Empire Of The Undead

Quickstart

1. Load your world with the mod installed. A new biome — the NYC Apocalypse Biome — generates in the overworld automatically.
2. To find it quickly, open chat and run:

   /locate biome com_empire_of_the_undead_3owoqnv6:nyc_biome
   

3. Travel to the coordinates returned. You'll arrive in a ruined cityscape filled with brownstones, elevated train stations, subway entrances, taxi stands, and cracked streets.
4. Watch your action bar — it shows the current Apocalypse Day and how many zombie mutations are active. This updates every few seconds.
5. Expect dense zombie hordes immediately. Stay alert, scavenge buildings and subway tunnels for loot, and look out for rare NYC Survivor NPCs who populate the streets.

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Overview

Empire Of The Undead transforms a region of your overworld into a post-apocalyptic New York City. The biome is packed with hand-crafted structures and hostile mobs that threaten players at every turn. A living mutation system ensures that every zombie you face is unique and that the threat escalates in unpredictable ways as in-game days pass.

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What It Adds

The NYC Apocalypse Biome

A fully custom overworld biome themed around a ruined version of New York City. It generates the following structures within its borders:

• Ruined brownstone buildings
• Elevated train stations
• Subway entrances and underground tunnels
• Taxi stands
• Cracked and broken city streets

Mobs

All three mobs also have spawn eggs available for use in Creative mode or via commands.

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How To Use

Finding the Biome

Use /locate biome com_empire_of_the_undead_3owoqnv6:nyc_biome to get coordinates. The biome is a natural overworld addition and will generate in new chunks.

Reading the Action Bar

At all times while playing, your action bar displays a message like:

NYC Apocalypse Day 4 | 15,000,000 zombie mutations active

The Apocalypse Day counts up with each Minecraft day that passes. The mutation count reflects the full pool of possible zombie variants that can appear each day.

Interacting with NYC Survivor NPCs

NYC Survivor NPCs are passive and cannot be harmed. Approach one and interact with them (tap or right-click) to open their NPC dialogue panel. They are persistent and will not despawn naturally.

Scavenging

Explore buildings, elevated stations, and subway tunnels for loot encounters. Zombies inside structures can drop useful resources — kill them to collect drops and clear areas for looting.

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Abilities And Mechanics

Daily Mutation System

Every zombie — both NYC Apocalypse Zombies and Subway Zombies — receives a mutation when it spawns. The mutation is determined by the current Apocalypse Day combined with each individual zombie's identity, producing up to 15,000,000 unique variants. When a new Minecraft day begins, all zombies that spawn receive a fresh mutation.

Each mutated zombie is assigned one of these mutation names:

• Taxi-Feral
• Subway-Bitten
• Times Square Howler
• Bodega Stalker
• Tunnel Runner
• Skyscraper Lurker
• Bridge Shambler
• Central Park Rotter

The zombie's name tag shows its mutation name and a unique variant number (e.g. Tunnel Runner #482931).

Mutation Effects

Depending on the variant, a zombie may also receive one or more status effects on spawn:

These effects make some zombies noticeably faster, harder-hitting, or tougher than others. Pay attention to the name tag — a zombie you've never seen before may be far more dangerous than a standard one.

Zombie Behaviour

Both zombie types share the following traits:

• Spawn in groups (NYC Apocalypse Zombie: 4–8; Subway Zombie: 3–7)
• Active on the surface and underground
• Burn in daylight
• Can break doors
• Can pick up and equip weapons and armour they find
• Will convert to Drowned if submerged in water long enough
• Baby variants exist (5% chance per spawn event)

Loot Drops

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Progression And Strategy

Early days — The biome is dense and dangerous from the moment you arrive. Prioritise finding shelter inside a brownstone or elevated station before nightfall. Clear rooms one at a time and watch for groups hiding in dark corners.

Tracking mutations — Use the action bar readout to know what day you're on. As days increase, the mutation seed changes, meaning the specific mix of fast, strong, or resistant zombies you face shifts completely. A set of corridors that felt manageable on Day 3 may be swarming with Speed-buffed zombies on Day 4.

Survivor NPCs — Seek out NYC Survivor NPCs. They are immune to all damage and serve as safe reference points in an otherwise hostile biome. Interact with them whenever you find one.

Subway tunnels — These underground areas generate unique encounters and are the primary habitat of Subway Zombies. They spawn in packs of up to 7 in tight spaces, making lighting and chokepoint fighting essential. Bring plenty of torches to eliminate spawning darkness.

Looting enchantment — Equipping a Looting-enchanted sword improves the rare drop chance from both zombie types, making it worthwhile to invest in enchanting before deep-diving into subway tunnels.

Door security — Both zombie types can break wooden doors. Use stronger door alternatives or barricade entrances with solid blocks if you intend to hold a position inside a structure overnight.