CrystalBlocks
by DirazCoder
CrystalBlocks adds seven decorative block families in six colors, each with matching slabs, stairs, fences, walls and, for the glow family, fence gates.
What it does
Vanilla building block sets offer little texture variety once stone, brick and quartz are used up, so CrystalBlocks supplies seven more families in six colors: crystal, brick, marble and others. Every color gets a full building set of block, slab, stairs, fence, fence gate and wall, which lets a builder finish a house or room in a material that vanilla never provided.
The glow family is a single glowing block crafted from glowstone dust instead of dye, and it emits full light. Its variants follow the same set of slab, stairs, fence, fence gate and wall. Slabs on 1.20.1 waterlog like vanilla slabs, so one can hold water in a single block space, and fences, gates and walls waterlog through the vanilla base classes they extend.
Corroded is one of the families and uses redstone where an iron nugget would normally be used. Installation is a single Forge file per Minecraft version, and CrystalBlocks runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for 1.7.10, 1.12.2 and 1.20.1, and the mod is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Seven block families
Seven families in six colors each add a block with its slab, stairs, fence, wall and matching variants.
Glowing family
The glow family uses glowstone dust in its recipe and emits full light, with a complete set of matching shapes.
Waterlogging slabs
On 1.20.1 the slabs waterlog properly, and fences, gates and walls waterlog through their vanilla base classes.
Own creative tab
The blocks sit in their own creative tab rather than being buried in the vanilla building blocks tab.
Everything drops itself
Every block drops itself when broken, so no crafting is needed to recover a placed block.
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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.
How it compares
New Slabs, Stairs & Walls is open source under the MIT License and runs on Fabric and Forge for 1.12.2 – 26.3, while CrystalBlocks is Forge-only and covers 1.7.10, 1.12.2 and 1.20.1. AnyVanillaWaterlog is a Forge mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 under the Apache License 2.0, and it is not open source; it adds waterlogging to vanilla blocks rather than new block families. Sculk Blockset is open source under the MIT License for Fabric and Forge on 1.20.1 – 1.20.2, adding a sculk themed set of blocks.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrystalBlocks | Forge | 1.7.10 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-09 |
| New Slabs, Stairs & Walls | Fabric and Forge | 1.12.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-07 |
| AnyVanillaWaterlog | Forge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-04-28 |
| Sculk Blockset | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2025-10-30 |
Questions
Which loader does CrystalBlocks support?
Does the server need CrystalBlocks?
Which Minecraft versions have files?
What the author says
Vanilla building block sets don't leave much room for texture variety once you've used up stone, brick, and quartz. This mod adds 7 more block families, each in 6 colors, so you've got somewhere to go once you've built the same three houses out of the same three materials. Available for 1.20.1, 1.12.2, and 1.7.10. No…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/crystalblocks
- Owner
- DirazCoder
- Published
- 2026-09-07
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15