🧟 Zombie Apocalypse Addon v2.0.0 – The Complete Overhaul Update

This major update transforms the mod from a simple "zombies don't burn in sunlight" tweak into a full zombie apocalypse experience. Expect massive hordes, terrifying blood moons, progressive difficulty, biome-aware chaos, and tons of customization!

**NOTE YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE NEARLY 100% OF THIS MOD.

✨ New Features

🌊 Horde Events

• Random massive zombie waves every few in-game days
• Configurable interval, duration, and spawn multiplier
• Manual control commands: /zhorde start /zhorde stop /zhorde status 🔴 Blood Moon Nights
• Random chance each night for extreme zombie spawns
• Stacks with other multipliers for truly terrifying nights
• Force one tonight: /zbloodmoon 📈 Difficulty Scaling
• Zombies grow progressively stronger over time
• Affected stats: movement speed, health, armor penetration, weapon damage
• Configurable start day and max scaling day
• Check your progress: /zscaling status 🌙 Night Boost
• Optional increased spawn rates during nighttime
• Stacks with blood moons for ultimate chaos

🌿 Biome Modifiers

• Desert/Badlands → more Husks
• Ocean/River/Swamp → more Drowned
• Mushroom Islands → safe zone (no zombie spawns!)
• Optional spawning in Nether and End

👶 Zombie Variants

• Husks and Drowned can now spawn naturally
• Configurable baby zombie spawn chance
• All variant chances are fully customizable

💀 Death Cooldown (Mercy Period)

• Reduced spawns for a short time after death
• Prevents frustrating respawn-death loops
• Configurable duration and spawn reduction amount

✨ Spawn Effects

• Atmospheric sound and particle effects on zombie spawns
• Helps you notice (and fear) new threats instantly

📊 Statistics System

• Tracks zombie kills per player
• Persists across server restarts
• View stats: /zstats /zstats text## 🎮 New & Updated Commands

Command	Description
/zhorde start	Manually start a horde event
/zhorde stop	Stop the current horde
/zhorde status	View horde and blood moon status
/zbloodmoon	Force a blood moon tonight
/zstats [player]	View kill statistics
/zscaling status	View difficulty scaling progress
/zdayspawn status	View all spawn-related settings

New subcommands under /zdayspawn:

• nightboost
• horde
• bloodmoon
• scaling
• biomes
• cooldown
• effects

⚙️ Configuration

• 40+ new config options — everything is toggleable and customizable!
• Sensible drop-in defaults so you can install and play immediately:
• Spawns every 2 seconds at 50% chance
• Max 50 zombies per player
• Hordes every 5 days, lasting 5 minutes
• Blood moon 15% chance per night
• Difficulty scales from day 3 to day 50
• 30-second death cooldown
• Every setting includes detailed comments explaining exactly what it does

🔧 Technical Improvements

• Uses Minecraft's RandomSource for thread-safe random generation
• Optional debug logging for easier troubleshooting
• Statistics persist using SavedData
• Surface-only spawning (no more annoying underground spawns)
• Biome-aware spawn positioning logic

📋 Full Feature List (Now Including Original Features)

• ✅ Zombies don't burn in sunlight
• ✅ Continuous daytime spawning
• ✅ Horde events
• ✅ Blood moon nights
• ✅ Difficulty scaling over time
• ✅ Night spawn boost
• ✅ Biome-specific spawning
• ✅ Zombie variants (Husk, Drowned, Baby)
• ✅ Death cooldown mercy period
• ✅ Spawn sound/particle effects
• ✅ Kill statistics tracking
• ✅ Extra mob drops (bones, string, ender pearls, phantom membrane, etc.)
• ✅ 40+ config options
• ✅ Server-side only (no client mod required!)

Enjoy the apocalypse! 🧟‍♂️☠️
Feedback, bug reports, and suggestions always welcome.