
G.A.D: Grids Are Dumb - A Crafting Overhaul
A crafting menu overhaul because Minecraft's crafting system is needlessly complicated.
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About this Mod
G.A.D: Grids Are Dumb
GAD is a crafting screen replacement that changes the menu from the grid based puzzle mechanic to a crafting list menu similar to other survival games.

- Are you tired of sprawling around wikis just to find that one modded item's crafting recipe?
- Are you someone like those streamers trying to craft a pickaxe using porkchops?
- Do you find Minecraft's crafting system overly complicated?
Then GAD is probably the mod for you!
This mod is made for pack devs in mind, everything is configurable and you can even reenable the crafting grid if you so desire.
If a recipe is too large, it will require a crafting table in proximity of the player. (Configurable)
Features:
- Recipe menu openable via keybind.
- Support for recipes with any number of ingredient entries and per-entry counts.
- Scrollable recipe browser tied to the player's inventory.
- Inclusion of vanilla crafting-table recipes.
- Support for data driven workstations.
- Datapack recipe support through the custom gad:gad_crafting recipe type.
- Inventory integration that can hide the normal 2x2 player crafting grid.
- Enable or Disable automatically added recipes.
Supported crafting types:
- Crafting Grid Recipes
- Leather Dye
- Shulker Box Dye
- Decorated Pot
- Firework Star
- Firework Star Fade
- Firework Rocket
- Suspicious Stew
- Tipped Arrow
- Shield Decoration
- Banner Duplication
- Map Cloning
- Map Extending
- Book Cloning
- Item Repairs
FAQ
A recipe type is not supported, can you add it?
Possibly, contact me if a custom recipe type isn't working.
Will you support Fabric and Neoforge?
Neoforge is planned, Fabric is still a maybe for now.
I have an idea for a feature!
Contact me on my socials, I'd love to hear!
Contact
Discord: midasbityou
X/Twitter: https://x.com/MidasMischief
Available Versions
How to Install G.A.D: Grids Are Dumb - A Crafting Overhaul on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "G.A.D: Grids Are Dumb - A Crafting Overhaul". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
G.A.D: Grids Are Dumb - A Crafting Overhaul 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 (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is G.A.D: Grids Are Dumb - A Crafting Overhaul compatible with forge?
G.A.D: Grids Are Dumb - A Crafting Overhaul officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with G.A.D: Grids Are Dumb - A Crafting Overhaul – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if G.A.D: Grids Are Dumb - A Crafting Overhaul 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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