Better Ore Smelting
by Sashiro
Better Ore Smelting lets players smelt Raw Ore Blocks in a furnace or blast furnace, turning each one into a full Block.
What it does
Raw Ore Blocks can be processed through smelting, producing complete block variants that were previously of little use. The mod is distributed as a data pack as well as for Fabric, Forge and Quilt, with builds covering 1.13 – 1.20.4 and snapshot builds also published. A server must run it, while players may leave it out. The license is All rights reserved, and the mod is not open source.
Key features
Smeltable raw ore blocks
Raw Ore Blocks can be placed in a furnace or blast furnace and converted into their finished block form.
Full block variants
Smelting yields complete block variants, so the output of raw ore blocks is no longer limited to decoration.
Data pack option
The same recipes are available as a data pack for servers that do not want to install a Java mod.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.20.x5 of 5 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
1.15.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.14.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.13.x3 of 3 versions with builds
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
How it compares
Smelting Sand in Blast Furnace is a server-side only option under the MIT License, open source and published for 1.16.5 – 26.2. Raw Ores Processing is open source under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only and covers 1.13 – 1.21.3, with a server required and client optional environment.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Ore Smelting | Fabric, Forge and Quilt | 1.13 – 1.20.4 | Server required, client optional | 2023-05-03 |
| Smelting Sand in Blast Furnace | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-09-04 |
| Raw Ores Processing | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.13 – 1.21.3 | Server required, client optional | 2024-11-02 |
Questions
Does a server need Better Ore Smelting?
In the catalog
Better Ore Smelting is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
For an Up-to-Date version, please use JustBetterRecipes which includes Smelting and Blasting of Ore Blocks as well as many more recipes! Do you know those Raw Ore Blocks? You might have found them to be rather useless. However, with the Better Ore Smelting Datapack, that's about to change!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-ore-smelting
- Owner
- Sashiro
- Published
- 2023-04-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-05-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15