Alive World
by What42
Alive World keeps chunks loaded so that crops, furnaces, brewing stands, campfires and animals keep progressing while players are far away.
What it does
The mod takes blocks, animals and chunks loaded by the server and runs their updates even when no player is nearby, so the chunks stay active. Crop growth, furnace, brewing stand and campfire progress, and animal growth continue in the background. It is a port of the Presence Required mod for Fabric on Minecraft 1.18.2, and it implements the functionality that Presence Required provides.
The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing anything, and only the server needs it. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the author notes that no update plans exist for the project. The only published build is 1.0.0 for 1.18.2, a beta release dated 2025-02-17. Fabric is the sole loader, and the mod requires nothing beyond Fabric's own loader setup.
Key features
Crop growth
Crops keep growing in chunks that stay loaded, even when no player is within range of the field.
Furnace and brewing progress
Furnaces, brewing stands and campfires continue their cooking and brewing steps while the area is unattended.
Animal growth
Baby animals keep maturing in loaded chunks, so breeding timers progress without a nearby player.
Server-side operation
Only the server runs the logic, which keeps the mod out of players' installs.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Unattended farms
A farm far from spawn can keep producing crops and animals between visits, on a server with the mod installed.
Remote brewing and smelting
Brewing stands and furnaces placed away from the base keep working while the player is elsewhere.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want base production and animal growth to continue when players are not in the area. The mod suits 1.18.2 servers on Fabric.
How it compares
LumyREI is a Fabric client-side only mod for 1.21.1, released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and open source. Speed Grow is a Fabric mod for 26.2 that runs on client and server under the MIT License, but it is not open source. Always Loaded is a Fabric server-side only mod for 1.15 – 1.21.4 under the MIT License and open source, so it covers a far wider version range than Alive World.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alive World | Fabric | 1.18.2 | Server-side only | 2025-02-17 |
| LumyREI | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-04-02 |
| Speed Grow | Fabric | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-06 |
| Always Loaded | Fabric | 1.15 – 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2024-08-29 |
Questions
Does Alive World need Fabric API?
Does Alive World have to be installed on clients?
Which versions does Alive World support?
In the catalog
Alive World is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 9,044 mods support Minecraft 1.18.2.
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What the author says
This is a port of Presence Not Reuired to Fabric 1.18.2, made by javivi09dev for use in my modpack Eerie. For a more detailed explanation, please go to the original mod's description. This mod takes blocks and animals from when chunks are loaded in and updates them as if the chunk has always been loaded. This…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/alive-world
- Owner
- What42
- Published
- 2025-02-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-02-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15