Building But Better
by crispytwig
Building But Better expands Minecraft's block shapes and adds customizable block interactions for players who build with vanilla materials.
What it does
The mod extends the shape options available to vanilla blocks, so builders can place a wider set of forms without crafting separate pieces by hand. Block interactions can be adjusted, which gives players more control over how a placed block behaves when used. Its design draws on earlier building mods such as Conquest, Cocricot and Miniaturia, aiming to serve as a dependable base for vanilla-style construction. Architectury API is required, and the mod runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for Fabric and Forge for 1.20.1 only, under a custom license that is not open source.
Key features
Expanded block shapes
Blocks gain additional shapes, letting builders place stairs, slabs and similar forms in more configurations.
Customizable block interactions
Players can change how placed blocks respond when used, giving decorative and functional builds more control.
Vanilla-focused design
Additions stay close to the look and materials of vanilla Minecraft, so builds keep a consistent style.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Questions
Does Building But Better need Architectury API?
In the catalog
Building But Better is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Building But Better is a mod inspired by other mods such as Conquest, Cocricot, and Miniaturia with the aspiration of acting as a staple for Vanilla builders by expanding upon Minecraft’s shapes and adding customizability via block interactions. ✅ Supported ▪ ⚠️ Maintenance ▪ ❌ Deprecated | Feature | Details |…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/building-but-better
- Owner
- crispytwig
- Published
- 2024-05-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
