Adventures In Time - K9
A small metallic canine companion mod from Doctor Who for your Minecraft world! Recently updated to Fabric 1.20.1-1.20.2!
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About this Mod
Summary
A small metallic canine from Doctor Who for your 1.20.1–1.20.2 Fabric Minecraft world inspired by the 4th Doctor's robotic sidekick, K9! This mod is for people who want a useful robot companion, whether that be for mining or to have a little bit of Doctor Who.
What does this mod add?
- K9 Mob
- K9 Crate
- K9 Wristband
- Metal Bone
- Lithium Cells
- Wrench
K9's Features:
- All the features of a regular dog, except for the incessant begging.
- K9 goes to items and picks them up.
- K9 can be sat on hoppers and get items extracted from it's inventory.
- K9 has an inventory, like a shulker box on wheels!
- K9 has a dyeable collar, and an easter egg if you decide to fool around a little bit!
Playable on Fabric 1.20.1 and 1.20.2 (or Forge 1.20.1, 1.19.4, 1.19.2 and 1.16.5)
Recommended to play with 8GB of RAM minimum singleplayer.
Recommended to have 8GB of RAM allocated to the multiplayer servers.
How do I tame and power my K9?
- K9 can spawn by right clicking the K9 Crate
- K9 can be tamed with a metal bone.
- K9 is powered by 8 lithium cells that are drawn from to keep it's battery up; shift+right click with the wrench to open the battery menu.
- K9 is fed and can be healed with redstone, or right clicked with a wrench to get to full health.
- K9's health and battery are separate.
Links & Community
GitHub
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CurseForge
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Modrinth
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Discord
This project is sponsored by BisectHosting!
Available Versions
How to Install Adventures In Time - K9 on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Adventures In Time - K9". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.2, 1.20.1, 1.19.4 (+2 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Adventures In Time - K9 server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric 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 (1.20.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Adventures In Time - K9 compatible with fabric and forge?
Adventures In Time - K9 officially supports fabric, forge for Minecraft 1.20.2, 1.20.1, 1.19.4. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Adventures In Time - K9 – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Adventures In Time - K9 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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