Better Materials

Better Materials

A minecraft mod, expanding upon the vanilla game, making materials more useful and realistic.

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Blocks and Items
Armor
Horse Armor

About this Mod

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Better Materials

  • A minecraft mod, expanding upon the vanilla game, making materials more useful and realistic.

Notice

  • This mod is for Forge!
  • 1.16.5 version doesn't add copper and amethyst gear, because copper and amethyst aren't present in that version of the
    game.

Mod Features

Items

  • Copper Shears, the same as regular Shears but with less durability.

Blocks

  • Block of Flint, so you can store your Flint more conveniently, can be used as decoration.
  • Block of Charcoal, so you can store your Charcoal more conveniently, can be used as decoration and fuel, same as the
    Block of Coal.

Armor

Armor

  • Copper armor - less durability and protection than Iron armor, better than Leather
  • Emerald armor - less durability and protection than Amethyst armor, better than Iron
  • Amethyst armor - less durability and protection than Diamond armor, better than Emerald

Horse armor included :)

Horse Armor

Tools

  • Bone Tools - equivalent to Wooden Tools
  • Flint Tools - equivalent to Stone Tools
  • Copper Tools - less durability than Iron, Stone harvest level, so it can't mine diamonds, better than Stone
  • Emerald Tools - Less durability, damage and mining speed than Amethyst, Iron harvest level, better than Iron
  • Amethyst Tools - Less durability and damage than Diamond but with Diamond harvest level, better than Emerald, it mines
    as fast as Netherite

Notice:

  • All recipes can be accessed via Just Enough Items (JEI).
  • If you happen to encounter any bugs, please report them in mods GitHub's repository.

To-do:

  • Copper Bucket?

Available Versions

Better Materials-1.1.0 for 1.18.2release
MC 1.18.2forge
March 16, 2024
Better Materials-1.0.0 for 1.19.2release
MC 1.19.2forge
March 16, 2024
Better Materials-1.0.1 for 1.18.xrelease
MC 1.18, 1.18.1, 1.18.2forge
March 16, 2024
Better Materials-1.2.0 for 1.16.5release
MC 1.16.5forge
March 16, 2024

How to Install Better Materials on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.19.2).

3

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forge

Minecraft Versions

1.19.2, 1.18.2, 1.18.1 (+2 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Better Materials server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong forge 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 (1.19.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Better Materials compatible with forge?

Better Materials officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.19.2, 1.18.2, 1.18.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Better Materials – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Better Materials 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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Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

1.19.21.18.21.18.11.181.16.5