Recon Silk Spawners

Makes monster spawners harvestable with silk touch and placeable with stored mob

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About this Mod

Recon Silk Spawners

A simple mod that allows spawners to be harvested with a Silk Touch pickaxe

Features

Harvest spawners using Silk Touch
Preserves full NBT data (mob type, spawn rules, spawn potentials)
Allows spawners to be placed with retained data
Full whitelist / blacklist system for entity control
Restrict placement in specific dimensions
Optional debug logging of harvested and placed spawners
Configurable entirely via reconsilkspawners-common.toml

Configuration (As of version 2.1.0)

enableSilkTouchSpawners = true
enableSpawnerPlacement = true
logSpawnerData = false

restrictedPlacementDimensions = ["minecraft:the_nether", "minecraft:the_end"]

enableWhitelist = false
whitelistEntityIds = ["minecraft:zombie"]

enableBlacklist = false
blacklistEntityIds = ["minecraft:warden"]

Supported Versions

Minecraft 1.21.1
NeoForge 21.1.172

License

ARR

Available Versions

Recon Silk Spawners 2.1.0release

MC 1.21.1neoforge

June 11, 2025

Recon Silk Spawners 1.0.0release

MC 1.21.1neoforge

June 5, 2025

How to Install Recon Silk Spawners 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 (1.21.1).

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

neoforge

Minecraft Versions

1.21.1

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Recon Silk Spawners 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 (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Recon Silk Spawners compatible with neoforge?

Recon Silk Spawners officially supports neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Recon Silk Spawners – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Recon Silk Spawners 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.