Citadel
by AlexModGuy
Citadel supplies the animation, model-loading and entity-property code that many other mods build on, so it is installed alongside them rather than used on its own.
What it does
Citadel adds few visible features of its own. Its job is to give other mods a shared framework for animating entities, loading Tabula .tbl and Waveront .obj models, and tracking entity properties. A player usually meets it as a required dependency of a larger mod.
A config option lets server owners change the cap on how many mobs spawn during chunk generation. That matters in worlds with many mob mods, where the default cap can make vanilla mobs hard to find. Developers who want to build against Citadel can follow the guide for adding it to a development environment.
Release builds cover Forge and NeoForge across 21 versions, 1.14.4 – 1.21.11, under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. The code is derived from LLibrary, the predecessor that is no longer updated, and is used with permission from its maintainer.
Key features
Entity animation framework
Mods built on Citadel can run advanced animations on entities without writing that system from scratch.
Model loading
Tabula .tbl files and Waveront .obj models can be loaded through the library for use in other mods.
Entity property tracking
Citadel keeps track of entity properties that dependent mods read and write during play.
Mob spawn cap config
A config option sets how many mobs spawn on chunk generation, which helps when many mob mods are installed.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.19.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.15.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.14.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Required by 24 mods
Use cases
Running mob mods together
Players who install several mob mods that require Citadel can lower the spawn cap so vanilla mobs still appear in new chunks.
Who it’s for: Players who use mods that list Citadel as a requirement, and developers who want to build animated or model-based entities on a shared library.
Questions
Does Citadel need to be installed on the server?
Which loader should a player pick for Citadel?
Which mods require Citadel?
In the catalog
Citadel is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,576 Library mods for Forge. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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"My analysis of historical data suggests an 97.34% probability that you are aware of my birth on your planet, and my rebirth into beauty on Citadel Station." -System Shock 2 Citadel is a Library mod required for advanced animations and entity properties in 1.14 and beyond. Citadel, being a Library, does not add many…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/citadel
- Owner
- AlexModGuy
- Published
- 2023-11-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15