Distant Dangers
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForgeThe author built this one for Minecraft 1.21.1 on NeoForge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.
Difficulty Scaling
Mobs become stronger based on distance from spawn (0, 0)/custom spawn:
- Health, Damage, Armor, and Speed (lol) all scale
- Toggle which of the stats you actually want to scale.
- Default: +100% stats per 1000 blocks
- Caps at 5x by default
- Example: At 3000 blocks, a zombie has 80 HP instead of 20 HP
XP Scaling
Mobs drop more experience the further from spawn:
- Default: +100% XP per 1000 blocks
- Caps at 10x by default
- Rewards risky exploration
Entity Spawn Restrictions
Block specific mobs or entire mods from spawning near spawn:
- Support for wildcards: modid:*entity*@distance
- Restrict individual entities or entire mods
- Perfect for gating dangerous mobs by distance
Structure Generation Restrictions
Prevent structures from generating near spawn:
- Same wildcard support as entities
- Separate from entity restrictions
Custom Spawn Points
Choose where difficulty scaling begins:
- Use a structure as the center point (e.g., village, stronghold)
- Or set manual coordinates
- Distance calculations adapt automatically
Config file location: config/distantdangers-common.toml
Created for use with an RPG modpack I'm working on!
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- 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 distantdangers-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 23 KB
- Download link checked 2 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.