Golden Key
by PigGold16
Golden Key, a Forge world generation mod for 1.20.1, has piglins from Minecraft Legends raid the overworld and build bases that players must clear.
What it does
Once a world is created, piglins start raids across the overworld. Each raid group constructs its own base with a portal at a random location, and clearing them means defeating the piglins and destroying those portals. Three portals destroyed bring a single horde boss tied to that horde. Defeating the boss for all three hordes brings the Great Hog, the final boss, to spawn in the world. Once the Great Hog is defeated, piglins stop spawning bases.
The mod uses textures and sounds from Minecraft Legends, and its content was created by Mojang Studios. Golden Key requires Geckolib, and it runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. The files cover 1.20.1 alone, with 1.2.1 as the latest Forge build. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. Golden Key: Golems depends on it.
Key features
Piglin raids
Piglins launch raids across the overworld from the start of a new world, with hordes that construct their own bases.
Horde bosses and the Great Hog
Destroying three portals summons a horde boss, and beating all three bosses makes the Great Hog appear as the final boss.
Blue Flag taming
The Blue Flag is used by right-clicking the air beside a mob, such as dogs, cats or legendary mobs, to make them follow and protect the player.
Legendary mob spawns
Legendary mobs appear in place of zombies, skeletons, creepers and illagers, and the swap is controlled by a gamerule.
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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 1
Required by 1 mod
Use cases
Raid-focused survival
Players who want an ongoing threat in a new world can rely on piglin raids to begin shortly after creation.
Who it’s for: Players who want piglin raids, boss fights and tamable mobs in a Forge world on 1.20.1, and server owners who want the raids and the Great Hog on a multiplayer server.
How it compares
Combat Circle is a client and server Forge mod for 1.20.1 that is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. Legends Of Slugterra is a client and server Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, and it is not open source. Weapons Of Legends is a client and server Forge mod for 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Golden Key's piglin raids and Great Hog are a separate world generation system from these.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Key | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-01-02 |
| Combat Circle | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-01 |
| Legends Of Slugterra | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-03 |
| Weapons Of Legends | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-22 |
Questions
Does Golden Key need Geckolib?
Do players and the server both need Golden Key?
How does the Great Hog appear?
In the catalog
Golden Key is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Upon creating a world, piglins initiate raids in the overworld. They construct bases with portals in very random locations, and the player's objective is to defeat the piglins and destroy the portals. After destroying three portals of a single horde, a boss of that particular horde spawns. Killing each boss from all…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/golden-key
- Owner
- PigGold16
- Published
- 2023-11-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-01-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15