\n# \ud83e\udddf\u200d\u2642\ufe0f Undead Riders<\/p>\n
**Undead Riders** is a Fabric mod for Minecraft that adds naturally spawning undead horsemen to the overworld surface. Six types in total, each tied to a fitting biome. Fully configurable and difficulty-scaled.<\/p>\n
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## \u2728 Features<\/p>\n
– \ud83d\udc34 **Zombie Horseman** \u2014 Zombie on a Zombie Horse. All biomes except Desert. Night only.
\n– \ud83c\udfdc\ufe0f **Husk Horseman** \u2014 Husk on a Zombie Horse. Desert only. Night only.
\n– \ud83d\udc80 **Skeleton Horseman** \u2014 Skeleton on a Skeleton Horse. All biomes except Desert\/Swamp\/Frozen. Night only.
\n– \u2600\ufe0f **Parched Horseman** \u2014 Parched on a Skeleton Horse. Desert only. Day and night.
\n– \ud83c\udf3f **Bogged Horseman** \u2014 Bogged on a Skeleton Horse. Swamp and Mangrove Swamp only. Night only.
\n– \u2744\ufe0f **Stray Horseman** \u2014 Stray on a Skeleton Horse. All frozen biomes. Night only.
\n– \ud83d\udc17 **Zombified Piglin Rider** \u2014 Zombified Piglin on a Zoglin. Crimson Forest, Nether Wastes, and Bastion Remnants.
\n– \ud83d\udc80 **Nether Skeleton Horseman** \u2014 Skeleton on a Skeleton Horse. Soul Sand Valley only.
\n– \ud83c\udf81 **Saddle drop** \u2014 Horses only spawn with a saddle at a low configurable rate (default 15% zombie, 10% skeleton). Saddles are looting-aware: Looting III gives ~20% drop chance. Players must hunt at night for saddled horses!
\n– \ud83d\udd25 **Optional Skeleton Horse sunlight burn** \u2014 Skeleton Horses can be configured to burn in sunlight. A separate option can make saddled Skeleton Horses protected from that sunlight burn. Vanilla Skeleton Horse traps and their triggered horsemen are always excluded.
\n– \ud83d\udee1\ufe0f **Horse armor** \u2014 ZombieHorses have a configurable chance to wear armor (default 60%). 40% spawn without.
\n– \ud83d\udd11 **Tameable Skeleton Horses** \u2014 After killing the rider, Skeleton Horses can immediately be saddled and ridden.
\n– \ud83d\udee1\ufe0f **Shield on Hard** \u2014 Zombie and Husk riders have a 40% chance to carry a shield.
\n– \ud83d\udc76 **Rare baby variants** \u2014 Supported riders can rarely spawn as baby variants, using the same biome rules as their adult versions.
\n– \ud83c\udff9 **Enchanted bow on Hard** \u2014 Skeleton, Parched and Stray riders have a 30% chance for a Power I\u2013III bow.
\n– \u26a0\ufe0f **Unarmed on Easy** \u2014 Zombie and Husk riders have a 25% chance to spawn without a weapon.
\n– \u2694\ufe0f **Difficulty-scaled weapons** \u2014 Zombie\/Husk riders carry tier-appropriate weapons including 1.21.11 Spears.
\n– \ud83d\udd00 **Independent toggles** \u2014 Each type can be enabled\/disabled separately.
\n– \u2699\ufe0f **Fully configurable** \u2014 Spawn rates, saddle\/armor chances, distances, timing, and more.
\n– \ud83e\udded **Optional Open Parties and Claims support** \u2014 When OPAC is installed, Undead Riders respects claimed chunks where hostile natural spawning is disabled.
\n– \ud83d\udda5\ufe0f **Optional Mod Menu support** \u2014 On clients with Mod Menu and Cloth Config installed, the config can also be edited through an in-game screen.
\n– \ud83d\udd04 **Live reload** \u2014 `\/undeadriders reload` applies config changes without a restart.
\n– \ud83d\udccb **Info command** \u2014 `\/undeadriders info` shows the current status of all types in-game.
