Effigies

Effigies is a mod that adds powerful mob spawning prevention options to the game.

Version Support

Effigies supports multiple Minecraft versions and mod loaders:

Loader	Minecraft Versions
Fabric	1.21.11+
NeoForge	1.21.11+

Features

• Adds 7 new Pikes (one for each spear variant) that prevent specific mob types from spawning within a radius based on their tier
  • Refer to the Pike Table below for specifics about the radius and recipes
  • Pikes also have item tooltips in-game describing their range
  • Radius' can now also be customized via the config/effigies-config.toml file
    • You can disable Pikes from preventing spawns by setting the radius to -1
    • Any config options will also update the in-game tooltips
• Place a Pike block in the world, then right-click it with a mob head (or place the mob head on top of it) to activate it
  • When active, the Pike will prevent that mob type from spawning within its area of effect
    • Fire particles spawn when it becomes active!
    • Fire particles will also spawn whenever the Pike successfully prevents a mob spawn
    • Smoke particles spawn when it becomes inactive (the head is removed)
  • Supported mob heads by default: Skeleton, Wither Skeleton, Zombie, Creeper, and Piglin
    • Completely configurable via the config/effigies-config.toml file
    • Supports vanilla definitions, such as minecraft:sand=minecraft:zombie to make sand prevent zombie spawns
    • Also supports modded definitions, such as ecologics:coconut_planks=ecologics:penguin to make coconut planks prevent penguin spawns
    • Also supports multiple references, so adding both minecraft:sand=minecraft:zombie and minecraft:zombie_head=minecraft:zombie would mean either sand or a zombie head would work as intended!
    • Does NOT support a single block preventing spawns of multiple mobs, so having minecraft:sand=minecraft:zombie and on the next line having minecraft:sand=minecraft:skeleton would make sand ONLY prevent skeletons
    • Any blocks that are defined as Pike Heads (sand or coconut planks from the above examples) will be automatically scaled to the size of a mob head when placed on a pike, to make sure that any custom blocks looks decent on the Pike
    • Invalid blocks (ones not in the config file) that are placed on top will not be downscaled
  • When the player looks at an activated Pike, the mob it is currently preventing will hover on top of the Pike
• Shift+Right-Click an activated Pike to remove the head (the head will drop as an item)
• Breaking a Pike will drop both the Pike block and the head (if activated)
• Pikes work in all dimensions (Overworld, Nether, End, and modded dimensions)

In-Game Example

Inactive (left) and Active (right) Diamond Pikes

Examples of Random Blocks Being Correctly Head-Sized

Examples of Hovering Over an Active Pike

Examples of Modded (Penguin from Ecologics) and Normal (Skeleton) mobs in JEI

Examples of Large (Iron Golem) and Small (Axolotl) mobs in JEI

Pike Table

Tier	Default Area of Effect
Wooden	1 Chunk (the chunk it's in)
Stone	1 Chunk + 1 Radius (the chunk it's in + all 8 surrounding chunks)
Copper	1 Chunk + 2 Radius
Iron	1 Chunk + 4 Radius
Golden	1 Chunk + 6 Radius
Diamond	1 Chunk + 8 Radius
Netherite	1 Chunk + 16 Radius

Recipes

Tier	Recipe	Upgrade Recipe
Wooden	1 Wooden Spear + 2 Sticks	N/A
Stone	1 Stone Spear + 2 Sticks	1 Cobblestone + 1 Wooden Pike + 1 Stick
Copper	1 Copper Spear + 2 Sticks	1 Copper Ingot + 1 Stone Pike + 1 Stick
Iron	1 Iron Spear + 2 Sticks	1 Iron Ingot + 1 Copper Pike + 1 Stick
Golden	1 Golden Spear + 2 Sticks	1 Gold Ingot + 1 Iron Pike + 1 Stick
Diamond	1 Diamond Spear + 2 Sticks	1 Diamond + 1 Golden Pike + 1 Stick
Netherite	1 Netherite Spear + 2 Sticks	Smithing Table: 1 Netherite Upgrade + 1 Diamond Pike + 1 Netherite Ingot

Notes

• Each Pike only prevents the spawn of the mob type matching the head placed on it
• Multiple Pikes with different heads can be used to prevent multiple mob types from spawning within the radius
• Pikes are efficient even in large numbers - they use an optimized chunk-based lookup system
• When connecting to a server, the server will send it's config to the player, meaning the tooltips will update accurately and the player's own config file won't be modified or used
• Supports JEI 27.4.0.15 or Newer!

Upcoming Features

• Non-JEI guidebook or similar to show what block will prevent which mobs