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Zombie Awareness Mod FAQ

10 questions players actually ask, answered.

What does the Zombie Awareness Mod do?
It makes zombies, skeletons, and other hostile monsters smarter by letting them track you through blood scent, sound, and light source awareness. They can also spawn in larger night groups and gather into wandering hordes.
What mobs does the Zombie Awareness Mod affect?
By default it enhances minecraft:zombie, minecraft:husk, minecraft:creeper, minecraft:skeleton, minecraft:stray, minecraft:witch, and minecraft:zombie_villager. You can choose which monsters are enhanced in the config, and modded mobs may work after checking MobLists.toml.
What Minecraft versions does the Zombie Awareness Mod support?
The Modrinth project page lists 1.16.5, 1.18.1, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21, and 1.21.1. The wiki summary lists Minecraft 1.21 – 1.22.
What mod loaders does the Zombie Awareness Mod support?
The Modrinth project page lists Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge. The wiki summary lists NeoForge.
Does the Zombie Awareness Mod require any dependencies?
Yes, it requires CoroUtil.
How does blood scent work in the Zombie Awareness Mod?
When you get hurt you spill blood on the ground, and hostile monsters can smell it and track you down. If you are below 60% health, or under 6 hearts, you bleed every 30 seconds and leave a fresh scent.
How does sound awareness work in the Zombie Awareness Mod?
Almost anything that makes a sound, such as mining, placing blocks, explosions, bows, eating, doors, chests, and other zombies, can alert a hostile monster within about 16 blocks. Frequent or louder sounds are heard from farther away.
How does light source awareness work in the Zombie Awareness Mod?
Hostile monsters can see exposed light sources from a great distance and will come to investigate if they have line of sight. They will also put out placed torches if they can.
Does the Zombie Awareness Mod add new items or blocks?
No, the facts describe it as a gameplay mod that expands zombie behavior, with no new items or blocks listed.
Can I use the Zombie Awareness Mod in a modpack?
Yes, the mod author states you can use it in any modpack you want.