Preface
I made this mod solely because I wanted the Nether Reactor when I am playing on my own modpack with Moderner Beta and I want to relive the Minecraft Pocket Edition moments I sorely miss.
Soooo... What's in this mod
So far, almost fully working Nether Reactor Core along with Glowing Obsidian, original Stonecutter, both info_update blocks along with their original textures as an option.
Check out the Gallery page for more images!
P.S. The Nether Spire does NOT generate by default for world safety reasons. To turn it on, set the gamerule "backatitagain.doSpireSpawn" to TRUE
Nether Reactor Core Recipe
Stonecutter Recipe
Why remake the textures?
I don't know. I just wanna give it a bit of a facelift for them to fit in better with the modern times.
What shader?
Complementary Unbound.
How do I manually spawn the spire without the reactor? Asking this for a friend.
/place template backatitagain:nether_spire
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.4
- 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 backatitagain-0.1.0-alpha+2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 260 KB
- Download link checked 6 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.