Zombie Infection
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.20.1 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.


Bugs Can Be Reported at the Github Page
When a final blow that'll kill the player is dealt by a Zombie, it'll prevent the damage and convert the player to a Zombie of that Type (Normal/Villager -> Normal, Husk -> Husk, Drowned -> Drowned)
This mod isn't very practical I know that, but it wasn't about the mod being effective or not, it was about a few things.
- Learning, I've only been modding Minecraft for about 10 months and I've got a lot to learn, trying new things unlike my other past mods will help me in the future, this mod in particular help me learn more about modifying the Player and its Renderer as well.
- Fun, Modding is fun. plus I've always wanted a reason to make rotten flesh a viable food source while it actually making sense to be.
- never my intention but it can help with game immersion, which a lot of people like.
As a Zombie (Updated for newer Version 1.0.2)
- model is rendered as a Zombie, including the First Person Hand.
- burn in the day when your not wearing a helmet (unless your a Husk)
- convert when Underwater (Husk -> Normal -> Drowned)
- eating rotten flesh wont give the hunger Effect & it'll be as good as a Cooked Steak (Raw & Cooked Foods as also reversed)
- killing a non-Infected Player will infect them
- will move very slow (slightly faster then a real zombie though)
- Zombies will not attack infected players
- Attempting to eat a Golden Apple when weakness is applied will have the same effect as on a Zombie Villager (Curing the Infection)
I think that's everything, but I'm not sure.
- 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 zombie_infection-1.0.3-forge-1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 53 KB
- Download link checked 27 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.