Border Quest
by hirochifaa
Border Quest shrinks the world border on a Fabric server, and players widen it by completing objectives, with the border growing in stages as progress is made.
What it does
Border Quest starts the world border small and expands it as players complete objectives. Progress is tracked through a game state that records the current stage, items submitted to an altar, and donor stats, which are saved between sessions. A stage completion sends a message to the players automatically, and the Nether and End stay locked until stage 5 and stage 7 respectively. When a player tries to reach a locked dimension, the teleport is stopped and a red message appears, while the locks can be removed by editing borderquest.json under worldLocks.
Server owners can place altars in the world and register them with the /bq setaltar command, optionally naming one Altar du Spawn. Each registered altar becomes a point of interest on the BlueMap or Dynmap marker layer, and removing it with /bq removealtar also removes its waypoint. Commands start with bq, with an alias available once it is registered, and the server edits its configuration and reloads it with /bq reload.
The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing anything, and it runs on Fabric with Fabric API required. Files cover 1.21 – 26.1.2 across 15 release versions, the latest being 2.1.0 for 26.1.2, and the code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Gradually expanding border
The world border begins small and widens each time the team completes an objective, so exploration follows progress.
Altar points of interest
Altars placed in the world register as named points of interest and appear as waypoints on the map.
Dimension locks
The Nether and End stay locked until set stages are reached, and a red message explains why a teleport was stopped.
Map integration
Markers for altars rebuild automatically when BlueMap or Dynmap reloads, and border shapes are drawn on the overworld map.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
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
BlueMap Banners is also server-side only and open source under the MIT License, but it is published for 1.21.1 – 26.3 and covers banner markers rather than a border. In borders runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.6 – 26.3, with the server required and the client optional, and is under All rights reserved. Level = Border works on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt 1.19.2 – 26.3 under a custom license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border Quest | Fabric | 1.21 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-19 |
| BlueMap Banners | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-17 |
| In borders | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-05 |
| Level = Border | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19.2 – 26.3 | Not published | 2026-06-16 |
Questions
Does Border Quest need Fabric API?
Do players need the mod to join a server?
Can the Nether and End be accessed early?
In the catalog
Border Quest is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
All commands start with /bq (alias available via any registered alias). Built-in categories: logs, planks, wool, sand, stone — resolved to the most common variants found in the spawn biome.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/border-quest
- Owner
- hirochifaa
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15