How do I install DayLight Zombies?

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. Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does DayLight Zombies work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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DayLight Zombies

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by danialisntcool · on CurseForge

Spawns zombies around players during the day and makes zombies weaker in the day. Super performance friendly. Super configurable. Spiritual Successor to…

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The author built this one for Minecraft 1.20.1 on Forge. On other versions it may install and then do nothing.

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Daylight Zombies

Daylight Zombies is a simple mod that spawns zombies durning the day and makes them weaker in the day too, It can be customized to your liking and its super performance friendly.

Zombies are weaker in the day aswell their stats are cut down 20% by their original stats (configurable) and this function can be turned on and off by the config file.

The mod does protect zombies from daylight and spawns them! Only for 1.2.0 and up!

Config Preview

[spawning]

#Max number of daylight zombies allowed near a single player at once

#Range: 0 ~ 100

maxZombiesPerPlayer = 15

#Radius (blocks) around a player to count existing zombies and spawn new ones

#Range: 4.0 ~ 256.0

spawnRadius = 128.0

#Minimum distance (blocks) from the player a zombie can spawn

#Range: 1.0 ~ 256.0

minSpawnDistance = 64.0

#How often (in ticks, 20 = 1 second) to run the spawn check. Higher = lighter on performance

#Range: 20 ~ 12000

spawnCheckIntervalTicks = 100

#Chance (0.0 - 1.0) a spawn attempt succeeds each time the check runs for a player

#Range: 0.0 ~ 1.0

spawnChance = 1.0

#If true, zombies only spawn at positions that can see the sky

requireSkyVisible = false

#Entity IDs this mod may spawn

mobList = ["minecraft:zombie"]

#Allowed dimensions. Empty means all dimensions not denied

dimensionAllowlist = []

#Denied dimensions. This takes priority over the allowlist

dimensionDenylist = []

#Allowed biomes. Empty means all biomes not denied

biomeAllowlist = []

#Denied biomes. This takes priority over the allowlist

biomeDenylist = []

#Per-dimension multipliers as dimension_id=multiplier

dimensionMultipliers = ["minecraft:overworld=1.0"]

#Prevent spawning in ocean biomes

disableInOceans = true

#Prevent spawning in mushroom field biomes

disableInMushroomFields = true

#Respect the dedicated server spawn-protection radius

respectSpawnProtection = true

[behavior]

#If true, zombies spawned by this mod during the day get weakened stats

daylightWeaknessEnabled = true

#Percent to reduce max health, attack damage, and movement speed of zombies spawned by this mod during the day. Only applies if daylightWeaknessEnabled is true. 0 = no reduction, 100 = fully weakened

#Range: 0.0 ~ 100.0

daylightWeaknessPercent = 20.0

Permissions & Licensing

You can freely use this mod in your modpack.
You cannot modify this mod then redistribute the modified version.

Quick facts

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.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as daylightzombies-1.2.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 20 KB
Download link checked 3 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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