
Hikari's Castaway
Adds a bunch of the creator's vanilla concepts to your vanilla world.
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About this Mod
Main information
What is Castaway?
Castaway is a generic minecraft mod that builds itself upon adding content that make minecraft a little more fun for players. Ranging from new structures giving the opportunity for players to explore around the world and face off challenges, to finding new ores giving players to craft tools, armor, and decorative blocks.
This mod is fit for players that want an adventure, a challenge, or wanting more of what minecraft could be.
What does this mod have?
Currently Castaway features
- Structures, all having randomly generated loot.
- new ores, such as titanium, cobalt, silver and steel.
- a bunch of quality of life changes such as smelting raw iron blocks to become full iron block or being able to craft items that aren't unlockable in survival mode.
- new biomes.
- new dimensions
and tons more to come as this mod develops, and every new type of content will be added here. to give new tourists a list on what to expect in this mod.
Installation Guide
Although there isn't many options yet for this mod. I recommend you installing it on what it's intended loader it is supposed to be and that is neoforge.
Side information (optional)
Interested?
If you are interested in Castaway's mod development, I recommend joining our Community Server!
And if you want to support me, as I am a solo dev working on the mod consider buying me a coffee
Tips and donations, will help me support my development on the mod and other future development for other mods.
Available Versions
How to Install Hikari's Castaway on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 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 "Hikari's Castaway". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1, 1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Hikari's Castaway 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 4 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 Hikari's Castaway compatible with forge and neoforge?
Hikari's Castaway officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Hikari's Castaway – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Hikari's Castaway 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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