
What it should be
Revamping Minecraft gameplay to what it should be.
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About this Mod
About
A configurative Minecraft mod which focus on changing some vanilla features and gameplay to what it should be. (From Mod dev's perspective atleast...) Without adding any blocks, entities or items.
Features
--- Compass bar ---
Holding Compass informs direction of player facing and player's current coordinates without F3
(include Recovery Compass)
Compass bar can read map in hands and show map's marker icon on the bar as well. but off by default due to keeping map reading gameplay.
Gamerule : showCompassGUI (On by default)
Gamerule : showTreasureInCompassGUI (Off by default)
Mod config contains precisive coordinates setting.
--- Clock bar ---
Holding Clock informs in-game time and days
Gamerule : showClockGUI (On by default)
Mod config contains time format setting.
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(compatable with Trinkets)
--- Renameable Nametag ---
Sneak right-click on Nametag to rename it without anvil. But still need enchantment cost to make anvil renaming method not completely pointless. It just you could rename it anywhere.
Enchantment cost can be adjust or disable by gamerule (renameNameTagCost)
--- More details Tooltips ---

Can be toggle by mod config.
--- Bonemealable Crops ---
- Bonemealable Sugar Cane
Gamerule : bonemealableSugarCane (On by default)
Gamerule : sugarCaneGrowHeight (Adjust sugar cane grow height, 3 by default)
- Bonemealable Netherwarts
Gamerule : bonemealableNetherwart (Off by default)
- Bonemealable Lily Pad
Gamerule : bonemealableLilyPad (Off by default)
--- Mob Changes ---
- Adjusted Baby zombie hitbox to be larger and decrease max health from 20 to 14
- Gamerule : easierBabyZombie (On by default)
- Creeper Explosion Destroy block gamerules
Gamerule : creeperExplosionDestroyBlock (Off to stop Creeper explosion to destroy blocks, On by default)
- Turtle Barnacle
Turtle will get barnacle on their back after swim in water for 15-22 minutes, then player can use brush on them to clean it off. Turtle Scute drops when brushing.
Honeycomb can be use on turtle to stop getting barnacles.
Gamerule : turtleHasBarnacle (Toggle turtle barnacle, ON by default)
Gamerule : turtleBarnacleMinTime (Minimum time to turtle to get barnacle while swimming, 18000 ticks (15 minutes) by default)
Gamerule : turtleBarnacleMaxTime (Maximum time to turtle to get barnacle while swimming, 26400 ticks (22 minutes) by default)
- Armor Stand has arms
Placing Armor Stand will come with arms now.
Gamerule : spawnArmorStandWithArm (On by default)
- Shearable Item Frame
Use shear on item-attached item frame to make item frame invisible
Gamerule : shearAbleItemFrame (On by default)
--- Recipe & Minor Chages ---
Rotten Flesh & Poisonous Potato can be composed.
Concrete Powder can be use on cauldron to turn an entire stack to Concrete block.
Wiki (Coming soon.)
Official Wiki page will contains developer notes which contains reason and decision to feature changes.
FAQ
Can I put this mod in modpack?
Feel free to put in any modpack. I would love to see the modpack too. <3Will this mod port to 1.XX.X version?
When the time comes. Please wait.Will this mod gonna get backport?
NOWill this mod available on Forge/Neoforge?
Neoforge supports will be available once this mod update to 1.21.
No Forge support in any circumstance.
Donations
Available Versions
How to Install What it should be on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "What it should be". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
What it should be 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 (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is What it should be compatible with fabric and quilt?
What it should be officially supports fabric, quilt for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with What it should be – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if What it should be 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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