Lean Times

Lean Times

Makes getting food harder.

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About this Mod

This is a configurable mod that makes the following changes:

  • Farmland with crops above occasionally turns to dirt. The crops are not destroyed when this happens, but they do stop growing.
  • Sweet berries grow slower and occasionally fail to grow and disappear.
  • Animals grow slower and their breeding cooldown gets longer after each child.
  • Chicken lay less and less eggs over time, and eggs have a lower chance of spawning a chicken.
  • Less animals spawn during worldgen. Less animals and less fishes spawn after worldgen.
  • Fishing takes longer.
  • Honey heals 1 hunger point.
  • Glow berries have a 5% chance of giving the poison effect.
  • Kelp and other vertically growing plants have higher initial age and have a chance of starting with age 25 (no growth at all until replaced).

Available Versions

Lean Times 1.0.0release
MC 1.21.8neoforge
December 1, 2025
Lean Times 1.0.0release
MC 1.21.8fabric
December 1, 2025

How to Install Lean Times on Your Server

1

Order Server

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

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.8).

3

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricneoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.21.8

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Lean Times 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 (1.21.8). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Lean Times compatible with fabric and neoforge?

Lean Times officially supports fabric, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.8. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Lean Times – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Lean Times 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
LicenseRef-All-Rights-Reserved
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

1.21.8