Better Furnaces - old versions

Name: Better Furnaces - old versions
Author: Nat's Projects

Better Furnaces - old versions is a Nat's Projects datapack and mod that adds recipes and crafting changes to Minecraft 1.16.x worlds, with files for many later releases.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalCreative Commons Attribution 4.01.16 – 26.3

What it does

Better Furnaces - old versions can be used in two ways: as a datapack dropped into a world's datapacks folder, followed by a reload with the reload command, or as a mod installed directly. The author describes it as a quality-of-life addition that adds many recipes and introduces brand-new crafting options to the game.

Server owners and players with a 1.16.x world will find the datapack form the most direct route, since it needs no loader. Installs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt are available for 40 release versions, 1.16 – 26.3, with 2.0.0+mod for 26.3 as the latest file on each loader. The server must run it, while players may add it or leave it out.

The license is Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, and the project is not open source. Public links cover an issue tracker and a wiki.

Key features

Datapack installation
The datapack is a single .zip file placed in the world's datapacks folder, then loaded with the reload command.
Added recipes
The mod adds a number of recipes that extend vanilla crafting, including brand-new crafting options.
Direct mod install
Instead of the datapack, the same content can be installed as a mod on a supported loader.
Adventure theme
Its primary category is Adventure, with Utility and Decoration listed as secondary categories.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

Version

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds

26.32.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod

26.22.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod

26.1.22.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod

26.1.12.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod

26.12.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod

1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds

1.21.112.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod

1.21.102.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod

1.21.92.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod

1.21.82.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod

1.21.72.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod

1.21.62.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod

1.21.52.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod

1.21.42.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod

1.21.32.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod

1.21.22.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod

1.21.12.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod

1.212.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod2.0.0+mod

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

ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Simple Name Tag and Simple Leads are both mods the server must run while players may leave them out, under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, not open source. Simple Name Tag covers 1.16 – 1.21.11 and Simple Leads covers 1.15 – 1.21.5, so neither matches this mod's full range. Brick Furnace is open source under the MIT License, runs on client and server together, and covers 1.14.4 – 26.2.

Mod	Loaders	Game versions	Environment	Updated
Better Furnaces - old versions	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.16 – 26.3	Server required, client optional	2026-09-25
Simple Name Tag	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.16 – 1.21.11	Server required, client optional	2026-09-26
Simple Leads	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.15 – 1.21.5	Server required, client optional	2026-09-26
Brick Furnace	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.14.4 – 26.2	Client and server	2026-09-06

Questions

Does Better Furnaces - old versions need to be installed on the client?

No. The server must run it, while players may leave it out and join without it.

Can the content be used without a mod loader?

Yes. The datapack form is a single .zip file placed in the world's datapacks folder, followed by a reload.

Which game versions have files?

Files exist for 40 release versions 1.16 – 26.3, and the 2.0.0+mod for 26.3 file is the latest on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt.

In the catalog

Better Furnaces - old versions is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.