Inspired the classic Real Time Strategy games of the early 2000s including Starcraft, Warcraft and Age of Empires, Reign of Nether is trying to transform Minecraft into a experience just like one of them using all the same assets and models you find in the vanilla game.
Reign of Nether doesn't try to imitate one of these games exactly, but instead aims to have uniquely-minecraft features. For example, buildings health is proportional to their blocks placed and all units are based on vanilla Minecraft mobs like Illagers, Creepers, and Piglins.
These plans are not set in stone but are roughly what I plan to look at next in order of priority (last updated 27 Apr 2026):
- New units for each faction
- Market buildings & resource trading
- Hero equippable items
- Further API and Scenario improvements
- Third set of heroes for each faction
- Fog of war rework
Download release files here: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/reign-of-nether-rts-in-minecraft https://modrinth.com/mod/reign-of-nether-rts
🏗️ Installation
- Install Forge 1.20.1: https://files.minecraftforge.net/net/minecraftforge/forge/index_1.20.1.html
- Download and add the Reign of Nether mod jar file to your Minecraft mods folder
- Launch Minecraft, selecting your installation as Forge 1.20.1 For mod versions 1.1.3 and below, use Forge 1.19.2 instead
GNU General Public License v3.0 See License.txt for the full text
Please join the discord if you want to discuss the mod: https://discord.gg/erBen9CzbD I also look at bug reports there much more than here in Github unless you have an actual PR fix