{"id":103596,"date":"2026-06-06T02:03:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T23:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/mob-captains\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T02:03:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T23:03:49","slug":"mob-captains","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/mob-captains\/","title":{"rendered":"Mob Captains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p># <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/PuckiSilver\/MobCaptains\/main\/src\/pack.png\" height=25 width=25> **Mob Captains**<\/p>\n<p><font color=\"#14CC14\">**Rare Mob Captains will spawn in your world, dropping illegally enchanted loot!**<\/font><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/PuckiSilver\/MobCaptains\/main\/images\/items.png\"><\/p>\n<p>## **Overview**<\/p>\n<p>Mob Captains of **common, uncommon, rare and legendary difficulty** will spawn in your world.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>\nSet the scoreboard values of the <code>ps-mob.config<\/code> scoreboard to your desired values!<br \/>\n<\/summary>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Name<\/th>\n<th>Default<\/th>\n<th>Description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.cool_down<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>60<\/code><\/td>\n<td>The time, in seconds, to stop trying to spawn a captain after successfully spawning one<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.spawn_chance<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>10<\/code><\/td>\n<td>The maximum chance, that a mob becomes a Mob Captain, with 1 being 0.1% and 1000 being 100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.notify_on_spawn<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>2<\/code><\/td>\n<td>What rarity of Mob Captain is announced to chat and with a sound, with 0 being for none, 1 only for legendaries and 4 being for all rarities of Mob Captain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.notify_with_sound<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>1<\/code><\/td>\n<td>If a Mob Captain is announced to chat, a sound to all nearby players will play, with 0 being disabled and 1 being enabled<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.should_glow<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>0<\/code><\/td>\n<td>If a Mob Captain&#8217;s silhouette should show through blocks, with 0 being disabled and 1 being enabled<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.exists_for<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>6000<\/code><\/td>\n<td>How long a Mob Captain will not be able to despawn in ticks, so 20 -> 1 Second, 1200 -> 1 Minute, 6000 -> 5 Minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.block_area<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>12000<\/code><\/td>\n<td>How long should Mob Captain spawning be stopped within 24 blocks of another Mob Captain spawning in ticks, so 20 -> 1 Second, 1200 -> 1 Minute, 12000 -> 10 Minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.beam_on_spawn<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>1<\/code><\/td>\n<td>If Mob Captains should create a particle beam when spawning that shows their location for about 1 second, with 1 being turned on and 0 it being turned off<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.weight_common<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>55<\/code><\/td>\n<td>Weight for a Mob Captain being of common rarity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.weight_uncommon<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>30<\/code><\/td>\n<td>Weight for a Mob Captain being of uncommon rarity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.weight_rare<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>9<\/code><\/td>\n<td>Weight for a Mob Captain being of rare rarity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.weight_legendary<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>1<\/code><\/td>\n<td>Weight for a Mob Captain being of legendary rarity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/details>\n<p>These Mob Captains will **drop items that are enchanted** in a way that is **not possible in the vanilla game**.<\/p>\n<p>You can **easily configure** the data pack to your liking.<\/p>\n<p>This data pack is inspired by **Atomic Stryker&#8217;s** legendary **Infernal Mobs** mod.<\/p>\n<p>## **Configure the Pack**<br \/>\nMany aspects of this data pack can be configured by simply changing some score values.<\/p>\n<p>You can access a **chat based configuration menu** while **ingame** by running the command `\/function ps-mob:config` if you have operator permissions.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary>\nSet the scoreboard values of the <code>ps-mob.config<\/code> scoreboard to your desired values!<br \/>\n<\/summary>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>Name<\/th>\n<th>Default<\/th>\n<th>Description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.cool_down<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>60<\/code><\/td>\n<td>The time, in seconds, to stop trying to spawn a captain after successfully spawning one<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.spawn_chance<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>10<\/code><\/td>\n<td>The maximum chance, that a mob becomes a Mob Captain, with 1 being 0.1% and 1000 being 100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.notify_on_spawn<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>2<\/code><\/td>\n<td>What rarity of Mob Captain is announced to chat and with a sound, with 0 being for none, 1 only for legendaries and 4 being for all rarities of Mob Captain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.notify_with_sound<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>1<\/code><\/td>\n<td>If a Mob Captain is announced to chat, a sound to all nearby players will play, with 0 being disabled and 1 being enabled<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.should_glow<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>0<\/code><\/td>\n<td>If a Mob Captain&#8217;s silhouette should show through blocks, with 0 being disabled and 1 being enabled<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.beam_on_spawn<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>1<\/code><\/td>\n<td>If Mob Captains should create a particle beam when spawning that shows their location for about 1 second, with 1 being turned on and 0 it being turned off<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.weight_common<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>55<\/code><\/td>\n<td>Weight for a Mob Captain being of common rarity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>.weight_uncommon<\/code><\/td>\n<td><code>30<\/code><\/td>\n<td>Weight for a Mob Captain being of uncommon 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