PistonAngles
Place pistons facing any direction you choose without having to look that way. Set a direction in the config or cycle it with a keybind, and every piston you place points where you want — even on servers.
About this Mod
Piston Angle
Tired of contorting your camera just to make a piston face the right way? Piston Angle lets you lock piston placement to any direction — down, up, north, south, east, west — no matter where you're actually looking.
Features
- 🎯 Force piston facing — pick a direction and every piston you place points that way. Covers regular and sticky pistons.
- ⚙️ Config screen — set the direction through Mod Menu, or leave it on Auto for 100% vanilla behavior.
- ⌨️ Quick-cycle keybind — press V (rebindable) to cycle directions on the fly. The current direction flashes on your actionbar, so you never open a menu mid-build.
- 🌐 Works on servers — placement direction is applied in a server-friendly way, so pistons keep their forced facing on multiplayer servers without the mod installed, and it plays nice with anticheats.
- 💾 Setting persists across sessions (
config/pistonmod.json).
How to use
- Drop the jar in your
modsfolder (Fabric API required, Mod Menu optional). - Press V in-game to cycle: Auto → Down → Up → North → South → West → East.
- Place pistons. That's it.
Requirements
| Minecraft | 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 |
| Loader | Fabric 0.17+ |
| Depends | Fabric API |
| Optional | Mod Menu (config screen) |
Available Versions
How to Install PistonAngles 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 (1.21.11).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "PistonAngles". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.11, 1.21.10
Server-side
✗ UnsupportedRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
PistonAngles 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 (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is PistonAngles compatible with fabric?
PistonAngles officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.10. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with PistonAngles – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if PistonAngles 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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