Buddycards

Buddycards

Collect Buddycards around your world!

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Buddysteel
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About this Mod

A fun mod adding collectible Buddycards you can find throughout your world!

 You can find Buddycard Packs in various vanilla loot chests, as well from other sources such as Piglin bartering, beating bosses, or a small chance when killing specific mobs. Once you get three duplicate cards, you can combine them with a piece of leather to make a storage binder, or an ender eye for an ender binder. There are three sets in the core Buddycards mod, one based on each dimension. If you have enough spare cards you can use a mixture of cards, iron, and lapis to create Buddysteel. Buddysteel can be used to make Buddysteel Medals, Grading sleeves, as well as a Buddysteel power meter. Medals can be empowered by the card of a set you have completed, and then worn as a curio for permanent potion effects depending on the set. For an extra challenge if you are a madlad, use grading sleeves and golden grading sleeves to judge the quality of a card, from lackluster F grade cards to the rarest of the rare S grade cards.

Create Expansion: https://modrinth.com/mod/create-buddycards

FAQ
Will you add a backport to (insert obsolete version here)? - Right now only 1.18.1 is getting a majority of the support, and 1.16.5 is still receiving minor updates/patches until 1.16.5 dies out, any older updates will not get support, and in the future, I will pretend 1.17 versions of Buddycards don't exist
Will you add support for fabric? - No.
Can I add this mod into my mod pack - Yes, Buddycards is allowed in all mod packs unless otherwise specified
Will you add a way that we can make our own sets and cards? - Not through datapacks, but the resources are there for modders to add sets into their own mods. I'd prefer if only the devs of specific mods added support for their mods though.
For more FAQ check the discord

Available Versions

Buddycards 1.20.1-4.3.1release
MC 1.20.1forge
May 6, 2026
Buddycards 1.20.1-4.3.0release
MC 1.20.1forge
May 3, 2026
Buddycards 1.20.1-4.2.2release
MC 1.20.1forge
April 23, 2026
Buddycards 1.20.1-4.2.1release
MC 1.20.1forge
April 15, 2026
Buddycards 1.20.1-4.2.0release
MC 1.20.1forge
April 14, 2026

How to Install Buddycards on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).

3

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forge

Minecraft Versions

1.20.1, 1.18.2

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Buddycards 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 (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Buddycards compatible with forge?

Buddycards officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.18.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Buddycards – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Buddycards 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

1.20.11.18.2