CurseForge
CurseForge app
Create Custom Profile, then Import (top right), and pick this file.
Download .zip 354 KBMinecraft Java 1.20.1 · Forge
Import one small file and press Play. The game downloads the whole Cursed Walking pack by itself (about 760 MB) from Modrinth and CurseForge, checks every file, and keeps it up to date from then on.
mc.milestonesmp.netCurseForge app
Create Custom Profile, then Import (top right), and pick this file.
Download .zip 354 KBModrinth App · Prism · MultiMC
Modrinth: + → From file. Prism or MultiMC: Add Instance → Import.
Download .mrpack 354 KBOther launchers
Install Forge 1.20.1 (47.4.0 or newer) and put this jar in the mods folder. With the pack already installed, nothing is downloaded again.
In your launcher's Java or memory settings. Use 8 GB if you want shaders. If you forget, the game reminds you.
The loading screen shows Downloading MilestoneSMP pack. The first time takes 2–5 minutes. Later launches take about a second.
When the download finishes, the game closes once and tells you so. That's normal: a few of the pack's files have to load before everything else.
Multiplayer → MilestoneSMP is already in your server list. You can also add mc.milestonesmp.net yourself.
In the CurseForge app, Browse Modpacks, search Cursed Walking - A Modern Zombie Apocalypse (by OnMod) and install version v3.3 (patch). Set Java memory to 6 GB, then add mc.milestonesmp.net. You won't get automatic updates this way.
The server runs during play sessions, so it may simply be offline: the status at the top of this page tells you.
Use the backup address MilestoneSMP.exaroton.me. Type it without a port number.
config/milestonesync.properties in your game folder, add the mod to the exclude= line (for example exclude=oculus) and start the game again. This works for optional client mods only.milestonesync/sync.log in your game folder.