How to Get Started with Fungal Infection Spore Mod Gear and Progression

What the Mod Adds

The mod introduces new armor and weapons alongside the infection threat. Textures are detailed, some are animated, and all weapons are fully compatible with Better Combat. The intended loop is: survive the infected, gather what you need, craft the gear, then push into harder infected territory.

Practical First Steps

1. Do not rush the infected. Start by securing a normal base with lighting and walls, since infected spawn from converted zombies, drowned, husks, and villagers.

2. Collect materials from infected mobs as you kill them. Drops from Infected Humans and Infected Villagers are your entry point into the mod's crafting chain.

3. Craft the armor set before the weapons if you are struggling. Contact damage is the infected's only attack, and armor directly counters it.

4. Craft a weapon next and test it with Better Combat enabled so you learn the swing timing before a real fight.

5. Escalate slowly. Clear one infected cluster at a time, retreat, cure any Mycelium stacks, then return.

Reading Recipes Correctly

Recipe ingredients and exact quantities vary by mod version, so check the in-game recipe book or JEI/REI rather than trusting a written list. If a recipe does not appear, you may be missing a drop from a specific infected type — go farm that mob and check again.