Sami's Simply More Lava

Sami's Simply More Lava

Simply adds more recipe use for lava. A total of 7 recipes added and 4 new blocks: the Heating Cauldron, Solar Heater, Solar Reflector, and Pressure Smelter.

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About this Mod

Simply More Lava is my first mod, which adds 4 very important new blocks (Heating Cauldron, Solar Heater, Solar Reflector, and Pressure Smelter) and 7 new lava-related recipes.

the mod

The Heating Cauldron: A block crafted with 4 nether bricks and 3 iron, which generates 1,000 mB of lava per cobblestone and can hold 2 buckets. Depending on the heat source, magma, or Solar heater (or even both), the time it will take for the lava to generate will change. It works with any forge fluid pipe. With the help of a magma block below, just drop a piece of anystone BLOCK and listen to that baby sizzle. (It will output a redstone signal based on how full it is)

the Heating cauldron
Heating Cauldron recipe
Heating Cauldron stone

[WARNING] Be careful when walking on a full Heating Cauldron. You will be burned even if you don't touch the lava; it's still HOT. And remember, don't spill the lava because if the heater contains any lava, you will get splashed. Finally, don't try putting more cobblestone in a full Heating Cauldron because it will overflow.

The Solar Heater: A block crafted with 3 glass 4 netherbricks, and 1 amethyst shard, which generates a highly concentrated lazer during peak sunlight hours (2000 to 10000). It serves as an efficient alternative to magma for heating the Heating Cauldron and can be used to smelt any item compatible with the process under its lazer.

Solar Heater
Solar Heater cooking
Solar Heater Recipe

The Solar Reflector: This block is used to reflect the solar heater's lazer horizontally and is crafted with 1 amethyst block, 2 glass blocks, and 6 nether bricks. With this, you can now use the solar heater's lazer for more than one side of the heating cauldron, but be careful because this block also adds a new hazard with the lazers. The lazers can only reach 4 blocks.

Solar Reflector
Solar Reflector recipe

With the new 1.5.5 update comes a better heat system.

Heating Cauldron processing time
The base time is 5 seconds with no heat (but obviously, no lava will be generated with no heat)

(Maga block on the sides = -0.25 sec)

(Maga block on the bottom = -0.50 sec)

(lazer/Solar Reflector on the sides = -0.75 sec)

(Solar Heater on the bottom = -1 sec)

The Solar reflector can also be turned off with a redstone signal

Heat system

The Pressure Smelter: Last but not least, the new Pressure Smelter crafted with 1 anvil, 3 iron, and 4 nether bricks, when placed on the Heating Cauldron, it will use the lava to create 5 new recipes. Like making diamonds with a coal block, which, with 1 bucket of lava and a little patience (1 min) and doubles your raw ore output in half a min using one bucket of lava, and making enchanted golden apples with 9 golden apples and 2 buckets of lava in half a min.
(also has a slot for any stone block to refill the heating cauldron automatically when empty)

Pressure Smelter
Pressure Smelter recipe
Pressure Smelter Uses
Pressure Smelter GUI

7 new lava-related recipes.

Functions with any log type
alternative source of obsidian
more better way to use Raw ore blocks (works with iron and gold)
NO MORE MAGMA SLIME HUNTING!!!

(I'm planning to add more recipes and lava functionality)

Available Versions

Sami's Simply More Lava 1.5.5release
MC 1.20.1forge
August 31, 2025
Sami's Simply More Lava 1.5.2release
MC 1.20.1forge
August 23, 2025
Sami's Simply More Lava 1.5.0release
MC 1.20.1forge
August 19, 2025

How to Install Sami's Simply More Lava 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 (1.20.1).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Sami's Simply More Lava". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forge

Minecraft Versions

1.20.1

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Sami's Simply More Lava 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 Sami's Simply More Lava compatible with forge?

Sami's Simply More Lava officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Sami's Simply More Lava – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Sami's Simply More Lava 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
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Supported Versions

1.20.1