Resource Boxes
by CardeJIbka
Resource Boxes adds loot boxes that drop from dungeons and structures, with a chance of holding Resource Shards, Resource Gems and other items from new ores.
What it does
Boxes come in several types, and each type rolls from its own table of items, with a chance and a maximum count set for each entry. Opening a box can yield random loot, and equipment has a small chance of carrying random enchantments, including Mending. Loot structures and loot tables from the vanilla game are integrated, so the boxes appear in places players already explore.
The mod also places new ore into the world. Resource Ore and its deepslate variant spawn in the Overworld, the first at Y=-64 to 32 and the deepslate version below Y=0, and a new underground ores stage is added to Overworld biomes. Mining the ore with an iron pickaxe or better is required. With Silk Touch the ore block itself drops, while without it the ore yields Resource Shards, with a base amount that Fortune increases.
Installation runs on the server alone, so players join without installing anything. Files are published for Fabric and Forge; the catalog lists 1.20.1 and 1.21.1 among the game versions with files, and the latest Fabric and Forge builds are 1.1.1-hotfix and 1.0.0. The code is MIT licensed and open source.
Key features
Typed loot boxes
Each box type has its own item table, with a chance and a maximum count for every entry.
Tooltip drop hints
Tooltips list the possible drops of a box with their probabilities and quantity ranges.
Resource ore generation
Resource Ore and its deepslate variant generate in the Overworld at set height ranges.
New shards and gems
Resource Shard, Resource Gem and the matching block are new items that ores and boxes can yield.
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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
Dungeon looting
Servers can place the boxes in dungeons and structures so players find them while exploring.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want extra loot and a new ore progression in survival worlds. Players only need to join the server, since the mod is server-side only.
How it compares
Better Deepslate Ore Drops is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod covering 1.17 – 1.20.4, under the Apache License 2.0, and it is not open source; it works on the server, and clients can skip it. Bed's LootBoxes is a Forge mod covering 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, under All rights reserved, and it is not open source; every player on a server that runs it needs it too.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resource Boxes | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.10 | Server-side only | 2026-09-08 |
| Better Deepslate Ore Drops | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.17 – 1.20.4 | Server required, client optional | 2024-02-18 |
| Bed's LootBoxes | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-05-25 |
Questions
Does Resource Boxes need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Resource Boxes support?
Does Silk Touch change what the ore drops?
In the catalog
Resource Boxes is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,715 Food mods for Fabric. 15,569 mods support Minecraft 1.21.10.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/resource-boxes
- Owner
- CardeJIbka
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15