Balanced recipes and copper
by astrogeo25
Balanced recipes and copper adds crafting recipes for items that are normally hard to obtain, so players can make them from materials they already have.
What it does
The mod adds recipes that let players craft items such as netherite templates, trial keys, the enchanted apple, saddles and name tags, and copper-based fishing rods and crafters. Other recipes cover recycling netherite scrap and leather, unpacking amethyst, quartz and glowstone, and turning rotten flesh into leather. Shapeless recipes for bread, cookies, paper, shulker boxes, the 2x2 crafting grid and smithing tables are included as well.
The mod is built around the idea that items should cost a fair amount of materials rather than depend on luck in loot. A debug stick, an invisible item and the bell and spore blossom recipes are optional. Recipes are delivered as a data pack too, so servers running a data pack can use the same content without a mod loader. The server must run the mod, while players may add it but do not need to. Files exist for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.16 – 1.21.10, and the code is under the MIT License, which is not open source.
Key features
Craftable hard-to-obtain items
Netherite templates, trial keys, the enchanted apple and saddles can be crafted from common materials.
Recycling recipes
Netherite scrap and leather can be recycled back into usable materials.
Unpacking recipes
Amethyst, quartz and glowstone blocks unpack into their raw items, and cobweb can be crafted from string.
Optional recipes
The debug stick and an invisible item are included as optional recipes, and a normal version without trial key crafting is available.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x11 of 11 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who want rare items to be reachable by crafting, and players who prefer recipe-based progression over random loot.
How it compares
Balanced Horse Armor Recipes covers only horse armor, is a mod that servers need while clients may skip it, and is published under All rights reserved. Craft Enchanted Golden Apples adds golden apple recipes, is one where the server needs it and players may leave it out, and is available under CC0 1.0 Universal. Craft Enchanted Golden Apple works the same way, is open source under the MIT License, and covers 1.16 – 26.3 on all four loaders.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced recipes and copper | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16 – 1.21.10 | Server required, client optional | 2025-11-30 |
| Balanced Horse Armor Recipes | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.14 – 26.1.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-05-09 |
| Craft Enchanted Golden Apples | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.14 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-11 |
| Craft Enchanted Golden Apple | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-14 |
Questions
Does Balanced recipes and copper need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders are supported?
Can the mod be used without a loader?
In the catalog
Balanced recipes and copper is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,930 Management mods for Fabric. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.
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What the author says
This mod/datapack adds useful crafting recipes to Minecraft, focusing on obtaining items from scratch that normally cannot be obtained or depend on loot, but at a fair cost, using a reasonable amount of materials. Note: normal version haven't trial keys crafting. Check trialkey version for this
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/balanced-recipes-and-copper
- Owner
- astrogeo25
- Published
- 2025-08-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-11-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15