Cardinal-Lib
by jaijorlon
Cardinal-Lib is a Forge library mod that gives addon and mod developers tools for controlling gravity on players and other entities.
What it does
Cardinal-Lib is a fork of the GravityApi library, and it is aimed at developers who build Palladium addons and mod addons. It includes tools those developers use, and it lets code control the gravity acting on players and other entities. Players can ride other entities, and the fork fixes some bugs present in the original GravityApi.
Only the client and server need it, so every player on a server that runs it must install it too. Cardinal-Lib is released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only and is open source. Overworld DNA (Alien Evolution Addon) requires it. Files target 1.20.1 only, with 1.0.1 as the latest file, published on 2026-09-27.
Key features
Gravity control
Code can set the gravity acting on players and other entities, which the Palladium addon work relies on.
Developer tools
Tools that Palladium addon and mod-addon developers use are bundled, so addons do not need to reimplement them.
Riding and bug fixes
Players can ride other entities, and several bugs from the original GravityApi are fixed in this fork.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Required by 1 mod
How it compares
Palladium is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for 1.20.1 with All rights reserved licensing and no open source code, so it is a different kind of mod from this developer library. CoreWithStuff is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 that is also All rights reserved and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal-Lib | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-27 |
| Palladium | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-23 |
| CoreWithStuff | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-15 |
Questions
Does Overworld DNA (Alien Evolution Addon) need Cardinal-Lib?
In the catalog
Cardinal-Lib is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,576 Library mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
A GravityApi fork and a library mod that adds features for palladium addon/mod-addon development. This mod allows you to control the gravity of the player and any other entities! It also allows for players to ride each other and fixes some bugs from the orginal gravityApi. This also includes tools for palladium…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cardinal-lib
- Owner
- jaijorlon
- Published
- 2026-08-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15