## Features<\/p>\n
### \ud83e\udddf Dynamic Zombie Evolution System
\n– Zombies gain experience from killing passive mobs and players, leveling up to become stronger
\n– Each level increases speed, health, and damage
\n– Zombies display their level above their head (e.g. “Zombie LV3”)
\n– Normal zombies that reach max level mutate into a random special type
\n– Fully configurable EXP values and max level cap<\/p>\n
### \ud83c\udf19 Blood Moon Events
\n– Powerful zombie surge events that occur on a configurable schedule (default every 5 days)
\n– Massively increased spawn rates and mutation chances during blood moons
\n– Dramatic announcement with sound effects and particles
\n– Can ignore darkness requirements so zombies spawn everywhere
\n– Supports advanced cron-like scheduling with time windows<\/p>\n
### \ud83e\uddec Unique Zombie Mutations
\nEvery zombie has a chance to spawn as one of 11 unique mutation types:<\/p>\n
| Mutation | Description |
\n|———-|————-|
\n| **Tank** | Massive health pool with damage resistance, slow but devastating |
\n| **Charger** | Lightning-fast zombie that rushes players with a speed boost |
\n| **Assassin** | Invisible with a faint particle aura, ambush specialist |
\n| **Blight** | Spreads poison on hit with a toxic particle cloud |
\n| **Burster** | Explodes on death, releasing a poison cloud and dealing area damage |
\n| **Spitter** | Ranged attacker that launches poison projectiles |
\n| **Frost** | Applies slowness on hit, chilling players to the bone |
\n| **Shrieker** | Screams to alert and aggro all nearby zombies toward the player |
\n| **Cryo** | Leaves frozen trails, can flash-freeze players, shatters on death dealing AoE damage |
\n| **Inferno** | Shoots fireballs, leaves fire trails, and drops lava on death |
\n| **Leech** | Steals health on hit, has a life-steal aura, heals nearby zombies on death |<\/p>\n
Each mutation has individually toggleable abilities in the configuration.<\/p>\n
### \ud83e\udec0 Custom Item Drops
\n– **Zombie Heart** \u2014 All zombies have a 5% chance to drop a Zombie Heart (configurable)
\n– Each mutation type has its own unique loot table with configurable drop chances
\n– Loot tables support per-item drop chances and custom materials<\/p>\n
### \ud83e\uddea Crafting System
\nAccess the crafting menu with `\/za crafting` to craft special items:<\/p>\n
**Cure Potion**
\n– Recipe: 1 Water Bottle + 2 Rotten Flesh + 2 Diamond Blocks
\n– Drinking the Cure Potion removes all infection and restores you to normal<\/p>\n
**Purified Zombie Heart**
\n– Recipe: 8 Zombie Hearts + 1 Cure Potion (center)
\n– Eating a Purified Zombie Heart permanently grants **+2 extra hearts**
\n– Extra hearts persist through infection, mutation, curing, and death \u2014 they are truly permanent
\n– Stackable and can be used multiple times for even more hearts<\/p>\n
### \ud83e\udda0 Player Infection System
\n– Zombies have a configurable chance to infect players on hit
\n– Infection builds up over time, displayed as a boss bar
\n– Golden apples and enchanted golden apples can reduce infection
\n– At 100% infection, the player transforms into a zombie with a random mutation
\n– Infected players gain abilities matching their mutation type
\n– Infected players are ignored by zombies and can hunt other players
\n– Use a Cure Potion to fully reverse the transformation and restore your health<\/p>\n
### \ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Safezone System
\n– Create protected areas where zombies cannot spawn or enter
\n– Each player can own up to 3 safezones (configurable)
\n– Safezones start with a 10-block radius and can be expanded up to 50 blocks
\n– Optional border particles to visualize safezone boundaries<\/p>\n
### \ud83c\udf0d Per-World Configuration
\n– Configure different zombie behavior for each world (Overworld, Nether, End)
\n– Per-world settings for mutation rates, spawn rates, damage, speed, and health multipliers
\n– Enable fire immunity, teleportation abilities, or restrict which mutations can spawn
\n– Override spawn time modes and zombie caps per world<\/p>\n
### \ud83c\udf9a\ufe0f Difficulty Presets
\nFour built-in difficulty presets that adjust multiple settings at once:<\/p>\n
| Preset | Description |
\n|——–|————-|
\n| **Casual** | Relaxed experience \u2014 fewer zombies, lower infection chance, slower scaling |
\n| **Normal** | Standard balanced experience |
\n| **Hardcore** | Challenging survival \u2014 more zombies, higher mutation rates, stronger enemies |
