Fractured
by Rebel459
With Fractured, the Eye of Ender is reworked: players collect Fractured Eyes from vanilla structures and repair them into usable eyes before a stronghold can be found.
What it does
Fractured replaces the vanilla way of getting Eyes of Ender. Most vanilla structures can hold Fractured Eyes, and a player turns one into a working Eye of Ender by crafting it with an Ender Pearl plus Blaze Powder. Once a player reaches the End dimension, Chorus Fruit can be used in place of repair. Stronghold frames also generate with Eyes of Ender. The aim is to lengthen the journey to the stronghold and the End, while keeping the eyes' original purpose.
The spawn chance of Fractured Eyes in structures is set in a text-based config file, from 0 to 100. A value of 0 disables spawning entirely, and 100 guarantees one spawn per chest. A full list of default settings is published with the mod. Fractured requires Cloth Config API and Unified API, and runs on Fabric and NeoForge for game versions 1.21 – 26.1.2. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Source code is public.
Key features
Fractured Eyes in structures
Fractured Eyes are found throughout most vanilla structures, so exploring becomes the way to gather them.
Eye repair recipe
Crafting a Fractured Eye together with an Ender Pearl and Blaze Powder restores it to a usable Eye of Ender.
Configurable spawn chance
A text-based config file controls how often a Fractured Eye appears in a structure, using a value between 0 and 100.
Discovery advancement and recipes
A new advancement is granted on finding the first Fractured Eye, and crafting recipes for Eyes of Ender appear in the recipe book.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Longer stronghold journey
Players who want more exploration before reaching the stronghold can rely on the Fractured Eye collection step.
Modpack progression
The config options suit modpacks that want to rebalance how the End is reached.
Who it’s for: Players and modpack makers who want the path to the End to depend on structure exploration. Server owners install it on the server and every player needs it too.
How it compares
Instant Ender Portal is a Fabric-only client and server mod under All rights reserved, published for 26.1.2 – 26.3, and it is not open source. Don't Break My Ender Eyes covers Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 – 26.3 under the MIT License, and it is open source. Glowing Ender Eye is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fractured | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-13 |
| Instant Ender Portal | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-20 |
| Don't Break My Ender Eyes | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-08 |
| Glowing Ender Eye | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Not published | 2026-09-17 |
Questions
Does Fractured need Cloth Config API?
Does Fractured need Unified API?
Does the server need Fractured?
In the catalog
Fractured is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Made as a part of Legacies, aiming to completely reimagine modded Minecraft while upholding these same unique, vanilla-style design principles. If you like Legacies and Legends, I highly recommend you check it out! Fractured is a highly-configurable, simple overhaul of the process in which eyes of ender are acquired…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/fractured
- Owner
- Rebel459
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15