Enderpearl Backport
Enderpearl Backport brings modern Ender Pearl mechanics from Minecraft 1.21.2+ to earlier versions.
The mod focuses on making Ender Pearls behave like in newer vanilla versions — especially in situations where older Minecraft versions fall short.
Features
Cross-Dimensional Teleportation
Ender Pearls can teleport players between dimensions, correctly handling portal transfers.
Chunk Loading While in Flight
Chunks containing flying Ender Pearls are temporarily force-loaded, preventing pearls from freezing, despawning, or losing momentum during long-distance or cross-dimensional travel.
Persistent Ender Pearls
If a player logs out while their Ender Pearl is in flight:
- the pearl "logs out" with player,
- its exact state (position, velocity, dimension) is saved,
- when the player rejoins, the pearl is fully restored and continues flying.
Survives Server Restarts
Active Ender Pearls are saved to world data and are safely restored even after a full server restart.
Loader Notes
Fabric
✔ Actively maintained
✔ Uses vanilla PersistentState for world-safe data storage
✔ Fully supports modern Ender Pearl mechanics
✔ Versions: Minecraft 1.20.x – 1.21.x
NeoForge
⚠ Currently uses an older implementation
⚠ Some newer improvements available on Fabric are not yet present
✔ Core features (persistence, teleportation) still work
NeoForge updates are planned, but Fabric currently offers the most complete experience.
Data Storage
- Fabric:
world/data/enderpearl_backport.dat - NeoForge:
config/enderpearlbackport_data.json
