Arts & Crafts
Adds many new types of building blocks like Dyed Decorated Pots, Chalk, Terracotta Shingles, Soapstone and more!
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About this Mod
What is Arts & Crafts?
Arts & Crafts is a building block that adds a plethora of unique building blocks to be used in Creative and Survival worlds alike! This mod is made by KekeCreations and Arbeet! We will update this mod to newer versions!
Compatibility
Arts & Crafts V1.3.0 has a config to disable features that require a lot of compat like Dyed Flower Pots or Dyed Decorated Pots.
In Arts & Crafts V1.3.0 Dyed Decorated Pots now work with any sherd!
If you are looking for compatibility between different mods and Arts & Crafts, download this mod here for tons of compat features!
If you want to add compatibility for paintbrushes in your mod you can follow the documentation on my website on how to do that!
Features
- Chalk
- Chalk sticks
- Cork
- Dyed pots
- Gypsum
- Lotus flower
- Paintbrushes
- Painted mud bricks
- Plaster
- Shingles
- Soapstone
If you want more detail about the features in this mod, check out the wiki here!
Wiki
Credits
- Keke Creations: Coder, and mod design!
- Arbeet: Pixelartist and mod design!
- A special thanks to ExDrill for making the Paintbrush paint sounds and setting up Paintbrush datapack stuff! Twitter
- Thank you Pixel Goblin for suggesting painted mud bricks!
- Thank you JadenXGamer for making custom soapstone and cork sounds!
- Thank you Iamnotagenius for allowing me to use their config code for Fabric!
Available Versions
How to Install Arts & Crafts on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Arts & Crafts". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1, 1.21, 1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Arts & Crafts server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 4 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Arts & Crafts compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Arts & Crafts officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.21, 1.20.1. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Arts & Crafts – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Arts & Crafts consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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