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Instant Anchor

by Acrogenous

Instant Anchor is a Fabric and Forge transportation mod for 1.20.1 that freezes Valkyrien Skies ships in place.

FabricForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.20.1

What it does

Instant Anchor holds a Valkyrien Skies ship still so it stops drifting or moving with the water and wind. It is a client and server mod, so the server and every player need it. The code is open source under the MIT License, and Valkyrien Skies is required.

Key features

  1. Freeze ships

    Holds a Valkyrien Skies ship in place so it stops moving until released.

  2. Fabric and Forge builds

    Builds exist for both Fabric and Forge, both targeting 1.20.1.

  3. Source available

    The source code and issue tracker are public for anyone who wants to read or report a problem.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.11.0.01.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 1

Valkyrien SkiesPhysics in Minecraft
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

VS: Ship Retrieval Service is also a client and server mod for Fabric and Forge on 1.20.1, licensed under the Apache License 2.0. Ship In A Bottle is also a client and server mod for Fabric and Forge on 1.20.1, released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and open source.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Instant AnchorFabric and Forge1.20.1Client and server2025-12-23
VS: Ship Retrieval ServiceFabric and Forge1.20.1Client and server2026-03-02
Ship In A BottleFabric and Forge1.20.1Client and server2025-04-04

Questions

Does Instant Anchor require Valkyrien Skies?

Yes. Valkyrien Skies is a required dependency and must be installed alongside Instant Anchor.

Does Instant Anchor need to be installed on the server?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

In the catalog

Instant Anchor is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.

Transportation mods3,932Fabric modsMods for 1.20.134,764

More from Acrogenous

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Valkyrien Pirates1.18.2 – 1.20.1Valkyrien Ice Breakers1.20.1Valkyrien Engines1.20.1 – 1.20.6Valkyrien Relogs1.18.2 – 1.20.5Give Me Hats!1.15.2 – 1.21.5Almanac for Spyglass Astronomy1.20.1 – 1.20.6

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What the author says

The block will only make a ship static that wasn't previously static and vice versa, this should stop problems occurring as it cannot un-static a ship that was set to static by something other than the block itself.
Acrogenous, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Acrogenous
Published
2025-12-23
Updated on Modrinth
2025-12-23
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

CursedTransportationUtility
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