Cardinal Ice Boats
Provides Several QOL Utilities for Ice Boating
About this Mod
About
Provides Several QOL Utilities for ice boating:
Features:
Universal Features:
Work when installed on the server or the client!
Placement Snapping:
Boats will automatically snap to face North/South/East/West (and 45-degree angles) when placed on ice.
Client Exclusive Features:
Turn Priming:
Pressing the ⬅ or ➞* keys will prime a turn. When your turn comes up, your boat will stop and automatically rotate 90 degrees!
Manual Snapping:
If your boat gets out of its cardinal orientation, pressing ⬆* will snap it back to the nearest cardinal (or 45-degree) direction.
Instant Reversing:
Need to turn around? Pressing ⬇* will instantly rotate your boat 180 degrees!
Smart Centering:
Pressing \* will instantly center your boat on the ice. If you're near a wall, you will instead be nudged off-center just enough to avoid crashing into it. This also automatically happens after every turn by default.
Configurable Controls:
All keybinds can be configured in the vanilla controls menu!
Available Versions
How to Install Cardinal Ice Boats on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Cardinal Ice Boats". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+24 more)
Server-side
~ OptionalRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Cardinal Ice Boats 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 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Cardinal Ice Boats compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge?
Cardinal Ice Boats officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. 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 Cardinal Ice Boats – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Cardinal Ice Boats 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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