Ad Astra: Rocketed
by celsiusqc
Ad Astra: Rocketed adds three higher-tier rockets to Ad Astra, each working like the regular Ad Astra rockets but reaching further.
What it does
The extra tiers are meant for datapack planet progression: a world can require a higher-tier rocket before a planet can be reached, which gates that progression behind building the rocket. The rockets sit on top of Ad Astra, which is a required dependency, so it must be installed alongside this mod.
At the moment all three extra tiers use the Tier 4 model, with a custom model planned once a model-loading bug is resolved. The planned models are meant to have larger thrusters and improved textures, built on the original Tier 4 rocket model credited to the Terrarium and Ad Astra teams.
Files are published for Fabric and Forge for 1.20.1 – 1.20.4, and the environment is client and server, so servers and players both run it. The code is not open source and is under All rights reserved, though public links for source and issues exist.
Key features
Three extra rocket tiers
Three additional rocket tiers are added, each functioning like the regular Ad Astra rockets.
Datapack planet tiers
The rockets respect the datapack tier structure for custom planets, so higher tiers can gate later planets.
Tier 4 model for now
All extra tiers currently use the Tier 4 rocket model, with custom models planned.
Create Planetary Tweaks items
With Create Planetary Tweaks installed, related items join in and work alongside the rockets, on Forge only.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 4
Use cases
Progression gating
A server owner can require a higher-tier rocket before a custom planet can be reached, adding a stage to the progression.
Who it’s for: Server owners and modpack makers who build datapack planet progression on top of Ad Astra and want more rocket tiers to gate it.
How it compares
Ad Astra: Planetary Swapper is a Forge build for 1.20.1 that runs on the server alone, and it is released under the MIT License without being open source. Ad Astra Cargo Rockets is a Fabric build for 1.20.1 that runs on client and server, and its code is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Ad Astra Recipes is a Fabric build for 1.20 – 1.20.1 where the server is required and the client optional, and it is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ad Astra: Rocketed | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-04-05 |
| Ad Astra: Planetary Swapper | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-12-14 |
| Ad Astra Cargo Rockets | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-14 |
| Ad Astra Recipes | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-01-16 |
Questions
Does Ad Astra Rocketed require Ad Astra?
Does Ad Astra Rocketed need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders are supported?
Does Create Planetary Tweaks change the rockets?
In the catalog
Ad Astra: Rocketed is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
Playing with Create Planetary Tweaks will also add related items that work in tandem with the mod. This is FORGE only These Rockets respect the datapack structure tiers for custom planets.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ad-astra-rocketed
- Owner
- celsiusqc
- Published
- 2024-04-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-04-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15