Portable Base (Move your base around)
by Reppeti
Portable Base lets a player pack a whole base into one item and set it down again somewhere else in the world, for players who want to move between locations.
What it does
The mod is a datapack, so it is added to a world through the datapack system rather than installed as a loader mod. Its goal is to let a base be picked up, carried and unpacked at a new site, which suits players who prefer a nomadic way of playing. Base sizes are available in fixed XYZ dimensions, and the author did not add larger sizes because the datapack already has a strong effect even at the smaller ones.
Base Makers are sold by Engineers found in newly generated villages, and the author notes that the items cannot be crafted because of datapack limitations. Only the server needs the pack, and players may leave it out, since the server is the side that must run it. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and Quilt, and the Data pack platform is also listed, for 1.20 – 1.20.2.
Key features
Packing up a base
A base is packed into a single unit and can be unpacked at another place in the world.
Base Makers from villages
Engineers in newly explored villages trade Base Makers, so the item is found through play rather than crafted.
Fixed base sizes
Bases come in set XYZ sizes, with no larger options in this version of the pack.
Datapack delivery
The content ships as a datapack, so it is loaded into a world through the datapack system.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Nomadic survival
A player who wants to relocate the base after resources run low can pack it up and rebuild it at a new site.
Exploring new villages
Visiting unfamiliar villages is the route to Engineers and their Base Makers, which gives exploration a purpose.
Who it’s for: Players who like to move their base around the world, and server owners who want to offer a nomadic option on a server.
Questions
Does Portable Base need a loader to run?
Does the server need Portable Base?
Why can't Base Makers be crafted?
In the catalog
Portable Base (Move your base around) is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 12,076 mods support Minecraft 1.20.2.
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What the author says
This simple datapack let's you move your base around the world, perfect if you want to live a more nomadic lifestyle. You have to explore NEW villages to find the Engineers that sell you the Base Makers! (Sadly due to limitations they are not craftable)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/portable-base-move-your-base-around
- Owner
- Reppeti
- Published
- 2023-11-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-12-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15