BellsMod
Realistic church bells, tower clocks and church decorations for Minecraft 1.16.5 and 1.20.1 (Forge).
BellsMod brings realistic church bells, animated tower clocks, automatic bell ringing systems and decorative church blocks into Minecraft.
Every bell has its own model, sound and ringing behavior, with realistic swinging animations and different clapper mechanisms.
BellsMod is designed for building authentic churches, chapels, cathedrals and bell towers.
Features
27 Realistic Church Bells
BellsMod currently includes 27 realistic church bells, each featuring:
Every bell can be tested by:
For full ringing sequences, bells can be controlled using the Central Bell Controller.
Bell Support Structures
Most bells require a support structure before they can be placed.
Available supports:
The following large bells are exceptions and can be placed directly on any solid block:
Central Bell Controller
The Central Bell Controller is used to control bells and create automatic ringing schedules.
Manual Ringing
The Manual Ringing section contains 27 buttons, one for each church bell.
Selecting a bell starts its complete ringing sequence.
Each ringing sequence lasts approximately 1 minute and 15 seconds.
After ringing, the bell continues swinging naturally until it completely stops.
Automatic Ringing
Create unlimited automatic ringing schedules with:
Schedules can be:
Perfect for Angelus, hourly ringing or custom church traditions.
Exceptions
Automatic schedules can also have liturgical exceptions.
Select a feast day and you can:
This allows you to create different ringing traditions for specific days of the liturgical year.
Liturgical Calendar
BellsMod includes a 365-day Liturgical Calendar that keeps track of the current liturgical year.
The on-screen indicator displays:
The Liturgical Calendar works together with the Automatic Ringing Exceptions, allowing bells to behave differently on specific feast days.
You can manually change the date using the /date set <day> <month> command. For example, /date set 24 12 sets the Liturgical Calendar to December 24.
This is especially useful if you want your Minecraft world to follow the same liturgical date as in real life — for example during Christmas, Easter or other feasts — so the corresponding holidays, ringing schedules and exceptions can take place in-game.
BellsMod Settings
Press K to open the BellsMod Settings.
The settings menu includes:
Hiding the Clock Overlay or Liturgical Calendar only hides their visual indicators. The actual time and liturgical calendar continue running normally in the background.
Bell Foundry
Bells are no longer crafted directly.
Instead, they are cast using the Bell Foundry.
To cast a bell, you need:
Place the Bell Mold and Bell Bronze into the Bell Foundry, enter the number corresponding to the bell you want to cast, and press OK.
The number of each bell can be found in the Bell List in BellsMod Settings.
Bell Mob Repeller
When a bell is ringing, it also acts as a mob repeller.
Hostile mobs within its effect will begin moving away from the ringing bell.
Clock Chime
The Clock Chime is an automatic bronze chime that strikes every Minecraft hour.
It automatically rings according to the current in-game time.
For example:
No setup is required.
The Clock Chime has a distinctive upside-down bowl shape.
Clock Bells
BellsMod also includes 3 Clock Bells.
They work using the same principle as the Clock Chime and automatically strike according to the current in-game time.
Unlike the Clock Chime, they have the traditional shape of a church bell.
Westminster Chime
The Westminster Chime is a set of bells inspired by the famous Westminster clock chime and Big Ben.
Because a Minecraft hour is much shorter than a real-world hour, the original quarter-hour sequence has been adapted for Minecraft.
The adapted sequence is:
At all other hours, the clock simply strikes the current hour.
Animated Tower Clocks
BellsMod includes 3 animated Tower Clock designs:
The clock hands automatically move according to Minecraft time.
Perfect for:
Simply place a Tower Clock and it starts working automatically.
Church Decoration Blocks
BellsMod also includes decorative blocks designed to make churches and religious buildings look more authentic.
Available decorations:
Most of these blocks are purely decorative.
The Advent Wreath has an additional feature: using Flint and Steel on it allows you to light the candles one by one.
Requirements
Important: BellsMod requires exactly GeckoLib 3.0.19 for Minecraft 1.16.5 and GeckoLib 4.8.4 for Minecraft 1.20.1
Official download:
Forge 1.16.5: https://files.minecraftforge.net/net/minecraftforge/forge/index_1.16.5.html
Forge 1.20.1: https://files.minecraftforge.net/net/minecraftforge/forge/index_1.20.1.html
Geckolib: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/geckolib
Installation
To use BellsMod, you must also install the correct version of GeckoLib.
1.16.5
BellsMod will not work without GeckoLib.
1.20.1
BellsMod will not work without GeckoLib.
Included Content
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