A Music Box

A Music Box

A simple late-game method to make music discs using ore found in The End.

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Screenshots

Some of the mod's blocks
A Music Box in crafting process
A fully powered Music Box near an End City
Custom Armor Trim Materials (Requires Trimmed mod)

About this Mod

A Music Box allows player to craft music discs using Murichorum, a new ore found under Chorus plants.

Also adds a few new building blocks and materials, two new data-driven crafting methods, and makes a few materials easier to obtain: Crying Obsidian, Bells, Budding Amethyst, Dragon's Breath, and so on.

While I personally recommend figuring things out as you go, you can reference the ingame advancements or wiki if you need guidance. Start by looting your local Ancient City.

JEI/REI is highly recommended for recipe discovery. Trimmed is an optional dependency if you want proper trim materials for Murichorum and Echothyst.

This is the first actual mod I've made, and after four weeks of development I'm pretty happy with where it's at, especially the sound design. As always though, if you have suggestions feel free to throw them in my Discord - primarily if you're a modpack developer and want something to be configurable (or have recipe ideas). I've also set up a Crowdin for submitting localizations!

Note on ports: It's unlikely I'll be porting to other versions or loaders, but maybe if I'm asked enough. Not 1.12 though.

Custom sounds are sourced from ZapSplat. Special thanks to Kaupenjoe for his 1.21.1 Neoforge modding tutorials, and those in the Neoforge and MMD discord servers for their guidance.

Available Versions

A Music Box 1.0.0 (Neoforge)release
MC 1.21.1neoforge
August 11, 2025

How to Install A Music Box on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).

2

Set neoforge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the neoforge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "A Music Box". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

neoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.21.1

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

6 GB(min. 4 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

A Music Box server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong neoforge 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 (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is A Music Box compatible with neoforge?

A Music Box officially supports neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with A Music Box – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if A Music Box 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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Supported Versions

1.21.1