
Beware The Dark
A mod that rehauls survival to be like Don't Starve.
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About this Mod
DISCLAIMER: 1.19 and ahead only supported, requires Terrablender!
The mod changes Minecraft to be more like Don't Starve such as making darkness hazardous, majorly changing gathering mechanics with future plans for increasing difficulty and putting a greater emphasis on hunger maintenance
Features:
- New biomes, such as barren rockylands, autumnal deciduous forests, graveyards, creepy conifer forests and slimy marshes
- A limited crafting system that functions like Don't Starve's prototyping system
- Gather materials to craft and survive Don't Starve style: twigs, cut grass, flint, gold nuggets, rocks, logs, etc
- Gone are your tools made from stone, iron or diamond and instead tools made from flint or gold
- New structures/blocks that replace vanilla essentials such as basic farms and science machines
- Charlie now attack in full darkness so make sure to find some light before dusk...you can make a torch from two cut grass and two twigs, it can't be placed but emits light when held
- Stationary light sources are also available in the form of campfires and firepits, these can be used to cook food too
- 12 mobs: Butterflies, Fireflies, Mandrakes, Catcoons, Batilisks, Tentacles, Ghosts, Mr. Skitts, Night Hands, Shadow Watchers, Crawling Horrors and Terrorbeaks
- Sanity meter/stat
- Caves dimension
- Drying Racks and Crock Pots
- Idle Hunger Drain (1 Hunger every 2400 ticks/2 Minutes, hunger-tick rate adjustable in config)
- Bug Nets, Backpacks, Straw Rolls, Miner Hats, Lanterns, Garlands, Anti Venom and Pumpkin Lanterns
- Darts (including Fire and Electric variants)
Available Versions
How to Install Beware The Dark on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.19.3).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Beware The Dark". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.19.3, 1.19.2
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Beware The Dark 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 4 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.19.3). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Beware The Dark compatible with forge?
Beware The Dark officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.19.3, 1.19.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Beware The Dark – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Beware The Dark 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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