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Overview #

Creeper Eater replaces creeper explosions with instant devour attacks, turning Minecraft into a genuine survival challenge. Creepers no longer explode on sight — they detect and pursue the player, and a creeper that reaches you instantly consumes you instead of detonating: no explosion to escape, only the approach to read. Difficulty is tuned through config/creepers-eat-you.json5. If the standard challenge is not enough, Creeper Eater: Ultra Hard cranks it even further — it is a separate project with its own builds, and the two jars must never be installed together.

Creepers exploding on sight is predictable. Creeper Eater flips the encounter: creepers no longer explode — they hunt you down and devour you. It turns the game into a genuine survival challenge with new stakes.

Quick start #

  1. Install the mod for your Minecraft version — 1.20.1, 1.21.1 → 1.21.11 published; experimental 26.x builds ship as v1.1.
  2. Confirm this is the standard Creeper Eater build — never mix it with the Ultra Hard (uhceu) jars.
  3. Configure difficulty in config/creepers-eat-you.json5 if you want to tune detection and devour behaviour (game closed; JSON5 tolerates comments and trailing commas).
  4. Start a world — and stay out of the darkness.
  5. Learn the encounter: creepers track you down instead of hissing to detonate; read their approach, because there is no blast to outrun.
  6. Survive, or be devoured.

Configuration #

Difficulty is tuned through config/creepers-eat-you.json5 — edit while the game is closed; JSON5 tolerates comments and trailing commas.

SettingDefaultDescription
Detection behaviourStandardHow far and how eagerly creepers detect and pursue the player.
Devour behaviourStandardWhat happens when a creeper reaches the player — instant devour instead of detonation.

Frequently asked questions #

How does the devour attack work?
Instead of exploding, a creeper that reaches you instantly consumes you — no explosion to escape, only the creeper's approach to read.
Can I tune difficulty?
Yes, through config/creepers-eat-you.json5 — detection and devour behaviour are tunable.
What is the difference with Ultra Hard?
Ultra Hard is a separate, harder project with stricter rules and no mercy. This project is the standard experience — try mainline first.
Does it replace normal creepers entirely?
It changes their behaviour from exploding to hunting and devouring.
Does it work on servers?
It is designed as a survival challenge mod; confirm compatibility with your server setup.
Which versions are supported?
1.20.1, 1.21.1 through 1.21.11, and experimental 26.x builds (shipping as v1.1).
How do I know which jar to install?
Standard Creeper Eater v2.1 — look for the mainline file. Ultra Hard files are named uhceu-… and must never be installed together with this jar.
Do creepers still damage blocks?
No — the devour replaces the explosion, so there is no blast to destroy terrain.

Compatibility #

PropertyValue
Loader / platformFabric
Minecraft versions1.20.1, 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3, 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2, 26.2
Latest version2.1

Mainline is v2.1; experimental 26.x builds ship as v1.1. Ultra Hard is a separate product.

Learn more. Step-by-step walkthroughs live in the tutorials, with install guides for every platform and a general guide to configuration. Still stuck? Open the support portal and we'll reply from support@herostudios.dev.
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