be apocalyptic amounts of zombies, but they won't accumulate to the point of not being able to play due to lag.

Actually there is a limited number of zombies that can be spawned near you at any given time, and they already despawn after a specific period, so the only time new zombies appear is after one despawns, or you kill one.

[danegraphics]

SMP Zombie Apocalypse Mod is now available for 1.2.5. Enjoy.

[Iopia]

Haha nice mod! That being said during the first day It is possible to make a sealed wheat farm big enough to keep you fed for the rest of your minecraft days, but honestly, who stays inside all day (night? ). And even then the constant threat, forcing you inside is awesome enough!

[Tiramo]

This is awesome!
Are you planning on adding more features? Such as daylight and zombies spawning at day but just less? Stuff like that and stuff.
And maybe DO add the zombies break block mode? But then only like glass and planks? (which will take much longer)
MAYBE even being able to get infected? (*cough* like in Project Zomboid *cough*)

These are just suggestions though, keep up the awesome work!

[killimanjoro]

it just became night and it is impossible to play now

[danegraphics]

Updated to 1.1 to fix ticking glitches (Water, Lava, Plants) that occurred after midnight. The only way to do such is to allow the world to spin, so to compromise for this, I allowed the world to spin between midnight and 1:00am, at which it will snap back to midnight and start over.

Hopefully, for those of you that become skilled enough to survive and use running water after midnight to grow plants and food, this will solve the time and water issue.

[Chickenemoman1]

Id say "SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!" But its free so, imma just say Me gusta

[NightSpawn]

i hope this can be a world option. therefore making it toggleable.. just like creative/survival/hardcore/apocalypse.. good idea though. the SMP was a nice touch too.