First Join Message (Legacy Fabric)
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.17. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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Requires the library mod Collective (Fabric) and the Fabric API.
This mod is part of The Vanilla Experience.
First Join Message is a minimalistic configurable mod which sends a message to players who join a world for the first time. This can be used to create a more immersive first experience, or a more informational message with for example the rules of a server or minigame.
Configurable: ( how do I configure? )
firstJoinMessage (default = "You wake up in an unfamiliar place."): The message players will receive when they join a world for the first time.
firstJoinMessageTextFormattingColourIndex (default = 2, min 0, max 15): The colour of the message. The value chosen can be any of those below:
Possible TextFormatting.Colour values, used in the config file:
0: black,
1: dark_blue,
2: dark_green,
3: dark_aqua,
4: dark_red,
5: dark_purple,
6: gold,
7: gray,
8: dark_gray,
9: blue,
10: green,
11: aqua,
12: red,
13: light_purple,
14: yellow,
15: white.
The default message in-game:
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You may freely use this mod in any modpack, as long as the download remains hosted within the CurseForge ecosystem.
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- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.17
- 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 CurseForge — 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 firstjoinmessage-fabric_1.16.5-1.9.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 16 KB
- Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.
