BetterZombies - B.Z
The author built this one for Minecraft 1.20.1 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
!! DISCLAIMER YOU NEED GECKOLIB IN ORDER FOR THIS MOD TO FUNCTION !!
This mod revamps current old zombies in numerous ways. While also adding a new zombie : Shackler. This mod ALSO adds a new chestplate, ingot, a sword (more coming soon hopefully)
A new dimension : "Wasteland" and much more! Crafting recipes are listed below as with ingame images of various features of the mod. (This mod is NOT recommended for solo worlds)
A group of shacklers in a cave :
A shackler :
A structure in the "wasteland" dimension :
Shacklers migrating in the "Wasteland" dimension:
A player getting swarmed
More about this mod :
Shacklers can swarm the player (Player cannot act and needs to be saved by a different player to not die)
You can only get in the wasteland dimension by a specific potion.
There is two different new materials (Waste, Burned Waste)
The new ingot (Infused Iron Ingot)
Crafting recipes :
Waste Influence Potion :
Waste Block (if you wanna make it for some reason...) :
Burned Waste :
Infused Iron Ingot :
Infused Iron Sword :
Infused Iron Chestplate:
- 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 CurseForge — 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 Betterzombies-1.20.1-1.0.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 873 KB
- Download link checked 27 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.