Bountiful is a quest-style adventure mod that adds bounty boards to Minecraft villages, giving players rewarding objectives for collecting items, crafting gear, and slaying mobs — available for Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge.
Every survival Minecraft player hits the same wall eventually: you have diamond gear, a full farm setup, and absolutely nothing left to work toward. That mid-game boredom is exactly what Bountiful was designed to fix. Rather than adding sprawling questlines or complicated RPG systems, it introduces a simple bounty board block that generates randomized objectives with tangible rewards. With over 5 million downloads on Modrinth, it has become one of the most popular lightweight content mods in the community — and for good reason. The bounty board system slots naturally into vanilla gameplay, appearing organically in villages and giving players a constant stream of goals to chase.
Key Features of Bountiful Mod
- Bounty Board Block — The centerpiece of the mod is the Bounty Board, a block that spawns naturally in villages throughout your world. It continuously generates new bounties over time, so you always have fresh objectives waiting for you whenever you visit a village. This means exploration stays rewarding long after the early game.
- Randomized Bounties — Each bounty asks you to complete a specific task — gather certain items, craft particular gear, or hunt down hostile mobs — in exchange for useful rewards. The randomized nature keeps things unpredictable, so you never know exactly what the next bounty will ask for. This pushes you to engage with crafting recipes and mob encounters you might otherwise ignore entirely.
- Decree System — Decrees are special items that control what type of bounties appear on a board. An Armorsmith's Decree, for example, shifts objectives and rewards toward armor-related items like leather, iron ingots, chestplates, and boots. You can stack up to three decrees on a single bounty board, and the board will mix and match from all of them — letting you tailor the experience toward the resources you actually want.
- Tiered Rarity — Bounties follow vanilla Minecraft's rarity system: Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Epic. Higher-rarity bounties offer better rewards, giving you a reason to build up your board's capabilities over time. This creates a natural sense of progression that keeps you coming back to check for new listings.
- Reputation Mechanic — Every bounty board tracks its own reputation value that increases as you turn in completed bounties. Higher reputation unlocks access to rarer bounties and exclusive rewards that simply do not appear at lower levels. This gives each village's board a sense of identity and long-term investment — you will find yourself developing a "home base" village where your reputation is highest.
- Mod Compatibility — Bountiful includes built-in support for items from various Fabric mods, meaning bounties can reference modded items if you are running a modpack. The developer has stated plans to expand compatibility further, making this mod a solid fit for both vanilla-plus and heavily modded setups.
- Requires Kambrik Library — The mod depends on the Kambrik library mod to function. This is a lightweight dependency that handles shared utilities behind the scenes, keeping Bountiful's own codebase clean and maintainable for the developer.
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How to Install Bountiful Mod
- Choose and install a compatible mod loader: Fabric, Forge, or NeoForge depending on your Minecraft version.
- Download and install the Kambrik library mod, which is a required dependency for Bountiful to function.
- If using Fabric, make sure you also have Fabric API installed, as most Fabric mods require it.
- Download the correct version of Bountiful for your Minecraft version and loader from the download section below.
- Place both the Bountiful and Kambrik
.jarfiles into your.minecraft/modsfolder, then launch the game.
Requirements & Compatibility
| Minecraft Version | Available Loaders | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1.20.4 | NeoForge, Fabric | Latest |
| 1.20.1 | Fabric, Forge | Supported |
| 1.17.1 | Fabric | Legacy |
All versions require the Kambrik library mod. Fabric users should also install Fabric API. The mod is licensed under LGPL-3.0-only, meaning it is open source and modpack-friendly.
What's New
- Fixed an issue where incorrect objective counts were generated to match rewards under specific conditions.
- Resolved a crash caused by other mods with improper sidedness attempting to read Bountiful's item names on the server side — notably affecting users running LootBeams, MahouTsukai, or GriefDefender alongside Bountiful.
- Items are no longer accidentally voided when closing the bounty board GUI while an item is held on the cursor.
- Numerous small bug fixes were backported from the 1.20.4 branch to improve overall stability.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Adds meaningful mid-game and late-game goals without overhauling core mechanics
- The decree system lets you customize bounty types to match your playstyle
- Reputation mechanic creates satisfying long-term progression per village
- Available on all three major mod loaders (Fabric, Forge, NeoForge)
- Integrates naturally with village worldgen — no manual setup needed
Cons
- Requires Kambrik as a mandatory dependency, adding an extra download step
- Modded item compatibility is still limited and expanding gradually
- No built-in wiki yet — players may need to join the Discord for help with advanced mechanics
- NeoForge support is only available for 1.20.4, not older versions
Alternatives to Bountiful Mod
- FTB Quests — A full-featured quest and reward system designed primarily for modpack creators who want to build guided progression paths with branching quest trees.
- Hex Casting — If you enjoy task-based gameplay but want a deeper magic system, Hex Casting offers spell-crafting challenges that reward creative problem-solving.
- Towns and Towers — Enhances village generation and structure variety, pairing well with Bountiful by giving you more villages to discover bounty boards in.
Download Bountiful Mod
| Minecraft Version | Fabric | Forge | NeoForge |
|---|---|---|---|
| For Minecraft 1.20.4 | Download | — | Download |
| For Minecraft 1.20.1 | Download | Download | — |
| For Minecraft 1.17.1 | Download | — | — |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bountiful compatible with Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge?
Yes — Bountiful supports all three major mod loaders. Fabric and Forge versions are available for Minecraft 1.20.1, while the latest 1.20.4 release supports Fabric and NeoForge. Older versions like 1.17.1 are Fabric-only.
Do I need Kambrik to use Bountiful?
Yes, Kambrik is a required dependency. Bountiful will not load without it. Make sure you download the correct version of Kambrik that matches your Minecraft version and mod loader before launching.
Where do I find bounty boards in the world?
Bounty boards generate naturally inside villages. You do not need to craft them from scratch — simply explore until you locate a village, and you should find a bounty board ready to use. They function similarly to other village job site blocks in terms of placement.
Can I use Bountiful in modpacks?
Yes — Bountiful is licensed under LGPL-3.0-only, which permits inclusion in modpacks without special permission. The decree system also makes it particularly modpack-friendly, since pack creators can control which types of bounties appear by pre-placing decrees on boards.
Does Bountiful work with modded items from other mods?
Partially — the developer has added support for items from select Fabric mods, and bounties can reference these modded items as objectives or rewards. However, compatibility is still being expanded gradually, so not every mod's items will appear in bounties. You can suggest new mod integrations through the developer's Discord server.
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