{"id":133726,"date":"2026-06-08T00:23:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/roadarchitect\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T00:23:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:23:40","slug":"roadarchitect","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/roadarchitect\/","title":{"rendered":"RoadArchitect"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n \"RoadArchitect\n<\/p>\n

\n

\"Modrinth\"
\n  <\/p>\n

\"CurseForge\"
\n  <\/p>\n

\"Discord\"
\n  <\/p>\n

\"GitHub\"<\/p>\n

\n \"Latest\n<\/p>\n

# RoadArchitect<\/p>\n

**RoadArchitect** is a mod that automatically scans the world for villages and other structures and connects them with roads to form a persistent travel network.
\nRoads adapt their style to the biome, and the network is saved between game sessions.<\/p>\n

> **Wiki:** RoadArchitect Wiki<\/p>\n

## \u2728 Features<\/p>\n

– \ud83c\udfd8 **Automatic detection** of villages and other structures
\n– \ud83c\udfa8 **Biome-aware road styles** for better immersion
\n– \ud83e\udded **Smart pathfinding** using A* with terrain caching
\n– \ud83d\udcbe **Persistent network** \u2014 roads remain between sessions
\n– \ud83d\udd04 **Fully automated**, minimal setup
\n– \ud83e\uddf0 **Configurable** via **Cloth Config** *(required on Fabric \/ Quilt \/ NeoForge)*
\n– \ud83c\udf10 **Localization** included: English, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish, French, German, Chinese
\n– \ud83d\udef0 **Visual road-graph debugger** with pan\/zoom, tooltips, and a color legend; in singleplayer, clicking a node teleports to it (default hotkey **H**)
\n– \ud83d\uddfa **Terralith-ready** \u2014 works out of the box with the Terralith world-generation datapack<\/p>\n

## \ud83e\udde9 Add-ons
\n – **RoadArchitect Encounters**: Modrinth \/ Curseforge \/ Github<\/p>\n

## \ud83d\udcf7 Screenshots<\/p>\n

### Plains (with lamp decorations)<\/p>\n

\n \n<\/p>\n

### Plains<\/p>\n

\n \n<\/p>\n

### Savanna<\/p>\n

\n \n<\/p>\n

### Desert<\/p>\n

\n \n<\/p>\n

### Forest<\/p>\n

\n \n<\/p>\n

### Cherry grove<\/p>\n

\n \n<\/p>\n

### Cherry grove (with lamp decorations)<\/p>\n

\n \n<\/p>\n

### Taiga<\/p>\n

\n \n<\/p>\n

### Swamp<\/p>\n

\n \n<\/p>\n

### Old growth spruce taiga<\/p>\n

\n \n<\/p>\n

### River<\/p>\n

\n \n<\/p>\n

## \ud83d\uddd2\ufe0f Recent changes<\/p>\n

\nv1.6.0<\/strong> \u2014 performance improvements, biome styles, more flexible configuration<\/em><\/summary>\n

### Highlights<\/p>\n

– \u26a1 **Performance**: significant speedup (up to ~2\u00d7) in structure scanning and pathfinding;
\n– \ud83c\udf32 **Route clearing**: automatic removal of trees from the road corridor;
\n– \ud83c\udfa8 **Biome styles**: more default presets for vanilla biomes; broad coverage for Biomes O' Plenty<\/code>;
\n– \ud83e\uddf0 **Configuration**:
\n – works across dimensions;
\n – road style customization;
\n – lamppost customization;
\n – road width customization;
\n– \ud83d\udd27 **Debugging**: new \u201cDebug & Diagnostics (Advanced)\u201d tab in the config; outputs debug messages and pipeline profiler results;
\n– \ud83d\udc1e **Fixes**: corrected translation keys for NeoForge.<\/p>\n

**Compatibility:** no world reset required. Save format unchanged. Existing settings are preserved. Biomes O' Plenty<\/code> support is optional and activates when the mod is present. The \u201cDetailed debug logging\u201d flag is off by default.
\n<\/details>\n

\nv1.5.0<\/strong> \u2014 Smarter pathfinding, Terrain Analyzer (beta)<\/em><\/summary>\n

### Highlights<\/p>\n

– \ud83e\udded **Terrain Analyzer (beta)**: clearer recognition of mountainous terrain, with new config options and full translations
\n– \ud83e\udde0 **Pathfinding controls**: configurable land preference and water behavior (acceptable water level, coastal buffer, max coastal speed)
\n– \ud83d\udee3\ufe0f **Partial paths**: when a full route can\u2019t be completed, high-progress searches can return the best partial path instead
\n– \ud83c\udf0a **Safer defaults**: oceans are no longer hard-blocked; default \u201cprohibited biomes\u201d now include #minecraft:is_ocean<\/code> and #minecraft:is_deep_ocean<\/code>
\n– \ud83d\udd12 **Stability**: thread-safe biome selector cache (eliminates race conditions in concurrent scans)
\n– \ud83d\udd27 **Fixes**: correct player direction on the debug map and reliable point teleportation packet handling; RA config tweaks
\n– \ud83e\udde9 **Compatibility**: improved boot behavior when Distant Horizons is installed
\n– \ud83c\udf10 **Localization & data**: updated category labels, new keys for fresh options, translations split and refreshed (EN\/RU\/ES\/FR\/DE\/ZH\/UK)<\/p>\n

