Rift Wars SMP
by poddenart
Rift Wars SMP reshapes a survival world on Minecraft Java Edition into a season where teams compete against each other and against rift-based threats.
What it does
Rifts that are not yet settled open at scheduled times around the map; a team has to find one, push through the dangerous conditions surrounding it, stabilize its core and keep control of the zone until the capture completes. When instability reaches the endgame threshold, a final breach becomes a server-wide objective, so the season has a clear arc without replacing survival play.
The mod suits SMP servers that want organized competition without giving up regular survival play. Operators can spawn, list, stabilize, clear and reset rift systems through rift admin commands, which makes it practical to run timed events or smoke-test the systems before a season. Rift Wars SMP needs no other mods, only NeoForge and Minecraft Java 1.21.11, and it is designed mainly for dedicated server play, so the server and every player install it.
Files are published for NeoForge only, for 1.21.11, with 0.1.0 as the latest beta build from 2026-05-16. The code is not open source; the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Team-based PvPvE season
Teams form, compete for rifts, fight other teams and face environmental threats, with team status shown through commands.
Three rift types
Rifts come in three types, including the Ember Void Bloom, each with its own capture pressure near the rift core.
Visible rift objectives
A marker shows the rift core and its objectives, and a timed capture runs around the core while players hold the area.
Artifacts and Anchor Sigil
Artifact items and the Anchor Sigil give teams tools for taking and holding rifts during a capture.
Scheduled spawning
Rifts spawn on a schedule, so the conflict recurs across the season rather than appearing only once.
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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.
How it compares
Endless Instability runs on NeoForge for 1.21.8, with client and server installs and All rights reserved licensing, so it covers an earlier build. Void Pressure is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license, which is a different license and version range from Rift Wars SMP. Oki's Star Wars Mod is also NeoForge, for 1.21.4 – 1.21.5, and it is not a PvPvE rift season.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rift Wars SMP | NeoForge | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-05-16 |
| Endless Instability | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-03-15 |
| Void Pressure | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-02 |
| Oki's Star Wars Mod | NeoForge | 1.21.4 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-05-12 |
Questions
Does Rift Wars SMP need other mods?
Do both the server and players need the mod?
Which loader does Rift Wars SMP support?
In the catalog
Rift Wars SMP is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,992 Magic mods for NeoForge. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Team-based PvPvE SMP gameplay with rifts, timed captures, artifacts, instability, and a final breach event. Rift Wars SMP turns a Minecraft Java survival world into a team-based PvPvE season.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/rift-wars-smp
- Owner
- poddenart
- Published
- 2026-05-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15