Reign of Nether RTS
by SoLegendary
Reign of Nether turns Minecraft into a real-time strategy game in which players build a base, gather resources and train armies on Forge 1.20.1.
What it does
Players choose one of three factions, each with its own units and mechanics. The villager and illager faction turns a village into a fortress, the overworld creatures raise the dead and hatch spiders at night, and the piglin faction converts overworld terrain into nether blocks as it expands. To start a match, the F12 key opens the RTS camera, and the F9 menu starts a match with other players on a PvP map.
The mod ships with four game modes, Classic, Wave Survival, King of the Beacon and Sandbox, and a tutorial map for players new to the genre. Forge is the only loader with files, and the mod runs in the Client and server environment, so both the server and every player need it. Files cover 1.19.1, 1.19.2 and 1.20.1, and the code is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Hosting peer-to-peer is possible through Essential, and older builds need Forge 1.19.2 instead.
Key features
Three factions
Each faction has its own units, buildings and mechanics, so matches are played with different strategies.
Four game modes
Classic free-for-all or team battles, Wave Survival against nightly enemies, King of the Beacon and Sandbox maps are available.
Beacon control
In King of the Beacon, players fight for a central Beacon, whose auras can be claimed and defended.
Terrain conversion
Piglin expansion turns grass into nylium and stone into netherrack in the overworld.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
PvP matches
Players on a shared server can run Classic matches on maps made for the mod, such as Cabana Republic or Infinity Isle.
Solo wave defense
A player can survive nightly waves of enemies alone or with allies in Wave Survival.
Who it’s for: Players who want a strategy game inside Minecraft, and server owners who host competitive matches or custom maps.
How it compares
RTS Siege of Settlements is also Forge 1.20.1 and Client and server, but it is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Reign Of Nether Additions covers 1.19.1 – 1.19.2 under the same GNU General Public License v3.0 only, with the same environment.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reign of Nether RTS | Forge | 1.19.1 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-14 |
| RTS Siege of Settlements | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-17 |
| Reign Of Nether Additions | Forge | 1.19.1 – 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2025-02-06 |
Questions
Does this mod need a server install?
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In the catalog
Reign of Nether RTS is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Reign of Nether transforms Minecraft into an entirely new game and genre, a classic RTS game like Warcraft, Starcraft or Age of Empires. Build your base, gather resources, train your army and fight epic battles! Play with Essential to host peer-to-peer!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/reign-of-nether-rts
- Owner
- SoLegendary
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15