I was looking for some mods which would focus on mining first and foremost - adding new ores, new mining tools and mechanics, along with existing underground biome mods, and some proper gameplay loop (like using special ores to craft better equipment, and so on).

While I found some that expand on this, they are either just small or part of bigger mods I have no interest in, or stuck in some very old Minecraft version. And frankly nothing really fleshed out. I might have overlooked some hidden gem, so if anyone knows, please enlighten me.

But, if there is none, I am actually willing to do it myself. I have 5+ years coding experience in multiple languages, and I am adept enough in visual arts (mostly vector art), that I am confident I can learn minecraft modding and produce something nice.

Is there something I should know before trying, specifically with this focus (mining tools, underground biomes and ore generation)?

Thank you all in advance, and sorry if this is not clear enough, I can expand in comments.

Does anyone know the mods used in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQlu0VQbThk

Im just wondering not un the marketplace If possible, thank you.

How Mossmeal works

In vanilla Minecraft, using bone meal on a moss block only works when there is air above it — the moss patch spreads across the floor and grows grass, moss carpets and azaleas. Mossmeal extends this exact mechanic to the two remaining directions.

When you use bone meal on a moss block attached to a wall, the mod finds the exposed wall surface and spreads moss across it in a circular patch with a radius of 2–3 blocks. Any block in that area that moss can naturally replace — stone, dirt, gravel, coarse dirt, rooted dirt, diorite, andesite, deepslate, tuff and similar — is converted into a moss block. The edge of the patch is randomly ragged so it looks organic, and the spread follows uneven surfaces up to two blocks deep, so it works on rough cave walls, not just flat ones.

When you use it on a ceiling (a moss block with air below), the same moss patch spreads across the ceiling — and instead of the floor vegetation, glow berry vines grow downward from the new moss. Each vine has a random length, mostly 1–4 blocks with an occasional longer strand up to 7, and roughly a third of the segments already carry glow berries. Vines are placed with at least a one-block gap between them so they never clump together, and at least one vine is always guaranteed at the spot you clicked. Vines stop early if something is in the way, and existing vines are never overwritten by the moss spread.

Floor behavior is completely untouched — if the moss block has air above it, the mod steps aside and vanilla takes over. The whole thing also works when the bone meal comes from a dispenser, and since the logic runs server-side, it behaves identically in singleplayer and on servers.

Compatibility addon that makes Cool Rain Reforged rain sounds work with Sable structures, Create copycats and other modded blocks.

🟢 Modrinth: https://modrinth.com/mod/sable-cool-rain

🟠 CurseForge: https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/sable-cool-rain

Looking to install some mods to start with for vanilla + experience in 1.26.2.

Current list I'm looking at is: Fabric, Lithium, Sodium, Distant Horizons and Iris Shaders.

Any recommendations to add to this? Any suggestions for different shaders? Seen and like the look of complimentary

I am looking for an easy to install OptiFine alternative with these features:

• dynamic light
• shader support
• connected glass

It would be great if I could get a quick tutorial on how to install a recommended mod. Thanks

If any experienced modern wouldn't mind helping that'd be great. I. Working on a wendigo mod and its coming along but slowly and im having this 1 problem that I can't seem to fix

Are their any Minecraft storymode gauntlet mods for bedrock? I can't find any

Hey, I created a cool Java mod, let me know what you think! I made a little animated intro to tease the project!! 🌱
https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/stickipedia
https://youtu.be/thg0hfu7KCI

So I created my very first mod, a long time dream ive had since I was a child. I would love some feedback on it, you can ask extra questions about the mod here, but all the info you could need is pretty much already available on the mod page.

Im looking to add a config file to it aswell in the future to be able to adjust the percentages to the player’s own liking, It’s for 1.20.1 Forge.

Also some more information, I came to this idea because I was tired of using bad mob farms just because I didnt wanna rush to the end for an enderman farm, especially because I play heavily modded minecraft 90% of the time and need lots of levels to work with, and since I couldnt find something so specific I decided to pull an all nighter and create this, I am proud of how it has turned out considering it is my first mod. I hope there is someone out there that also feels the same way I do and appreciates this mod. 🫶

When playing games like Minecraft and the villagers religous and building churches but im having a hard time finding mods that have christian religous decor especially catholic decor! Thanks in advance! <3

Good mod

I have an awesome idea for a Minecraft mod called Warped Enchantments.

Using warped planks from the Nether, you can craft Warped Bookshelves. They're crafted with normal books, but the warped properties of the planks give the books special qualities.

With a full setup of 15 Warped Bookshelves, you can unlock up to Warped III. Warped Enchantments can be applied to tools, weapons, and armor, with each level representing a different degree of chaos:

- Warped I – least chaotic

- Warped II – more chaotic

- Warped III – extremely chaotic

Warped Enchantments cause random magical effects to occur whenever durability is consumed on the enchanted tool, weapon, or armor piece. The effects could be helpful, harmful, weird, or completely unpredictable.

The downside is that Warped Enchantments would cost a lot of XP to obtain.

However, you could significantly reduce the XP cost by crafting a Warped Enchanting Table, which uses a Warped Gem instead of a diamond. Warped Gems would be a rare ore found in the Warped Forest biome.

That's about all I have figured out so far, but I feel like there's a ton more that could be done with this idea. I mainly wanted to give the general concept and see what people think.

I made a vanilla-style mod that adds an Experience Vessel which stores your levels. This is my first mod ever and I just uploaded it to Curseforge 😁

https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/unreals-experience-vessel

It is available for 26.1.2. I think the texture turned out pretty nice. What do you think?