Zander Core
by ZanderTM
Zander Core is the shared library behind the Zander's Mods ecosystem, and it supplies the crafting, recipe book and configuration systems that the other Zander mods build on.
What it does
The mod supplies the systems that Zander's Reinforced mods depend on. Compatible Zander mods add their own recipe pages to the book automatically.
The Reinforced Recipe Book lets players pin recipes, and the Zander's Mods configuration menu covers Vanilla Mode, armors, tools, swords, Blessings, Gems, Hearts, Forges and Passives. Global per-item balance settings control damage, durability, mining speed and armor. Zander Core also works with JEI, Creative Tabs and tooltips, and the Recipe Book adapts when content is disabled.
The mod is client and server. Zander's Reinforced Armors is required, and Zander's Reinforced Tools is optional. Files exist for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, under All rights reserved, and the code is not open source.
Key features
Shared crafting systems
Crafting, compression and smithing progression are shared across the Zander ecosystem through one core library.
Reinforced Recipe Book
A recipe book with pinnable recipes, where compatible Zander mods add their own pages automatically.
Balance configuration menu
A central menu enables or disables mechanics and sets global per-item balance for damage, durability, mining speed and armor.
Server-side synchronization
Full server-side configuration sync lets players view settings while only server operators can change them through commands.
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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 1
Optional 1
Required by 2 mods
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who use Zander's Reinforced mods and server owners who want one configuration point for the ecosystem.
How it compares
SinoCore is also a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge library for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 with the client and server environment, under a custom license and not open source. Recipe heavy core is server-side only, NeoForge only and built for 1.21.1 under the Apache License 2.0, so it does not provide Zander's per-item balance menu.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zander Core | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-23 |
| SinoCore | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-02 |
| Recipe heavy core | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-07-18 |
Questions
Does Zander Core need Zander's Reinforced Armors?
Must Zander Core be installed on both sides?
Which loaders does Zander Core support?
Can server settings be changed by players?
In the catalog
Zander Core is one of 3,514 Library mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,348 Library mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
ZanderCore is the core library behind the Zander's Mods ecosystem. It provides the shared crafting systems, Recipe Book, configuration tools and server synchronization used by my Reinforced mods. Getting a Crafting Table unlocks the Reinforced Crafting Table Getting a Smithing Table unlocks the Compression Table…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/zander-core
- Owner
- ZanderTM
- Published
- 2025-12-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15