
Obvious-Recipes
Obvious Recipes is a Minecraft Forge Mod for 1.12.2 which implements crafting and smelting recipes that Mojang should have added themselves. They just make sense.
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About this Mod
Obvious-Recipes adds a couple of recipes that just make sense.
For example, 1 Nether Wart Block becomes 9 Nether Warts in crafting.
Check the Gallery for the crafting recipes.
Crafting Recipes:
- Enchanted Golden Apple is crafted with 8 Gold Ingots
- Normal Golden Apple is crafted with 8 Gold Nuggets
- Leather Armor (if it is undamaged) becomes the respective number of leather pieces
- Wooden Tools become 2 sticks when put into the crafting grid
- 1 Wool becomes 4 String
- 8 Cobwebs with 8 string and a spider eye
- Iron Horse Armor with 6 Iron Ingots and a Saddle
- Mob Spawner with 6 Iron Bars and 1 Egg
- Nametag with 2 Leather, 1 Iron Nugget and a Feather
- A Saddle with 8 Leather and a Lead
- Totem of Undying with 3 Healing Potions, 1 Golden Helmet and 1 Gold Block
Smelting Recipes:
- Rotten Flesh can be smelted in a Furnace to make Leather
- Iron Horse Armor gives 1 Iron Ingot
- Gold Horse Armor gives 1 Gold Ingot
- A Cauldron gives 7 Iron Ingots
- An Iron Door gives 6 Iron Ingots
- A Iron Trapdoor gives 6 Iron Ingots too
- Iron Bars give 5 Iron Ingots
- Buckets give 3 Iron Ingots
- Iron Pressure Plates gives 2 Iron Ingots
- Gold Pressure Plate gives 2 Gold Ingots
Planned recipes:
- Gold and Diamond Horse Armor (not working currently because of a bug)
Feel free to use it in a modpack or on a server, also if you want to use it in multiplayer it needs to be installed on the server and on the client.
Let me know if I should add other recipes either by posting a GitHub Issue or here on modrinth.
Available Versions
How to Install Obvious-Recipes 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 (1.12.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Obvious-Recipes". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.12.2
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Obvious-Recipes 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 (1.12.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Obvious-Recipes compatible with forge?
Obvious-Recipes officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.12.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Obvious-Recipes – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Obvious-Recipes 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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