About Nyctophobia Dread
From ModrinthA datapack that adds a new horrifying creature to minecrafts caves and dark spaces
Nyctophobia
- This Datapack is Smithed Compatible!
Fear the dark, enter the caves, but be careful. Carry a light, it hunts in the dark.
This data pack adds a mysterious new monster that will stalk you in the dark, stay too long and it will attack. The creature will try its best to avoid you seeing its body, it will disappear when you get night vision, and when it enters light
As soon as you enter your world you will be plagued with TRUE darkness. Light level 0 is now pitch black, giving the creature a perfect home.
If you are using optifine or sodium, download the version of the resourcepack under the datapack with "[OPTIFINE]", attempting to load the default resourcepack with sodium or optifine will give you an error.
For the fullest experience, if you are using optifine, try setting the minimum light level in your shader to the lowest it can go to make dark areas pitch black.
Please do not ask for dynamic lights support as I have already decided im not adding it
Recommended Settings
Brightness - Low (Somewhere around 25 - 50)
📠 Commands
Set Difficulty: /function nycto:difficulty/(difficulty)
Give Creature: /function nycto:grue/give
💀 Difficulties
Easy - Creature takes longer to arrive
Normal (Recommended) - Creature takes normal time to arrive
Hard - Creature arrives sooner than normal. Give you slowness upon arrival
Credits
Programming and Models - HAK0TA538
Sound Design - At Dead of Night
Datapack based on Grue Mod
True Darkness Shader - Shock_Micro
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 33 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.
Loaders
Runs on Data pack, Fabric, Forge and Quilt.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Nyctophobia Dread on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Data pack, Fabric, Forge, Quilt
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 5+mod, released 2024-06-17
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Fabric | 1.16 to 1.21 (22 versions) | 1.21 |
| Forge | 1.16 to 1.21 (22 versions) | 1.21 |
| Quilt | 1.16 to 1.21 (22 versions) | 1.21 |
| Data pack | 1.20.3 to 1.21 (3 versions) | 1.21 |
From 5 recorded builds of Nyctophobia Dread.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5+mod | 2024-06-17 | 1.21 | Fabric, Forge, Quilt |
| 5 | 2024-06-17 | 1.21 | Data pack |
| 4+mod | 2024-03-17 | 1.20.3 to 1.20.4 (2 versions) | Fabric, Forge, Quilt |
| 4 | 2024-03-17 | 1.20.3 to 1.20.4 (2 versions) | Data pack |
| 3+mod | 2023-10-01 | 1.16 to 1.20.2 (19 versions) | Fabric, Forge, Quilt |
Run Nyctophobia Dread on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogCreatures & NPCs
Adds or changes creatures, NPCs and how they behave.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists Nyctophobia Dread as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- Data packFabricForgeQuilt
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.21 and 32 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓AuthorGaleboy, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseLicenseRef-All-Rights-ReservedFree
