Reinforced Construction
by PorotoMz
Reinforced Construction adds more than 70 new blocks with high blast resistance, built from a Smooth Obsidian base that players obtain by smelting Obsidian.
What it does
Smelting an Obsidian block produces Smooth Obsidian, which serves as the main ingredient in most of the recipes. Smooth Obsidian then leads to new Obsidian Blocks and Reinforced Blocks, and smelting Smooth Obsidian yields Crystallized Obsidian. Glass made from it gains the same kind of blast resistance, so walls and doors can be built to hold up against explosions.
Some block types carry unique hardness and resistance values, and certain blocks are immune to the Ender Dragon. Reinforced Netherite Blocks are proof against the Wither, and Reinforced Gold Blocks can be moved by pistons. The author recommends the mod for hostile worlds where a base needs more protection than vanilla Obsidian offers. Reinforced Construction requires Fusion (Connected Textures) and is published for Forge and NeoForge, for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, under All rights reserved.
Key features
Smooth Obsidian base
Smelting an Obsidian block produces Smooth Obsidian, the ingredient used in most of the mod's recipes.
Blast resistant glass
Crystallized Obsidian is obtained by smelting Smooth Obsidian and can be used to craft blast resistant glass.
Reinforced block variants
Several block types have unique hardness and resistance values, and some are immune to the Ender Dragon or proof against the Wither.
Piston pushable gold
Reinforced Gold Blocks can be moved by pistons, unlike the other reinforced types.
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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 building bases in survival or hostile worlds, and builders who want a larger set of obsidian-style decorative blocks. Server owners who want protected structures on a multiplayer server will need the mod on the server and on every client.
How it compares
Smuggizmo's Reinforced Blocks is a Forge mod for 1.18.2 only, client-side only, and released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, so it is not open source. Reinforced Blocks covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.18.2 – 1.21.8, is client and server, and is under All rights reserved. Craftable Obsidian is server required with client optional, covers Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.4 – 26.3, and is under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinforced Construction | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-04-11 |
| Smuggizmo's Reinforced Blocks | Forge | 1.18.2 | Client-side only | 2023-08-11 |
| Reinforced Blocks | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-05-20 |
| Craftable Obsidian | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.4 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-03-15 |
Questions
Does Reinforced Construction need Fusion?
Does the server need the mod?
Which versions does the mod support?
In the catalog
Reinforced Construction is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Reinforced Construction adds +70 new Blast Resistance blocks to Minecraft using a new Obsidian Block. Recommended if you have a very hostile world and don't want to protect your base using vanilla obsidian only.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/reinforced-construction
- Owner
- PorotoMz
- Published
- 2025-02-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-04-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15