Knarfy's Terrible Speedrun
by Knarfy
Knarfy's Terrible Speedrun changes the way a player beats the game, with deliberately unhelpful shortcuts that run on a NeoForge 1.21.4 world.
What it does
The mod adds a set of intentionally harmful features aimed at speedrunners. Totem completion, diamonds that can explode with a 50-50 chance, chests stocked with iron, and rabbits that drop netherite all alter the usual route through survival. Pressing N opens a nether portal, a magical pickle creates an end portal, and a bed can defeat the dragon in a single cycle.
Crafted tools and armor come out fully enchanted, a trade with Steve yields flint and steel, and a God Apple recipe is included. A subscribe button is placed in the world, and a cat is named Dave, Magical Cheese Wizard. Chickens scream as part of the same joke set.
A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Files are published for NeoForge only, for 1.21.4, with 1.0.0 as the latest file released 2025-04-16 under the MIT License. The project is not open source, and a public wiki exists for it.
Key features
Totem completion
A totem-based shortcut that finishes a stage of the run in one action, replacing the usual route.
Explosive diamonds
Diamond blocks have a 50-50 chance to explode when they are found or mined.
Pickle end portal
A magical pickle item opens an end portal when used, skipping the stronghold search.
One-cycle dragon bed
A bed that defeats the ender dragon in a single night cycle, removing the boss fight.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Joke runs
Players set up a deliberately bad speedrun with the shortcuts and compare how it plays out.
Server events
Server owners add the mod to a community event where every player gets the same odd rules.
Who it’s for: Speedrunners and players who want a deliberately unhelpful twist on survival. The mod suits single-player worlds and servers that run NeoForge 1.21.4.
How it compares
More Speedrun is NeoForge, client and server, for 1.21.4 – 1.21.10, with All rights reserved. Sebbytv2's terrible first mod is NeoForge, client and server, for 1.21.8 only. Enchanted God Apple Crafting is NeoForge, server-side only, for 1.21.8, so players join without installing anything.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knarfy's Terrible Speedrun | NeoForge | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-04-16 |
| More Speedrun | NeoForge | 1.21.4 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2025-10-26 |
| Sebbytv2's terrible first mod | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-02-09 |
| Enchanted God Apple Crafting | NeoForge | 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2026-02-25 |
Questions
Does the mod need NeoForge?
Does the server need Knarfy's Terrible Speedrun?
Is there a game version other than 1.21.4?
In the catalog
Knarfy's Terrible Speedrun is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,801 Cursed mods for NeoForge. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
Features in this mod include: - Totem of Completion - 50-50 chance of explosions or Diamonds - Some chests are full of iron - Subscribe button can be placed in the world - Name a cat Dave the Magical Cheese Wizard... - Pressing N creates a Nether Portal - Steve is in the nether. Trade him flint and steel! …
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/terrible-speedrun
- Owner
- Knarfy
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-04-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15