\n| **Nightmare** | Brutal difficulty \u2014 maximum spawns, very high infection chance, no golden apple cures |<\/p>\n
### \ud83e\udde0 Advanced Zombie AI
\n– **Memory System** \u2014 Zombies remember players they’ve seen and pursue them
\n– **Noise Detection** \u2014 Sprinting, eating, shooting bows, and placing torches attract nearby zombies
\n– **Pack Behavior** \u2014 Zombies form groups with leaders that coordinate attacks
\n– **Block Breaking** \u2014 Zombies can break through doors, fences, and chests to reach players (configurable per-block cooldowns)
\n– **Sunlight Protection** \u2014 Zombies don’t burn in sunlight by default (configurable)<\/p>\n
### \ud83c\udfd7\ufe0f Structure Generation
\n– Ruined structures spawn naturally in newly generated chunks
\n– Adds atmosphere and exploration opportunities to your world<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
## Commands<\/p>\n
### Main Commands ### Admin Commands (requires `zombieapocalypse.admin`) ### Safezone Commands (requires `zombieapocalypse.safezone` or `zombieapocalypse.admin`) ### Aliases —<\/p>\n ## Permissions<\/p>\n | Permission | Description | Default | —<\/p>\n ## Zombie Mutation Types —<\/p>\n **Experience a truly dynamic and evolving zombie apocalypse where every day brings new challenges and stronger threats!**<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Zombie Apocalypse 999 is a comprehensive zombie survival plugin that introduces unique zombie mutations, an evolving threat system, player infection, custom crafting, safezones, and configurable gameplay mechanics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":174194,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"zombieapocalypse999","_minecraft_project_id":"slkp22JH","_minecraft_author":"Erik9994857","_minecraft_license":"LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved","_minecraft_downloads":3032,"_minecraft_follows":17,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"zombieapocalypse999.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":1411545,"_minecraft_version_count":28,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T05:06:00.799150Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2025-08-07T02:29:53.972143Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2026-03-16T14:54:18.709174Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/zombieapocalypse999","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":174194,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-09T23:15:56+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"9134a1b81d49727879ac6a49b65ec5a9","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[87,124,89,137,127,128,129,92,159],"mod_loader":[130,132,133,134],"minecraft_version":[62,37,40,41,73,74,38,78,79,80,81,82],"class_list":["post-174193","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-adventure","mod_category-bukkit","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-mobs","mod_category-paper","mod_category-purpur","mod_category-spigot","mod_category-utility","mod_category-worldgen","mod_loader-bukkit","mod_loader-paper","mod_loader-purpur","mod_loader-spigot","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n| Command | Description |
\n|———|————-|
\n| `\/za` or `\/zombieapocalypse999` | Show help and available commands |
\n| `\/za crafting` | Open the crafting menu GUI |
\n| `\/za info` | View current day, mutation rate, difficulty, and active zombie counts |
\n| `\/za preset
\n| Command | Description |
\n|———|————-|
\n| `\/za reload` | Reload all configurations without restarting |
\n| `\/za spawn
\n| `\/za killzombies` | Remove all custom zombies from the server |
\n| `\/za clearzombies
\n| `\/za forcebloodmoon` | Force start a blood moon event |
\n| `\/za forcestopbloodmoon` | End the current blood moon event |
\n| `\/za event
\n| `\/za cure give
\n| Command | Description |
\n|———|————-|
\n| `\/za safezone create
\n| `\/za safezone remove
\n| `\/za safezone list` | List all safezones |
\n| `\/za safezone expand
\n– `\/za` \u2192 `\/zombieapocalypse`
\n– `\/za999` \u2192 `\/zombieapocalypse999`<\/p>\n
\n|————|————-|———|
\n| `zombieapocalypse.admin` | Access to admin commands (reload, spawn, kill, blood moon, cure give) | OP |
\n| `zombieapocalypse.spawn` | Permission to spawn zombies manually | OP |
\n| `zombieapocalypse.safezone` | Permission to create and manage safezones | \u2014 |<\/p>\n
\nAvailable types for `\/za spawn`: `normal`, `tank`, `charger`, `assassin`, `blight`, `burster`, `spitter`, `frost`, `shrieker`, `cryo`, `inferno`, `leech`<\/p>\n