
Instant Smelt
A simple quality-of-life mod that smelts all raw ores instantly upon mining, letting you skip the smelting queue.
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About this Mod

Tired of interrupting your mining expeditions to stare at a furnace UI? Instant Smelt eliminates the middleman. The moment your pickaxe breaks an ore, it is instantly purified into its refined form. Spend less time managing coal and more time building, exploring, and conquering your world.
Performance Focused: Built using optimized, modern Minecraft scripting to ensure zero TPS drops, even when vein-mining or using high-efficiency tools.
✨ Features & Mechanics
Zero-Delay Processing: Ores drop their refined counterparts instantly onto the ground or directly into your inventory.
Enchantment Compatibility:
Fortune: Works flawlessly! Get scaled bonus ingots just like you would with raw iron or diamonds.
Silk Touch: Respects your enchantments. If you use Silk Touch, you will still get the raw ore block.
XP Generation: You don't lose out on progression. Smelting ores instantly grants the standard furnace experience points directly to the player.
Supported Blocks & Conversions
| Original Ore Block | Refined Drop | Fortune Affected? |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Ore | 🪙 Iron Ingot | Yes |
| Gold Ore | 🪙 Gold Ingot | Yes |
| Ancient Debris | 🔥 Netherite Scrap | No |
| Copper Ore | ⚡ Copper Ingot | Yes |
| Deepslate Variants | ✨ Respective Refined Drops | Yes |
(Also seamlessly handles standard drops like Diamond, Emerald, Lapis Lazuli, Redstone, and Nether Quartz with maximum efficiency).
🛠️ Installation Guide (DATAPACK)
Getting started takes less than 60 seconds:
- Download the
Instant-Smelt-[Version].zipfile. - Navigate to your Minecraft world folder and open the
datapacksdirectory. - Drop the ZIP file directly inside (no need to un-zip).
- Activate by entering
/reloadin your in-game chat (ensure cheats are enabled), or simply restart your world/server.
🛡️ Compatibility & Support
- Versions: Fully compatible with Minecraft 1.20 and above (including the latest sub-versions).
- Multiplayer Ready: Works perfectly on singleplayer worlds, LAN, and massive multiplayer servers without requiring client-side installations for your players.
- Mod Compatibility: Compatible with all vanilla-style custom world generation mods.
💡 Why choose Instant Smelt?
Unlike bloated mods, this lightweight datapack uses vanilla-native loot tables and predicates. It won't corrupt your save files, it won't lag your server, and it seamlessly integrates into the core gameplay loop. Download today and revolutionize your mining experience!
Available Versions
How to Install Instant Smelt on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Instant Smelt". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+18 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Instant Smelt server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Instant Smelt compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Instant Smelt officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. 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 Instant Smelt – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Instant Smelt 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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