Falling Star Rewards
Falling Star Rewards drops items on a server through falling celestial bodies that land at random intervals and leave a small non-destructive explosion behind.
What it does
Celestial bodies arrive from above at random intervals and touch down in the world, where each creates a small explosion without destroying blocks and releases items. The items can be anything from common resources to rare, valuable ones, and the drop table, frequency and event types are set in configuration files. Custom model data and custom NBT data are both supported, so a server can give its rewards a distinct look or behavior.
Server owners place the mod in the server's mods folder, then launch the server once so the default configuration files are written. Settings can then be changed by editing those files or with in-game commands, so the rewards can be tuned to the pace and style of a particular world. The mod runs on the server alone; players join without installing anything. Files are published for Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1, and Fabric API, Forge Config API Port and Matthiesen Core are required dependencies. The code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Falling event drops
Each falling body lands at a random place and carries a set of configured drops for players to find.
Customizable drop tables
Item types, drop frequency and the rewards in each event can all be set, from common resources to rare items.
Non-destructive impacts
Each landing creates a small explosion that leaves blocks intact while still spawning its drops.
Custom data support
Drops can carry custom model data and custom NBT data for items with a distinct look or behavior.
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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 3
Use cases
Server reward events
A server can use falling bodies as a recurring reward that players search for across the map.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want a recurring source of rewards in the world, and who are comfortable editing configuration files or using commands to tune them.
How it compares
Falling Wind is client-side only and open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, with files for 1.21.1 – 26.3. Craftable Nether star tweak is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.21 – 1.21.5, under All rights reserved. Falling Star Rewards is server-side only, so players need nothing installed.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falling Star Rewards | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-09-03 |
| Falling Wind | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-09-18 |
| Craftable Nether star tweak | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.5 | Server required, client optional | 2025-06-01 |
Questions
Does Falling Star Rewards need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Falling Star Rewards support?
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In the catalog
Falling Star Rewards is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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A Server-side mod that adds falling stars to the world, which can drop a variety of items where they land. The mod is designed to be highly configurable, allowing server owners to customize the types of items that can drop, the frequency of falling stars, and other aspects of the gameplay experience. Stars will fall…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/falling-star-rewards
- Owner
- Adammatthiesen
- Published
- 2026-06-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15