Retold
by xefensor
Retold is an experimental NeoForge total conversion that reworks survival around three world stages and a recurring portal to the Aender dimension.
What it does
Retold replaces the usual mix of separate dimensions, mobs and structures with one connected progression built on world history. Defeating the Ender Dragon is the turning point: it alters the world for good and opens a path toward an unstable dimension known as Aender. Progression runs through three world stages, and each stage brings lasting changes to the world.
The Water Element path leads through ocean monuments and elder guardians, and the Air Element path features an Air Temple encounter with the Gale Core. A dragon-egg ritual opens the way to Stage 3. Aender is a bright dimension of floating islands, linked to the overworld by horizontal portals with 8:1 coordinate scaling. Terrain changes between visits unless it is stabilized. Mobs are more reactive, and they build homes, grow hungry, hunt, flee, form factions and claim territory.
Retold is published for NeoForge 26.2 only, and the latest file is 0.4.0, released 2026-08-05 on the alpha channel. The server and every player need the mod installed.
Key features
Three world stages
Progression moves through three stages, and each stage applies permanent changes to the world.
Element paths
Water runs through ocean monuments and elder guardians, and Air ends at the Gale Core encounter in an Air Temple.
Aender portals
Horizontal portals link to Aender with 8:1 coordinate scaling, and the terrain can shift between visits.
Reactive mobs
Mobs have homes, hunger, hunting, fleeing, factions and territory, so their behavior changes with the world.
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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
Who it’s for: Players who want a survival run with a long, connected progression, and server owners who can take on an experimental alpha build. Existing worlds should be backed up first, since New worlds give the most dependable experience.
Questions
Does Retold need to be installed on the server?
Can Retold be added to an existing world?
Which Minecraft versions does Retold support?
Is Retold finished?
In the catalog
Retold is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,175 World generation mods for NeoForge. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Retold is an experimental total-conversion NeoForge mod that reimagines Minecraft as an alternative evolution of the 1.0 era. Instead of treating dimensions, mobs, structures and progression as unrelated additions, Retold connects them through one world history. Defeating the Ender Dragon is not the end—it…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/retold
- Owner
- xefensor
- Published
- 2026-07-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15