Rift Anchoring

Rift Anchoring is a Minecraft NeoForge 1.21.1 mod that enables permanent chunk loading through two multiblock structures: the Rift Respawn Anchor (core loader) and the Rift Lodestone (expansion loader), complete with visual effects and full configuration support.

Features

Rift Respawn Anchor (Core Loader)

• 3×3 Obsidian Base + Respawn Anchor — Build a solid 3×3 obsidian platform with a Respawn Anchor on top of the center block
• Chunk Loading — Right-click the anchor with Glowstone to activate chunk loading (consumes glowstone, drains energy over time). Use Infinite Glowstone for permanent loading (no energy drain)
• Infinite Glowstone Crafting (configurable method):
  • Anvil: Glowstone + Enchanted Book (costs 5 XP levels)
  • Smithing Table: Glowstone + Nether Star + Netherite Upgrade Template
  • Both: Both recipes available (default)
  • No Respawn Point — Respawn Anchors inside a valid multiblock structure cannot set the player's spawn point
  • Persistent Visual Feedback — Continuous particle effects while the anchor is active
  • Structure Break Punishment — If the obsidian base is broken, energy rapidly drains and particles intensify
  • Configurable Energy Drain — Energy interval configurable (default: 1 hour per charge level)

Rift Lodestone (Expansion Loader)

• Extends Chunk Loading — Must be placed in a chunk adjacent (sharing an edge or corner) to a chunk already force-loaded by an active Rift Respawn Anchor
• 3×3 Obsidian Base + Lodestone — Same structure pattern as the anchor, but with a Lodestone
• Auto-activation — Activates automatically when the structure is correct, with particle effects and sound
• New: Iron Ingot Recipe — Backports the Minecraft 1.21.5 lodestone recipe (8 iron ingots + 1 chiseled stone bricks). Vanilla netherite recipe is also available
• Anchor Guide Compass Binding:
  1. First, upgrade Glowstone to Infinite Glowstone (see crafting above)
  2. In an Anvil, combine Infinite Glowstone + Enchanted Book → transforms the glowstone
  3. Hold the upgraded glowstone and right-click the Rift Respawn Anchor to activate it
  4. Craft a regular Recovery Compass (vanilla)
  5. Right-click an active Rift Lodestone while holding the Recovery Compass → compass is consumed and a bound Anchor Guide Compass is created
  6. The Anchor Guide Compass always points to its bound lodestone and shows coordinates/distance in its tooltip
  • Expansion Limits: Each Rift Respawn Anchor supports up to 25 Rift Lodestones within a 5×5 chunk radius (including its own chunk)
  • Break Punishment — Destroying a lodestone immediately releases its chunk; all Anchor Guide Compasses bound to it become unbound

Chunk Debug Wand

• Right-click any block — Displays chunk loading status, force load level, and nearby loaded chunks
• Right-click an active Rift Respawn Anchor — Shows anchor details (energy, infinite mode, remaining time)
• Right-click an active Rift Lodestone — Shows bound parent anchor (if any) and linked compass count

Requirements

Installation

1. Install NeoForge 21.1.222+ for Minecraft 1.21.1
2. Download the latest .jar from the Releases page
3. Place the JAR into your .minecraft/mods/ folder
4. Launch the game

Usage Guide

Rift Respawn Anchor

1. Build a 3×3 obsidian platform on the ground
2. Place a Respawn Anchor on top of the center block
3. Hold Glowstone and right-click the anchor → activates chunk loading (consumes energy over time)
   • For permanent chunk loading (no energy drain), craft Infinite Glowstone first (see crafting section)

• Particle effects appear above the anchor while it's active
• Breaking the obsidian base stops chunk loading and triggers drain punishment

Rift Lodestone

1. Ensure you have an active Rift Respawn Anchor loading its own chunk
2. Find a neighboring chunk (touching the anchor's chunk by edge or corner)
3. Build a 3×3 obsidian platform and place a Lodestone at the center → structure auto-activates
4. Craft a Recovery Compass (vanilla item)
5. Hold the Recovery Compass and right-click the active Rift Lodestone → compass is consumed, an Anchor Guide Compass is given
6. The Anchor Guide Compass always points to the lodestone and shows its coordinates

Infinite Glowstone Crafting

Method 1 — Anvil (costs 5 XP levels): Place Glowstone + Enchanted Book in an anvil.

Method 2 — Smithing Table (no XP cost): Place Glowstone + Nether Star + Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template in a smithing table.

Breaking a Rift Lodestone

• Its chunk immediately stops being force-loaded
• All Anchor Guide Compasses bound to that lodestone become unbound (item lore resets)
• A shattering sound and particle burst plays

📸 Screenshots

Configuration

The configuration file is located at .minecraft/config/rift-anchoring-common.toml:

# Energy consumption interval in seconds (default: 3600 = 1 hour per charge level)
energyIntervalSeconds = 3600

# Infinite Glowstone crafting method: "anvil", "smithing", or "both" (default: both)
infiniteGlowstoneMethod = "both"

# Lodestone crafting recipe: "iron" (1.21.5 iron recipe), "netherite" (vanilla), or "both" (default: both)
lodestoneRecipe = "both"

# Maximum number of Rift Lodestones per Rift Respawn Anchor (default: 25, max: 25)
maxLodestonesPerAnchor = 25

# Enable detailed debug log output for rift lodestone operations (default: false)
enableLodestoneDebugLog = false

[debug]
# Enable the Chunk Debug Wand item (default: true)
enableDebugWand = true

License

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 License.

Credits

• NeoForge Team
• Minecraft Community
• an angel