



⚠️ This is an unofficial port. All credit for the original mod goes to Azenski and Flamc04. This port was created solely to make the mod available on Minecraft 1.20.1 Forge. Please support the original authors!
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The New Hydra has arrived on 1.20.1
The Hydra, also known as "The Dweller King", is a terrifying cave dweller originally created by Flamc04 and recreated by Azenski.
This is a faithful 1.20.1 Forge port of The Hydra: Reborn (1.19.2), bringing the full experience to modern Minecraft.
Stalk. Stare. Chase. Flee.
The Hydra is not just another mob — it watches you.
- Stare Mode — If you look at it, it freezes. Look away and it moves.
- Chase Mode — Once it picks its target, it hunts relentlessly through caves and corridors.
- Flee Mode — Under certain conditions it retreats... but not for long.
- Stroll Mode — Wanders the depths, waiting for its next victim.
If you hear distorted cave noises echoing around you... it's already nearby.
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Features
- High quality GeckoLib model, textures and animations
- Real and remade sounds (chase, cave ambience, flee, spotted, disappear)
- Advanced dweller AI with multiple behaviour states
- Climbs walls and breaks down doors
- Detects when players are looking at it
- Disables shields on attack
- Fully configurable via server-side config (spawn timers, attributes, behaviour toggles)
- Spawns deep underground and optionally on the surface
- Biome whitelist/blacklist support via datapack or config
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Requirements
- Minecraft 1.20.1 (Forge)
- GeckoLib for 1.20.1
Original Mod
➡️ The Hydra: Reborn by Azenski — support the original creator!
Port
Ported to 1.20.1. No changes to gameplay, models, sounds or textures — this is a straight technical port.
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Credits
- Flamc04 — Original mod creator
- Azenski — Recreation (model, textures, animations, sounds)
- ezY, Otter — Acquired real sounds
- Gargin — Original Cave Dweller creator
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as hydra-1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 10.7 MB
- Download link checked 19 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.
