What Goety - The Dark Arts works with.
| Platform | Java Edition |
|---|---|
| Loaders | Forge, NeoForge |
| Minecraft versions | 1.16.5, 1.19.2, 1.20.1, 1.21.1 |
| Environment | Client, Server |
Goety is a Minecraft Java magic mod built around soul energy, harvested mainly by killing mobs and players, and spent on rituals, wands, and undead servants. It runs on NeoForge and Forge, needs Patchouli and Curios API installed, and requires both client and server. NeoForge builds currently reach 1.21.1, while Forge stops at 1.20.1, so the loader you pick decides how current a version you can run.
What Goety adds to the game
The dark-magic progression runs on soul energy rather than experience or mana. Players spend it on rituals that combine soul energy, surrounding blocks, and items placed on pedestals around a dark altar to craft items, transform mobs, or summon creatures. A research system, mostly advanced through scrolls found in generated structures or crafted from rare drops, unlocks new rituals and servant types as the player progresses. Wands and staves hold interchangeable focuses that draw on soul energy to cast spells or direct summoned servants, which fight for their owner and never turn on them.
- Rituals: crafted at a dark altar using soul energy, pedestal items, and surrounding blocks
- Wands and staves: hold swappable focuses that cast soul-powered spells
- Servants: summoned undead and constructs that defend their owner
- Brewing: a Witchery-style cauldron system for status-effect and world-altering brews
- Lichdom: an endgame transformation into a lich, permanent without admin commands
- Illager Assault: an event triggered once a player has stockpiled large amounts of soul energy
The mod ships with the Black Book, an in-game Patchouli guidebook covering rituals, servants, and item recipes as they unlock. It only appears once Patchouli is installed alongside Goety; without it, the mod still works but the reference book does not open.
Loaders, versions, and dependencies
- NeoForge: current release build 3.1.5.1, up to Minecraft 1.21.1, published 2026-09-18
- Forge: current release build 2.5.58.3, up to Minecraft 1.20.1, published 2026-09-16
- Required dependency: Patchouli, for the in-game Black Book guide
- Required dependency: Curios API, for wand and trinket slots
- Required on both client and server
Compatibility with other magic mods
Goety's necromancy theme overlaps with other dark-magic and ritual mods rather than conflicting with them. It adds no shared crafting stations or world-generation structures that typically collide with mods like Blood Magic, Thaumcraft, or Occultism, so it can run alongside them in the same modpack.
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Questions about Goety - The Dark Arts.
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What does Goety add to Minecraft?
Goety adds a soul-powered dark magic system built around necromancy: rituals performed at a dark altar, wands and staves with swappable focuses, summoned undead servants, a Witchery-style brewing system, and an endgame lich transformation. It draws its power from soul energy harvested mostly by killing mobs and players.
Does Goety work with Forge or NeoForge?
Both. The current NeoForge build reaches Minecraft 1.21.1, while the current Forge build stops at 1.20.1. Pick the loader build that matches the Minecraft version you want to run, since Forge has not caught up to the NeoForge release.
What does Goety require to run?
Goety requires Patchouli, which powers its in-game Black Book guidebook, and Curios API, which provides the trinket slots used by wands and other equippable items. Both are required dependencies on every loader Goety supports, and the mod needs to be installed on client and server.
Can I become a lich in Goety?
Yes. Lichdom is an endgame transformation that grants lich characteristics after progressing far enough through the mod's rituals and research. It is a permanent change: reversing it back to a normal player state requires admin commands rather than any in-game item or ritual.
Is Goety compatible with other magic mods?
Goety does not share crafting stations or structures with other magic mods, so it runs alongside mods like Blood Magic, Thaumcraft, or Occultism without conflicts. Its dark-magic theme overlaps with those mods thematically, but the systems operate independently.
