Better Stones (Granite, Diorite Andesite)
by Nikas_Kunitz
Better Stones is a Forge decoration mod for 1.20.1 that adds granite, diorite and andesite blocks with new textures and a full set of building variants.
What it does
The mod expands granite, diorite and andesite into a complete family of stone blocks and replaces their vanilla textures with new, more realistic ones. It adds six full blocks per rock type, which together with vanilla brings the total to 24 full blocks, and 45 further block types such as stairs, slabs and walls bring the new content to 63 blocks.
Natural granite, diorite and andesite now drop the matching cobblestone instead of themselves, as regular stone does. Smelting returns the rock variant, and the polished variant is used to craft new bricks and the other forms. The crafting recipes follow the same pattern as regular stone, so the three rocks work as a building material of similar versatility.
Better Stones runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Files are published for Forge only, for Minecraft 1.20.1, with 1.1-1.20.1 as the latest build from 2026-03-30. The mod is licensed under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Complete stone families
Granite, diorite and andesite each gain cobblestone, mossy, chiseled and cracked forms with matching stairs, slabs and walls.
Polished wall variants
Polished walls are added along with buttons and pressure plates, covering forms that vanilla does not provide for these rocks.
Retextured polished blocks
The vanilla polished granite, diorite and andesite textures are replaced with new ones aimed at a more realistic look.
Cobblestone drops
Mining natural rock yields the matching cobblestone, which keeps the inventory from filling with the same stone.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want more stone variants for building and survival-style play on Forge 1.20.1, on a single player or a server.
How it compares
Spicyee's BetterBuild is a Fabric and Forge decoration mod for 1.20.1 with the same client and server environment, but it is not open source and is released under All rights reserved. Older Blocks is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 under the MIT License, so it covers a longer version range and is open source. Patchwork | Building Blocks covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 under the MIT License and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Stones (Granite, Diorite Andesite) | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-30 |
| Spicyee's BetterBuild | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-05-26 |
| Older Blocks | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-08-10 |
| Patchwork | Building Blocks | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-01 |
Questions
Does Better Stones need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Better Stones support?
Can the new textures be overridden by a resource pack?
In the catalog
Better Stones (Granite, Diorite Andesite) is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
"With this mod, granite, diorite and andesite will stop being a clutter in your inventory during mining, and will become the target of mining themself! I made this mod to make it so for myself!" This is my first mod. As it became clear that it will be a VERY long way before I would be able to realise my "way-too-big"…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/betterstones
- Owner
- Nikas_Kunitz
- Published
- 2026-03-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15