Dimensional Anchor
by OverlordsIII
Dimensional Anchor turns the Lodestone block into a teleport point that players link to a compass and charge with experience before travelling.
What it does
Dimensional Anchor gives the Lodestone block teleportation. A player links a compass to a Lodestone by right-clicking it, then holds the right mouse button with that compass in hand to charge the jump. Travel between two Lodestones in the same dimension costs 5 experience levels, and travel into another dimension costs 30 levels; both amounts can be changed in the config file.
Running out of experience during a jump has consequences. The player may take 1 to 5 points of damage and still arrive, the compass may break with nothing else happening, or the player may be sent to a random valid spot within a 50-block radius of the Lodestone, losing experience on the way. The power a jump needs also depends on distance and dimension, so long trips call for a full reserve.
The mod is server-side only. Only the server needs it, and players join without installing anything. The code is under the MIT License and the project is open source, with a public source repository and issue tracker. Files are published for Fabric only, for Minecraft 1.19 and 1.20, with 1.0.2 for 1.20 as the latest file, dated 2023-06-10. A client-side field-of-view effect shows the charging state, but it applies only where the mod is installed on the client. A Forge version is planned but not yet released.
Key features
Lodestone teleportation
Lodestones become travel points, so a player can move from one linked block to another without walking the distance.
Experience cost by destination
Same-dimension travel costs 5 levels and cross-dimension travel costs 30 levels, and both values are configurable.
Compass linking
A compass is linked to a Lodestone by right-clicking it, and the compass then points toward that Lodestone.
Charging the jump
Holding the right mouse button with a linked compass in hand charges the teleport before it fires.
Failure outcomes
A jump without enough experience can deal damage, break the compass, or send the player to a random nearby location.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Lodestone Warps runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.20.4 – 26.1.2 and is not open source, under All rights reserved, with a server-required, client-optional environment. Sit's End Teleport Anchor is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, works on Fabric and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.5, and needs both client and server. Temmie's Overworld Teleport Anchor is open source under the same license for Fabric 1.20.1 only, with both sides required. Dimensional Anchor is server-side only and open source under the MIT License, with Fabric builds for 1.19 and 1.20.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensional Anchor | Fabric | 1.19 – 1.20 | Server-side only | 2023-06-10 |
| Lodestone Warps | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.4 – 26.1.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-05-29 |
| Sit's End Teleport Anchor | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-06-05 |
| Temmie's Overworld Teleport Anchor | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-12-07 |
Questions
Does a player need to install Dimensional Anchor?
Why does a jump sometimes send the player to a random spot?
Is there a Forge version?
In the catalog
Dimensional Anchor is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 10,288 mods support Minecraft 1.20.
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What the author says
Adventurers seek out powerful artifacts and magical items to aid them on their quests. One such item is the Lodestone, a rare and expensive block that only the most skilled artisans can craft, making use of one of the rarest ingots in the world. And for what? To make compasses point towards it. As you can imagine…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/dimensional-anchor
- Owner
- OverlordsIII
- Published
- 2022-06-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-06-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15