all about castles
by redl0ver
all about castles brings medieval castle-themed blocks, a bow, a spear, armor and a battle axe into the vanilla style for Forge 1.20.1.
What it does
The mod adds castle and knight themed content in the spirit of vanilla Minecraft. Its new kinds of content are a longbow, decorative wall blocks, knight armor, a watch tower block and a battle axe. Most of the armor work is texture changes applied to armor items, and the recipes are adjusted so the new items fit into normal progression. A stonecutter turns one block into a craftable piece, and a shapeless recipe uses three points.
Crafting follows the vanilla pattern. The longbow is made like a normal bow but uses planks in place of sticks. Knight armor uses chain and one iron, a spear uses two sticks and one iron ingot, and the battle axe takes one iron block, four iron ingots and two sticks. The author notes that watch towers do not appear in loot chests.
The mod needs Forge for 1.20.1 and runs on the client and the server, so both the server and every player need it. The code is released under the MIT License, but the project is not open source. Files are published for 1.20.1 only, with 0.0.4 as the latest Forge build, first published on 2024-03-05 and last updated on 2024-03-12.
Key features
Castle-themed decorations
Medieval decorative blocks such as wall pieces and a watch tower block add castle styling to builds.
Longbow and spear
A longbow joins the bow family, and a spear is added as a new weapon crafted from sticks and iron.
Knight armor and battle axe
Knight armor is craftable from chain and iron, and a battle axe is added with a larger iron recipe.
Vanilla-style recipes
Several items are crafted with patterns based on vanilla recipes, including the stonecutter and shapeless options.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want medieval gear and decorations that stay close to the look of vanilla Minecraft, and server owners who want castle-themed content on a Forge 1.20.1 server.
How it compares
The Middle Ages is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, with client and server environment, under All rights reserved and not open source. Medieval Kings and Castles is also a Forge 1.20.1 mod with client and server environment, under All rights reserved and not open source. Berezka's Castle is a Forge 1.20.1 mod that runs on client and server and is released under the MIT License, but is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| all about castles | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-03-12 |
| The Middle Ages | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-07-27 |
| Medieval Kings and Castles | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-06 |
| Berezka's Castle | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-25 |
Questions
Does all about castles need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft version does all about castles support?
Are the armor and weapons balanced for combat?
In the catalog
all about castles is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
this is a little mod that adds castle themed stuff to the game! i try to make this mod fit in with vanilla and every kind of feedback is appreciated! you craft them with 3 of the points in a shapless crafting recipe.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/aac
- Owner
- redl0ver
- Published
- 2024-03-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-03-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15