Ender Dream
by hxrl
Ender Dream changes how sleeping works on Forge 1.18.2, so a bed no longer skips the night in the usual way and instead leads into a different experience.
What it does
The mod changes what happens when a player tries to sleep. Before a bed takes effect, a series of warning signs appears, and after that the sleep follows an altered sequence rather than the vanilla skip. Ender Dream does not remove beds: they can still be crafted and still be used, and players still fall asleep in them. The mod is built around the idea that skipping the night removes the risk and decisions that make nights interesting, so it withholds that shortcut rather than deleting the mechanic.
Ender Dream runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need the mod installed. Files exist for Forge only, with 1.0.4 as the latest build for 1.18.2, published on 2024-03-22. The mod is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. It requires no other mod, and the author states it has been untested alongside other sleep-altering mods, so compatibility problems are possible.
Key features
Altered sleep sequence
A bed starts a sequence of warning signs and then an altered sleep, rather than the usual instant night skip.
Beds stay in the game
Beds can still be crafted and used, so the mod changes their effect without removing them from the world.
Respite after a fight
Sleep is kept as a way to recover and stay safe, placed as an option for self-defence instead of a way to skip time.
Lore-based presentation
The changes are written into the game's story and setting, presented as part of the vanilla experience rather than as a removal.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want the night to keep its danger, and server owners who want a sleep system other than a plain skip. Anyone combining it with other sleep-altering mods should test the setup first.
How it compares
No Thunder Sleep is server-side only, licensed under the MIT License and not open source, and targets 1.20.1. No More Sleep Problems is server-side only, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later, and targets 1.7.10. Ender Dream is client and server, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and targets 1.18.2, so both sides need it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ender Dream | Forge | 1.18.2 | Client and server | 2024-03-22 |
| No Thunder Sleep | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-05-25 |
| No More Sleep Problems | Forge | 1.7.10 | Server-side only | 2025-03-20 |
Questions
Does Ender Dream need to be installed on both sides?
Can players still craft and use beds?
Does Ender Dream work with other sleep mods?
In the catalog
Ender Dream is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 9,044 mods support Minecraft 1.18.2.
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What the author says
Since its introduction, the bed has fundamentally opposed the existing structure and meaning of Minecraft. There have been many steps along the road from Beta's true survival experience to the modern 'the only way I can die is if I do something incredibly stupid'. The bed was one of those steps. Skipping the night…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ender-dream
- Owner
- hxrl
- Published
- 2024-02-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-03-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15