How do I install Minecraft: Dark and Stark?

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 Minecraft: Dark and Stark work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Minecraft: Dark and Stark

by Kasqadia · on Modrinth

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader NeoForge1 build
Mod loader Forge1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21.4–1.21.8Newest

Minecraft 1.20.1Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21.4–1.21.8 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.20.1 · Forge

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Have you ever wanted to elevate your Minecraft experience? Well, look no further than Minecraft: Dark and Stark! Minecraft D&S aims to add vanilla-styled blocks, creatures, biomes, and items in just a few clicks. With this update-sized mod, you'll find the ying yang of horror and cute, like the Monosect and Hatghoul in the dimly lit Monochrome forest! However, if you're not into that, drink ramen noodles while exploring the new cave generation. Decorate your home with new Grimstone tiles and mosaics for other planks. With these new touches to Minecraft 1.20.1, I hope that you find joy in this mod! Ojha-out, download in(coming.)

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6
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.

Verified by MCModsHub

Ships as dark_and_stark_update-1.0.0-neoforge-1.21.4.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 9.1 MB
Download link checked 9 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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