Scattered Shards

Scattered Shards

Collectible trading cards... without the trading—Shards! A tactile, convenient alternative to advancements for adventure maps.

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ModFest 1.20 Shard
Shard Tablet
Shard Creator
1.5.3 Shard Creator
1.5.3 Shard Tablet

About this Mod

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Collectible cards for adventure maps!
Maintained for use at ModFest events.
Requires Connector and FFAPI on (neo)forge.

Scattered Shards adds a system of collectible "shards" that can be created via a UI and placed in-world.

Type /shards or use a Shard Tablet any time to view shows obtained and missing shards. There is also a keybind to open the tablet;
it is not bound by default, so you may want to create a default setting for your modpack!

Features:

  • Shards can have titles, descriptions, and face art in the form of item stacks or arbitrary textures
    • Shards can also have a "hint", which is shown in standard galactic until moused over
  • Shards have a "type" e.g. clubs, foil, rare, secret, difficult (data-driven)
    • Shard types can have custom names, textures, and collection sounds (resource-driven)
  • Shards are arranged into "sets" which can have one shard of each type
    • Suggested as installed mod IDs by default, but can be completely arbitrary (locations, skillsets, etc)

shards screen preview

Shard Creation

  • Run /shardc creator new [set] [type] to open the shard creator - set can be an arbitary ID
    • In the shard creator, you can fill in the title, description, hint, and icon for the shard
    • If you used an installed mod ID for the set, you can enable "use mod icon" to use the mod icon
  • To allow regular players to collect the shard, either:
    • Run /shard block [shard] and place the provided block - this collects the shard when walking over
    • Place a command block with e.g. /shard award @p [shard] - this collects the shard for the nearest player

shard creator screen preview

Shard Types

See Wiki: Creating Shard Types for a tutorial on customizing what types of shards are available to create.


This mod was originally created by Falkreon and acikek as a base mod for BlanketCon '23.

Feel free to contribute bugfixes and improvements!

Sound Effects

Available Versions

1.9.7+26.1release
MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2fabric
May 23, 2026
1.9.6+26.1release
MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2fabric
May 22, 2026
1.9.5.1+26.1release
MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2fabric
May 20, 2026
1.9.3+1.21.7release
MC 1.21.7fabric, neoforge, quilt
August 28, 2025
1.9.2+1.21.7release
MC 1.21.7fabric, neoforge, quilt
August 28, 2025

How to Install Scattered Shards 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 (26.1.2).

3

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricneoforgequilt

Minecraft Versions

26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+7 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Scattered Shards 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 (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Scattered Shards compatible with fabric and neoforge and quilt?

Scattered Shards officially supports fabric, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Scattered Shards – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Scattered Shards 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
MIT License
Server-side
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Supported Versions

26.1.226.1.126.11.21.71.21.51.21.11.211.20.41.20.11.20