Castle in the Sky

About the Modification

The Castle in the Sky mod brings majestic floating castles inspired by Hayao Miyazaki's famous anime film into your world. These mysterious structures hover high in the sky above ocean expanses, offering players an exciting adventure with puzzles, battles, and valuable treasures.

Version 1.19.2 Updates

Important changes were made in version 0.5.1 and above: the standard levitation stone exchange recipe became more expensive (though it can be configured to your preference), and the incomplete generation issue that occurred in the 1.18 version was resolved.

Gallery

Destroyed castle (available only in version 1.18.1+)

Video Materials

How to Find the Castle?

1. Obtain a levitation stone by trading with a cartographer at the master level

2. Right-click the levitation stone

3. Follow the cloud (the journey may take tens of thousands of blocks, so be patient and prepared)

How to Conquer the Castle?

1. Enter the dungeon

2. Defeat mobs, solve redstone puzzles, and find the room with the levitation crystal

3. Turn off the lever next to it. Now you can break blocks

4. To receive the achievement, you need to walk on the crystal

Useful Tips

- Use the levitation stone to float upward inside the castle

- Keys are usually found in treasure chests, but they can also be obtained by killing mobs

- Completing the dungeon may take 1-2 hours. If you get lost, create a test world in creative mode

Destruction Incantation (Only for 1.18.1+)

Type the incantation in chat while holding a levitation stone near a levitation crystal to activate it.

Available incantations:

"BARUSU", "BALSE", "BALUS", "バルス", "巴鲁斯"

Technical Features

- Castles generate only in ocean biomes in the overworld

- The minimum distance between castles and world spawn is 10000 blocks (configurable)

- Castles spawn on average 8000 blocks apart with a minimum distance of 4800 blocks (configurable)

- You cannot place or break blocks until you disable the castle's crystal after completing the dungeon

- Yellow, blue, and red keys are required to open corresponding doors in the dungeon. They drop from killing mobs in the castle (30%, 10%, 2% drop rates, configurable)

- Keys and valuable treasures can also be found in the dungeon, which may require solving puzzles or defeating strong mobs

- The levitation stone provides a levitation effect when you are near the castle

- The levitation crystal prevents players from placing and breaking blocks within a 100-block radius (configurable)

Settings for Modpack Creators

Castle Generation:

- Height

- Minimum distance

Recipes:

- Levitation stone exchange: items and quantities, level to unlock trading, villager profession

Game Mechanics:

- Disabling the "Sacred Castle" effect

- Range of the crystal that prevents breaking/placing blocks

- Key drop rates

- Disabling castle destruction

- Minimum number of blocks from spawn to use the levitation stone

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Can I use this mod in my modpack?

Yes.

2. Can I use this mod in my videos?

Yes, provided you include the link in the description.

3. Can I find a second castle?

Yes, there are theoretically infinite castles, although they are extremely rare. To find a new one: deactivate the stone by right-clicking; fly far away from existing castles; reactivate the stone by right-clicking.

Acknowledgments

Item and block models were created using Blockbench.

Structure generation follows this tutorial.