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Quadz

by BlueVista

Quadz is a Fabric mod that adds flyable FPV drones to Minecraft, simulated with the Rayon rigid body library.

FabricClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.16.5

What it does

Players fly drones from a first-person view, and the drone's motion is computed by a physics simulation built on the Rayon rigid body library. Chunk loading follows the camera of the flying drone rather than the player's own position, which the mod handles through a separate library called Lattice.

Quadz runs on Fabric for Minecraft 1.16.5 and needs Fabric API. Only builds for 1.16.5 are published. Both the server and each player need the mod, and the code is open source under the MIT License.

Key features

  1. First-person drone flight

    Drones are controlled from the viewpoint of the aircraft, so players steer as if they sat in the cockpit.

  2. Rigid body physics

    Rayon's rigid body simulation drives how the drones move, tilt and collide with blocks and terrain.

  3. Camera-based chunk loading

    Lattice keeps the chunks around the drone's camera loaded, so distant flights can show the terrain under the drone.

  4. Configuration through Cloth Config

    Settings for the mod are presented on a screen built with Cloth Config API, reachable from Mod Menu.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.16.51.0.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Use cases

Aerial exploration

A player sends a drone over a valley or a build to see terrain that is hard to reach on foot.

Multiplayer flights

On a server running the mod, each player can fly a drone while the others watch from the ground.

Who it’s for: Players on Fabric who want flying drones in 1.16.5, and server owners who run that version and are willing to install the same mod on every client.

How it compares

Full comparison

Craftable Drones is Fabric-only for 26.1.2 – 26.2 under All rights reserved and is not open source. AC-Drones is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 or later and targets 1.20.1 – 1.21, so it covers a different version range from Quadz. Dronebox targets only 1.21.8 and is also closed.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
QuadzFabric1.16.5Client and server2021-05-24
Craftable DronesFabric26.1.2 – 26.2Client and server2026-08-06
AC-DronesFabric1.20.1 – 1.21Client and server2025-09-19
DroneboxFabric1.21.8Client and server2025-09-02

Questions

Does Quadz need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is listed as a requirement, and Cloth Config API is used for the mod's settings screen, so both should be installed next to Quadz.

Does the server need Quadz as well?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

Which Minecraft version does Quadz support?

Only 1.16.5. The latest Fabric file, 1.0.1, was published on 2021-05-24 for that version and no other.

In the catalog

Quadz is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 5,992 mods support Minecraft 1.16.5.

Technology mods8,499Fabric modsMods for 1.16.55,992

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What the author says

Quadz adds flyable FPV drones to Minecraft using the Fabric Modloader and API. It also makes use of several libraries including Rayon, a rigid body simulation library for minecraft, which was developed with this mod in mind. Another library it uses is called Lattice which allows chunks to be loaded around the…
BlueVista, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
BlueVista
Published
2021-05-24
Updated on Modrinth
2021-05-24
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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