Amethyst Platform
by OBSIDIAN
Amethyst Platform is a Forge survival mod for 1.20.1 that starts players on an island made only of amethyst, with nothing else around them.
What it does
Players spawn on an amethyst island with no other objects in view, so the first task is to gather amethyst. Hitting amethyst blocks yields shards, and 24 shards can be crafted into a compressed amethyst block, which in turn is used to make more ground. Amethyst mechanisms such as cleaners are available as the player progresses, and the mod is described by its author as a dirt-platform style survival map.
The author notes that the project leaves room for future content: creating living creatures from a fragment of life is mentioned as planned, along with trees, animals, monsters and bosses. Achievements are included to guide the player through the first steps. The mod is built with MCreator and is marked server-side only, so players join a server running it without installing anything, and the server must run it for the platform to work. Files exist for Forge 1.20.1 only, and the mod is published with All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Amethyst island start
The world begins on an island of amethyst with no other objects visible, as the starting point of the survival run.
Compressed amethyst crafting
24 amethyst shards craft a compressed amethyst block, which is used to make ground for building further out.
Achievements for progression
Achievements guide the player through the first steps of the platform and mark each stage reached.
Planned creature content
The author plans fragments of life that create creatures, with trees, animals, monsters and bosses listed as future additions.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival playthroughs
Players who want a sparse start can build outward from a single amethyst island, using shards and compressed blocks as materials.
Who it’s for: Server owners and players who enjoy sparse, island-based survival on Forge 1.20.1 will find the mod suited to this style of play.
How it compares
AmethystTools is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that runs on the client and server together, and it is released with All rights reserved. Amethyst Sword covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, runs on client and server, and is licensed under the MIT License. Amethyst Platform differs by being server-side only, so players need nothing installed, and by targeting Forge 1.20.1 alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amethyst Platform | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-11-25 |
| AmethystTools | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-12 |
| Amethyst Sword | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2025-08-15 |
Questions
Does Amethyst Platform need to be installed on the client?
Which loader and version does Amethyst Platform support?
How is compressed amethyst made in the mod?
In the catalog
Amethyst Platform is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,426 Cursed mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
You appear on an amethyst island, without objects - only amethyst around. Get it, make a compressed amethyst block, get 24 amethyst shard from it, make ground amethyst by hitting it against amethyst blocks and keep doing so right up to amethyst mechanisms like cleaner and squeezer! Create a fragment of life and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/amethyst-platform
- Owner
- OBSIDIAN
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-11-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15