Null Presence

Null Presence is an atmospheric horror mod for Minecraft, available for NeoForge 1.21.1, Forge 1.20.1 and Forge 1.19.2.

It adds Null, a silent presence that watches, appears, disappears, and slowly makes the world feel wrong. Null is not a boss, a combat mob or a destructive monster. It never chases you and never hurts you. It builds tension through uncertainty: rare encounters, close ambushes, visual traces, and the feeling that something is nearby even when nothing is there.

Features

• Silent Null appearances: behind you, far away, at the edge of your vision, sometimes right in front of you
• Close ambushes: Null standing right against your back when you turn around
• Reactions to what you do (NeoForge 1.21.1)
• Mine tunnel stalking
• Window and stair watchers
• Base intrusions
• Bed nightmares
• Torch traces and trails that end with a sign
• Fake-outs and unpredictable events
• Fog that closes in when Null is near (NeoForge 1.21.1)
• Custom advancements
• In-game configuration and status menus
• Spawn delay system

How Null behaves

Null never walks toward you. It is simply there, and then it isn't.

It can appear behind you while you mine or cut wood, stand far away and stare, wait near a window, inside your base, or just behind you in a narrow tunnel. Sometimes it only leaves a trace. Sometimes nothing happens at all.

If you look straight at Null, it vanishes.

The mod is built around atmosphere, tension and doubt rather than constant jumpscares.

Null answers what you do (NeoForge 1.21.1)

When you…	Null…
open a chest	is right behind you when you turn around
cut wood	hides behind a nearby trunk
place a torch in the dark	stands at the edge of the new light
use a crafting table or a furnace	faces you when you look up
sprint	waits far ahead on your path
take damage	watches you from a few blocks away
look through a spyglass	stands far away, right in your sight
fish	waits on the far bank
sneak	leans over your shoulder
drop an item	stands over it, behind you

Some reactions are frequent, others very rare. Every roll uses the game's real randomness, so there is no pattern to learn.

Configuration

Null Presence includes an in-game configuration menu:

/function null_presence:admin/config

You can configure:

• spawn delay;
• core appearances and action reactions;
• pressure events;
• world haunt events;
• traces;
• advancements;
• debug options.

Check the current state with:

/function null_presence:admin/status

Important notes

Null Presence is currently in alpha.

• Null never deals damage and is not meant to destroy your base.
• Some events lightly touch the world: signs, cold torch marks, small traces. Burning Base can light a small fire on grass or leaves; it is off by default.
• The NeoForge 1.21.1 release is completely silent. Forge builds may include ambient sounds.
• Install the mod on both the client and the server.
• Do not install two Null Presence builds at the same time.
• For the best experience, play in survival and avoid forcing events through commands.
• English and French are supported.

Compatibility

Minecraft	Loader
1.21.1	NeoForge
1.20.1	Forge
1.19.2	Forge

Credits

Created by Sgow.

All custom sounds used in Null Presence builds are original generated/synthetic audio made for the mod.