Okay, so, the other day I got this wild idea to mess around with the mob spawning rules in Minecraft. I had heard about this mod called “In Control” and thought, “Why not give it a shot?” So, I went ahead and downloaded the mod.
I jumped into the game, all excited to start tweaking things. My first mission was to ramp up the zombie spawn rate. I mean, who doesn’t love a good zombie apocalypse challenge, right? I was thinking of creating a custom modpack for my friends and me, and we are all like a crazy fan of the zombie series. We are like living the dream by playing the game.
I dove into the configuration files, and boy, was that a trip. There are a bunch of rule files—like, a lot. I started with the `*` file, figuring that’s where I’d control the spawning. I added a few rules, trying to boost the number of zombies that pop up. It took some trial and error, but I finally got it to work. The zombies were everywhere! It was chaotic and fun, just what I was aiming for. I even opened a server with my friends and we all enjoyed it!
Next, I wanted to mess with the loot that mobs drop. That’s where the `*` file comes in. I tweaked the settings so that zombies would drop more valuable stuff. I’m not gonna lie; it felt pretty awesome to see all that loot pouring in. We were rich in no time! Well, not really, but you get the idea.
But it wasn’t all smooth sailing. I ran into a bit of a snag when I tried to stop spawns from a specific mod. I scoured the internet for answers—YouTube, forums, you name it.
After a ton of searching, I finally found some info on some random Discord server. Turns out, `*` is only for older versions of Minecraft. For the newer versions, you gotta use `*`. Who knew? That little tidbit saved me a lot of headaches. I switched to the right file and managed to block those spawns. Success!
I also played around with some other rule files, like `*`, which lets you control mob interactions with certain blocks, and `*`, which runs commands when a player joins the game. I didn’t do anything too crazy with those, but it was cool to see what’s possible. Just add some simple code and we can play around as much as we want!
So yeah, that’s my adventure with the “In Control” mod. It was a bit of a learning curve, but I had a blast figuring it all out. If you’re into customizing your Minecraft experience, I definitely recommend checking it out. Just be prepared to do a bit of digging to find the info you need. Happy modding, everyone!
