Usable Unusables

adds use to some useless items and also some crafting recipes

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About this Mod

A simple mod that gives use to some previewsly unusable or useless items.

not only that but it also adds some crafting recipes to some items that would be nearly unusable in a regular survival world.

The mod currently adds uses for the following :

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Poisonous potato - can be turned into regular potatoes and then into french fries.
Rotten flesh - can be cooked into Rotten steak a bad source of food but not useless.
Spider eye - can be cooked into cooked spider eye which gives night vision or you can use them for a spider eye stew which elongates the effect.

It also gives recipes to the following items:

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All horse armour - crafted with a leather horse armour and 6 of the material of the wanted tier of armour.
Name tag - crafted with 1 leather, 1 iron, 1 paper and 1 ink sac.
Bell - crafted with 3 gold, 1 gold nugget and one of any wood.
Gilded Blackstone - 2 gold nuggets, 2 blackstone.
Saddle - 3 leather, 2 strings and 2 tripwire hooks.

Available Versions

Usable Unusables 1.0.0release

MC 1.20.1forge

November 15, 2025

How to Install Usable Unusables 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 "Usable Unusables". 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

Usable Unusables 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 Usable Unusables compatible with forge?

Usable Unusables officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Usable Unusables – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Usable Unusables 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.