SZD – Simple Zombie Defense

SZD Modpack

Minecraft 1.21.1 • NeoForge 21.1.219

A modpack focused on base building and zombie defense with 7 Days to Die–style progression. Horde nights scale over time, but the difficulty stays manageable—no obsidian-breaking zombies or extreme late-game spikes.

Features

• Zombie defense: Undead Nights with configurable horde nights, 5 difficulty tiers, and progressive mob types (horde zombies → elites → demolition → skeletons)
• Combat: TACZ (Timeless and Classics Zero) + Elite x Quality Guns for firearms
• Base building: SecurityCraft (cameras, reinforced blocks), Blocks You Need, Chipped, Sophisticated Backpacks & Storage
• Farming: Farmer’s Delight with cooking and crops
• Mining: Veinminer (crouch to activate), Falling Tree for instant tree chopping
• World gen: Even Better Nether, YUNG’s Better structures (caves, dungeons, strongholds, temples, etc.)
• QoL: JEI, Jade (WAILA-style), Xaero Minimap & World Map, Corpse (death inventory), AppleSkin, Inventory Profiles Next
• Performance: Sodium, Iris, Lithium, ModernFix, FerriteCore, Entity Culling, More Culling, ImmediatelyFast
• Visuals: Entity Texture/Model Features, ComplementaryReimagined shaders

Key Bindings

| Action | Key |
|——–|—–|
| TACZ aim | Right Mouse |
| TACZ reload | R |
| TACZ inspect | H |
| Veinminer | V (hold crouch) |
| Xaero Minimap | M |
| Jade config | Numpad 0 |
| Corpse death history | U |
| Sophisticated Backpack | B |

Configuration

Important settings already applied:

• TACZ: Explosive ammo does not destroy blocks (protects your base)
• Undead Nights: 5 difficulty levels, 5 hordes, dynamic scaling
• Veinminer: Crouch to activate, ore whitelist, 64 blocks max

Shaderpack

ComplementaryReimagined (r5.7.1) — Profile: HIGH

Resource Packs (Recommended Order)

1. FA+All_Extensions-v1.8.zip
2. FreshAnimations_v1.10.4.zip
3. §3Blue’s §fBetter Zombies §7v0.13.zip
4. Blues_Better_Monsters_v0.10.zip
5. NewGlowingOres-§6[Border]§r.zip

Enable and order them in-game: Options → Resource Packs.

Known Exclusions

• Dynamic Surroundings — Removed (Architectury compatibility crash on load)
• TaCZ Pack Upgrader — Removed after initial migration; pack is already in new format