Vehicle Upgrade
by Fuzs
Vehicle Upgrade changes how boats, horses and other mounts handle water, leaves, inventory access, mining speed and step height for players riding them.
What it does
Vehicle Upgrade gives mounts a set of changes that make long trips less tedious. Mounts can swim, so a rider stays seated while crossing water, and submerged control still allows dismounting. Rather than snagging on foliage, saddled mounts pass through leaves, and an unattended one remains where it was left instead of drifting away. Players can open their own inventory while riding by double tapping the key or using a screen button, and block breaking slows less during long rides. Horses also step up slightly higher than vanilla, and sprinting while riding gives a quick speed boost. Translucent mounts let the rider look down at the ground beneath them.
The mod is client and server, so the server and every player need it. It is published for Fabric and NeoForge only, and the files cover 1.21.1 – 26.3 across nine release versions, with 26.3.0 the latest for both loaders. Vehicle Upgrade is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. It requires Fabric API, Forge Config API Port and Puzzles Lib, and most of its behavior can be adjusted through the config.
Key features
Swimming mounts
Mounts keep the rider seated in water, and submerged control still lets the player dismount.
Leaves and wandering
Saddled mounts pass through leaves without sticking and stay where they were left.
Inventory while riding
A key double tap or a screen button opens the player inventory mid-ride.
Mining and sprinting
Riding longer no longer slows block breaking, and sprinting on a mount gives a speed boost.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x4 of 4 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 3
How it compares
Nice Swimming Mounts is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, server required with client optional, and covers 1.21.3 – 1.21.10 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Ride Together is open source under the Apache License 2.0, runs on client and server, and covers 1.20 – 26.3 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Mount Charge Damage is NeoForge only, server-side only, and covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.11.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Upgrade | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-29 |
| Nice Swimming Mounts | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.3 – 1.21.10 | Server required, client optional | 2025-09-30 |
| Ride Together | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-02 |
| Mount Charge Damage | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-02-16 |
Questions
Does Vehicle Upgrade need to be on the server?
Which loaders does Vehicle Upgrade support?
Can the mount behavior be changed?
In the catalog
Vehicle Upgrade is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Vehicle Upgrade supercharges every mount and vehicle across the game, adding tons of quality-of-life improvements for every ride. Saddled mounts no longer wander off, boats handle better on land, and you can open your player inventory even while riding. Small but powerful touches like translucent mounts when you look…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/vehicle-upgrade
- Owner
- Fuzs
- Published
- 2025-10-21
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15