aleki's Nifty Ships
A new generation of vanilla-friendly ships. In-world building, simulated sailing, placeable containers, walkable decks -- oh, and cannons!
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About this Mod
Thank you to our patrons for supporting development!
- Beebee
Welcome to the future of vanilla-friendly ships!
Nifty Ships brings beautiful, detailed ships with loads of features to Minecraft.
Find unfinished rowboats and ships on beaches and rivers, and learn how to complete them!
Build your ship, fill it with cargo, creatures, or cannons, and sail it across the seas with a realistic sailing simulation!
Make it your own by painting the hull, dyeing the sails, naming your ship, and flying a banner from the mast. Upgrade it into an icebreaker by adding an iron block!
Defeat your enemies (or friends) in epic naval battles, with cannons that work on sea or land!
When it's time to return to port, you can lower the anchor or tie up at the dock.
Place any container in the hold or on deck, from shulker boxes, to furnaces, to crafting tables, and more!
Welcome to the future of mod-friendly ships!
First-party support for TerraFirmaCraft through our official Firma: Civilization mod!
First-party support for Biomes O'Plenty through our official Nifty Ships + Biomes O'Plenty Compat addon!
Roadmap
- 1.21 support*
- Unique sound design*
- Better collision system to allow for larger ships*
- Move to flywheel rendering to reduce framerate impact*
- Upgrade vanilla boats to have some of our features
- Larger, two-masted ship
- Even larger, three-masted ship
- Overhaul of sunken ship structures
- ((Secret 4th ship))
- ((Secret 5th ship))
- More decoration options
- Fabric support
*In Development
A mod by alekiponi, with major contributions from Traister101. All art, assets, code, documentation, and any other material provided are exclusively human made.
Available Versions
How to Install aleki's Nifty Ships on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "aleki's Nifty Ships". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
aleki's Nifty Ships server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is aleki's Nifty Ships compatible with forge and neoforge?
aleki's Nifty Ships officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with aleki's Nifty Ships – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if aleki's Nifty Ships consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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