Moonrise
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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Moonrise
Moonrise is a Fabric/NeoForge mod for optimising performance of the integrated (singleplayer/LAN) and dedicated server. Effectively all of Moonrise's changes are included in Paper, except those from Paper that intentionally change gameplay.
Moonrise can run on either the client or server, but primarily benefits the server.
Purpose
Moonrise aims to optimise the game without changing Vanilla behaviour. If you use Moonrise on the client, most of the affected areas only affect the integrated server or small of the client tick. This means that improvements client side would behave similar to Lithium.
Optimised areas
- Entity movement/collisions/physics/tracking
- Chunk ticking/loading/generation/saving
- Block/Entity retrieval (which systems like pathfinding and entity AI use frequently)
These changes result in measurably lower tick times on servers, and they improve chunk loading/generation.
Responsiveness improvements
- Improve/fix the server list server ping UI (client install only)
- Handle packets sent while the integrated/dedicated server is waiting for next tick (lowering perceived latency)
- Lower worker thread count by default for low core systems (improving stability on them at cost of chunk loading speed)
- Reduce TPS catchup by default (stops the server from speeding up when it momentarily lags)
Known Compatibility Issues
Please see Github for known incompatibilities.
Configuration
Moonrise provides documented configuration options (the config itself contains the documentation) for tuning the chunk system and enabling bugfixes in the config file $mcdir$/config/moonrise.yml.
Important configuration options may be configured from the mods menu as well.
Contact
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.11, 1.21.9, 1.21.10
- 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 Moonrise-Fabric-0.9.0-beta.4+d086547.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 2.5 MB
- Download link checked 27 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.