Installation and versions
Which jar for which game, what else you need (nothing), and the once-per-start update check.
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Downloads and versions#
| Minecraft | Fabric / Quilt | NeoForge | Forge | Java |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26.1 – 26.3 | yes | yes | — | 25 |
| 1.21.7 – 1.21.11 | yes | yes | — | 21 |
| 1.21 – 1.21.5 | yes | yes | — | 21 |
| 1.20.1 | yes | — | yes | 17 |
On 26.x boat wakes and ripples are drawn as foam particles (the game draws custom geometry before the water there). 1.21.6 is not covered.
Get it from Modrinth, CurseForge or GitHub Releases.
Requirements: none. No library, not even Fabric API on Fabric: the jar is all you need. Mod Menu is optional and adds a settings button on Fabric.
Server or client? Client only. The server does not need it, and you can join any server with it. Installed on a dedicated server it only writes its start-up line to the log and checks for updates.
Update check and privacy#
When the game starts, Footprints writes one line to the log:
[Farmstead] Footprints 0.1.0 started (neoforge, Minecraft 1.21.1) - https://modrinth.com/mod/farmstead-footprints
Then, once per session and in the background, it asks the public Modrinth API whether a newer release exists for your loader and Minecraft version. If one does, the log says so with a download link. The request carries no information about you, your world or your server; nothing is downloaded or installed. Turn it off with general.checkUpdates = false, or for every Farmstead mod at once with the JVM flag -Dfarmstead.updateCheck=false or the environment variable FARMSTEAD_UPDATE_CHECK=false.