AltCraft
by Moonrinth
AltCraft changes the vanilla world with new ore, tools, weapons and a sand-ruin structure, adding a Twilight theme to the game.
What it does
Its content centers on a Twilight set: a Twilight ore, along with a sword, axe, pickaxe and shovel made from it. Ranged gear adds a Lightning Shard gun and 9mm ammunition, and a Gunsmith table crafts the weapons. Sand ruins generate in the world and hold a Twilight burial.
Slabs are reworked as well, with vertical slabs and stacking slabs. The author describes the mod as an attempt to add what the community wants in a way that matches vanilla design, and as adding things that feel cool to play.
The mod is published for Fabric and NeoForge. Files cover 1.21.8 and 26.1.2, with the Fabric build targeting 26.1.2 and the NeoForge build 1.21.8. Fabric API is required on Fabric. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. The code is under the Apache License 2.0, and the project is not open source.
Key features
Twilight ore and tools
A Twilight ore is added, and a full set of sword, axe, pickaxe and shovel is crafted from it.
Lightning Shard gun
A ranged weapon fires 9mm ammunition, and the Lightning Shard gun is one of the items the Gunsmith table produces.
Sand ruins with burials
Sand ruins generate in the world, and a Twilight burial sits among them as a place to explore.
Vertical and stacking slabs
Slabs gain vertical and stacking variants, giving building options beyond the standard slab shapes.
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
How it compares
Alternative Twilight(Remastered) is an open source NeoForge mod released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, built for 1.21.1. Twilight Crossbow is also NeoForge only and open source under the MIT License, for 1.21.1. Reliquified Twilight Forest runs on NeoForge for 1.21.1 under All rights reserved and is not open source, so it differs from AltCraft in both license and version.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AltCraft | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.8 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-15 |
| Alternative Twilight(Remastered) | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-15 |
| Twilight Crossbow | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-07 |
| Reliquified Twilight Forest | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-26 |
Questions
Does AltCraft need Fabric API?
Which loader should be chosen for AltCraft?
Does the server need AltCraft installed?
In the catalog
AltCraft is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
The mod that adds what the community wants in a mojang-like way. Also, AltCraft adds things that I feel would be a cool feature.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/altcraft
- Owner
- Moonrinth
- Published
- 2026-07-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15