
Swashbucklers
A simple minecraft ship mod
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About this Mod

Swashbucklers is a ship mod that contains 5 fully functional ships and a weapon
*to note the corvette steamship is still a work in progress, summoned with the command "/summon hpm:corvette_steamship" on versions 1.18-current, and it likely wont be backported
- Each ship has a wreck and a few have a damaged model
- The weapon is a handheld cannon which fires cannonballs with explosive damage
- The first ship in the mod is a swashbuckler, a simple sailing boat slightly better than the vanilla boat
- The second ship is the upgraded swashbuckler, a swashbuckler with better visibility and a cannon
- The raft is a slow, cheap boat with a large amount of storage
- The cutter is a large ship with the speed of a swashbuckler and a large amount of health and storage
- The war/military cutter is a cutter with weapons and more health






Other features include:
- A hand cannon

The cutters enter a damaged stage when the first stage dies/gets destroyed
The upgraded swashbuckler has a cannon, press H to fire it when you have cannonballs in your inventory

Recipes:
- the cannon ball produces 16

Available Versions
How to Install Swashbucklers 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 (1.21.4).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Swashbucklers". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.4, 1.21.1, 1.21 (+7 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Swashbucklers 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 (1.21.4). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Swashbucklers compatible with forge and neoforge?
Swashbucklers officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.4, 1.21.1, 1.21. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Swashbucklers – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Swashbucklers 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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