Realistic Campfires

Realistic Campfires

Change how the vanilla campfire works by requiring you to put more work in creating and maintaining a campfire

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Screenshots

A closer look at the campfire
Camp site with the modified campfire
The different logs that can be dropped onto the campfire

About this Mod

Realistic Campfires

Info

Change how the vanilla campfire works by requiring you to put more work in creating and maintaining a campfire.

To use this mod, download the mod it and move it to your .minecraft/mods folder. Additionally, you will need to install this mod on your server for it to work properly. The Fabric API jar for this mod is also needed for the client and server.

Features

Whenever you place down a campfire, it will not be lit. In order to light it on fire, you need to do the following things:

  • Right click a campfire while holding a log in your main hand
  • Grab a flint and steel and light the fire. By default, the fire will last for five (5) minutes

After being lit, the campfire will last for five (5) minutes before being extinguished. The amount of time can be configured via a datapack.

  1. Make a datapack in the data/realistic-campfires/campfire/time/ directory.
  2. Create a time.json file in this directory with the following data-blocked:
{
	"minutes": int, 
	"seconds": int 
}

Note that both these values are optional. If none of these values are present, then the game will default to 5 minutes.

Other features include:

  • A custom campfire model that indicates a log has been dropped onto the campfire
  • Shift + right click to get the log back (note: you need to do so with an empty hand!)
  • Break the campfire and get the log back.

Other features include:

  • Rain will extinguish the campfire
  • Water, if one block above the campfire, will extinguish the campfire

These features apply to both the campfire and soul campfire blocks.

There are also custom textures for the different logs you drop onto the campfire instead being the default oak log.

Versions

This mod is Fabric ONLY. There is no plan to support Forge.

This mod is available for the following Minecraft versions:

1.20
1.20.1
1.20.2
1.20.3
1.20.4
1.20.5
1.20.6

1.21
1.21.1
1.21.2
1.21.3
1.21.4
1.21.5
1.21.6
1.21.7
1.21.8
1.21.9
1.21.10
1.21.11

26.1

Client and Server Support

This mod is required to be added to both the client and server for this mod to work properly.

Available Versions

9.0.1+26.1 for 26.1release
MC 26.1fabric
June 12, 2026
8.0.1+1.21.9 for 1.21.9-1.21.11release
MC 1.21.9, 1.21.10, 1.21.11fabric
June 12, 2026
3.1.3+1.21 for 1.21-1.21.1release
MC 1.21, 1.21.1fabric
June 12, 2026
1.4.3+1.20.1 for 1.20.1-1.20.4release
MC 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4fabric
June 12, 2026
9.0.0+26.1 for 26.1release
MC 26.1fabric
May 26, 2026

How to Install Realistic Campfires 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 (26.2-rc-2).

3

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

26.2-rc-2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1 (+23 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Realistic Campfires 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 (26.2-rc-2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Realistic Campfires compatible with fabric?

Realistic Campfires officially supports fabric for Minecraft 26.2-rc-2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Realistic Campfires – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Realistic Campfires 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
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Supported Versions

26.2-rc-226.1.226.1.126.11.21.111.21.101.21.91.21.81.21.71.21.6+16 more