Forgotten Ruins

Forgotten Ruins

Explore mysterious ruins hidden in jungles, swamps, and mangroves. Face ancient golems, loot cursed relics, and uncover the forgotten legacy of a lost civilization

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Mangrove Ruin
Swamp Ruin
Swamp Ruin
Jungle Ruin

About this Mod

🗿 Forgotten Ruins

Forgotten Ruins is a Minecraft mod that brings mysterious temples and lost relics into the heart of the jungle, swamps, and mangrove biomes.

Inspired by the dark fantasy atmosphere of Shadow of the Colossus, this mod invites players to explore long-forgotten sanctuaries, remnants of an ancient civilization protected by silent golems now reactivated by your presence.

The mod REQUIRE Dawn of Time & Armor of the Ages (+the dependencies)

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🔍 What to expect

  • Handcrafted ruins with secrets, parkour, traps, and thematic loot
  • Dark, decayed architecture that blends naturally into the jungle, swamp, or mangrove
  • Custom loot tables: damaged relics, cursed treasures, forgotten weapons and potions
  • Guardian golems: silent sentinels, some still watchful… others unstable
  • A mix of exploration, tension, and high rewards for those who reach the heart of the ruins
  • No two ruins are identical—each has its own layout, lore, and dangers

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Gameplay design

Forgotten Ruins is not just decorative. Each structure is built like a mini dungeon:
you’ll have to explore, climb, avoid traps, and face ancient defense systems.

It rewards players who take the risk—loot is rare, powerful, and often tied to the Armor of the Ages mod (with worn-out legendary armor, gold, potions, and enchanted relics).

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Mod ecosystem

Forgotten Ruins is part of the Dawn of Time mod family.
It uses building blocks, mobs, and loot assets from the following :

These mods work independently but complement each other to create a rich worldbuilding and exploration experience.

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Feedback & Support

We'd love to hear your thoughts, suggestions, or bug reports ! Feel free to join our community or support the project here:

Join our Discord
Support us on Patreon 🧡

Every message, idea, or share helps us keep building the Dawn of Time universe!

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Our mods

Dawn of Time 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
  • 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 and the banner of this page
  • Minecraft Title Generator from Ewan Howell has been used for the banner. Support this guy, he is a goddamn hero

Available Versions

Forgotten Ruins - 1.20.1 - 0.0.13release
MC 1.20.1forge
December 1, 2025
Forgotten Ruins - 1.20.1 - 0.0.13release
MC 1.20.1fabric
December 1, 2025
Forgotten Ruins - 1.20.1 - 0.0.12release
MC 1.20.1fabric
November 30, 2025
Forgotten Ruins - 1.20.1 - 0.0.12release
MC 1.20.1forge
November 30, 2025
Forgotten Ruins 0.0.11release
MC 1.20.1forge
October 17, 2025

How to Install Forgotten Ruins 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 (1.20.1).

3

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricforge

Minecraft Versions

1.20.1

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

6 GB(min. 4 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Is Forgotten Ruins compatible with fabric and forge?

Forgotten Ruins officially supports fabric, forge for Minecraft 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 Forgotten Ruins – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Forgotten Ruins 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
GNU General Public License v3.0 only
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

1.20.1