
Snow Golem Backport
Backports the snow golem to BTA with little tweaks here and there.
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About this Mod
Backports the snow golem from more modern versions of Minecraft to the Better Than Adventure mod.
What's the same?
- Snow golems are created by stacking two snow blocks vertically with a pumpkin on top.
- Snow golems throw snowballs at most monsters.
- Snow golems take damage in water blocks.
What's different?
- Snow golems no longer create snow trails to keep obtaining renewable snow more interesting.
- Snow golems no longer die in warm biomes.
- Snow golems now deal one damage when standing on gravel instead of the usual zero similarly to vanilla BTA's snowmen.
- Snow golems now require swords to have their pumpkins taken off instead of shears to be consistent with BTA's pumpkin carving.
- Pumpkinless snow golems can now have carved pumpkins be put on their heads.
- Snow golems now have double their original health. (Two hearts to four hearts)
- Snow golems now drop 1-8 snowballs upon death and if they have a pumpkin on their head they'll drop it as well.
Available Versions
How to Install Snow Golem Backport on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set bta-babric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the bta-babric loader and matching Minecraft version (b1.7.3).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Snow Golem Backport". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
b1.7.3
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Snow Golem Backport server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong bta-babric 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 (b1.7.3). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Snow Golem Backport compatible with bta-babric?
Snow Golem Backport officially supports bta-babric for Minecraft b1.7.3. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Snow Golem Backport – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Snow Golem Backport 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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