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Burden Of Time

by Stereowalker

Burden of Time is a world generation mod that ages a world's ground, stone and fluids as in-game time passes, with no player input needed.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltClient and serverAll rights reserved1.19 – 26.2

What it does

Over time the mod changes the terrain itself. Mobs that cross grassy areas gradually erode the ground, and the surface shifts step by step from grass block to dirt, coarse dirt and grass path, forming social trails and desire paths. Certain blocks also grow moss variants after a long period, and the speed of these changes can be adjusted through a config option that ramps up the random tick speed in the world.

Water and lava act on nearby blocks as well. Flowing water can crack certain blocks into cracked variants, lava can bake blocks into baked forms, and fluid erosion affects still and flowing sources alike. Burden of Time depends on UnionLib, which must be installed alongside it. The mod runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need it. Builds cover 1.19 – 26.2 across 10 release versions, and it is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.

Key features

  1. Ground erosion by mobs

    Mobs walking on grassy ground wear it down over time, turning grass into dirt, coarse dirt and grass path.

  2. Moss growth over time

    Certain blocks gradually grow moss variants as the world ages, with the pace set in the config.

  3. Fluid-driven block changes

    Flowing water cracks certain blocks into cracked variants, and lava bakes blocks into baked forms.

  4. World age without input

    The world ages on its own, so terrain changes continue even when no player is interacting with it.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x1 of 1 version with builds
26.226.2-5.0.3-Fabric26.2-5.0.3-Forge26.2-5.0.3-NeoForge26.2-5.0.3-Fabric
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.21.11.21.1-5.0.3-Fabric1.21.1-5.0.3-Forge1.21.1-5.0.3-NeoForge1.21.1-5.0.3-Fabric
1.211.21.1-5.0.3-Fabric1.21.1-5.0.3-Forge1.21.1-5.0.3-NeoForge1.21.1-5.0.3-Fabric
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.11.20.1-5.0.3-Fabric1.20.1-5.0.3-Forge1.20.1-5.0.3-Forge1.20.1-5.0.3-Fabric
1.201.20.1-4.0.2-Fabric1.20.1-4.0.2-ForgeNot availableNot available
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.41.20.1-4.0.2-Fabric1.20.1-4.0.2-ForgeNot availableNot available
1.19.31.20.1-4.0.2-Fabric1.20.1-4.0.2-ForgeNot availableNot available
1.19.21.20.1-4.0.2-Fabric1.20.1-4.0.2-ForgeNot availableNot available
1.19.11.20.1-4.0.2-Fabric1.20.1-4.0.2-ForgeNot availableNot available
1.191.20.1-4.0.2-Fabric1.20.1-4.0.2-ForgeNot availableNot available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

UnionLibA library mod for all my mods
Required

Questions

Does Burden of Time need UnionLib?

Yes. UnionLib is a required dependency and must be installed alongside Burden of Time on every loader it supports.

Does the server need Burden of Time?

Yes. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.

Is the pace of terrain changes adjustable?

Yes. A config option controls how fast the random tick speed ramps up, which sets how quickly the changes appear in the world.

In the catalog

Burden Of Time is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

World generation mods8,515Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

Burden Of Time is a mod that allows your world to age without input from the player. Social Trails (Desire Paths) - This adds social trails (desire paths) to your world. Any mob crossing a grassy area will, after a period of time, cause the ground to start eroding. The order in which the ground changes are Grass…
Stereowalker, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Stereowalker
Published
2023-09-06
Updated on Modrinth
2026-08-06
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

World generation
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