Stray Spawn Mod FAQ

The mod already does this by default — any skeleton that spawns anywhere in the world has a chance to be a stray instead. You don't need to enable biome spawning; just make sure the mod is loaded and the chance value isn't set to 0.

It's a standard Forge-style config, so look in your instance's config folder for a file matching the mod's name. Open it with a text editor and edit the chanceSkeletonIsStray value, then save and restart the game.

It sets the probability that a skeleton which just spawned is converted into a stray instead. The value runs from 0 (never) to 1 (always), with the default being 0.25.

Yes — config changes are read at load time, so edit the file, save it, and fully restart the game for the new chance to take effect.

Check that the value is between 0 and 1 and that you actually saved the file before restarting. Also remember the chance only applies to skeletons that spawn, so you still need normal skeleton spawn conditions (darkness, valid spawn spots).

Yes — set chanceSkeletonIsStray to 0 in the config. Every skeleton will then spawn as a normal skeleton, including in ice biomes.

Set chanceSkeletonIsStray to 1. Every skeleton that spawns will be a stray, regardless of biome.

It only changes the skeleton-to-stray conversion, so it generally coexists with other mods. If another mod also overrides skeleton spawning, load order and config conflicts can affect which one wins, so test in a copy of your world first.

No — it's a minimal mod that only swaps the variant at spawn time, so it adds essentially no overhead. Any lag you see is almost certainly from something else.

Yes — they're regular strays, so they keep their normal behavior, including the slowness effect on hit and their usual drops. The mod only changes where and how often they spawn.