Ore Growth

Ore Growth

Ore Growth adds crystals which can grow on ores!

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Screenshots

Crystals growing on lapis inside a cave
Crystals growing on redstone ore deep underground
Crystals growing on iron ore inside a cave

About this Mod

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Ore Growth allows crystal clusters to grow on ores! Clusters can then be harvested for resources.



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Default configuration

By default, crystals can grow on any of the vanilla ores as well as on ancient debris. Once fully grown, the crystals can be mined to obtain resources relevant to the block it grew on.

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Custom recipes

Ore Growth is completely customizable and custom recipes can allow crystals to grow on a certain block. Adding new recipes or adjusting default recipes can be done through a datapack.
To add a recipe, simply create a new recipe file in your datapack and set its type to oregrowth:ore_growth. Here is an example of the properties for an ore growth recipe to make crystals grow on pumpkins:

{
   "type": "oregrowth:ore_growth",
   "base": [
      "minecraft:pumpkin"
   ], // blocks the crystal grows on
   "stages": 4, // number of growth stages the crystal has, max of 4 stages
   "spawn_chance": 0.2, // chance for a crystal to spawn when the base
                        // receives a random tick
   "growth_chance": 0.3, // chance for a crystal to grow when it receives a
                         // random tick
   "drops": [
      {
         "stage": 4, // growth stage for this drop, one may also specify
                     // 'min_stage' and 'max_stage'
         "chance": 0.9, // optional, specifies the chance of obtaining this
                        // drop
         "item": {
            "id": "minecraft:pumpkin_pie",
            "count": 2
         }
      },
      {
         "min_stage": 1, // minimum stage for this drop
         "max_stage": 3, // maximum stage for this drop
         "chance": 0.3, // optional, specifies the chance of obtaining this
                        // drop
         "loot_table": "minecraft:blocks/short_grass" // loot table to
                                                      // obtain items from
      }
   ]
}
Crystals growing on a pumpkin

The full datapack files for this example are available here.

For convenience, there are config options to disable all default recipes, to scale the spawn chance of all ore growth recipes, and to scale the growth chance of all ore growth recipes.

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Just Enough Items integration

All ore growth recipes are visible in recipe viewing mods.

Examples of ore growth recipes in JEI

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Jade and The One Probe integration

Both Jade and The One Probe will display the growth progress of crystals.

Jade tooltip showing the crystals growth progress

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Mod compatibility

Ore Growth has compatibility for ores from the following mods:

  • Additional Blocks: Stone Edition Additional Blocks: Stone Edition
  • BetterEnd BetterEnd
  • BetterNether BetterNether
  • Bigger Reactors Bigger Reactors
  • Create Create
  • Deep Aether Deep Aether
  • Enderscape Enderscape
  • Extreme Reactors Extreme Reactors
  • Gems & Jewels Gems & Jewels
  • Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution
  • Mekanism Mekanism
  • Mystical Agriculture Mystical Agriculture
  • Mythic Metals Mythic Metals
  • Pigsteel Pigsteel
  • Powah Powah!
  • RFTools RFTools
  • Spelunkery Spelunkery
  • The Aether The Aether
  • Thermal Foundation Thermal Foundation

FAQ

Isn't this mod very overpowered?
Yes, however probably not as much as you might think as the crystals take quite long to grow. For example, diamond ore crystals may take 30 minutes to an hour to fully grow
Can I use your mod in my modpack?
Yes, feel free to use my mod in your modpack

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Discord

For future content, upcoming mods, and discussion, feel free to join the SuperMartijn642 discord server!

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Available Versions

Ore Growth 1.2.0release
MC 26.2neoforge
July 21, 2026
Ore Growth 1.2.0release
MC 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2neoforge
July 21, 2026
Ore Growth 1.2.0release
MC 1.21.11neoforge
July 21, 2026
Ore Growth 1.2.0release
MC 1.21.9, 1.21.10neoforge
July 21, 2026
Ore Growth 1.2.0release
MC 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8neoforge
July 21, 2026

How to Install Ore Growth on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).

2

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.2).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Ore Growth". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricforgeneoforgequilt

Minecraft Versions

26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1 (+28 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

6 GB(min. 4 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Ore Growth 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 (26.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Ore Growth compatible with fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?

Ore Growth officially supports fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1. 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 Ore Growth – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Ore Growth 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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Supported Versions

26.226.1.226.1.126.11.21.111.21.101.21.91.21.81.21.71.21.6+21 more