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Forgotten Ruins

Explore mysterious ruins hidden in jungles, swamps, and mangroves. Face ancient golems, loot cursed relics, and uncover the forgotten legacy of a lost civilization
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Description

đź—ż Forgotten Ruins

Forgotten Ruins is a Minecraft mod that brings mysterious temples and lost relics into the heart of the jungle, swamps, and mangrove biomes.

Inspired by the dark fantasy atmosphere of Shadow of the Colossus, this mod invites players to explore long-forgotten sanctuaries, remnants of an ancient civilization protected by silent golems now reactivated by your presence.

The mod REQUIRE Dawn of Time & Armor of the Ages (+the dependencies)

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🔍 What to expect

  • Handcrafted ruins with secrets, parkour, traps, and thematic loot
  • Dark, decayed architecture that blends naturally into the jungle, swamp, or mangrove
  • Custom loot tables: damaged relics, cursed treasures, forgotten weapons and potions
  • Guardian golems: silent sentinels, some still watchful… others unstable
  • A mix of exploration, tension, and high rewards for those who reach the heart of the ruins
  • No two ruins are identical—each has its own layout, lore, and dangers

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Gameplay design

Forgotten Ruins is not just decorative. Each structure is built like a mini dungeon:
you’ll have to explore, climb, avoid traps, and face ancient defense systems.

It rewards players who take the risk—loot is rare, powerful, and often tied to the Armor of the Ages mod (with worn-out legendary armor, gold, potions, and enchanted relics).

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Mod ecosystem

Forgotten Ruins is part of the Dawn of Time mod family.
It uses building blocks, mobs, and loot assets from the following :

These mods work independently but complement each other to create a rich worldbuilding and exploration experience.

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Feedback & Support

We'd love to hear your thoughts, suggestions, or bug reports ! Feel free to join our community or support the project here:

Join our Discord
Support us on Patreon 🧡

Every message, idea, or share helps us keep building the Dawn of Time universe!

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Our mods

Dawn of Time Garden Trails Armor of the Ages Armored Doggo Ancient Structures Forgotten Ruins

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Credits

  • TheGoldenWorld – creator of the original datapack and all core structures
  • Superchache39 - I learned with his videos to make datapacks
  • ChatGPT has been used to wrap up this page in markdown & it helped me to create features in the mod
  • Retro Diffusion has been used to generate the logo and the banner of this page
  • Minecraft Title Generator from Ewan Howell has been used for the banner. Support this guy, he is a goddamn hero

The Forgotten Ruins Team

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