Horse Traps (Re-Created)

Introduction

This datapack recreates the classic skeleton horse trap and adds a completely new threat - the zombie horse trap in vanilla Minecraft. Compatible with game versions from 1.16.2 to 1.21.3.

How It Works

The modification introduces two key changes to gameplay:

Weather Changes - A new thunderstorm algorithm is implemented: every 10 minutes there's a 10% chance of weather changing to thunderstorm. This makes thunderstorms more frequent but still quite rare. This feature can be disabled via admin commands.

Spawning Mechanics - During thunderstorms, there's a very small chance for a mysterious horse to appear within 24 blocks to the player's render distance. It looks like a normal horse but is actually an undead trap. If a player approaches and triggers the trap, horsemen will appear and attack. If the horse isn't triggered before the rain stops, it will despawn. Zombie horsemen are disabled by default due to their high difficulty but can be enabled.

Mob Characteristics

Skeleton Horseman:

• Mob: Skeleton (24 HP, 12 hearts)
• Mount: Skeleton Horse (random health)
• Weapon: Enchanted Bow
• Armor: Enchanted Iron Helmet
• Loot: Standard + saddle + lead

Zombie Horseman:

• Mob: Drowned (24 HP, 12 hearts)
• Mount: Zombie Horse (random health)
• Weapon: Channeling Trident
• Armor: Turtle Shell
• Loot: Standard + saddle + lead

Horse Taming

To tame undead horses, you need to disable the "Poison undead horses after leader's death" option via admin commands. After that, you can tame horses by feeding them Golden Apples (enchanted ones work too). If you don't have golden apples, use the lead from horsemen's loot to take the horse home.

Achievements

• Horse Trap: Trigger a horse trap from a horse spawned by lightning
• Skeleton Horseman Hunter: Kill a skeleton horseman
• Zombie Horseman Hunter: Kill a zombie horseman

Admin Commands

/function summon:horse_traps/trap - summons horse with hidden trap /function summon:horse_traps/skeleton_horse - summons skeleton horse /function summon:horse_traps/zombie_horse - summons zombie horse /function summon:horse_traps/skeleton_horsemen - summons 4-6 skeleton horsemen /function summon:horse_traps/zombie_horsemen - summons 4-6 zombie horsemen /function toggles:horse_traps - toggles various features:

• Skeleton horse traps
• Zombie horse traps
• Thunder weather algorithm modification
• Poisoning undead horses after leader's death

Installation

Open your .minecraft folder, place the datapack in the saves/world_name/datapacks directory