Synaxis: Gearworks
by Rew1nd
Synaxis: Gearworks, by Rew1nd, adds wheels, tracks, landing gear and other ground-contact mechanisms to contraptions that run on the Sable physics engine.
What it does
The mod targets moving contraptions in a Create-style setting. Its components cover the parts that decide how a machine meets the ground: mass, suspension, steering, traction and braking. The stated aim is contact with terrain that looks and behaves more believably, so vehicles, aircraft landing systems and heavy machinery respond to what they cross.
Gearworks sits on the Sable physics engine and relies on Synaxis as its compatibility layer. That layer holds low-level physics integration apart from the gameplay-facing systems. Synaxis is a required dependency, so it must be installed alongside the mod. The mod is published for Forge and NeoForge, with Forge files for 1.20.1 and NeoForge files for 1.21.1, and it runs on client and server.
The author describes ongoing development, so later releases may change features, balance and programming interfaces. The license is All rights reserved, and the code is not open source.
Key features
Wheels and tracks
Wheel and track components give contraptions a ground-contact system that reacts to surface and load.
Landing gear
Landing gear components support vehicles and aircraft that touch down on uneven terrain.
Suspension and steering
Configurable suspension and steering parts let a build control how its mass settles and turns.
Traction and braking
Traction and braking components set how a contraption grips and slows on different ground.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Ground vehicles
Builders can assemble rovers or land vehicles that use wheels, suspension and braking on uneven ground.
Aircraft landing systems
Landing gear components let aircraft contraptions touch down and roll out on a runway-like surface.
Who it’s for: Players who build Create-style contraptions and want vehicles with physical ground contact, and server owners who run such builds on multiplayer servers that also install Synaxis.
Questions
Does Synaxis: Gearworks need Synaxis?
Which loaders and versions does Gearworks support?
Does the server need the mod?
In the catalog
Synaxis: Gearworks is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Gearwork is a Sable-based mobility mod for Create-style contraptions, focused on wheels, tracks, landing gear, and other practical ground-contact mechanisms. The goal of Gearwork is to make moving contraptions feel more physical, stable, and useful. Gearwork aims to provide configurable components that interact with…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/synaxis-gearworks
- Owner
- Rew1nd
- Published
- 2026-03-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15