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SoulsCrafter

by blackwithersteve

SoulsCrafter brings Dark Souls style mechanics into Minecraft while keeping vanilla gameplay intact, for players who want a harder challenge.

FabricForgeClient and serverMIT License1.20.1 – 26.2

What it does

Weapon and item handling follows the Dark Souls pattern. The scroll wheel cycles the right-hand weapon, Shift with the scroll switches the left hand, and Alt with the scroll picks a quick item. Pressing V uses the selected quick item, such as an Estus flask or food, and holding C starts a running leap that the author calls soulsjump.

The mod adds a leveling system with level scaling and weapon scaling, so stats and gear strength grow as a character advances. Custom attack patterns for mobs make fights less predictable, and Dark Souls style equipment jingles play when gear changes. Infinite Inventory and equip load rules limit how much a character can carry before movement slows.

The mod was made out of boredom with the usual Minecraft routine, and its author describes it as a way to beat the game using these mechanics instead of the default progression. It is classed as Storage with Adventure, Game mechanics, Equipment, Minigame, Mobs and Utility as secondary categories. It runs on both client and server, and it needs to be installed on both sides for play to work. Files target Fabric and Forge for 1.20.1 – 26.2 across eight release versions. The license is MIT, and the project is not open source.

Key features

  1. Scroll-based weapon control

    The scroll wheel cycles the right-hand weapon, while Shift and Alt combined with the scroll handle the left hand and quick items.

  2. Quick item use

    Pressing V uses the selected quick item, including Estus style flasks and food, from a hotbar slot set aside for them.

  3. Running leap

    Holding C performs a leap the author calls soulsjump, adding a movement option to running.

  4. Leveling and scaling

    A leveling system, level scaling and weapon scaling tie character growth to the strength of enemies and gear.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

No stable releases
Every published file is a beta or alpha build.
26.21.8.0-betaNot available
26.1.21.1.0-betaNot available
1.20.61.8.0-beta1.8.1f-beta
1.20.51.8.0-beta1.8.1f-beta
1.20.41.8.0-beta1.8.1f-beta
1.20.31.8.0-beta1.8.1f-beta
1.20.21.8.0-beta1.8.1f-beta
1.20.11.8.0-beta1.8.1f-beta
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Questions

Does SoulsCrafter need to be installed on the server?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

Which loaders does SoulsCrafter support?

Files are published for Fabric and Forge. The latest Fabric file is for 1.20.6 on the beta channel, and the latest Forge file is also for 1.20.6 on the beta channel.

Which game versions have files?

Builds exist for 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4, 1.20.5, 1.20.6, 26.1.2 and 26.2, so the range covers 1.20.1 – 26.2.

In the catalog

SoulsCrafter is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

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What the author says

SoulsCrafter brings the core mechanics of Dark Souls to Minecraft. not built to be fun, but a challenge This is rather made for those who are familiar with the system used in games like Dark Souls
blackwithersteve, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
blackwithersteve
Published
2026-06-04
Updated on Modrinth
2026-07-12
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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