CurseForge · Minecraft mod
Lean Times
Makes getting food harder.
Quick answer
Which Lean Times release should I use?
Lean Times leantimes-neoforge-1.0.0.jar targets 1.21.8 with NeoForge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.
Where it goes
Is Lean Times required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does Lean Times leantimes-neoforge-1.0.0.jar need?
leantimes-neoforge-1.0.0.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
This file does not list any required or optional mods.
Before you install it
Add Lean Times without breaking your instance.
Built for Lean Times leantimes-neoforge-1.0.0.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
- 01
Stick to this file
Use leantimes-neoforge-1.0.0.jar. It targets 1.21.8 with NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
- 02
Bring the mods it needs
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
- 03
Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
- 04
Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside leantimes-neoforge-1.0.0.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Lean Times add?
This is a configurable mod that makes the following changes:
- Farmland with crops above occasionally turns to dirt. The crops are not destroyed when this happens, but they do stop growing.
- Sweet berries grow slower and occasionally fail to grow and disappear.
- Animals grow slower and their breeding cooldown gets longer after each child.
- Chicken lay less and less eggs over time, and eggs have a lower chance of spawning a chicken.
- Less animals spawn during worldgen. Less animals and less fishes spawn after worldgen.
- Fishing takes longer.
- Honey heals 1 hunger point.
- Glow berries have a 5% chance of giving the poison effect.
- Kelp and other vertically growing plants have higher initial age and have a chance of starting with age 25 (no growth at all until replaced).
Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
Lean Times by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
Check the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Lean Times versions and loaders
leantimes-neoforge-1.0.0.jar
1 Dec 2025
leantimes-fabric-1.0.0.jar
1 Dec 2025
Looking for an older file? The official CurseForge project page is in Resources.