Ancient Sands
A bit more adventure for the deserts.
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About this Mod
Description
The new tomb dungeon can be encountered in the desert biomes. It generates with random rooms set, some of which will present the chamber block. There are rare and common chambers requiring its own type of key, by a small chance dropped from the new mobs. Once opened, it gives a random configurable loot item. If there is no key around, a chamber can be taken into inventory and opened later.
A supplementary metal is added, used for repairing the weapons acquired via looting. Remnant blocks are immune to common exposions. Ancient Sword has the charged slash ability: hold for a strong attack on the nearest entity.
Available Versions
How to Install Ancient Sands on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Ancient Sands". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21, 1.20.2, 1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Ancient Sands 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 4 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Ancient Sands compatible with forge and neoforge?
Ancient Sands officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21, 1.20.2, 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Ancient Sands – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Ancient Sands 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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