Thermal Locomotion
by KingLemming
Thermal Locomotion adds rails and minecarts to the Thermal Series, the railyard module for rail-centric gameplay, and it requires Thermal Foundation.
What it does
The module is the Locomotion part of the Thermal Series, a set of Forge mods whose parts can be chosen one by one by players, server owners and modpack creators. Thermal Locomotion covers rails and minecarts, while the other modules in the series handle machinery, farming, tools and compatibility. Its required dependency is Thermal Foundation, which supplies the basic resources and foundation content the series builds on.
The Thermal Series has been in development for nearly a decade and is still being updated, with parts not yet finished. The author notes that the development focus is Minecraft 1.18.2, and that older game versions may lack some features. Installed on a server and its clients, the module is a Client and server mod, so every player on a server that runs it needs it too. Files exist for Forge only, across 4 release versions, 1.16.5 – 1.20.1, with 11.0.1 for 1.20.1 as the latest file released 2024-05-26.
Key features
Rails and minecarts
Adds rail and minecart content that expands rail-centric gameplay within the series.
Default world settings
Copying the client file into the defaultsconfig folder applies its configs to all newly created worlds.
Dedicated server settings
Dedicated servers keep their settings in a separate file within the world's serverconfigs folder.
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
Railway-focused worlds
Players who build transport networks in survival or modpack worlds can add rails and minecarts from this module.
Modular series installs
Server owners who want only the locomotion part of the Thermal Series can install this module alone, alongside Thermal Foundation.
Who it’s for: Players and modpack creators who want the rail and minecart part of the Thermal Series, and server owners who choose series modules one at a time.
Questions
Does Thermal Locomotion need Thermal Foundation?
Do servers need Thermal Locomotion installed?
Which game versions does Thermal Locomotion support?
In the catalog
Thermal Locomotion is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,122 Technology mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
For nearly a decade, the Thermal Series mods have been a cornerstone of modded gameplay. They've pioneered gameplay innovations and optimizations used in practically every modern mod in existence. The Forge Energy system was built from Redstone Flux, and many common modded features - side reconfiguration, advanced…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/thermal-locomotion
- Owner
- KingLemming
- Published
- 2022-05-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-05-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15