Sunken Spires
Remnants of an advanced prismarine civilization are scattered throughout the ocean.
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About this Mod
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Ruins from a futuristic and mysteriously absent civilization now litter the oceans.
Sunken Spires adds 11 unique structures, with several variants. Explore ruins, find fallen cities, strange formations a new trial chamber. Some structures have mini-bosses that drop unique loot. Many structures also offer archaeology opportunities.
Structures
- Colosseum
- Features several chests and a mini-boss that drops a unique helmet
- Conduit Ruins
- A normal conduit setup with several concentric prismarine rings around it
- Two variants: 2 ring and 3 ring
- Floating Spikes
- A circle of large prismarine rings
- Large Fossil
- A large dark prismarine rib cage featuring a fully activated conduit
- Ocean Temple
- Similar to the desert temple, the ocean temple has 4 chests
- Inspired by art from Minecraft: Dungeons
- Prismarine Forge
- Features 2 chests and an Elder Guardian
- Also has a piece of ancient debris suspended above the cooled forge
- Prismarine Trial Chamber
- 15 Trial Spawners, a few chests, and many Trial Vaults.
- Features a mini-boss that has a chance to drop a helmet with buffed attributes
- 11 rooms
- Unique loot tables
- Small Fossil
- Small archaeology site
- 2 variants
- Spires
- Three strange spires reaching towards the sky
- Archaeology opportunities and a chest
- Sunken City
- 5 houses and a town center
- Several chests
- Inspired by art from Minecraft: Dungeons
- Trident Shrine
- A shrine surrounded by spikes
- Contains a trident
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How do I find a structure?
- Use
/locate structure joshie:sunken_spires/<structure name>
Can I use this on my server?
- The structure uses vanilla blocks, so server owners can install the datapack and vanilla clients will be able to join fine.
Can I use this in my modpack/video/world/server?
- You are more than welcome to use Sunken Spires in any of these contexts.
Compatibility
Compatible with several major worldgen mods and datapacks:
- Terralith
- Biomes o Plenty
- Oh The Biomes You'll Go
- Regions Unexplored
- Ecotones
- Wilder Wild
- Traverse
- William Wythers' Overhauled Overworld
- Tectonic
Available Versions
How to Install Sunken Spires on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.10).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Sunken Spires". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.10, 1.21.9, 1.21.8 (+13 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Sunken Spires server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack 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 (1.21.10). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Sunken Spires compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Sunken Spires officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 1.21.10, 1.21.9, 1.21.8. 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 Sunken Spires – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Sunken Spires 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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