The Arrival

You arrived in this world alone. That was the mistake.

The Arrival is a psychological horror mod centered around a single creature: The Visitor.

The Visitor is an unnaturally tall, pale-faced figure that stalks you throughout your world. It does not behave like a normal Minecraft mob. It does not simply spawn, chase you, and disappear. Instead, it watches your surroundings, reacts to what you are doing, and becomes increasingly bold as you continue playing.

The longer you stay in your world, the more difficult it becomes to ignore its presence.

The Visitor

The Visitor stands three blocks tall, with unusually long arms and a face that is far too wide.

It does not appear according to a conventional mob-spawning system. Its stalking behavior continuously chooses locations based on your surroundings and what you are currently doing.

You may see it:

• Standing across an open field, on a hill, or at the edge of a cliff
• Crouched on top of a tree
• Partially hidden behind a tree in a forest
• Looking through the windows of your house
• Standing outside your door or walking around your home
• Walking across your roof while you are inside
• Waiting at the end of a tunnel or inside a nearby cave
• Hanging from the ceiling underground
• Watching from behind you while you build
• Appearing at the edge of your vision

Looking directly at the Visitor may cause it to disappear. Sometimes, however, it will remain where it is and continue watching you.

When you look away, it may be gone when you turn back. It may also be closer.

Sound

Sound is an important part of the experience.

You may hear footsteps that stop when you stop moving, breathing directly behind you, distant whispers, branches breaking in the darkness, doors opening without explanation, tapping against windows, or knocking from somewhere outside.

Not every sound means something is there.

Sometimes it does.

Escalation

The Visitor becomes more confident as you continue playing.

Early encounters may consist of distant silhouettes and sounds that are difficult to identify. Over time, sightings become closer and more deliberate. You may begin seeing it through windows, on rooftops, around your house, or directly behind you.

Eventually, the Visitor can begin interacting with your surroundings. It can open doors, extinguish torches, and appear much closer than before.

At a certain point, you may receive the message:

Something is visiting tonight.

The Visitor has already been there. It is simply no longer interested in hiding.

Hunts

A hunt occurs when the Visitor decides to pursue you directly.

During a hunt, it can:

• Chase you
• Disappear and reappear ahead of you
• Cut off possible escape routes
• Open doors while pursuing you
• Follow you into your home

Hunts are dangerous but normally survivable. By default, a hunt ends before the Visitor can kill you. This behavior can be changed through the configuration.

The Visitor World

Opening a door at the wrong moment can lead somewhere you were never supposed to go.

The Visitor World is an endless, flat landscape covered in grey fog. There are no structures, resources, or landmarks. There is only the Visitor.

It may stand on the horizon, gradually approach when you are not looking, or appear directly behind you. On rare occasions, more than one Visitor may appear.

There is a way back.

Look down.

The ground is only one block thick.

Features

• One custom creature with dedicated AI and stalking behavior
• Watching, peeking, window interactions, door interactions, knocking, hanging, approaching, and hunting
• A continuous stalking system that chooses unpredictable locations based on your surroundings
• A first encounter designed to introduce the Visitor without explicitly explaining it
• Door and knocking events, including an event that can lead to the Visitor World
• A custom dimension: the_arrival:visitor_world
• Multiplayer support, with each player receiving their own Visitor by default
• Other players normally cannot see or hear your Visitor
• Lightweight systems with no large-scale block scanning or mass mob spawning
• One Visitor per player

Configuration

The default settings are designed to provide the intended experience, but most major systems can be adjusted.

Configuration options include:

• Stalking intensity
• Escalation speed
• Hunt frequency and duration
• Hunt damage
• Whether hunts can kill the player
• Visitor World chance
• Visitor World return timer
• Fog distance
• Sound volume
• Whether the Visitor can open doors
• Whether the Visitor can extinguish torches
• Multiplayer visibility

Admin Commands

Operators with permission level 2 can use /arrival to:

• View a player’s current status
• Set a player’s stage
• Force events
• Start a hunt
• Trigger a knock
• Send a player to the Visitor World
• Give a player a temporary period of calm

Requirements

• Minecraft 1.19.2
• Forge 43.x
• Required on both the client and server

FAQ

"Is the mod full of jumpscares?"

No. The mod is primarily focused on building tension over time. Loud or sudden events are used sparingly.

"Can I kill the Visitor?"

You can try.

"I’m stuck in the Visitor World. What do I do?"

Look down.

"Can I use the mod in a modpack?"

Yes.