Fun Additions
Fun Additions brings rubies to Minecraft: ruby ore, a ruby item and blocks that let players break stone faster and reach a higher mining level.
What it does
The mod adds rubies, a ruby item, ruby ore and ruby deepslate ore to the world. Ruby blocks are part of the content, and ruby armor is not yet in the mod and was planned for a later update. The author states that the mod changes how mining works, since mining is slow and tedious in the base game, and that rubies are meant to make mining quicker by letting most blocks break almost instantly at a mining speed of 250.
The mod also changes the lantern block. Lanterns in the base game are replaced by a lantern that the mod supplies, so crafting recipes that use lanterns produce the replacement instead. Players who want the original lantern back will need to remove the mod. Fun Additions requires Fabric API and runs on Fabric for 1.20.1, released under the MIT License, though the code is not open source. Client and server both need it, so every player on a server that runs it must install it too.
Key features
Ruby ore and items
Ruby ore, ruby deepslate ore and a ruby item are added, giving players a new material to dig and craft with.
Fast mining with rubies
Most blocks break almost instantly at a mining speed of 250, which reduces the time spent on mining.
Mining level 4 for rubies
Rubies reach mining level 4, which places them above diamonds and netherite as a tool material.
Lantern replacement
The base game lantern is replaced by a lantern supplied by the mod, which changes crafting recipes that use lanterns.
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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
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who find mining slow and want faster tools, and server owners who want a new ore and material tier on Fabric for 1.20.1.
How it compares
Enough Rubies is also a Fabric mod for 1.21.1, with client and server environment, open source and under the MIT License. Ruby Things is another Fabric option for 1.21.1, also client and server, open source under the MIT License. Lantern Config is for 1.20.1 on Fabric, client and server, open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and deals with lantern settings rather than rubies.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fun Additions | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-06-28 |
| Enough Rubies | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-04-19 |
| Ruby Things | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-11-17 |
| Lantern Config | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-18 |
Questions
Does Fun Additions need Fabric API?
Does the server need Fun Additions?
Does Fun Additions change the lantern recipe?
Is ruby armor included?
In the catalog
Fun Additions 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
This mod adds some fun little things to the game, right now it's not very big but I do intend to change that. so far the mod includes, rubies!!!, ruby item, ruby ore, ruby deepslate ore, ruby block, and all ruby items, note that there is no ruby armor yet that is planned to come soon
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/fun-additions
- Owner
- SophieIsCuteGirl
- Published
- 2023-06-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-06-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15