How do I install Scattered Shards?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Scattered Shards work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

Scattered Shards — Minecraft Java Mod Download

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

"Victory Fanfare (Light Wills Ever)" by SilverIllusionist
"Healing 5 (Crystalline Respite)" by SilverIllusionist
"Healing 4 (Wave of Vigour)" by SilverIllusionist
"Level Up/Mission Complete (Cyberpunk Vibe) 2" by SilverIllusionist
"Reversed Crash Cymbal" by TheEndOfACycle
"Success! Quest Complete! (RPG Sound) by qubodup

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