Gears Beyond the Horizon

Gears Beyond the Horizon

I started this modpack with a simple wish: to bring back that old Minecraft feeling. Starting the game, seeing the familiar pixelated menu, and feeling excited about the world waiting on the other side.

Back then, I often wondered whether there might be more to discover beyond the next hill, behind a dungeon wall, or far beneath the surface. This pack is my attempt to make some of those possibilities real: more dungeons, more places to explore underground, and caves that reach much deeper. I want you to feel the weight of being far below the world above, surrounded by darkness, more enemies, and the possibility of finding something you have never seen before.

Magic, machines, and improvements inspired by vanilla Minecraft give you different ways to grow stronger. You can build a workshop and explore technology, but I also want exploration, magic, and better equipment to feel rewarding if machines are not your thing.

I hope this pack brings back a little of that anticipation while giving you new reasons to keep exploring. I will keep working on it, refining the details and improving the experience. If you try it, I would love to hear what you enjoy, what could be better, or where you run into problems. Even a few words about how it feels to play would mean a lot.

What awaits you

Ore Shimmer — included in the pack

A quiet glint in the dark. Ore Shimmer adds soft, ore-coloured shimmer and tiny sparkles to your underground adventures. Adjust their strength and frequency separately in game — no shader required.

Included in the modpack. Set shimmer and sparkle strength and frequency independently in the in-game settings, or turn the effect off to suit your preference.

One installation, the complete package

Install Gears Beyond the Horizon through Install via App, or import the downloaded modpack ZIP into CurseForge. The launcher automatically downloads the matching versions of the included mods:

• Gears Beyond the Horizon Additions: Our 27 custom components, including brewing, underground discoveries, chunk anchors and village requests.

• Minecart Revival: Chain-linked minecart trains, furnace-cart fuel controls and improved rail travel, using the Forge 1.20.1 edition.

• Ore Shimmer: Soft, ore-coloured shimmer and tiny sparkles, with separate in-game controls — no shader required.

No separate mod downloads are needed when installing the complete modpack. Downloading the ZIP in a browser is the first step; import it into the launcher to download and install its contents. Minecart Revival is also available separately for players who only want its rail features.

Minecraft Java 1.20.1 · Forge · Singleplayer · Beta
Balance and world generation may change. Client validation is ongoing; a known Dungeon Now Loading room-template issue is documented in the beta notes.

Credits: Mods and shaders belong to their respective authors. Unofficial Faithful-derived textures retain their source licenses and Faithful attribution.

NOT AN OFFICIAL MINECRAFT PRODUCT. NOT APPROVED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH MOJANG OR MICROSOFT.