This mod is inspired by the March 2025 Minecraft Live announcements.
It adds all the announced features!
New Additions
Dried Ghast
The Dried Ghast is a block found in the Soul Sand Valley. You can collect it and place it in water in the Overworld. During 5 minutes, it will go trough 4 differents undrying phases and then, will transform into a Ghastling.
Undry Gamerule
A new gamerule that define the speed of undrying, it start at 10, the higher it is, the faster dried ghast will undry ! /gamerule undry [value]
Ghastling
The Ghastling is a new, smaller, and cuter version of a Ghast. You can feed it snowballs to help it grow into a Happy Ghast.
Happy Ghast
The Happy Ghast is... well, a happy Ghast—pretty obvious, right?
You can open its inventory with sneak + right click !
By giving it a ghast saddle, you and up to three other players can mount it and fly around the world! Additionally, you can use it as a floating platform—when dismounting, you'll stand on it and be able to walk in the air!
Ghast Saddle
Can be crafted with 3 leather, 2 glasses and 1 blue wool ! (See Gallery)
⚠ Disclaimer: This is not an official mod. Feel free to share your feedback, and let me know if you encounter any bugs or issues!
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- How to install: 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.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as ghasts_update-1.0.5-forge-1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 199 KB
- Download link checked 30 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.