**Compatibility:** No world resets needed. Defaults for water\/ocean behavior changed \u2014 review new pathfinding options if you rely on custom configs.
\n<\/details>\n

\nv1.4.0<\/strong> \u2014 Add-ons support<\/em><\/summary>\n

### Highlights<\/p>\n

– \ud83e\udde9 **Add-ons support**: official API so other mods can extend Road Architect (events, read-only core views, and per-world storage).
\n– \ud83d\udcf4 **No changes out of the box**: there are no built-in add-ons; gameplay stays the same unless you install one.<\/p>\n

**Compatibility:** No visible gameplay changes by default; add-ons are optional.
\n<\/details>\n

\nv1.3.0<\/strong> \u2014 Smarter scans & deterministic decorations<\/em><\/summary>\n

### Highlights
\n– \ud83e\udde0 **Smarter scanning**: major performance boost for large-area scans and many structure types\u2014smoother gameplay, cleaner road graphs, and more reliable structure detection.
\n– \ud83c\udf32 **Deterministic decorations**: consistent, per-path placement of decorations (lamps, buoys, side pieces) across chunk loads\u2014less pop-in and cleaner chunk borders. Also fixes common issues like floating fence posts or off-grid buoys.
\n– \ud83d\udca1 **New Lamp decorations**: fresh styles and better fence integration where appropriate.
\n– \ud83e\udded **Debug map**: shows your position and direction (red dot + arrow).
\n– \u2699\ufe0f **New settings (*all loaders*)**:
\n – Lamp interval
\n – Side decoration interval
\n – Buoy interval
\n – Mask erosion near land\/water transitions
\n – Toggle for deterministic decorations
\n– \ud83d\udee4\ufe0f **Smoother road profiles**: post-processing reduces spikes and clamps extreme slopes for cleaner elevation transitions.
\n– \ud83c\udf10 **Localization & UI**: updated strings (EN\/RU\/ES\/FR\/DE\/ZH) and a small progress-stage label fix (\u201cinitialisation\u201d).<\/p>\n

**Compatibility:** No breaking changes; existing worlds remain compatible.
\n<\/details>\n

\nv1.2.0<\/strong> \u2014 Vanilla loading, convenient settings, visual debug<\/em><\/summary>\n

### Highlights
\n– \ud83e\ude84 **Progress screen**: dropped `owo-lib` and switched to vanilla rendering (Fabric\/Quilt and NeoForge), showing the current pipeline stage.
\n– \ud83e\udded **Road-graph debug screen**: pan\/zoom, tooltips, and a color legend; in singleplayer, clicking a node teleports to it. Opens with **H**.
\n– \ud83e\uddf0 **Settings**: **Cloth Config** on all loaders; **Mod Menu** support (Fabric\/Quilt); **Catalogue** support (NeoForge).
\n– \ud83c\udf10 **Localizations**: English, Russian, Spanish, French, German, Chinese.<\/p>\n

**Compatibility:** No breaking changes; existing worlds remain compatible.
\n<\/details>\n

\nv1.1.0<\/strong> \u2014 Smoother paths, smarter junctions, cleaner buoys<\/em><\/summary>\n

### Highlights
\n– \u2699\ufe0f Pathfinding (A* \/ ARA*): adjusted heuristic, removed early termination, expanded profiling.
\n– \ud83c\udfd7\ufe0f Post-processing: trimming roads near nodes, improved junction merging and stabilization.
\n– \ud83c\udf0a Buoys: placed only on \u201cclean\u201d water, spaced by real distance, interval increased **12 \u2192 18**.
\n– \ud83d\udd27 Fixed client \u2194 server sync when registering command arguments.
\n– \ud83d\udc1b Fixed swamp style: uses `MOSSY_COBBLESTONE_WALL` instead of `MOSSY_COBBLESTONE`.
\n– \ud83d\udce6 Reduced mod size.<\/p>\n

**Compatibility:** No breaking changes; worlds from `1.0.1` remain fully compatible.
\n<\/details>\n

## \u2753 FAQ<\/p>\n

\nIs this mod server side? or is it both server-client sided?<\/summary>\n

The mod is both server and client sided.<\/p>\n

To join a server, the mod must be installed on both the server and the client.
\n<\/details>\n

\nDoes it work with the Terralith world-generation datapack?<\/summary>\n

Yes \u2014 RoadArchitect is fully compatible with Terralith. Roads scan and connect structures in Terralith biomes out of the box.
\n<\/details>\n

\nOnly villages are being connected?<\/summary>\n

Not only! RoadArchitect can connect any structure discoverable via `\/locate structure`. Add the structure IDs or a `#tag` in the config, then reload\/restart the world to rescan.
\n<\/details>\n

## \ud83c\udf09 Related mods & inspiration<\/p>\n

– **Countered\u2019s Settlement Roads** \u2014 generates roads between villages with curving paths and smart A* pathfinding.
\n– **All Roads** \u2014 automatically generates roads between villages and other structures; includes waypoints over water.<\/p>\n

*Thanks to the authors and the community for pushing this idea forward.*<\/p>\n

## \ud83d\udcdc License<\/p>\n

This project is licensed under the **Apache License 2.0** \u2014 see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
\nFull license text: Apache 2.0<\/p>\n

\n Crafted with \u2764\ufe0f for the Minecraft community<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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