Source-checkedGameplay & overhauls

OriginsTweaks

by ChromexUnderscore · for Minecraft

An Origins Mod addon that overhauls the Default Origins and adds new abilities.

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MITLicense
Fabric · QuiltLoaders

About OriginsTweaks

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An Origins Mod addon that overhauls the Default Origins and adds new abilities.

OriginsTweaks

An Origins Mod addon that overhauls the Default Origins and adds new abilities.

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Required Mods

Changes and Additions

For detailed changes to Abilities from the Origins Mod and New Abilities added by OriginsTweaks, check out the OriginsTweaks Wiki.

Summary

Avian

+ Avians can tame animals, and some animals will automatically trust them. + When harvesting crops with a hoe, they can drop more items. + Not Available in 1.20.1. + Avians can receive golden variants of crops. + Glistering Melons can be eaten. + Not Available in 1.20.1.

+ Avians can toggle Slow Falling on or off.

Arachnid

+ Arachnids can use a webshot to pull themselves towards mobs and blocks. + Arachnid melee attacks have a chance to inflict poison. + Mining speed is no longer slowed while climbing. + Arachnids are shorter and can fit through 1-block spaces while sneaking. + Fall damage is only taken from falls greater than 16 blocks. + Arachnids can craft 9 string into 1 cobweb.

Elytrian

+ Elytrians can choose different visual styles for their elytra. + They can launch into the sky from the ground or ascend while gliding, which consumes stamina. + Elytrians can wear any armor, but Heavy Armor reduces or prevents the ascend/launch ability and costs more stamina. + Gliding now also provides a +50% damage boost to ranged attacks. + Players can right-click an Elytrian to ride and fly with them. + Ability contributed by AnimGoated.

Shulk

+ Shulks have a base armor value of 3. + While sneaking, Shulks gain up to 7 additional defense. + 1 bonus defense is lost if they take a hit dealing more than 3 hearts of damage. + Shulks can shoot shulker bullets or apply levitation to themselves.

Feline

+ Feline can deal alternating attacks with offhand claws if the offhand is empty but they need to be sharpened using blocks in this order:

  • Logs or wool
  • Smooth stone, Polished stones
  • Iron blocks
  • Diamond blocks

+ Felines can charge a high jump by sneaking. + Felines break stone 50% slower. + Some tough stone types cannot be broken. + This can be worked around using strength or efficiency. + Food made from Fish provides more hunger and saturation to Felines. + Felines can toggle Night Vision on or off.

Enderian

+ Enderians have increased height and reach. + Enderians will dodge incoming projectiles. + Teleporting with an ender pearl grants an invincibility window against suffocation. + Enderians can use Silk Touch on blocks if they are not holding any tools. + Not Available in 1.20.1.

Merling

+ Merlings can craft tridents. + Merlings have a body moisture level they must manage to avoid drying out. + Conduit Power lasts longer for Merlings and delays drying out. + Trident projectile and melee attacks deal more damage if the Merling is underwater. + Merlings can dash forward underwater while swimming. + Merlings naturally spawn in ocean biomes.

Blazeborn

+ Blazeborn can set themselves on fire. + While on fire, they can light Campfires, Furnaces, and Brewing Stands. + In addition to a 25% damage increase, hitting targets causes them to burn for 6 seconds. + Blazeborn move slightly faster in lava, have better vision, and can swim when submerged. + Blazeborn can shoot a burst of 3 Fireballs.

Phantom

+ Phantom Form and phasing consume soul energy instead of hunger. + Actively phasing drains soul energy much faster than simply using phantom form. + Soul Energy regenerates naturally but regenerates faster when killing mobs or being near soul fire. + Golden items and blocks repel phantoms. + Phantoms cannot eat golden food. + Phantoms cannot wear golden armor. + Phantoms cannot use golden tools. + Phantoms cannot phase through solid gold blocks. + Phantoms can sense the location of mobs and players behind walls by making them glow.

Translations

OriginsTweaks currently offers translations for following Languages: + Complete: + English (US) + English (United Kingdom) + German + Proofreading Required (Reach out on Discord) + Russian + Joke Languages (AI Generated, removed in OriginsTweaks Version 1.19.1): + Shakespearean English + Pirate Speak + LOLCAT

Built-in Mod Compat

+ OriginsTweaks displays as an Addon under Origins in Modmenu. + Wood Types from Terrestria and Cinderscapes. + Ocean Monuments from Yung's Better Ocean Monuments. + Using Overgrown's Origins: Dietary Delights to provide tagging of various modded foods.

Read the full description on Modrinth →

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 12 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.1.

Loaders

Runs on Fabric and Quilt.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

OriginsTweaks on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Required on the server
Server type needed
Fabric, Quilt
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
1.19.1, released 2026-06-27

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Fabric1.20.1 to 1.21.1 (5 versions)1.21.1

From 5 recorded builds of OriginsTweaks.

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
1.19.12026-06-271.21.1Fabric
1.19.02026-06-111.21.1Fabric
1.18.32026-01-061.20.1 to 1.20.4 (4 versions)Fabric
1.18.22025-06-111.20.1 to 1.20.4 (4 versions)Fabric
1.18.12025-05-181.20.1 to 1.20.4 (4 versions)Fabric

Run OriginsTweaks on a Minecraft server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Gameplay & overhauls

New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists OriginsTweaks as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
FabricQuilt
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
1.21.1 and 11 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorChromexUnderscore, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

OriginsTweaks, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install OriginsTweaks?

Modrinth lists OriginsTweaks as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Fabric and Quilt.

Is it free?

Yes. OriginsTweaks is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

NxLabs

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