Archipelago Mod

The mod connects a Minecraft world to an Archipelago server, the multi-game randomizer that links several games and several people in one session. Players use it to take part in a randomized run where progress in one game depends on work done in others. Once an Archipelago game has been generated, the player opens the world with the mod installed and enters the server address, slot name and password. A popup reports when the connection fails, for example after a wrong slot name or password.

The mod sends information about game events to the Archipelago server and receives items sent from other games. Each advancement earned in Minecraft is reported to the multiworld, and items found in other players' games can gate Minecraft recipes such as tools, armor, weapons and abilities like sleeping or smelting. Locations are placed behind advancements, so the randomized order of gated items follows the seed. Single-player and multiplayer setups differ slightly: in single player a world is created and the connection data is filled in, while a server may connect automatically to a world already generated in single player.

Several features can be toggled on or off in the configuration, including which player data is shared, such as advancements, deaths, inventory contents and chat messages. Chat and commands let players talk with others in the run and check the Archipelago server. The author text points readers to the Archipelago documentation for more on how the system works.