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Tower Defense Mod

Tower Defense Mod

Two teams face off in an arena: defend your Nexus, build towers and walls, spawn mobs to attack the enemy, and use spells to turn the tide. The first team to lose their Nexus loses the game.

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Compatibility

Minecraft: Java Edition

1.21.4

Platforms

Supported environments

Client and server

Links

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Creators

Details

Licensed ARR
Published last month

Description

Two teams face off in an arena: defend your Nexus, build towers and walls, spawn mobs to attack the enemy, and use spells to turn the tide. The first team to lose their Nexus loses the game. Supports multiplayer PvP, solo play against an AI opponent, and single-player test mode.

Features

  • PvP or Solo — Two-team arena PvP, or solo mode vs AI with economic bonuses
  • 10 tower types — From basic arrows to chain lightning and AOE explosions
  • 10 mob spawners — Zombies, skeletons, ravagers, witches, iron golems, and more
  • 3 income generators — Passive gold over time
  • 5 spells — Fireball, Freeze, Heal Nexus, Lightning, Shield
  • Wall blocks — Wool, Oak, Cobblestone (4-block pillars, fireball-resistant)
  • Minimap — Live top-left HUD showing mobs, paths, towers, walls, spawners, generators, and both Nexuses. Your current money is shown bottom-right.
  • Per-player sidebar — Scoreboard shows "You" / "Opponent" HP and money, tailored to each player
  • Lobby system — Host creates, players join, manual start when ready
  • Solo mode — Play alone vs AI (villager avatar, resource allocation strategy, economic bonuses)
  • Test mode — One player controls both sides; crossing the midline auto-switches teams
  • Configurable — JSON config + web UI for balancing

Commands

All commands use the /td prefix.

Lobby & Game

Command Description

  • /td start Create lobby — Host creates a lobby and is auto-assigned to Team 1. When 2+ players are in, host runs again to start the game. When alone, host runs again to start solo mode (vs AI).
  • /td join Quick join — Join the lobby (auto-assigned to the smaller team). Only works when game is in lobby.
  • /td join 1 / /td join 2 Switch team — Change teams (lobby or prep phase only).
  • /td join <player> Request join — Request to join a game. Target uses /td accept to approve.
  • /td accept Accept — Accept a join request or an invite.
  • /td invite <player> Invite — Invite a player to the lobby (host only).
  • /td stop Stop game — End the current game. Host only in lobby.
  • /td status Status — Show game state and team sizes.
  • /td shop Shop — Open the Tower Shop (towers, walls, spawners, spells, upgrades).
  • /td test Test mode — Start single-player test mode from lobby (host only). Cross the midline to switch teams.