Cursed Tides
Cursed Tides is a Forge adventure mod for 1.20.1 that brings high-seas piracy, working cannons and pirate-themed gear into the game.
What it does
The mod takes its high-seas theme from the Pirates of the Caribbean films. Players can build a pirate career that ends in fame or ruin, and the path is up to each player. Working cannons are the central weapon: a cannon needs cannonballs in the inventory, and right-clicking a cannon with a stick fires it.
Custom weapons and custom armor sets add gear with unique abilities. Geckolib is required, so it must sit beside Cursed Tides. Eureka! Ships! for Valkyrien Skies is optional and is noted by the author as the recommended companion for naval play. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source, and the author describes it as an alpha with unfinished features and known bugs.
Key features
Working cannons
Cannons fire cannonballs taken from the inventory and are aimed and loaded by hand.
Custom weapons
Weapons added by the mod are themed on pirate combat and carry unique abilities.
Custom armor sets
Armor sets join the weapons, giving players pirate outfits with their own effects.
High-seas theme
The content follows a pirate storyline from rising to legendary status to falling to the cursed tides.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 1
Use cases
Pirate roleplay on a server
Server owners who run a pirate theme can add the mod so that every player fights with cannons and pirate gear.
Naval play with Eureka Ships
Players who want ships on the water can add Eureka! Ships! for Valkyrien Skies, which the author recommends as the companion for naval play.
Who it’s for: Players who want pirate combat with cannons, and server owners who run a pirate theme. Because the mod is an alpha release, players should expect bugs and missing features.
How it compares
Pirates Awakened is client and server and released under the MIT License, the only alternative here that is not All rights reserved, with files for 1.20.1. Archimedes Mod is server-side only, so players join without installing it, and it is also All rights reserved. Cursed Gear is client and server and All rights reserved, published for 1.20.1 like Cursed Tides.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cursed Tides | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-09 |
| Pirates Awakened | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-04-09 |
| Archimedes Mod | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-09-13 |
| Cursed Gear | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-30 |
Questions
Does Cursed Tides need Geckolib?
Do players and the server both need Cursed Tides?
How are cannons used?
Which game versions does Cursed Tides support?
In the catalog
Cursed Tides is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,337 Food mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This mod is heavily based on the Pirates Of The Caribbean movies, and has working cannons, custom weapons, custom armor sets with unique abilities and so much more! Will you rise to become a legendary pirate, or fall victim to the cursed tides? The choice is yours in this high-seas adventure mod! To use the cannons…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cursed-tides
- Owner
- Rahanpesukarhu
- Published
- 2024-10-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-03-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15