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Old Dirt Main Menu

by irdkerm

Old Dirt Main Menu replaces the title screen of Minecraft 1.21.1 with a recreation of the older menu, using its original button layout, music and toast text.

NeoForgeClient-side onlyCustom license1.21.1

What it does

Old Dirt Main Menu restores the older look of the title screen, including the button arrangement that Microsoft later removed, the earlier background and the yellow bouncing toast text of that version. The menu is rebuilt in pixel-level detail rather than swapped by a simple texture change, and it uses visual resources that match the original release.

The mod is a client mod: only the player's client needs it, and servers run without it. It targets NeoForge alone for Minecraft 1.21.1, and the only released file is 0.3.0 from the beta channel, published on 2026-06-22. The custom license means the code is not open source, so redistribution follows the author's terms.

Compatibility is listed for Iris and OptiFine shaders, where the new layout still works, and for video settings changes, whose options screen is adjusted to match. Old Dirt Main Menu does not depend on any other mod.

Key features

  1. Original button layout

    Buttons are arranged the way they were in the earlier title screen, with the layout that was removed from later versions.

  2. Restored title music

    The menu plays the music from that older release, so the title screen sounds as it did before.

  3. Period toast text

    The yellow bouncing toast messages return with their original wording, instead of the text used in current releases.

  4. Detailed recreation

    Visual resources are rebuilt piece by piece, going beyond a texture swap to match the older menu closely.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

No stable releases
Every published file is a beta or alpha build.
1.21.10.3.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Use cases

Nostalgic play sessions

Players who remember the older title screen can start the game with the menu they know, while keeping 1.21.1 gameplay.

Who it’s for: Players on Minecraft 1.21.1 with NeoForge who want the older title screen, and players who use Iris or OptiFine shaders alongside it.

Questions

Does Old Dirt Main Menu need to be installed on the server?

No. Players add it to their own game, and a server needs no copy.

Which loader does Old Dirt Main Menu support?

It is published for NeoForge only, and the released file is 0.3.0 for 1.21.1.

Does Old Dirt Main Menu work with shaders?

The author notes that the new layout works with Iris and OptiFine shaders, so the title screen keeps its layout when shaders are active.

In the catalog

Old Dirt Main Menu is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,201 Decoration mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.

Decoration mods12,078NeoForge modsMods for 1.21.132,366

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What the author says

this mod is a pixel-perfect and detail-oriented recreation of that menu, going beyond a simple texture swap. the mod currently supports the NeoForge 'Mods' button and Iris + Optifine 'Shaders' in the new layout, works with sodium video settings changes such as the new sodium, and reeses options.
irdkerm, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
irdkerm
Published
2026-06-22
Updated on Modrinth
2026-06-22
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Decoration
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