Divergence

The mod presents itself as a reimagining of the base game, shaped around the idea of a version that developed along a different path. Its author describes it as an alternate take on where the game could have gone, and the stated goal is to keep developing it toward that version. Each change is judged against the pillars, the design principles the mod is built on, and features are chosen for how they fit the direction the mod takes.

Rather than adding large amounts of content, the mod removes and restricts parts of the game and reworks others. Its author says new features are only added when they tie back to the pillars, and that every addition should avoid redundancy with existing ones. Items such as jumping boots, ziplines and boats are given distinct uses, so they are not interchangeable. The mod adds only a limited set of blocks that fit its aesthetic. It runs on the client and the server, so both sides need it. Divergence is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. Its Forge files are for 1.15.2, with version 1.2.0 as the latest, released on 2026-09-18.