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Lodestone

by Lodestar

Lodestone is a library for rendering and backend code that the Lodestar team shares across its mods, and it is required by 32 other mods in the catalog.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltClient and serverGNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.18 – 1.21.3

What it does

The library holds shaders, helper classes and utilities, a simple screenshake implementation and a set of attributes that the team's mods reuse. Its larger parts are a particle system with per-particle configuration, a separate system for on-screen GUI particles, and a world event system whose events persist and are updated for each dimension instead of each chunk. A system for custom fire effects applied to entities is also included.

Lodestone also handles multiblock structures, block entity inventory handlers and a texture loader that copies vanilla assets into a new directory at runtime, and can modify the copied textures in several ways. The author notes further code beyond this list. It requires Cardinal Components API, Fabric API and Porting Lib, and it runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Files cover Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 17 release versions, 1.18 – 1.21.3, and the code is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.

Key features

  1. Particle system

    Particles can be configured individually, with many settings applied to each particle rather than to a shared emitter.

  2. World event system

    Events are saved, rendered and ticked per dimension instead of per chunk, so they persist across the world.

  3. Custom fire effects

    Entities can receive custom fire effects through a system the library provides for that purpose.

  4. Texture loader

    Vanilla textures are duplicated into a new directory at runtime and can be altered in several ways after copying.

  5. Multiblock structures

    A simple system handles multiblock structures and block entity inventories, giving mods a common base for them.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.3Not availableNot available1.7.0Not available
1.21.2Not availableNot available1.7.0Not available
1.21.11.21.1-1.7.0.5-fabricNot available1.8.2Not available
1.21Not availableNot available1.7.0Not available
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.4Not available1.20.1-1.4.3.1Not availableNot available
1.20.3Not available1.20.1-1.4.3.1Not availableNot available
1.20.2Not available1.20.1-1.4.3.1Not availableNot available
1.20.11.20.1-1.6.2.3f1.20.1-1.6.4.11.20.1-1.6.41.20.1-1.6.2.3f
1.20Not available1.20.1-1.4.3.1Not availableNot available
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.4Not available1.19.2-1.4.2Not availableNot available
1.19.3Not available1.19.2-1.4.2Not availableNot available
1.19.2Not available1.19.2-1.4.2Not availableNot available
1.19.1Not available1.19.2-1.4.2Not availableNot available
1.19Not available1.19.2-1.4.2Not availableNot available
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
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 2

Porting LibA collection of utilities for porting mods from Forge to Fabric.
Required
Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required

Required by 32 mods

Jaden's Nether Expansion1.20.1 – 1.21.1Miner's Delight1.18.2 – 1.21.1Malum1.20.1 – 1.21.1Gravestone: Core1.20.1Arrzee's Superhero Multiverse1.20.1Desert Behemoths: Sandworms!1.20.1 – 1.20.6

How it compares

Full comparison

CooParticlesAPI is a client and server particle library for Fabric and NeoForge, published for 1.21.1 and not open source. Chroma is a client-side only Fabric mod for 1.21.11, with All rights reserved and no open source code. U Team Core is an open source library under the Apache License 2.0 for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, covering 1.12.2 – 1.21.1, and it is required on the client while the server may skip it.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
LodestoneFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.18 – 1.21.3Client and server2026-01-12
CooParticlesAPIFabric and NeoForge1.21.1Client and server2026-08-14
ChromaFabric1.21.11Client-side only2026-07-05
U Team CoreFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.12.2 – 1.21.1Client required, server optional2025-05-19

Questions

Does Lodestone need to be installed on the server?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Which loaders does Lodestone support?

Files exist for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. The latest Fabric file is for 1.21.1, the latest Forge and Quilt files are for 1.20.1, and the latest NeoForge file is for 1.21.1.

Which mods require Lodestone?

32 other catalog mods require it, for example Jaden's Nether Expansion, Miner's Delight, Malum, Gravestone: Core and Arrzee's Superhero Multiverse.

In the catalog

Lodestone is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,348 Library mods for Fabric. 13,252 mods support Minecraft 1.21.3.

Library mods3,514Fabric modsMods for 1.21.313,252

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What the author says

Lodestone is a library used by all mods under the Lodestar team, containing important backend code mostly used for rendering. A lot of shaders Various helper classes & utilities A simple screenshake implementation Some commonly used attributes in our mods A system allowing for custom fire effects applied to entities…
Lodestar, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Lodestar
Published
2024-05-22
Updated on Modrinth
2026-01-12
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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