Skipping Stones

Skipping Stones

Skip stones on water!

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Throwing Rock 1
Throwing Rock 2

About this Mod


Skipping Stones: Find Your Inner Zen (and Best Skip!) 🌊

Ever stood by a serene Minecraft lake or river and wished you could partake in the timeless pastime of skipping stones? Now you can! Skipping Stones introduces a simple, yet satisfying, mechanic allowing you to craft and throw rocks, watching them gracefully bounce across the water's surface.


✨ What's New?

  • Satisfying Skipping Physics:
    Hurl special "Rock" items and watch them skip! The angle and speed of your throw matter. Can you achieve the legendary multi-skip?
  • Obtaining Rocks:
    • Craftable: Easily craft throwable Rocks from Cobblestone or Stone.
  • Track Your Prowess:
    The mod keeps track of your personal bests!
    • BEST_ROCK_SKIPS: The highest number of skips you've achieved in a single throw.
    • BEST_SKIP_DISTANCE: The maximum distance a single skipped rock of yours has traveled.
      Challenge yourself to beat your own records!
  • Lightweight & Fun:
    A simple addition that brings a new layer of interaction and leisurely fun to your Minecraft worlds without overcomplicating things.

🪨 How to Play:

  1. Get Some Rocks: Craft them from Cobblestone, find them in Gravel, or chip them off Stone blocks.
  2. Find Some Water: Any calm body of water will do – lakes, rivers, or even large ponds!
  3. Aim & Throw: Right-click while holding a Rock to throw it. Experiment with your aim and the angle you throw at to maximize skips!
  4. Check Your Stats: Curious about your records? Check your player statistics screen!

Why This Mod?

If you're looking for a charming, vanilla-friendly mechanic to add a touch of relaxing fun and a new way to interact with the world, Skipping Stones is for you. It's perfect for those quiet moments by the water or for a friendly competition to see who's the ultimate stone skipper!


⚙️ How to Install:

  • Make sure you have Fabric Loader installed.
  • This mod is built for Minecraft 1.21.5.
  • Download the .jar file and place it into your Minecraft mods folder.

💡 Feedback & Suggestions:

Have an idea to make stone skipping even better, or found a pebble in the works (a bug)?
Head over to the GitHub Issues page to let me know!

Available Versions

Skipping Stones 1.1.0r 1.21.5release
MC 1.21.5fabric
June 1, 2025
Skipping Stones 1.0.1r 1.21.5release
MC 1.21.5fabric
June 1, 2025
Skipping Stones 1.0.0r 1.21.5release
MC 1.21.5fabric
May 31, 2025

How to Install Skipping Stones 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 (1.21.5).

3

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.21.5

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Skipping Stones 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 (1.21.5). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Skipping Stones compatible with fabric?

Skipping Stones officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.5. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Skipping Stones – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Skipping Stones 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
Required

Supported Versions

1.21.5