Chrono Dawn
by ksoichiro
With Chrono Dawn, players who want a frozen, time-themed world can travel into a new dimension through a custom portal system.
What it does
Chrono Dawn adds a time-themed dimension to the game, reached through custom portals that work in both directions after an earlier one-way design. The dimension holds eleven unique biomes, spanning temperate, cold and arid climates, and includes Faded Plains, a withered wasteland of sun-faded grass and bare snags. Its sky carries a perpetual twilight, and a time distortion effect slows hostile mobs while the player moves at normal speed.
The dimension is reached by discovering secrets in the Overworld. Ancient Ruins generate on the surface in taiga and dark forest biomes, rarely, and a Time Compass locks onto the nearest ruin and reports its direction and distance. Inside the dimension, players find blueprints in a Forgotten Library that stabilize it, obtain an Enhanced Clockstone Key from a Desert Clock Tower, and face Chronos, the Warden boss in a Guardian Vault. Time-manipulating artifacts and bosses are part of the progression, and a reliable route to Chronite Ore is given through the ruins.
Chrono Dawn runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. It requires Architectury API and Fabric API. Each side has to run it for the world to work, so a server has to carry the mod for players to enter the dimension. Files cover game versions 1.20.1 – 26.3.
Key features
Time-themed dimension
A dimension where time stands still, with orange-gold skies and a perpetual twilight.
Eleven unique biomes
The dimension includes eleven biomes, from Faded Plains and its bare snags to Prairies and Dark Forest.
Custom portal system
Portals that start as one-way travel are upgraded so the player can return through them.
Time Compass and ruins
A Time Compass craftable from Chronite Shards locks onto the nearest Ancient Ruins and shows its distance.
Bosses and artifacts
Time-manipulating artifacts, a Forgotten Library, a Desert Clock Tower and a Guardian Vault lead to the Chronos boss fight.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
1.20.x1 of 1 version 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 2
How it compares
Chrono Dawn is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and its environment is client and server. Desert Ruins also runs on client and server, but is published under All rights reserved and covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.11. Desert Dimension is server-side only, so players join without installing it, and its license is All rights reserved with files for 1.20.1 – 26.2.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrono Dawn | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-12 |
| Desert Ruins | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-02-11 |
| Desert Dimension | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-22 |
Questions
Which dependencies does Chrono Dawn need?
Does the server need Chrono Dawn too?
Is there a Chrono Dawn build for Forge?
In the catalog
Chrono Dawn is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Explore a mysterious dimension where time stands still! Chrono Dawn adds a brand new dimension to Minecraft, filled with unique biomes, powerful bosses, and time-bending artifacts. Master the power of time itself and conquer the challenges of a frozen world.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chrono-dawn
- Owner
- ksoichiro
- Published
- 2025-12-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15