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Obscurio

by sethyandrak

Obscurio is a Forge adventure mod for 1.18.2 that adds a small set of items, blocks, potion effects and mobs built around exploration and secrets.

ForgeClient and serverMIT License1.18.2

What it does

Its mechanics are mostly tied to a new resource, and the content is meant to bring back the sense of discovery that players felt early on, when the world seemed full of unexplained things. Clue items point toward secrets, and a hint system marks where to look while exploring. Some recipes can only be crafted after progress is tracked on the mod's own advancement page, which helps players find the secrets.

The mod keeps the feel of vanilla Minecraft. Its effects are subtle and can be ignored, with a low chance of something surprising happening during play. It needs Geckolib, which must be installed alongside it. Obscurio runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The files target Forge 1.18.2, with version 1.11.0 published on 2024-07-21, and the code is under the MIT License but the project is not open source.

Key features

  1. Secrets and clue items

    Clue items are placed through exploration, and a hint system points players toward hidden discoveries in the world.

  2. Advancement-gated crafting

    Some recipes depend on progress tracked by the mod's own advancement page, which follows the search for secrets.

  3. Items, blocks and potions

    A small set of new items, blocks, potion effects and mobs is added, mostly connected to the new resource.

  4. Low-key surprises

    Surprising events occur rarely, so they stay out of the way of regular play.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.18.21.11.0
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

GeckolibA 3D animation library for entities, blocks, items, armor, and more!
Required

Questions

Does Obscurio need Geckolib?

Yes. Geckolib is a required dependency and must be installed with Obscurio on Forge 1.18.2.

Does Obscurio have to be installed on the server?

Yes. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.

Will Obscurio work alongside other mods in a modpack?

The author built it with other mods in mind, so it should fit into a modpack without conflicts.

In the catalog

Obscurio is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 9,044 mods support Minecraft 1.18.2.

Adventure mods19,031Forge modsMods for 1.18.29,044

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What the author says

Back when I started discovering minecraft, I had this feeling that the game was a misterious world where anything could happen. As I became familiar with the game this air of mistery vanished. This mod seeks to capture some of that feeling back.
sethyandrak, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
sethyandrak
Published
2024-07-21
Updated on Modrinth
2024-07-21
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

AdventureGame mechanicsUtilityDecorationFoodMagicMobsTransportation
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