
Mirage
Mirage is a mod set to overhaul and add better features to the desert and mesa in a vanilla plus way.
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About this Mod

Desert features expanded to incentivise exploration and utilisation
Mirage expands underutilised features within hotter biomes such as armadillos to make these underappreciated biomes stand out!
✨ Features
Become friends with the armadillos: Make a chestplate out of their scutes that you can wear to prevent scaring them!
Faded Terracotta: Terracotta with the patterns of glazed terracotta, great for building ruins!
Ruined Structures: Scattered all across the hot biomes, grab your brush and do some archaelogy, they contain all new sherds alongside resources to help you out in the early game.
Bundle Alternatives: Craft a basket from their scutes so you can organise your inventory without having to kill any animals (Make sure to turn on the bundle experimental feature)
Fully Configurable: Enable or disable any feature within the mod through the config, including enabling the ability to craft any sherd or making faded terracotta rarer by making it uncraftable!
More coming soon: This mod is in very early stages and more vanilla feeling features are on their way!
Credits
Iris and Complementary were used in the creation of some screenshots/promotional material.
Available Versions
How to Install Mirage on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set neoforge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the neoforge loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Mirage". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1, 26.1-pre-3, 1.21.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Mirage server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong neoforge 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 (26.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Mirage compatible with neoforge?
Mirage officially supports neoforge for Minecraft 26.1, 26.1-pre-3, 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Mirage – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Mirage 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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