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Dried Kelp Nerf

by Jamma003

Dried Kelp Nerf changes how Dried Kelp Blocks smelt, cutting the number of items each block yields in a furnace.

FabricClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.20.1

What it does

In vanilla, a Dried Kelp Block smelts into 8 items per block. This mod reduces that output, which is aimed at automated kelp farms that otherwise overwhelm coal supplies. A companion idea from the author, Activated Coal, lets coal mixed with redstone smelt 16 items per coal, and the author notes it pairs well with this change. Installation is needed on the client and the server, and the code is open source under the MIT License, for 1.20.1 only.

Key features

  1. Reduced smelting yield

    Dried Kelp Blocks produce fewer smelted items than the vanilla output of 8 per block.

  2. Slows automated kelp farms

    Large automated kelp farms produce less smelted output, so coal stays a meaningful resource.

  3. Pairs with Activated Coal

    The author describes Activated Coal as a separate idea that smelts 16 items per coal when mixed with redstone.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.11.0-1.20.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

How it compares

Full comparison

Nerf Bone Meal is a server-side only Fabric mod under the MIT License, for 1.19 – 1.20.1, and it changes bone meal instead of kelp. Sprint jump nerf is a client and server Fabric mod under the MIT License, published for 1.21.1 only.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Dried Kelp NerfFabric1.20.1Client and server2025-09-07
Nerf Bone MealFabric1.19 – 1.20.1Server-side only2023-07-04
Sprint jump nerfFabric1.21.1Client and server2026-05-10

Questions

Does Dried Kelp Nerf need to be installed on both sides?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Which loader does Dried Kelp Nerf use?

Dried Kelp Nerf is published for Fabric, for Minecraft 1.20.1 only, with 1.0-1.20.1 as the latest file from 2025-09-07.

In the catalog

Dried Kelp Nerf is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.

Game mechanics mods29,952Fabric modsMods for 1.20.134,764

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What the author says

Nerfs Dried Kelp Blocks so they only smelt 8 items per block, instead of the vanilla 20. Automated kelp farming is kind of OP and I wanted coal to remain important.
Jamma003, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Jamma003
Published
2025-09-07
Updated on Modrinth
2025-09-07
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Game mechanics
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