Little Structures
Adds atmosphere with 30+ subtle, vanilla-friendly ruins and structures blending into the environment. Maybe some of them are remnants of ancient builders?
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About this Mod
VERSION 2.0 OUT NOW!🎉
🏛️Description
Little Structures adds small, biome-specific buildings and ruins to your world. Designed to be vanilla-friendly, these structures feature unique loot and blend naturally into the environment.
For structure-exploration you can use
/locate structure littlestructure:<structure-name>
🌄Overview
📈Features
| Structure | Biome | Version added | Variations | Chests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jungle Statues (Knight, Gold) | Jungle, Sparse Jungle | v1.1 | yes | ✅ |
| Forest Statues (Wizard, Iron) | Forest, Flower Forest | v1.1 | yes | ✅ |
| Plains Statues (Ceremonial, Crystal) | Plains, Sunflower Plains, Snowy Plains | v1.1 | yes | ❌ |
| Monolith | Savanna, Old Growth | v1.1 | no | ✅ |
| 7 Ruins | Plains, Sunflower Plains, Savanna, Snowy Plains | v1.1 | yes | ❌/✅ |
| Several New Statues | wie andere Statuen | v2.0 | yes | ❌/✅ |
| Biome-Specific Ruins | Nether Wastes, Desert, Mesa | v2.0 | yes | ❌ |
| Normal Ruins and small additions | Plains, Forest | v2.0 | yes | ❌ |
| Campfire | Forest | v2.0 | yes | ❌ |
| Chorus-Farm | End Mainland | v2.0 | no | ✅ |
| Mysterious End-Checkpoint | Small End Islands | v2.0 | no | ✅ |
| Campsite | Forest | v2.0 | no | ❌ |
| Oasis | Desert | v2.0 | no | ❌ |
| Red/Brown Mushroom Hut | Mushroom Fields, Dark Oak Forest | v2.0 | yes | ✅ |
Planned Features:
- More custom Loot-tables
- Config
Upcoming Builds:
- Way more subtle ruins & variations
- Illager Watchtower
- Illager Mine
- Hobbit-"Cave"
- Nether Fossile-sites
- Forest Dweller House
This is a modern version (with ongoing updates) of our old (1.12) Mod on CurseForge
Made by MatBayern and SumiiRing
- also available on GitHub
Available Versions
How to Install Little Structures on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.8).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Little Structures". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.8, 1.21.7, 1.21.6 (+14 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Little Structures server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack 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 (1.21.8). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Little Structures compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Little Structures officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 1.21.8, 1.21.7, 1.21.6. 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 Little Structures – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Little Structures 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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