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Open Boat Race

by abaan404

Open Boat Race is a Fabric minigame where players race ice boats on server-hosted tracks, and it needs Plasmid to run.

FabricServer-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source1.21.4 – 26.1.2

What it does

Open Boat Race is an open source, configurable ice boat racing minigame built on the Nucleoid project. Races take place on tracks that the server loads as maps, and the mod ships with three game modes. Plasmid is a required dependency and must be installed alongside it on the server.

Server owners install it, and players connect with no copy of their own. Files cover 1.21.4 and 26.1.2, and the latest Fabric file, 1.0.3+26.1.2, was published on 2026-05-23. The code is released under the MIT License, and source code and an issue tracker are public.

Key features

  1. Three game modes

    The mod includes three game modes that change how a race is run on the same ice boat tracks.

  2. Qualifying and lap times

    Players set a lap time, which decides their grid position, and personal times can be compared with other players.

  3. Region-based tracks

    Maps use regions for the course and a checkpoint grid, with extra map data stored in NBT files.

  4. Sample track and map tools

    A 1:1 scale Silverstone track is included, and a getting-started example shows how to build and load new maps.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.1.21.0.3+26.1.2
1.21.41.0.2+1.21.4+OBU
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

PlasmidServer-side minigame development library based on Fabric.
Required

Use cases

Hosting races on a server

Server owners can run ice boat races for their players, with several game modes to pick from.

Building custom tracks

Map builders can create their own tracks with Nucleoid Creator Tools and load them into the game.

Who it’s for: Server owners who want a racing minigame and map makers who build tracks for Nucleoid-based servers.

How it compares

Full comparison

Racing Scoreboard is a client-side only Fabric mod under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, for 1.20.1 – 1.21.4. Race To Spawn Mod is server required and not open source, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6. Open Boat Race differs from both by running only on the server and being open source under the MIT License.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Open Boat RaceFabric1.21.4 – 26.1.2Server-side only2026-05-23
Racing ScoreboardFabric1.20.1 – 1.21.4Client-side only2025-08-18
Race To Spawn Mod (R2S)Fabric1.20.1 – 1.20.6Server required, client optional2026-07-30

Questions

Does Open Boat Race need Plasmid?

Yes. Plasmid is a required dependency, so it must be installed on the server next to Open Boat Race.

Do players need to install the mod?

No. It runs on the server alone, so players need nothing extra to join.

Can custom tracks be made?

Yes. The mod expects maps built with Nucleoid Creator Tools, and the tutorial in the author text explains how to set one up.

In the catalog

Open Boat Race is one of 2,135 Minigame mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,454 Minigame mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.

Minigame mods2,135Fabric modsMods for 26.1.215,189

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What the author says

A configurable, open-source server-side minecraft minigame mod built using the Nucleoid project! With support for teams, pit-stops, OpenBoatUtils¹, strange lightning rods, and more!
abaan404, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
abaan404
Published
2026-05-23
Updated on Modrinth
2026-05-23
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Minigame
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