SpookyJam 2019

Announcement

Hello everyone o/

I am happy to announce the third annual SpookyJam event! SpookyJam is our fall celebration for the modded minecraft community. During SpookyJam mod developers create mods that have a spooky, dark, or mysterious theme to them. Mods that fit the fall, autumn, or any other seasonally relevant theme are also invited to participate.

Unlike similar modding events SpookyJam is non-competitive. The focus of SpookyJam is learning new things, challenging yourself, and encouraging the creation of new content. As part of the event we will release a modpack to showcase participating mods. The pack will also be hosted on our event server which will be open to the public to play on.

Participants and those following the event should use our Discord and the #SpookyJamMC tag on twitter to talk about the event. We will be using this tag to share updates and promote posts made by participants during the event.

Rules

The following list of guidelines are in place to provide a fair experience for everyone. While these guidelines are not strictly enforced, choosing not to follow them may result in your project being excluded from certain parts of the event.

  1. Submissions should be created between the 1st of October and the 31st of October.
  2. Teams are allowed. We recommend keeping to four members.
  3. Submissions should follow the general theme of SpookyJam.
  4. All assets and code should be created during the event.
  5. Submissions should run in a server environment without crashing.
  6. Submissions should work with Minecraft 1.14.4 and be compatible with the latest release of Forge and MCP.
  7. You may use any library or dependency you want, but you are responsible for issues caused by those dependencies.
  8. You must own or have permission to use all code and assets used by your submission. This means tools like MCreator are not allowed.

Time zones for this event will be counted in the most flexible way. This means that the event will start when the first time zone enters October 1st, and will end when the last time zone exits October 31st.

Prizes & Rewards

All participants who make a valid submission will receive a `SpookyJam2019` role on Discord. This role is purely visual and meant to commemorate the event. Nodecraft has also generously contributed several month long server subscription plans that will be given out randomly to eligible participants after the event is over.

We also encourage everyone participating in SpookyJam to consider taking part in Digital Ocean's Hacktoberfest challenge. They will be giving out limited edition shirts and stickers to those who complete pull requests. Opening pull requests against any open source project on GitHub, including mods and other SpookyJam submissions does contribute towards their challenge goal. This event is not just for developers! Artists and translators can also participate.

Submissions

In 2019 we have received 11 submissions from 13 different authors! Check out all the awesome submissions below!

Deeper Caverns

By: cipher_zero_x, Lachney

A fresh Nether overhaul!

Wither Skeleton Totem

By: Barribob

Makes grinding for mob drops more interesting

Tricksters

By: skyjay1

Tricksy creatures in Minecraft

Whisperwoods

By: itsmeowdev, cybercat5555

Adds spooky forest creatures like wisps, moths, the Zotzpyre, the Hidebehind, and the Hirschgeist.

Creepy Creepers

By: Nertzhul

May contain creepiness.

The Hateful Sun

By: the_will_bl

The sun is dangerous and mutates mobs! Loosely based on SCP 001 - When Day Breaks.

Neverwhere

By: Commoble

Adds a spookier dimension

Thrillager

By: Lemonszz

Adds a powerful Thrillager demi-boss to the game

Cursed

By: DarkhaxDev

Adds new curses to Minecraft

Super Hot

By: Kroko

Make you Torch SUPERHOT

Bones

By: ochotonida

Adds a bunch of skeletal mobs

Server & Modpack

The SpookyJam 2019 server was online for a limited period of time during October and is no longer accessible. You can still download and play the SpookyJam 2019 modpack from CurseForge.

FaQ

Can I be part of multiple teams?
Yes, you may be part of multiple teams.
Can I submit multiple entries?
Yes, however spammed entries which are of very low quality may not be considered for the event.
Can I use Fabric, Forge 1.12, or Bedrock edition?
While this is technically allowed, we will not be considering entries other than those that support Forge 1.14.4 for our modpacks and promotion.
Do open source contributors count as team members?
No, the team member limit only counts people who are actively part of your team.
Can we have more than four team members?
The recommended team size is four. This recommendations is put in place to help newer modders join teams. This limit is not enforced however we recommend teaming up with people you haven't worked with before.
Why are there no monetary rewards this year?
In the past we gave out $10 USD in Curse points to random participants of the event. Due to changes in Curse's policy on transferring points we are no longer able to do this. We have considered alternatives such as PayPal, gift cards, stickers, shirts, and buttons however they were all out of our budget this time around. We may consider these for future events.
I need help coming up with an idea!
Learning how to improve your creative process is part of Spooky Jam's goal. Everyone has their own way to go about this and it is generally something you need to learn for yourself. Many find inspiration in the work of others so we recommend the following.