Geo Hammer
by Complexity
Geo Hammer, a Forge equipment mod from Complexity, adds geological hammers and an electric scanner that reveal nearby ores.
What it does
The mod adds a Stone Geological Hammer, an Iron Geological Hammer and an Electric Scanner, three tools that detect ores within reach. Detected ores show up in a corner of the screen with a smooth animated display of textures and counts. Clients and servers both need the mod, so it is installed on each side.
Geo Hammer began as a planned part of the Geo Logic idea and was released separately as a standalone piece of a larger project. The author describes it as an early release in which almost everything can be configured, and says more content may come later along with fixes for possible bugs. Files are published for Forge across six game versions, and the mod is released under the MIT License without being open source.
Key features
Geological hammers
Stone and iron geological hammers each detect ores in the area around the player when used.
Electric scanner
A separate electric scanner locates nearby ores, giving a third tool beyond the two hammers.
Ore display
Detected ores appear as animated overlays with textures and amounts, faded in smoothly.
Configuration
Most parts of the mod can be adjusted through its options, and the author plans further additions.
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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.
Use cases
Surveying a new area
A player can scan a fresh chunk of cave or mountain terrain to see which ores are close before digging.
Mining with less guesswork
The hammers and scanner show ore amounts on screen, so a player can plan a tunnel around the richest spots.
Who it’s for: Players who want ore detection tools on Forge, and server owners who run modpacks that include a small, configurable equipment addon.
How it compares
Simple Hammers is a Forge mod that shares the client and server environment with Geo Hammer, under All rights reserved. Geo Tracer is server-side only and works only with 1.20.1, so players can join without installing it. Humolp's hammers is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, with a client and server environment like Geo Hammer.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geo Hammer | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-04-14 |
| Simple Hammers | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-02-18 |
| Geo Tracer | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-10-01 |
| Humolp's hammers | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-11 |
Questions
Does Geo Hammer need to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Geo Hammer support?
Can Geo Hammer be changed through a config file?
In the catalog
Geo Hammer is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
This mod is more of an addon rather than a full standalone mod, but it is fully functional! It adds 3 tools. When used, you will see a nice animation in the corner of the screen, with smoothly appearing textures of ores, their amounts, and names.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/geo-hammer
- Owner
- Complexity
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15