Waystones Mod (1.21.11, 1.20.1) – Gameplay Upgrade

Waystones is a transportation and adventure mod that adds placeable waystone blocks for instant teleportation between discovered locations in Minecraft, available for Fabric, Forge, and NeoForge.

Vanilla Minecraft gives you exactly two ways to travel long distances: walk for twenty minutes or build a Nether highway. Neither feels elegant when you have a survival base, a mining outpost, and a friend's village all thousands of blocks apart. The Waystones mod, created by BlayTheNinth, solves this with a simple but satisfying mechanic — discover a waystone, activate it, and teleport back whenever you need to. With more than 16 million downloads since its original release in 2022, it has become one of the most popular quality-of-life mods in the entire Minecraft modding community. The mod works across NeoForge, Forge, and Fabric, so virtually every modded player can use it regardless of their preferred loader.

Key Features of Waystones

• Craftable Waystones, Warp Plates, and Warp Scrolls — Instead of relying on admin-placed blocks, you can craft your own waystones in survival mode. This means you control exactly where your fast-travel network goes, placing waystones at your base, your farm, your end portal — wherever matters most to your playthrough. Warp Scrolls offer a consumable single-use option that works well for balancing progression on harder modpacks.
• Point-to-Point Waystone Teleportation — Walk up to any activated waystone and open a menu showing every other waystone you have discovered. Select a destination and you teleport instantly. This removes the tedium of long-distance travel while still requiring you to physically discover each location first, keeping exploration meaningful.
• Global Waystones for Servers and Community Hubs — Server admins can designate certain waystones as global, making them visible to every player on the server without needing to visit them first. This is perfect for server spawn points, community shops, or event arenas. It replaces the need for clunky /warp commands and keeps immersion intact.
• Optional Inventory Teleport Button — For players who want maximum convenience, Waystones includes a configurable button directly in your inventory screen. One click opens the waystone menu from anywhere, no warp stone or scroll needed. This is fully optional and can be toggled off for servers that prefer a more balanced approach.
• Village Waystone Structures — Waystones naturally generate inside villages as part of worldgen. This gives newly spawned players immediate access to the teleportation network and rewards exploration — every village you discover adds another node to your travel system. It also makes villages feel more alive and connected to each other.
• Rechargeable Warp Stone Item — The Warp Stone is a portable, rechargeable item that lets you teleport to any known waystone without being at one yourself. It adds a middle ground between the unlimited inventory button and the single-use scroll, giving modpack creators fine control over how accessible teleportation should be.
• Highly Configurable for Modpacks and Servers — Nearly every aspect of the mod can be tweaked through its config file: teleportation costs, cooldowns, whether the inventory button is enabled, and whether waystones can be broken. This level of configurability is why Waystones appears in hundreds of modpacks ranging from casual kitchen-sink packs to expert-mode challenges.

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How to Install Waystones

1. Choose and install your preferred mod loader: Fabric, Minecraft Forge, or NeoForge. Waystones supports all three.
2. Download the Balm library mod — Waystones requires Balm as a dependency, and the mod will not load without it. Make sure the Balm version matches your loader and Minecraft version.
3. Download the Waystones .jar file for your Minecraft version and loader from the official download source below.
4. Place both the Waystones and Balm .jar files into your .minecraft/mods folder. If the folder does not exist, launch the game once with your mod loader to generate it.
5. Launch Minecraft using your mod loader profile. Once in-game, you should find waystones generating in villages and the crafting recipes available.

Requirements & Compatibility

What's New

• Fixed transient (silk-touched) waystones incorrectly appearing on JourneyMap after being picked up.
• Fixed the same visibility issue with Dynmap integration — silk-touched waystones no longer show ghost markers.
• Fixed BlueMap also displaying transient waystones that should be hidden from the map.

Pros and Cons

Alternatives to Waystones

• FTB Essentials — A server utility mod that includes /home and /warp commands alongside other quality-of-life features, suited for players who prefer command-based teleportation over in-world blocks.
• Teleport Commands — A lightweight mod focused purely on teleportation commands like /tpa and /back, ideal for servers that want minimal overhead without a block-based waypoint system.
• Nature's Compass — While not a direct teleportation mod, it helps you locate specific biomes across the world, making it a great companion to Waystones for players who want to explore before setting up their travel network.

Download Waystones

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Waystones compatible with multiplayer servers?

Yes — Waystones is fully designed for multiplayer use. It supports global waystones that all players can see, per-player waystone discovery, and server-side configuration for cooldowns, costs, and permissions. Many large servers use it as an immersive replacement for /warp and /home command plugins.

Does Waystones require Balm to work?

Yes, Balm is a mandatory dependency. Waystones will not load without Balm installed. Make sure you download the correct version of Balm that matches both your mod loader (Fabric, Forge, or NeoForge) and your Minecraft version.

Can I use Waystones with Fabric?

Yes — Waystones supports Fabric alongside Forge and NeoForge. You need the Fabric version of both Waystones and Balm. The mod has maintained Fabric support across versions from 1.20 through 1.21.11.

Do waystones spawn naturally in the world?

Yes, waystones generate as structures inside villages through worldgen. You will find them as you explore and discover new villages. You can also craft your own waystones and place them wherever you want in survival mode.

Is Waystones still being updated?

Yes — the mod was last updated on March 13, 2026 and supports Minecraft versions up to 1.21.11. Note that new releases on Modrinth have been suspended, so the latest versions are available through CurseForge. The mod has been actively maintained since its original release in 2022.

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