
Netherite Buckets
Adds netherite buckets and cauldrons. A more appropriate way to handle lava.
About this Mod
Netherite Buckets
Adds netherite buckets and netherite cauldrons. They can be used to hold/pick up lava, while normal buckets and cauldrons no longer can.
Motivation
Ever felt like lava is way too powerful when used as a fuel source?
Setting up an automatic lava farm using drip stone and cauldrons is a matter of a few minutes, and it provides you with limitless fuel for your furnaces.
The mechanic is interesting, but accessible way too early.
Another mechanic of lava: It destroys every item, except netherite.
This mod combines these two concepts in an attempt to make the early/mid-game more difficult/varied and to increase the reward for getting netherite.
Advancement changes
"minecraft:story/form_obsidian" is now located after "minecraft:story/smelt_iron".
"minecraft:story/lava_bucket" is now located after "minecraft:nether/obtain_ancient_debris" and requires the player to hold a "netheritebuckets:netherite_lava_bucket". It also displays a Netherite Lava Bucket instead of a normal one.
Normal lava buckets/cauldrons
Normal lava buckets and cauldrons are still in the game, so you won't lose any blocks or items. They also work like normal, except that normal buckets can't pick up lava.
Due to technical reasons, it is still possible to fill normal cauldrons with lava using normal lava buckets.
Normal lava buckets can also be obtained by using normal buckets on a normal lava cauldron.
On a fresh world this should be no problem, as it is (to my knowledge) no longer possible to acquire a normal lava cauldron without a normal lava bucket and vice versa.
Other data packs/mods that add other ways to acquire them are of course an exception.
It is up to the player what should happen with normal lava buckets/cauldrons in existing worlds.
Available Versions
How to Install Netherite Buckets on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Netherite Buckets". 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 (+3 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Netherite Buckets 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 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 Netherite Buckets compatible with fabric?
Netherite Buckets officially supports fabric for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Netherite Buckets – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Netherite Buckets 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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