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Chunks are Random

Every time you step into a new chunk, all the blocks except water and lava turn into a single type of block.

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Which Chunks are Random release matches 1.16 Forge?

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Best match for your filters randomchunkblock-forge-1.16-1.0.0.jar
Game version 1.16.3, 1.16.1, 1.16
Loader Forge

Chunks are Random randomchunkblock-forge-1.16-1.0.0.jar targets 1.16.3, 1.16.1, 1.16 with Forge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.

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What else does Chunks are Random randomchunkblock-forge-1.16-1.0.0.jar need?

randomchunkblock-forge-1.16-1.0.0.jar on 1.16 Forge. Every mod below is checked against that same setup.

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Built for Chunks are Random randomchunkblock-forge-1.16-1.0.0.jar on 1.16 Forge. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

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    Use randomchunkblock-forge-1.16-1.0.0.jar. It targets 1.16.3, 1.16.1, 1.16 with Forge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

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About this project

What does Chunks are Random add?

🎲 Random Chunk Block

**Every chunk you walk into turns into one random block.**

You spawn and the whole chunk around you is oak planks. Walk east and the next chunk is solid TNT.
Keep going: slime blocks, then diamond ore, then bookshelves all the way down to the bottom of the
world. Every new chunk is a surprise, and no two runs are the same.


✨ How it works

  • The **first time any player enters a chunk** (including the one you spawn in), every block in it
    turns into **one single random block**, from the very top of the world down to the bottom.
  • **Air, water, lava and chests are left alone**, so oceans, lakes, lava pools and loot chests survive.
  • **Chunks you've already visited never change again.** Walk back and forth as much as you like.
    This is saved with the world, so it still holds after you quit and reload.
  • The random block can be **absolutely any block with collision**: stone, ores, TNT, glass, beds,
    barrels, shulker boxes, command blocks, bedrock… Blocks without collision (air, signs, flowers,
    torches, portals) are never picked.
  • The block list comes from the game itself, so it **only uses blocks that exist in your version**.
    Newer versions have a bigger pool (about 780 blocks on 1.20.1), and **blocks from other mods are
    included too**.

🎮 Great for

  • Challenge runs: can you beat the game when your spawn chunk is all bedrock… or all TNT?
  • Speedrun races with friends
  • YouTube and stream chaos
  • Just exploring a world that makes no sense

🌍 Multiplayer and singleplayer

  • Works in **singleplayer** and on **dedicated servers**.
  • **Server-side only:** players don't need the mod installed to join a server that has it.
  • Every player triggers new chunks, and each chunk only ever changes once.
  • Works in **every dimension**: the Nether and the End get randomized too.

⚡ Lightweight and fast

  • Tiny download (under 30 KB, icon included) with **no dependencies**, not even Fabric API.
  • When nothing new is being converted, the cost is one quick lookup per player per tick.
  • Converting a chunk usually takes **5–20 ms** on modern versions, and around 100 ms at worst.
  • Safety features:
  • Leaves never decay away.
  • Sand and gravel don't pour into the void.
  • The server isn't flooded with villager job sites.

📦 Supported versions

Neoforge, Forge, and Fabric, for versions 1.12.x to 1.21.x

📝 Good to know

  • **Normal Minecraft rules still apply after a chunk changes:**
  • A farmland chunk collapses into dirt within seconds.
  • Buried grass slowly becomes dirt.
  • Ice melts near light, and coral dies without water.
  • Lava touching water still makes stone.
  • **Sand and gravel stay put until something next to them changes,** just like floating sand in a
    normal world.
  • **Some blocks make heavy chunks.** A chunk full of hoppers, beacons or shulker boxes can be slow to
    run or render, because that's tens of thousands of them.
  • **Want to reset?** Delete the randomchunkblock_*.dat files in your world folder, and every chunk
    will randomize again the next time someone enters it.
  • **Already-explored worlds work too:** old chunks get randomized the first time you enter them after
    installing the mod.

❓ FAQ

**Does it work with other mods?**
Yes. Blocks added by other mods can be picked as the random block too.

**Can I add it to an existing world?**
Yes. Chunks randomize the first time you walk into them after installing.

**Will it crash on a new Minecraft patch?**
No. If a future update ever breaks it, the mod switches itself off with a message in the log
instead of crashing your game.

**Do my friends need it to join my server?**
No, only the server needs it.

Project description from CurseForge.

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