\n– \ud83d\udeab **Non-interfering** \u2014 Never touches vanilla’s spawn system.<\/p>\n
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## \ud83d\udcca Difficulty Scaling<\/p>\n
### Zombie \/ Husk Horseman \u2014 horse armor<\/p>\n
| Difficulty | Option A | Option B | Option C |
\n|————|———————|——————–|———————|
\n| Easy | Leather Horse Armor | Copper Horse Armor | Iron Horse Armor |
\n| Normal | Copper Horse Armor | Iron Horse Armor | Gold Horse Armor |
\n| Hard | Iron Horse Armor | Gold Horse Armor | Diamond Horse Armor |<\/p>\n
Armor only spawns at the configured probability (`zombieHorseArmorChance`, default 60%).<\/p>\n
### Zombie \/ Husk Horseman \u2014 rider weapon<\/p>\n
| Difficulty | Options (1 chosen at random) |
\n|————|——————————-|
\n| Easy | **25% chance: no weapon.** Otherwise: Stone Sword, Stone Axe, Stone Spear, Wooden Sword, Wooden Axe, Wooden Spear, Wooden Shovel, Stone Shovel |
\n| Normal | Copper Sword, Copper Axe, Copper Spear, Iron Sword, Iron Axe, Iron Spear, Golden Sword, Golden Axe, Golden Spear, Iron\/Copper\/Golden Shovel |
\n| Hard | Iron Sword, Iron Axe, Iron Spear, Diamond Sword, Diamond Axe, Diamond Spear, Diamond Shovel |<\/p>\n
Drop chance: 5%. On **Hard**: 40% chance of a shield in offhand (no drop).<\/p>\n
### Skeleton \/ Parched \/ Stray Horseman<\/p>\n
Rider equipment handled by vanilla’s `finalizeSpawn()`. On **Hard**: 30% chance for a **Power I\u2013III enchanted bow** (drop chance 10%).<\/p>\n
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### Biome restrictions<\/p>\n
| Type | Biomes |
\n|——|——–|
\n| Zombie Horseman | All overworld biomes **except** Desert, Frozen Ocean, Deep Frozen Ocean, Snowy Beach |
\n| Husk Horseman | Desert |
\n| Skeleton Horseman | All overworld biomes **except** Desert, Swamp, Mangrove Swamp, and all frozen biomes |
\n| Parched Horseman | Desert |
\n| Bogged Horseman | Swamp, Mangrove Swamp |
\n| Stray Horseman | Ice Spikes, Snowy Plains, Jagged Peaks, Frozen Peaks, Snowy Slopes, Frozen Ocean, Deep Frozen Ocean, Snowy Beach |<\/p>\n
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## \u2699\ufe0f Configuration<\/p>\n
Generated automatically on first launch at: | Option | Default | Description | > \u26a0\ufe0f **After updating the mod**, delete `config\/undeadriders.json` once to regenerate it with any new fields.<\/p>\n ### Open Parties and Claims compatibility<\/p>\n If Open Parties and Claims is installed and `openPartiesAndClaimsSupport` is enabled, Undead Riders checks OPAC claim settings before spawning a horseman.<\/p>\n Claims that have hostile natural spawning disabled, for example through OPAC’s “Allow Hostile Spawn” setting, will block Undead Riders natural spawns in that claimed area.<\/p>\n —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udd04 Commands<\/p>\n Both commands require **gamemaster** permission (op level 2).<\/p>\n | Command | Description | —<\/p>\n ## \ud83d\udce6 Installation<\/p>\n 1. Download the latest JAR. —<\/p>\n ## \ud83c\udfdc\ufe0f Test Server Adds naturally spawning undead horsemen to the overworld surface. Six types in total, each tied to a fitting biome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":162059,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"undeadriders","_minecraft_project_id":"JVLPDceE","_minecraft_author":"SwordfishBE","_minecraft_license":"AGPL-3.0-or-later","_minecraft_downloads":399,"_minecraft_follows":7,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"undeadriders.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":1074122,"_minecraft_version_count":14,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T17:18:18.583148Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2026-03-28T22:46:21.038916Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-05-13T15:31:46.547133Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/undeadriders","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":162059,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-09T15:49:34+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"684f9aa9ff5a34f16743bba85fd88814","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[87,97,137],"mod_loader":[99],"minecraft_version":[41,83,167,163],"class_list":["post-162058","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-adventure","mod_category-fabric","mod_category-mobs","mod_loader-fabric","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-26-1","minecraft_version-26-1-1","minecraft_version-26-1-2"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\nWith `Mod Menu` + `Cloth Config API` installed, you get a full in-game config screen.<\/p>\n
