Reduced Loot
Reduced Loot cuts the number of items placed in naturally generated loot chests, in vanilla dungeons, modded fortresses and other structures.
What it does
Reduced Loot lowers how many items appear in the loot chests that world generation places, so a found chest holds less than usual. The aim is scarcity: early-game gear arrives more slowly, and exploration keeps its pull because a raided Bastion or Waystone hut yields fewer items. It works with vanilla structures, modded structures and loot tables, and it is compatible with Lootr and most other loot-handling mods.
The mod is lightweight and configurable through a config file, so a server owner sets how much loot is removed. It suits survival and progression-focused play, and large quest-driven modpacks that want a slower pace. Reduced Loot is a server required mod with optional client support, so the server must run it, while a player may leave it out. Files cover 1.20 – 1.21.11, with Fabric, Forge and NeoForge builds, and the mod is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Fewer items per chest
Loot chests generated in the world hold a reduced number of items than their default tables would give.
Scarcity for progression
Slower access to gear keeps early game power in check and makes each find in exploration matter more.
Config file control
Amount of loot removal is set in a config file, so server owners can tune the balance for their pack.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners running survival or quest-driven modpacks who want exploration to stay rewarding and gear progression to stay slow.
How it compares
Structures Loot Tweak is a client and server mod under the MIT License, not open source, for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1. Adventure Dungeons is server required with optional client support, under All rights reserved, for 1.20.4 – 1.21.1, and it changes dungeon content rather than reducing loot counts.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reduced Loot | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-05-16 |
| Structures Loot Tweak | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-12 |
| Adventure Dungeons | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.4 – 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2024-10-13 |
Questions
Does Reduced Loot need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Reduced Loot support?
Can Reduced Loot be used with Lootr?
In the catalog
Reduced Loot is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Reduced Loot cuts down the amount of items found in naturally generated loot chests across all structures – from vanilla dungeons to modded fortresses – bringing scarcity, balance, and challenge back to exploration-heavy modpacks. Whether you're raiding a Bastion or looting a Waystone hut, you'll find less loot, but…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/reducedloot
- Owner
- Thomsonsamson
- Published
- 2025-06-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15