A legacy backport of Citadel for Minecraft 1.12.2, bringing the powerful animation and entity framework used by many large-scale creature mods to older Forge environments.
This project preserves the core systems and behavior of modern Citadel while adapting them for stable use on Minecraft 1.12.2.
Citadel was originally developed as a shared backend library for Forge and serves as the foundation for many major creature-focused mods.
You can find the original version here:
👉 Original Citadel (Forge)
All credit for the core framework design and underlying systems belongs to the original developer. This legacy backport exists to provide compatibility and long-term support for the 1.12.2 modding ecosystem.
Citadel is a shared backend library that provides:
A large number of mods depend on Citadel to function properly.
Many modern mods and ports rely on Citadel, but Minecraft 1.12.2 remains one of the largest and most active legacy modding versions.
This backport:
The goal is stability, compatibility, and maintaining the powerful framework capabilities that many creature mods rely on.
This is a library mod.
You do not install this on its own unless another mod requires it.
If a mod says it requires Citadel (Legacy), install this version.
Built specifically for:
Always ensure your Forge version matches the required version listed in the files tab before installing.
If you're a developer porting a Citadel-dependent mod to 1.12.2, this project exists to help make that process possible.
This mod is free to use in modpacks.
You are welcome to include it in public or private modpacks without permission.
