Ant (No Ants Included)
by Pi42
Ant adds a corrected Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template duplication recipe for NeoForge, so the template's texture and ingredients match the vanilla design.
What it does
The Ant mod changes how the Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template is duplicated. In the recipe, the diamond arrow core is surrounded by netherrack, and the diamonds sit outside the netherrack, which follows the vanilla texture. The diamond step uses a diamond block. The aim is to keep the recipe faithful to the template's look without letting duplication happen so readily that it bypasses progression.
Ant runs on the server alone, so players join without installing anything. It is published for NeoForge only, for 1.21.1, with version 1.0.0 as the latest file released on 2026-08-29. The mod is not open source and is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Accurate template recipe
The duplication recipe is changed so the output matches the Netherite Upgrade template's texture.
Netherrack envelope
The diamond arrow core is wrapped in netherrack, with the diamonds placed outside it as in the vanilla design.
Diamond block step
The diamond part of the recipe uses a diamond block rather than loose diamonds.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Easy Ants is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 that runs on the client and server, and it is not open source. Blank Smithing Template is also for NeoForge, but targets 1.21.11, runs on client and server, and is open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ant (No Ants Included) | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-08-29 |
| Easy Ants | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-26 |
| Blank Smithing Template | NeoForge | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-02-07 |
Questions
Does Ant need to be installed on the client?
In the catalog
Ant (No Ants Included) is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 7,420 Equipment mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
ANT (Accurate Netherite Template) makes the Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template duplication recipe accurate to its texture, with the diamond arrow as the core and the netherrack as the envelope. the vanilla recipe has all the diamonds on the outside of the netherrack, which makes no sense. this mod makes it so the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ant-no-ants-included
- Owner
- Pi42
- Published
- 2026-08-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15