Depth Striders

Water Travel With A Twist

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About this Mod

Bored of the same old nether striders? Welcome to Depth Striders. This MOD adds an entirely new type of strider that spawns in groups of 4 in any ocean biome. They are rideable without a saddle, drop kelp blocks and lots of experience. If you can kill them that is!

Textures By The Great White Creeper

Available Versions

Depth Striders 1.1release

MC 1.21.4neoforge

March 24, 2025

1.1release

MC 1.20.6, 1.21neoforge

September 11, 2024

Depth Striders 1.1release

MC 1.20.1forge

August 22, 2023

Depth Striders 1.1release

MC 1.19.4forge

May 4, 2023

Depth Striders 1.1release

MC 1.19.2forge

April 19, 2023

How to Install Depth Striders on Your Server

Order Server

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

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.4).

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forgeneoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.21.4, 1.21, 1.20.6 (+3 more)

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Depth Striders 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 (1.21.4). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Depth Striders compatible with forge and neoforge?

Depth Striders officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.4, 1.21, 1.20.6. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Depth Striders – how to optimize performance?

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