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Cheaper Clocks

by notblue

Cheaper Clocks changes the clock recipe so it takes three gold nuggets and one gold ingot in place of four gold ingots, using a data pack rather than new items.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalCreative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.01.20 – 26.3

What it does

The mod replaces the clock crafting recipe with a version that needs less gold. The clock is made from one gold ingot, redstone dust and three gold nuggets, which lowers the amount of gold a player must gather. The change is delivered as a data pack, so no new blocks or items are added and the rest of the game stays as it is.

Because the recipe is the only thing altered, the mod suits survival players who want clocks sooner and server owners who run a data pack list. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and as a data pack for server platforms, with files for 1.20 – 26.3. Server owners install it, and players can join with or without it.

The author publishes the pack under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license, which is not open source. Its terms allow others to modify and share the pack under stated conditions, and the source code and issue tracker are public. Snapshot builds are published as well.

Key features

  1. Cheaper clock recipe

    The clock uses one gold ingot and three gold nuggets in place of four gold ingots.

  2. Data pack delivery

    The change is a data pack that replaces only the clock recipe, leaving other crafting unchanged.

  3. No new items

    Nothing is added to the game; the only difference is the cost of the clock recipe.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
26.33.0+mod3.0+mod3.0+mod3.0+mod
26.23.0+mod3.0+mod3.0+mod3.0+mod
26.1.23.0+mod3.0+mod3.0+mod3.0+mod
26.1.13.0+mod3.0+mod3.0+mod3.0+mod
26.13.0+mod3.0+mod3.0+mod3.0+mod
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.21.112.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod
1.21.102.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod
1.21.92.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod
1.21.82.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod
1.21.72.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod
1.21.62.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod
1.21.52.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod
1.21.42.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod
1.21.32.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod
1.21.22.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod
1.21.12.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod
1.212.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod2.6+mod
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.

Use cases

Who it’s for: Survival players who want a cheaper clock recipe, and server owners who prefer a data pack over a client mod.

How it compares

Full comparison

Cheaper Lantern Recipe is a server-side mod with All rights reserved licensing, published for 1.21.5 – 26.3, and it changes the lantern recipe rather than the clock. Iron Nugget Recycling and Gold Nugget Recycling are MIT licensed and not open source, covering 1.13 – 1.21.8, and they change how nuggets are recycled instead of crafting costs. Cheaper Clocks uses a data pack and the Creative Commons license, so it is not comparable in loaders for alternatives that include Forge and NeoForge files.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Cheaper ClocksFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.20 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-09-28
Cheaper Lantern RecipeFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.5 – 26.3Server required, client optional2026-06-14
Iron Nugget RecyclingFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.13 – 1.21.8Server required, client optional2025-09-03
Gold Nugget RecyclingFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.13 – 1.21.8Server required, client optional2025-09-03

Questions

Does Cheaper Clocks need to be installed on the client?

No. The server must run it, while players may leave it out.

Which loaders can run Cheaper Clocks?

Files are published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and a data pack version is also available for server platforms.

Can the recipe be changed or shared?

The pack is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0, so modifying and sharing it are allowed under the stated conditions.

In the catalog

Cheaper Clocks is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

Utility mods36,990Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

This is a simple data pack that updates Minecraft's clock crafting recipe to use three gold nuggets, one gold ingot and redstone dust instead of four gold ingots and redstone dust.
notblue, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
notblue
Published
2024-05-18
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-28
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Utility
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