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Small Ships Upgrades

by Funk Planet

Small Ships Upgrades adds three upgrade items that change one ship attribute each: speed, health and cargo, for ships from the Small Ships mod.

FabricForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.20.1

What it does

Each upgrade item targets a single major attribute of a Small Ships vessel. Applying a speed, health or cargo upgrade raises that value, and the three items are kept deliberately simple so each one has a clear effect. Recipes and loot tables are included, so the items can be crafted or found in the world.

Ship types and their upgrade caps are set in a list that uses a ship-type format. Unknown ship types are ignored, and when a ship type appears more than once the last entry wins. Small Ships is required, along with Cardinal Components API, Cloth Config API and Fabric API, and Mod Menu is optional.

The mod is open source under the MIT License and runs on Fabric and Forge for 1.20.1. Both sides need it, so the server and every player install it. The first release was published on 2026-01-22, and the latest file, 1.0.1+1.20.1, dates from 2026-03-13.

Key features

  1. Speed upgrade

    A speed upgrade item raises the top speed of a Small Ships vessel that it is applied to.

  2. Health upgrade

    A health upgrade item increases the hit points a ship can take before it is destroyed.

  3. Cargo upgrade

    A cargo upgrade item adds storage capacity to a ship, so more goods fit on board.

  4. Configurable upgrade caps

    Each ship type has a cap on how far its attributes can be upgraded, set in a configuration list.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.11.0.1+1.20.11.0.1+1.20.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 2

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required
Cardinal Components APIA data attachment API that is easy, modular, and extremely fast.
Required

Optional 1

Mod MenuAdds a mod menu to view the list of mods you have installed.
Optional

Use cases

Tuning ship progression

Server owners can decide which upgrades each ship type may receive and how far each attribute can climb.

Adding upgrades to a pack

Modpack makers can add the three items to a Small Ships setup to give players a reason to improve their vessels.

Who it’s for: Players who already use Small Ships on Fabric or Forge for 1.20.1, and server owners who want to set upgrade limits per ship type.

Questions

Does Small Ships Upgrades need Small Ships to work?

Yes. Small Ships is a required dependency, along with Cardinal Components API, Cloth Config API and Fabric API on Fabric.

Does the server need the mod?

Yes. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.

How are upgrade caps configured?

Caps are listed per ship type. Unknown ship types are ignored, and if a type is listed twice, the last entry is used.

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What the author says

There are three items implemented, one for each major ship attribute: speed, health, and cargo. To apply an upgrade, right click on a ship with it. If the ship has enough upgrade slots to accept the upgrade, the upgrade item will be consumed and the appropriate attribute will be increased.
Funk Planet, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Funk Planet
Published
2026-01-22
Updated on Modrinth
2026-03-13
Facts verified
2026-10-15
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