Crop Growth Accelerator
by Itamio
Crop Growth Accelerator speeds up crop growth on a Forge server, with the rate depending on nearby sleeping, weather and biome.
What it does
Crops grow faster when a player is sleeping nearby, and rain or thunderstorms slow them down. Each sleep also gives crops a bonus of 50 growth ticks, which rewards players who pass the night without skipping their farms. Cold biomes apply a 0.5x growth speed, so farms there grow at half the normal rate.
The mod checks 10 random blocks per second, which keeps its workload small on a busy server. It works in the background without any command or menu. Because only the server runs it, players join without installing anything, and the mod is built for 1.12.2 only. The code is open source under the MIT License, and public links for the source, issue tracker and wiki are available.
Key features
Proximity growth boost
Crops grow faster while a player is nearby, so farms near active play areas advance more quickly.
Weather penalty
Rain and thunderstorms hinder crop growth, so weather changes the pace of a farm.
Sleep bonus
Each sleep adds 50 growth ticks to crops, and extra growth ticks are added per check for stronger acceleration.
Biome slowdown
Crops in cold biomes grow at 0.5x speed, making location part of the farming decision.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Survival farms
A player with a farm near the base can let crops ripen while sleeping through the night.
Multiplayer servers
Server owners can run the mod alone, so farms on the server grow without any client-side change.
Who it’s for: Players on 1.12.2 Forge servers who want farming to respond to sleep, weather and location. Server owners who want the mod without requiring it on every client.
How it compares
Fast Growth is a server-side only Forge mod for 1.20.1, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and open source. World Accelerator is a client and server mod for 1.7.10, under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and open source. Crop Growth Accelerator is server-side only for 1.12.2, so only the server needs it, and its license is MIT.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crop Growth Accelerator | Forge | 1.12.2 | Server-side only | 2026-04-03 |
| Fast Growth | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-03-18 |
| World Accelerator | Forge | 1.7.10 | Client and server | 2026-03-25 |
Questions
Does Crop Growth Accelerator need to be installed on every client?
Which Minecraft version does the mod support?
Why do crops grow slower in some places?
In the catalog
Crop Growth Accelerator is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
Transform your farming experience with intelligent crop growth acceleration! This mod speeds up crop growth based on player proximity, sleep cycles, and weather conditions.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/crop-growth-accelerator
- Owner
- Itamio
- Published
- 2026-04-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15