
Sands of Time
A Relics addon that adds the Entropic Hourglass: a time-bending relic found through desert archaeology. Accelerate machines, crops, and entities!
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About this Mod
Sands of Time
Sands of Time is an addon for the Relics mod that adds the Entropic Hourglass, an ancient relic that lets you bend time itself.
Discovered through archaeology in desert pyramids and desert wells, this hourglass passively absorbs temporal energy and lets you spend it to accelerate the world around you.
The Entropic Hourglass
A curio charm with three powerful abilities that grow stronger as you level up.
Chrono-Accumulation (Passive)
The hourglass passively absorbs temporal energy while sitting in any inventory slot. Your stored time is shown as a HUD overlay and fuels all active abilities. Higher levels mean faster accumulation.
Temporal Injection (Unlocks at Level 3)
Right-click any block to inject temporal energy, accelerating it for 30 seconds:
- Machines & Tile Entities — Furnaces smelt faster, hoppers transfer faster, brewing stands brew faster
- Crops & Nature — Wheat, carrots, saplings, sugar cane, cactus, and any randomly-ticking block grow at incredible speeds
- Click the same block to cycle through speed multipliers (2x → 4x → 8x → ... up to 512x!)
- Maximum speed scales with ability level
Bio-Overclock (Unlocks at Level 8)
Right-click a living entity to overclock its biological processes for 30 seconds:
- Speed up animal growth, mob AI, and entity behavior
- Re-click to extend duration or upgrade speed
- Requires line of sight — cannot target players
How to Obtain
The Entropic Hourglass is found through archaeology — brush suspicious sand in:
- Desert Pyramids (~5% chance)
- Desert Wells (~5% chance)
Configuration
Fully configurable through the in-game Mods menu:
- Block Blacklist — prevent specific blocks from being accelerated
- Entity Blacklist — prevent specific entities from being overclocked
- HUD Display Mode — action bar, top-left overlay, or disabled
License
MIT, feel free to include in modpacks! <3
Available Versions
How to Install Sands of Time 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 "Sands of Time". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Sands of Time 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 Sands of Time compatible with neoforge?
Sands of Time officially supports neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Sands of Time – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Sands of Time 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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