Tides of Time
by Egassy
Tides of Time, a NeoForge magic and world generation mod for 1.21.1, adds ancient labs and structures for players to explore and enter.
What it does
Players who travel far find ruined labs and buildings from a forgotten world, closed long ago and left with puzzles for an adventurous researcher to solve before entering. Once solved, the halls can be explored again, and the mod warns players about what lies inside through a welcome message and guidebook entries.
The mod is built to be extended without code: its progression runs on Halcyon | Data & Essence data files, which the mod also depends on, so the course requires Data to load. Interesting recipe choices draw on Halcyon progression materials. Tempad is required as well, and the mod subsumes its Aberrant Shores content. Credits list Adrian, MsRandom, Kekie6, ThatGravyBoat and the Terrarium creators for functions the mod uses.
Tides of Time is published for NeoForge only, with 1.0.0 for 1.21.1 as the latest file, dated 2026-04-23. Installation covers the server and each player's game. The mod is released under a custom license, and it is not open source, though its source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Ancient labs and structures
Forgotten buildings and closed labs generate in the world, with puzzles to solve before their halls can be entered.
Guidebook
An in-game guidebook explains the mod's content and balances out the progression that Tempad sets up.
Halcyon-based progression
Recipes use Halcyon progression materials, and the progression is driven by data rather than code.
Aberrant Shores content
Aberrant Shores from Tempad is subsumed into the mod, so its content is part of Tides of Time.
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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 2
Use cases
Exploration playthroughs
Players who want ruins to find in a new world can use the generated labs as destinations for exploration.
Data-driven modpacks
Pack makers can reshape progression through data files, since the mod's content is driven by Halcyon data.
Who it’s for: Players who enjoy exploring ancient ruins, and pack makers who want progression built from data files rather than code. Server owners should note that the mod runs on both sides.
Questions
Does Tides of Time need Halcyon | Data & Essence?
Does Tides of Time need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and version does Tides of Time support?
In the catalog
Tides of Time is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,992 Magic mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Tides of Time (ToT) is a lowcode/codeless "mod" that aims to both be an example of the flexibilty of Halcyon's data-driven progression and guidebook, and to balance out Tempad's rather... interesting recipe choices with Halcyon progression and materials. All of this, of course, requires Data. Data which is found in…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tot-addon
- Owner
- Egassy
- Published
- 2025-07-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15