Ore Control
by masa
Ore Control lets server owners switch off parts of vanilla ore and decoration generation, including the andesite, diorite and granite stone variants.
What it does
The mod works during chunk population and biome decoration. A main config file, orecontrol.cfg, sets which ores and terrain features may generate in the world, and each option can be changed on its own. Dirt, gravel, pocket generation inside stone, emerald ore and silverfish blocks are among the entries it covers, and the Extreme Hills biomes are handled as well. Decoration generation such as tall grass, trees, mushrooms and flowers can be disabled through the same file.
Per-dimension control is an option. Setting B:enablePerDimensionConfigs in the main file turns it on, and a copy of the main config named after a dimension, such as orecontrol_dim1.cfg, then applies only to that dimension. A per-dimension file overrides the main config for its dimension once it exists, and the options are filled in the first time the world loads. Ore Control is Forge-only, released for Minecraft 1.7.10 – 1.12.2, and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
Key features
Disable vanilla ores
Individual ores and terrain features can be switched off from the main config, one option at a time.
Stone variant control
The andesite, diorite and granite stone types added in later versions can be disabled individually.
Decoration control
Tall grass, trees, mushrooms, flowers and other decorations can be removed from chunk population.
Per-dimension configs
Each dimension can get its own config file that overrides the main settings, switched on by one option.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.12.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.11.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.10.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.9.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.8.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.7.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Server worlds
Server owners can strip out unwanted ore and decoration generation so a world matches the intended design.
Dimension-specific rules
Different dimensions can keep different ore sets through their own config copies.
Who it’s for: Server owners and modpack authors who want to control which vanilla ore and decoration features generate in a Forge world.
How it compares
Ore Tweaker is a Forge mod with client and server environment, published for 1.7.10 – 1.18.2 under the MIT License and open source. Stable Emerald Ore and No Monster Stone MC is server-side only, covers 1.12.2 alone, and is not open source under All rights reserved. Disable Structures is server-side only for 1.6.4 and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ore Control | Forge | 1.7.10 – 1.12.2 | Server-side only | 2023-05-15 |
| Ore Tweaker | Forge | 1.7.10 – 1.18.2 | Client and server | 2024-01-04 |
| Stable Emerald Ore and No Monster Stone MC | Forge | 1.12.2 | Server-side only | 2026-02-09 |
| Disable Structures | Forge | 1.6.4 | Server-side only | 2024-12-19 |
Questions
Does Ore Control need to be installed on the client?
Which Minecraft versions are supported?
In the catalog
Ore Control is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
A small mod to control ore generation, chunk population and biome decoration. In the config file you can individually set which ores or terrain features are not allowed to generate in the world. For ores, this includes Dirt and Gravel pocket generation inside stone, and Emerald ore and Silverfish blocks in Extreme…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ore-control
- Owner
- masa
- Published
- 2023-04-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-05-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15