Eroding Stone Entities
by Serilum
Eroding Stone Entities makes stone-type blocks and items carried by flowing water turn into sand, clay or other placeholders after a set time, and it is server-side only.
What it does
A stone-type block or item that sits in a moving water stream erodes after a configurable duration, which defaults to 150 seconds and can be set between 1 and 3600 seconds. Cobblestone, stone, bricks, gravel, andesite, diorite, granite, sandstone and end stone all turn into sand, while red sandstone, netherrack and nether bricks turn into red sand. Clay is produced from the non-glazed terracotta blocks.
Erosion only occurs when the water source is moving, so standing water leaves stone untouched. The config file holds the erosion properties, including whether ice placed underneath a stream stops erosion, and whether items that erode into clay produce a clay block or a clay ball. Items transported by a water stream can be kept safe by placing ice beneath the channel.
Server owners install it, and players connect with no copy of their own. Eroding Stone Entities requires Collective on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Files cover 29 release versions, 1.16.5 – 26.3, and the latest build is 26.3.0-4.8-fabric+forge+neo for 26.3, published 2026-10-02. The code is not open source; the mod is licensed as All rights reserved, and public links exist for the source code and issue tracker.
Key features
Timed erosion of stone
Stone-type blocks and items in a moving water stream erode into sand, clay or red sand after a configurable delay.
Configurable erosion list
Lists of items that erode into sand or clay can be edited, so server owners choose which blocks are affected.
Ice blocks prevent erosion
By default, ice placed under a water stream stops stone from eroding, which keeps item transport channels intact.
Clay block or clay ball
An option makes items that erode into clay produce a clay block instead of a clay ball.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Sandstone Recycling is server-required with optional client files, under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license, and is not open source. Better Stoneworking shares the same environment and license terms, but also covers 1.20 – 26.3. Pretty Beaches is server-side only, not open source, and works on 1.18 – 26.3 instead of the 1.16.5 – 26.3 range of this mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eroding Stone Entities | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Sandstone Recycling | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-12 |
| Better Stoneworking | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-09-28 |
| Pretty Beaches | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-16 |
Questions
Does Eroding Stone Entities need Collective?
Do players need the mod installed?
How can erosion be stopped in a water channel?
In the catalog
Eroding Stone Entities is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Eroding Stone Entities was created to give players access to a more sustainable way of farming sand and clay. After playing a while you'll have chests upon chests of cobblestone, but that precious sand for your glass castle is nowhere to be found. Now you can drop any type of stone block into a moving water stream…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/eroding-stone-entities
- Owner
- Serilum
- Published
- 2022-09-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15