Sight's Vanilla Expanded

Sight's Vanilla Expanded

This QoL mod aims to make Minecraft more consistent, with a large variety of blocks and block variants. It also adds more recipes to vanilla items, while updating some for better consistency.

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Screenshots

Example Build
New house interior!
House interior with six-sided blocks
Rainbow Concrete is now obtainable like other Concrete blocks!
Family photo!
Craftable Amethyst Shards! (as of 2.2)

About this Mod

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Features (highlights)

Blocks

  • New Stairs, Slabs and Walls for 90+ vanilla blocks including:
    • Terracotta, Stained Terracotta, Concrete, Dirt, Mineral blocks, Deepslate, Sculk, Glowstone and more.
  • Block of Charcoal
    • Should be pretty self explanatory.
  • Cut Iron, Gold, Diamond, Netherite Blocks
    • Used to craft the Cut stairs, slabs and walls.
    • Crafted with 4 of the normal variant.
  • Block of Eyeball
    • It's more slippery than Blue Ice.
    • Crafted from 9 Eyeballs.
  • Charred Oak Woodset (Planks, Slab, Stairs, Pressure Plate, Button, Door, Trapdoor)
    • It's very weak, so it breaks when interacted with (including stepping on it).
    • Obtained by smelting any regular planks.
  • New Cracked/Mossy/Chiseled/Normal Brick variants for blocks such as:
    • Diorite, Andesite, Granite, Dripstone, Calcite, Bricks, Mud Bricks, Red Nether Bricks and Blue Nether Bricks.
  • Rainbow blocks
    • Crafted using the new Rainbow Dye and any dyeable block (like Wool, Terracotta, Concrete, etc.)
  • Blue Nether Bricks
    • Comes with Stairs, Slab, Wall, Fence and Fence Gate variants.

Items

  • Eyeball
    • Used to craft Blocks of Eyeball.
    • Can be crafted with a Ghast Tear and an Ender Pearl.
  • Banana (food)
    • Unobtainable in Survival (for now).
  • Burger (food)
    • Can be crafted with 6 Bread and 3 Steak horizontally.
  • Soul
    • Can be crafted from Soul Sand or Soul Soil.
    • You can free it by right-clicking on the ground, or when punching mobs.
      • You can also get a little reward by doing it, but will you take the risk?
  • Bedrock Tools
    • Can insta-mine blocks.
    • Are unbreakable.
    • Can't break Bedrock.

And too much more to count!

Available Versions

Vanilla Expanded (26.1.2)release
MC 26.1.2neoforge
June 9, 2026
Vanilla Expanded (1.21.8)release
MC 1.21.8neoforge
June 9, 2026
Vanilla Expanded (1.21.1)release
MC 1.21.1neoforge
June 9, 2026
Vanilla Expanded (1.21.8)release
MC 1.21.8neoforge
February 18, 2026
Vanilla Expanded (1.21.1)release
MC 1.21.1neoforge
February 18, 2026

How to Install Sight's Vanilla Expanded on Your Server

1

Order Server

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

2

Set neoforge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the neoforge loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).

3

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

neoforge

Minecraft Versions

26.1.2, 1.21.8, 1.21.4 (+1 more)

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Sight's Vanilla Expanded server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong neoforge 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 Sight's Vanilla Expanded compatible with neoforge?

Sight's Vanilla Expanded officially supports neoforge for Minecraft 26.1.2, 1.21.8, 1.21.4. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Sight's Vanilla Expanded – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Sight's Vanilla Expanded 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
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Server-side
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Supported Versions

26.1.21.21.81.21.41.21.1