Weirding Gadget
by atomicblom
Weirding Gadget is a Forge utility mod for keeping chunks loaded, with a placeable gadget that holds an area of the world active.
What it does
A single Weirding Gadget keeps a 3x3 area of chunks loaded, which covers about 48x48 blocks around it. Players can place it and use it as a chunk loader, and it can be turned off and on again by right-clicking it. On servers, the chunks it covers stay loaded while the owner of the gadget is offline.
The chunk loader deactivates after a player has been offline for a period of seven days, and the gadget then stops spinning. Any player can reactivate it by right-clicking it again. A redstone torch can be used to show the area the gadget affects, which helps when placing several gadgets.
The mod is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. It works on Forge for Minecraft 1.18 and 1.18.1, and it must be installed on both the client and the server. Requirements for wearing the gadget as a head item are noted by the author, who also credits the art to Rorax.
Key features
Server-friendly chunk loading
The gadget keeps a 3x3 chunk area loaded around it, which lets server owners keep builds and farms active.
Redstone torch area display
A redstone torch can show the area a gadget affects, so players can see its coverage before relying on it.
Owner inactivity deactivation
The loader stops after the owner has been offline for seven days, and right-clicking it reactivates the gadget.
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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.
Use cases
Keeping a server build active
Server owners can place gadgets over a base or farm so that the chunks it covers stay loaded while players are away.
Who it’s for: Server owners and players on multiplayer worlds who want to keep part of their world loaded without staying online. The mod is also suited to single-player players who need chunks kept active while they are elsewhere.
Questions
Does Weirding Gadget need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft versions does Weirding Gadget support?
Why does a chunk loader stop spinning?
In the catalog
Weirding Gadget is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 4,416 mods support Minecraft 1.18.1.
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What the author says
By default, a single Weirding Gadget will keep a 3x3 chunk area (48x48 blocks) around it loaded, for a period of 7 days. The chunk loader will not deactivate if the player is online, and the inactivity period starts after they have logged off. If the chunk loader has deactivated it will stop spinning, anyone can…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/weirdinggadget
- Owner
- atomicblom
- Published
- 2022-05-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2022-05-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15