The Golden Vault
by Muliman
The Golden Vault adds a new Pillager structure and a locked vault that players open with a Golden Key crafted from three key parts.
What it does
Players find the three key parts inside a Pillager Base, where they sit in barrels, suspicious gravel and at points marked in the structure. Once all three are gathered, they are crafted into a Golden Key, which opens the Golden Vault and gives access to its loot. The mod adds two structures, including the Pillager Base, and one new mob to the game.
The vault is meant as a reason to explore, and it is built to be used in survival worlds and on multiplayer servers alike. Both the server and every player must run the mod, since it works on the client and the server together. It is published for Forge and NeoForge, covering 1.20.1 and 1.20.6, and it requires Geckolib to run.
The mod is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license and is not open source. Its files were made with MCreator, and the Pillager knight model was made from a reference image rather than copied from another source.
Key features
Pillager Base structure
A new structure with Pillager themes holds the three key parts hidden among barrels and suspicious gravel.
Golden Key crafting
Three key parts are combined into a Golden Key that opens the vault.
Golden Vault loot
The locked vault is opened with the Golden Key to reach its contents.
New Pillager knight mob
A new mob with a custom Pillager knight model joins the Pillager Base.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Exploration in survival
Players search the world for the Pillager Base and the key parts before they can reach the vault.
Who it’s for: Players who want a quest-style structure hunt in survival worlds, and server owners who want an extra loot target for their players.
How it compares
PillagersPlus is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with a client and server environment, under All rights reserved and not open source, so it covers only that version. BetterMiniStructures is open source under the MIT License, runs on Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, and is also client and server. Both require the same environment as The Golden Vault, but they reach different version ranges and loaders.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Golden Vault | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2024-07-23 |
| PillagersPlus | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-14 |
| BetterMiniStructures | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-11 |
Questions
Does The Golden Vault require Geckolib?
Does the mod need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders and versions are supported?
In the catalog
The Golden Vault is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
This mod adds: - 2 new structures - 1 new mob - cool stuff all round I wanted to try to make the new 1.21 vaults on my own. this is how it came out. To unlock a vault you need a key, and for a key you'll need 3 key pieces.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-golden-vault
- Owner
- Muliman
- Published
- 2024-07-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-07-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15