Ancient Sands
by Immodernist
Ancient Sands adds a tomb dungeon to desert biomes, along with keys, chamber blocks, a supplementary metal and a charged sword.
What it does
The tomb dungeon generates in desert biomes from a set of random rooms. Some rooms hold the chamber block. Chambers come in rare and common types, and each type needs its own key. Keys are dropped only occasionally by the new mobs. Once a chamber is opened, it yields a random loot item, and the loot table can be configured. A chamber with no key nearby can be carried into the inventory and opened later.
A supplementary metal is added for repairing weapons obtained from looting. Remnant blocks resist common explosions. The Ancient Sword has a charged slash: holding the attack button produces a strong strike against the nearest entity. The mod is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, and only source code is published as a public link.
The mod runs on Forge and NeoForge. Files exist for 1.20.1, 1.20.2 and 1.21, and the latest builds are 1.0.8 for 1.21 on Forge and 1.0.8 for 1.20.2 on NeoForge, both dated 2024-08-02. Both the server and every player need it.
Key features
Desert tomb dungeon
A dungeon generated from random rooms appears in desert biomes and holds the chamber block.
Keyed chambers
Rare and common chambers each require their own key, which the new mobs drop with a small chance.
Configurable loot
Opening a chamber yields a random loot item, and the set of possible items can be configured.
Portable chambers
A chamber without a nearby key can be taken into the inventory and opened later.
Charged sword attack
The Ancient Sword's charged slash strikes the nearest entity when the attack is held.
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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 explore desert biomes and want looting, keys and loot chambers in survival worlds. Server owners can set the loot table for shared worlds.
How it compares
Tinted Sands runs on Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, client and server, under All rights reserved. Gilded Sands: A Desert Expansion Mod covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 on the same loaders, also under All rights reserved. Sands of Time runs on Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 with the same environment and license. Ancient Sands is open source under CC0 1.0 Universal, which the alternatives do not share.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Sands | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21 | Client and server | 2024-08-02 |
| Tinted Sands | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-15 |
| Gilded Sands: A Desert Expansion Mod | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2026-10-08 |
| Sands of Time | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-01-02 |
Questions
Does Ancient Sands need to be installed on the server?
Where do the chamber keys come from?
Which loaders are supported?
In the catalog
Ancient Sands is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 15,770 mods support Minecraft 1.21.
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What the author says
The new tomb dungeon can be encountered in the desert biomes. It generates with random rooms set, some of which will present the chamber block. There are rare and common chambers requiring its own type of key, by a small chance dropped from the new mobs. Once opened, it gives a random configurable loot item. If there…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ancient-sands
- Owner
- Immodernist
- Published
- 2024-07-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-08-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15