Compatibility
Minecraft: Java Edition
1.21.1
Platforms
Supported environments
Client and server
Creators
Details
Licensed MIT
Published 3 months ago
SZD Modpack
Minecraft 1.21.1 • NeoForge 21.1.219
A modpack focused on base building and zombie defense with 7 Days to Die–style progression. Horde nights scale over time, but the difficulty stays manageable—no obsidian-breaking zombies or extreme late-game spikes.
Features
- Zombie defense: Undead Nights with configurable horde nights, 5 difficulty tiers, and progressive mob types (horde zombies → elites → demolition → skeletons)
- Combat: TACZ (Timeless and Classics Zero) + Elite x Quality Guns for firearms
- Base building: SecurityCraft (cameras, reinforced blocks), Blocks You Need, Chipped, Sophisticated Backpacks & Storage
- Farming: Farmer's Delight with cooking and crops
- Mining: Veinminer (crouch to activate), Falling Tree for instant tree chopping
- World gen: Even Better Nether, YUNG's Better structures (caves, dungeons, strongholds, temples, etc.)
- QoL: JEI, Jade (WAILA-style), Xaero Minimap & World Map, Corpse (death inventory), AppleSkin, Inventory Profiles Next
- Performance: Sodium, Iris, Lithium, ModernFix, FerriteCore, Entity Culling, More Culling, ImmediatelyFast
- Visuals: Entity Texture/Model Features, ComplementaryReimagined shaders
Key Bindings
| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| TACZ aim | Right Mouse |
| TACZ reload | R |
| TACZ inspect | H |
| Veinminer | V (hold crouch) |
| Xaero Minimap | M |
| Jade config | Numpad 0 |
| Corpse death history | U |
| Sophisticated Backpack | B |
Configuration
Important settings already applied:
- TACZ: Explosive ammo does not destroy blocks (protects your base)
- Undead Nights: 5 difficulty levels, 5 hordes, dynamic scaling
- Veinminer: Crouch to activate, ore whitelist, 64 blocks max
Shaderpack
ComplementaryReimagined (r5.7.1) — Profile: HIGH
Resource Packs (Recommended Order)
- FA+All_Extensions-v1.8.zip
- FreshAnimations_v1.10.4.zip
- §3Blue's §fBetter Zombies §7v0.13.zip
- Blues_Better_Monsters_v0.10.zip
- NewGlowingOres-§6[Border]§r.zip
Enable and order them in-game: Options → Resource Packs.
Known Exclusions
- Dynamic Surroundings — Removed (Architectury compatibility crash on load)
- TaCZ Pack Upgrader — Removed after initial migration; pack is already in new format

