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Working Windmills & Watermills

by Gshn28 Community

Working Windmills & Watermills adds animated windmill and watermill blocks to the game, and a data pack version exists for worlds that should not use the mod.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalMIT LicenseOpen source1.18 – 1.21.4

What it does

Functional windmills and watermills are added as blocks that turn in place once built, giving farms and villages a moving element. Server owners who want the effect in a created or current world install the mod version, while those who only want to ship it inside certain worlds can use the data pack version instead. Builds are released for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, covering 1.18 – 1.21.4 across 8 release versions, under the MIT License, which is open source. Only the server needs the mod, so players join without installing it.

Key features

  1. Animated windmills

    Windmill blocks show moving sails, so built mills look active in farmland and village scenes.

  2. Animated watermills

    Watermill blocks feature a turning wheel, adding motion to rivers and streams built in the world.

  3. Data pack option

    A data pack edition lets a world carry the windmills and watermills without installing the mod itself.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.19.31.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.19.21.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.19.11.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.191.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.18.21.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.18.11.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
1.181.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod1.0+mod
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Questions

Does a player need Working Windmills & Watermills installed?

No. The server must run it, while players may leave it out.

Which option suits a single world?

The data pack version suits a world that should carry the windmills and watermills without installing the mod on the server.

In the catalog

Working Windmills & Watermills is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.

Decoration mods12,078Fabric modsMods for 1.21.417,979

More from Gshn28 Community

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Car Traffic Generator1.17 – 1.21.4Working Trains1.17 – 1.21.11Custom Cars1.17 – 1.21.4Custom Planes1.18 – 1.21.4Working Submarines1.18 – 1.21.4Working Elevators1.18 – 1.21.4

Similar mods

[ETF] Entity Texture Features1.16.5 – 26.3Not Enough Animations1.16.5 – 26.3Continuity1.17.1 – 26.3LambDynamicLights - Dynamic Lights1.16.2 – 26.3Presence Footsteps1.7.10 – 26.3AmbientSounds1.12.2 – 26.3

What the author says

Adds animated Windmills & Watermills to Minecraft! See the video below for a more detailed demonstration. (See the Gallery for credits.)
Gshn28 Community, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Gshn28 Community
Published
2023-03-02
Updated on Modrinth
2026-07-06
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Decoration
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