Nether Items Overhaul
by e-splat
Nether Items Overhaul makes some Nether materials useful for crafting, adding new ores, tools, weapons and armor sets to the Nether.
What it does
The mod adds new ores, tools, weapons and armor sets built from Nether materials. Several of them use Wither Soulsinite Ingots, and the crafting recipes of the new items follow the vanilla pattern, except that raw quartz and the Soulsinite ingot take the place of some vanilla inputs. Soul Sand is also crafted into a new form from quartz ingots, gold ingots and soul sand.
Obtaining the new items is deliberately hard. One recipe needs a Wither Skeleton skull together with gold ingots, and diamonds are used in others. Tools in the Netherite line cannot be crafted directly; they have to be made at a smithing table, and only Netherite tools can take the Netherite Upgrade. Diamond-based items trade power for durability, so the choice between them is a matter of play style.
Installation needs nothing beyond the mod itself, since no other mod is listed as a requirement. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge, with Forge builds for 1.20.1 and NeoForge builds for 1.21.4. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. The code is released under the MIT License, but the project is not open source.
Key features
New Nether ores
New ores are found in the Nether, adding raw materials beyond the vanilla set.
Nether tools and weapons
Tools and weapons are crafted from Nether materials such as raw quartz and Soulsinite ingots.
Armor sets
Full armor sets join the new weapons and tools, each with its own material progression.
Soul Sand recipe
Soul Sand can be crafted from quartz ingots, gold ingots and soul sand, giving the block a new use.
Smithing-based Netherite tools
Netherite tools are made at a smithing table and upgraded with the Netherite Upgrade, which only applies to Netherite tools.
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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
Better Gold Equipment is client and server, published for Forge and NeoForge across 1.20 – 1.21.1, and released under All rights reserved. Netherite Tweaks covers a wider version range, 1.20.1 – 1.21.8, under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 license. Simple Nether Star Items is a Forge-only option for 1.20.1 under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nether Items Overhaul | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-03-24 |
| Better Gold Equipment | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-29 |
| Netherite Tweaks | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-12-01 |
| Simple Nether Star Items | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-04-19 |
Questions
Which loader should Nether Items Overhaul use?
Does the server need Nether Items Overhaul?
Why can't Netherite tools be crafted directly?
In the catalog
Nether Items Overhaul is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
Nether Items Overhaul expands the Nether with new ores, tools, weapons, and armor sets, introducing a new useful way to use some Nether's stuff Very hard to obtain, because you need one Wither Skeleton Skull, along with Gold Ingots and Diamonds to craft it. There are tools, but like Netherite ones, they can't be…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/nether-items-overhaul
- Owner
- e-splat
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-03-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15