Cold as Ice
by Ranold
Cold as Ice stops ice and snow from melting in the world, so placed frozen blocks stay where players put them.
What it does
Cold as Ice is a NeoForge mod that changes how ice and snow behave: they no longer melt once placed. A config option lets server owners choose whether ice, snow, or both are exempt. The mod is small and is applied through a mixin that skips the melting game ticks, which keeps the change narrow and simple to reason about.
Only the server needs the mod, so players join without installing anything. Files are available for NeoForge across 12 release versions, 1.21 – 1.21.11, under All rights reserved, which means redistribution is not granted. The latest build is 1.2, published on 2025-12-14.
Key features
Un-meltable ice
Ice blocks keep their state instead of turning to water when the surrounding light or temperature would normally melt them.
Un-meltable snow
Snow layers and snow blocks stay in place rather than thinning out over time.
Config toggles
A config file lets the server choose whether ice, snow, or both are exempt from melting.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does Cold as Ice need to be installed on the client?
In the catalog
Cold as Ice is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,801 Cursed mods for NeoForge. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Building a base out of ice and don't want it to melt? Snow not lasting where you want it? A simple mixin mod to exclude ice and snow from game ticks, essentially freezing them (hah).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cai
- Owner
- Ranold
- Published
- 2025-12-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15