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Chitinous Ties

by queenofthebees

Chitinous Ties adds a player-made contract system to survival play, where one player drafts a task and another player signs it to accept the work.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltClient and serverCustom license1.20.1 – 1.21.1

What it does

Contracts are the central item. A drafter writes a contract by filling a blank draft with tasks, a time limit and item rewards, then hands it to another player, who signs it to accept. Once signed, the tasks are tracked until they are completed, the time limit expires, or the contract is broken.

Tasks cover common survival goals: having an item, using an item on a block, eating an item, gaining a potion effect, reaching a specific attribute value, buying an item from a villager, curing a zombie villager, and escorting a player to a structure or biome. Contracts can be nested so that one contract rewards another, forming a quest chain. New tasks can be added through the datapack configuration layer, and the available tasks can be customized in many ways.

Two block types support the system. The Extradimensional Legal Archive lists the contracts that are currently signed. The Chitinbound Bulb works like a copper bulb, but a bulb bound to a contract can toggle its redstone output when that contract is completed. The mod requires Abstract Operations, Cardinal Components API, Fabric API, Forgified Fabric API, Sinytra Connector and oωo (owo-lib). Abstract Operations and Cardinal Components API are bundled inside the mod.

Key features

  1. Player-made contracts

    Players draft contracts, hand them to other players and sign them, so quests can be set and taken on a server.

  2. Nestable quest chains

    A contract can reward further contracts, which allows players to build a chain of linked tasks.

  3. Contract breaking

    A signer can break a contract right away if it becomes impossible to complete, and the drafter can withdraw the item after failure.

  4. Chitinbound Bulb

    A redstone bulb bound to a contract can switch its output when the contract is completed, for signalling in builds.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.12.4.1+1.21.1Not available2.4.1+1.21.12.4.1+1.21.1
1.212.4.1+1.21.1Not available2.4.1+1.21.12.4.1+1.21.1
1.20.11.0.1+1.20.11.0.1+1.20.11.0.1+1.20.11.0.1+1.20.1
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 4

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required
Sinytra ConnectorLets you play Fabric mods on NeoForge
Required
Forgified Fabric APIFabric API implemented on top of NeoForge
Required
oωo (owo-lib)A general utility, GUI and config library for modding on Fabric and Quilt
Required

Optional 1

InlineA mod for inline text rendering
Optional

Embedded 2

Cardinal Components APIA data attachment API that is easy, modular, and extremely fast.
Embedded
Abstract OperationsJson <-> NBT interchange library
Embedded

How it compares

Full comparison

Wing's Contracts is also a contract mod for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, under the MIT License and open source. Simple Contracts is Forge only, for 1.20.1, and is not open source. Chitinous Ties is not open source and uses a custom license, and it runs on client and server.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Chitinous TiesFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2025-04-25
Wing's ContractsFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.20.1 – 1.21.1Client and server2026-04-18
Simple ContractsForge1.20.1Client and server2026-03-27

Questions

Does Chitinous Ties need Fabric API on Forge?

No. Fabric API is only listed as a dependency for Fabric, Quilt and the NeoForge build through Sinytra Connector, so the Forge file needs the dependencies listed for it.

Does the server need Chitinous Ties installed?

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

Can new contract tasks be added without code?

Yes. Tasks are defined in the datapack configuration layer, so new ones can be added through datapacks.

In the catalog

Chitinous Ties is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

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Chitinous Ties ============== Player-creatable, survival-friendly quests! Make custom quests and tasks for your friends in multiplayer, or use it like any other quest mod with a powerful datapack configuration layer. Put out bounties or outsource your chores! Contract of Chitin ------------------ The main item of the…
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Official listing

Owner
queenofthebees
Published
2024-11-28
Updated on Modrinth
2025-04-25
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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