Ancient Structures

Ancient Structures

Adds handcrafted structures from ancient civilizations (Mayan, Roman, Japanese, Germanic) with custom loot, mobs, and secrets

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Screenshots

Japanese ruined village
German lone farmer
Japanese pagoda
Roman temple and it's protector
Roman bath
Roman ruins

About this Mod

🏛️ Ancient Structures

Ancient Structures is a full-featured Minecraft mod that adds cultural, handcrafted structures from ancient civilizations directly into your world.
It serves as a bridge within the Dawn of Time ecosystem, showcasing the architectural potential of Dawn of Time blocks and the animated armor models from Armor of the Ages through immersive world generation.

This first version includes around 20 unique structures spread across four civilizations: Mayan, Roman, Japanese, and German.
Each building is designed to enrich survival gameplay, with a focus on worldbuilding, atmosphere, and challenge. Players will encounter lone temples, sacred ruins, abandoned villages, and military sites. Each hiding custom loot, secret passages, mini-bosses, and animated mobs wearing culturally themed equipment.

The mod requires the following dependencies to work :

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The Ancient Structures serie

The experience can be extended via the other structure mods from the Dawn of Time team. These packs are focused on a single culture to allow you to discover even more about architecture. Each pack is unique and reflects the team member style!

Edo Japan Chinese

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Our mods

Dawn of Time Garden Trails Armor of the Ages Armored Doggo Ancient Structures Forgotten Ruins

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Credits

  • TheGoldenWorld – creator of the original datapack and all core structures
  • Jackie – contributed to several buildings and created the custom mobs
  • Poulpinou – developed the code to transform the datapack into a fully functional mod
  • Lekter – credited for the design of the windmill
  • Superchache39 - I learned with his videos to make datapacks
  • ChatGPT has been used to wrap up this page in markdown & it helped me to create features in the mod
  • Retro Diffusion has been used to generate the logo of this page
  • Minecraft Title Generator from Ewan Howell has been used for the banner

Available Versions

Ancient Structures 0.0.14release
MC 1.20.1fabric
March 12, 2026
Ancient Structures 0.0.14release
MC 1.20.1forge
March 12, 2026
Ancient Structures 0.0.11release
MC 1.20.1forge
November 12, 2025
Ancient Structures 0.1.1release
MC 1.21.1neoforge
October 29, 2025
Ancient Structures 0.1.1release
MC 1.21.1fabric
October 29, 2025

How to Install Ancient Structures on Your Server

1

Order Server

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

2

Set fabric Loader

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

3

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricforgeneoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.21.1, 1.20.1

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

6 GB(min. 4 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Ancient Structures 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 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 Ancient Structures compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge?

Ancient Structures officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.20.1. 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 Ancient Structures – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Ancient Structures 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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Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

1.21.11.20.1