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\n| `zombieHorsemanEnabled` | `true` | Enable Zombie Horseman |
\n| `huskHorsemanEnabled` | `true` | Enable Husk Horseman (desert) |
\n| `skeletonHorsemanEnabled` | `true` | Enable Skeleton Horseman |
\n| `parchedHorsemanEnabled` | `true` | Enable Parched Horseman (desert) |
\n| `boggedHorsemanEnabled` | `true` | Enable Bogged Horseman (swamp) |
\n| `strayHorsemanEnabled` | `true` | Enable Stray Horseman (frozen biomes) |
\n| `skeletonHorseSunlightBurnEnabled` | `false` | If enabled, Skeleton Horses burn when exposed to sunlight |
\n| `saddledSkeletonHorsesAvoidSunlightBurn` | `false` | If enabled, saddled Skeleton Horses are protected from the sunlight burn option until the saddle is removed |
\n| `zombifiedPiglinRiderEnabled` | `true` | Enable Zombified Piglin Rider in Crimson Forest, Nether Wastes, and Bastion Remnants |
\n| `netherSkeletonHorsemanEnabled` | `true` | Enable Nether Skeleton Horseman in Soul Sand Valley |
\n| `zombieHorsemanSpawnRate` | `0.15` | Spawn chance per attempt, `0.0`\u2013`1.0` |
\n| `huskHorsemanSpawnRate` | `0.15` | Spawn chance per attempt, `0.0`\u2013`1.0` |
\n| `skeletonHorsemanSpawnRate` | `0.10` | Spawn chance per attempt, `0.0`\u2013`1.0` |
\n| `parchedHorsemanSpawnRate` | `0.10` | Spawn chance per attempt, `0.0`\u2013`1.0` |
\n| `boggedHorsemanSpawnRate` | `0.15` | Spawn chance per attempt, `0.0`\u2013`1.0` |
\n| `strayHorsemanSpawnRate` | `0.10` | Spawn chance per attempt, `0.0`\u2013`1.0` |
\n| `zombifiedPiglinRiderSpawnRate` | `0.30` | Spawn chance per attempt, `0.0`\u2013`1.0` |
\n| `netherSkeletonHorsemanSpawnRate` | `0.15` | Spawn chance per attempt, `0.0`\u2013`1.0` |
\n| `babyUndeadRiderChance` | `0.05` | Chance supported undead riders spawn as baby variants. `0.0` = never |
\n| `zombieHorseSaddleChance` | `0.15` | Chance a ZombieHorse spawns with a saddle. `0.0` = never |
\n| `skeletonHorseSaddleChance` | `0.30` | Chance a SkeletonHorse spawns with a saddle. `0.0` = never |
\n| `zombieHorseArmorChance` | `0.30` | Chance a ZombieHorse spawns wearing armor. `0.0` = never |
\n| `spawnCheckIntervalTicks` | `400` | Ticks between spawn rounds (20 = 1 s) |
\n| `spawnAttemptsPerPlayer` | `6` | Spawn attempts per player per round |
\n| `minSpawnDistance` | `24` | Minimum spawn distance from player (blocks) |
\n| `maxSpawnDistance` | `64` | Maximum spawn distance from player (blocks) |
\n| `nightOnly` | `true` | Night\/thunderstorm only (ignored for Parched) |
\n| `maxHorsemenPerPlayer` | `5` | Max per type per online player |
\n| `openPartiesAndClaimsSupport` | `true` | Respect Open Parties and Claims hostile natural spawn protection when OPAC is installed |<\/p>\n
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\n| `\/undeadriders reload` | Reloads the config from disk without a server restart |
\n| `\/undeadriders info` | Shows enabled\/disabled status, spawn rates, and current caps in chat |<\/p>\n
\n2. Place the JAR in the `mods\/` folder.
\n3. Make sure Fabric API is also installed.
\n4. Optional for claim protection support: install Open Parties and Claims on the server.
\n5. Optional for in-game config editing on the client: install Mod Menu and Cloth Config.
\n6. Start Minecraft \u2014 the config file will be created automatically.<\/p>\n
\nFeel free to join my Minecraft server to test my mods: `play.swordfishbe.eu`<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"