Structure Essentials Mod FAQ

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.