Structure Essentials Mod FAQ

It works out of the box with sensible defaults, so you can install it and play immediately. The config is only needed if you want to change search distances, spacing, or minimum distances between structures.

The config lives in your game or server config folder and lets you adjust search distances for maps and /locate, global structure spacing, and minimum distance between structures. Changes apply to structure generation and searches, so edit it before generating new chunks if you're changing spacing.

Structure Essentials speeds up searches but doesn't make them instant — the search still has to scan chunks for a valid structure. If it's still slow, check your search distance setting in the config, since a very large radius means more chunks to scan.

No — it's designed to help structures from different mods coexist by automatically adjusting where they can spawn and preventing overlaps. If you notice a specific mod's structure behaving oddly, check whether its spacing conflicts with your global settings.

Set a minimum distance between structures in the config, which prevents them from overlapping. This applies across mods, so it's the main fix when structures from different mods collide.

Yes — the config has a global spacing option that controls spacing for all structures at once. This saves you from editing each mod's structure settings individually.

Yes — it adds a timeout to structure searches so a very long search can't hang the server indefinitely. If a search times out, it stops rather than crashing, which keeps the server stable.

Structure placement is decided when chunks generate, so spacing and minimum-distance changes mainly affect newly generated chunks. Already-generated structures stay where they are.

It's primarily a server-side performance and compatibility mod, so it's most useful installed on the server. Clients generally don't need it for the search and spacing improvements to work, though having it on both sides is fine.

Install it like any other mod and it works automatically in the background — there's nothing to activate in-game. To change its behavior, edit the config file, which controls search distances, structure spacing, and timeouts.

It's mainly a server-side performance and compatibility mod, so it belongs on the server. Clients generally don't need it unless you're playing singleplayer, where it runs as part of your own game.

Open the mod's config file and adjust the search distance, spacing, and minimum distance options to suit your world. Changes apply to how the game locates and places structures, so restart or reload after editing.

Use the minimum distance setting in the config to enforce a gap between structures. This prevents different mods' structures from spawning on top of each other.

Structure Essentials speeds up structure searches automatically, which reduces the lag spikes those actions cause. If you still see spikes, lower the configured search distance so the game scans a smaller area.

Very long searches can hang the server, so the mod adds a timeout that stops a search before it causes a crash. You can adjust this timeout in the config if searches are being cut off too early.

Structure Essentials automatically adjusts where structures from different mods can spawn and prevents them from overlapping. You can also set spacing for all structures at once through the config to keep them evenly distributed.

Yes — the config has a global spacing option that applies to every structure rather than editing each one individually. This is the quickest way to control how densely structures appear.

It adjusts spawn placement to keep structures from different mods from overlapping and to space them out according to your config. It doesn't add new structures — it manages how existing ones are placed and found.

The mod works silently, so there's no visible toggle — check that it's actually loaded and that your config values aren't set in a way that cancels out its effects. If searches still lag or structures still overlap, your config likely needs adjusting.