Astral
by Jaxydog
Astral is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 that adds mobs, mechanics and items, and works as an Origins addon for the Astral SMP setup.
What it does
Astral changes ordinary play in several places. Bone meal can grow cactus and sugar cane as well as nether wart, pet parrots heal when fed seeds, and mobs become much stronger the further they spawn from the world origin.
Several systems are built for server owners. Items carry an NBT tag that forces the enchantment glint on or off, lightning bolts can be set to keep the items they destroy, and a data-driven currency system exchanges items automatically for random rewards. A mirror can be used to share one server's origins, and the mod is intended for use with Origins, which must be installed alongside it.
Astral is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 or later. Fabric API, Origins, Pehkui and Trinkets are required, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need the mod. Files are published for 1.20.1 only, with 2.5.1 as the latest build from 27 September 2024.
Key features
Mob scaling by distance
Mobs grow noticeably stronger the farther a player travels from the spawn point.
Dyed armor effects
Dyed armor sets grant a jump boost or slowness according to the wearer's wetness.
Randomizer redstone block
A redstone block with powered outputs emits a random comparator signal.
Automatic item exchange
A data-driven currency system hands out random rewards and exchanges items without manual trading.
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 4
Use cases
Survival servers
Server owners can run Astral alongside Origins to shape how mobs and armor behave across a world.
Custom item rules
Commands such as modify and repeat let data packs control the size, reach and repetition of actions.
Who it’s for: Server owners running the Astral SMP setup or a custom Origins server, and players joining such a server.
How it compares
Breed Parrots With Seeds is a Fabric client and server mod under the MIT License, covering 1.21 – 26.2, so it targets newer versions than Astral. Some of My Custom Origins runs on Fabric and Forge for 1.20.3 – 1.21.4 and is not open source, with the server required and the client optional. Enchanted Origins is server-side only under the Apache License 2.0 and supports 1.19 – 1.20.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astral | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-09-27 |
| Breed Parrots With Seeds | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-07 |
| Some of My Custom Origins | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.3 – 1.21.4 | Server required, client optional | 2025-10-11 |
| Enchanted Origins | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.20.2 | Server-side only | 2023-10-23 |
Questions
Which loader does Astral support?
Does Astral need Origins to work?
Do players need Astral installed?
Which dependencies must be installed with Astral?
In the catalog
Astral is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Astral is a supplementary mod and origins addon intended to be used with Astral SMP. Currently, the mod provides the following changes to vanilla gameplay: - Cactus, nether wart, and sugar cane can be bone-mealed. - Pet parrots can be healed with seeds. - Mobs grow drastically stronger as you venture further away…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/astral-smp
- Owner
- Jaxydog
- Published
- 2023-11-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-09-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15