
Gravity, Gourds, & You
An unconventional way to automate melons and pumpkins via dripstone.
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About this Mod
Overview
This mod adds a slightly kooky way to farm melons and pumpkins. Quick rundown:
- Pumpkins and melons no longer break when pushed by a piston. They also obey gravity.
- Upon falling on blocks like pointed dripstone, melons and pumpkins split into slices.
- Farmer's Delight must be installed for pumpkins to drop pumpkin slices.
- Large pumpkin slices from Autumnity also break into slices. (Note that Abnormals Delight must also be installed for the standard pumpkin-to-slices cutting board recipe!)
- [1.21.1] Gourdnuts from Abundant Atmosphere drop two pumpkin slices.
Config
- Number of pumpkin slices dropped from pumpkins that fall on dripstone (default: 4)
- Chance of dropping extra pumpkin slices (default: 0)
- Number of extra pumpkin slices that would drop (default: 0)
- [1.19.2 & 1.21.1] Whether falling gourds deal damage to entities (default: true)
Block Tag
Blocks with the block tag gravity_gourds:pointy will turn gourds into their sliced forms. By default, this just includes vanilla's pointed dripstone.
Requires Blueprint. Optional compat with Farmer's Delight and Autumnity.
Credit for this concept goes to Freshah. Thanks Freshah!
Feel free to direct any suggestions and bugs to the issue tracker!
Available Versions
How to Install Gravity, Gourds, & You 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 (1.21.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Gravity, Gourds, & You". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1, 1.20.1, 1.19.2
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Gravity, Gourds, & You 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 (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Gravity, Gourds, & You compatible with forge and neoforge?
Gravity, Gourds, & You officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.20.1, 1.19.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Gravity, Gourds, & You – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Gravity, Gourds, & You 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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