
Lean Times
Makes getting food harder.
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
How to Install Lean Times on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.8).
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
Minecraft Versions
1.21.8
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended 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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