DUATAR: Raids & Bloodmoon

# DUATAR: Raids & Bloodmoon

DUATAR: Raids & Bloodmoon introduces two recurring survival events: deadly Blood Moon nights and persistent raids directed at the player’s base.

Both systems use the shared day and clock provided by “DUATAR: Day & Time”, allowing events to follow a consistent world schedule.

Blood Moons

A Blood Moon occurs every seventh day.

– Begins at “20:00” on days 7, 14, 21, and so on
– Ends at “06:00” the following morning
– Uses the day and clock from DUATAR: Day & Time
– Changes the moon to red
– Covers the Overworld in dense red fog
– Prevents players from sleeping through the event
– Greatly increases hostile mob spawning
– Supports up to 70 nearby hostile mobs within a 128-block region
– Blood Moon monsters may spawn between 13 and 128 blocks from players
– Spawn positions require a block-light level of 2 or lower
– Humanoid monsters frequently appear with armor, weapons, and enchantments
– Tracked Blood Moon monsters are ignited when the event ends at dawn

Peaceful difficulty and the `doMobSpawning` game rule are respected.

Base Raids

The first raid is scheduled for “day 4 at 13:00”. Later raids occur every seven days on days 11, 18, 25, and so on.

A valid base requires:

– At least one bed, chest, or trapped chest
– At least 25 processed or player-built blocks nearby
– At least five minutes spent in the area

If no valid base is detected, the raid waits until the player establishes one.

Raid Warnings

Before a raid begins, the player receives:

– A prominent on-screen warning
– A visible countdown
– The current raid difficulty
– The coordinates of the targeted base
– An atmospheric raid horn

Raid Difficulties

Raid difficulty progresses when every wave is defeated.

Easy

One wave containing:

– 2 Vindicators
– 2 Pillagers
– 1 Pillager or Vindicator captain

Normal

Two waves:

– Wave 1 uses the Easy composition
– Wave 2 adds an Illusioner, an Evoker, and an expanded captain selection

Hard

Three waves:

– Wave 1 uses the Easy composition
– Wave 2 uses the Normal second-wave composition
– Wave 3 adds a Witch and a mounted Ravager unit

Captains may be Pillagers, Vindicators, or Evokers depending on the wave.

Raid Tracking

During each active wave, a red boss bar displays:

– The current wave
– The total number of waves
– The number of remaining raid units

The bar decreases as raiders are defeated.

All custom raid mobs receive a “DARK_AQUA glowing outline”, making them visible through blocks while they remain within the client’s entity-tracking range. Naturally spawned Pillagers and other unrelated mobs are not highlighted.

Persistent Raid Rules

– The next wave begins only after the current wave is completely defeated
– Raiders wait if the targeted player leaves the base area
– The raid does not disappear or time out
– The player must complete every wave or die
– Winning advances the next raid from Easy to Normal, then Hard
– Hard difficulty remains Hard after subsequent victories
– Dying immediately ends the raid and resets the next raid to Easy
– Active raid progress and schedules are saved with the world

Chest Theft

If a raid remains active for more than 15 minutes, theft checks begin at three-minute intervals.

During each theft cycle, random items are removed from nearby base chests according to the number of surviving raiders. The player receives an on-screen warning whenever items are stolen.

The theft timer pauses while the targeted player is away and the raiders are waiting.

Requirements

– “Minecraft Java Edition 26.1.2”
– “NeoForge 26.1.2.95 or newer”
– “DUATAR: Day & Time 1.0.0 or newer — Required”

For multiplayer, DUATAR: Raids & Bloodmoon and DUATAR: Day & Time must be installed on both the server and every connecting client.