akkamaddi's Sterling and Black
by Sinhika
akkamaddi's Sterling and Black gives silver a pair of alloys, Sterling Steel and Black Silver, with armor and tools that keep silver's enchantability.
What it does
Sterling Steel is a stronger alloy than standard silver, and it trades only a little enchantability for a large gain in durability. Black Silver is a slightly stronger component that gains a higher enchantability, and it uses Onyx as a source. Both alloys can be made into full sets of tools and armor, and their armor and tools keep a slightly higher enchantability than the plain silver versions. Armor made from either alloy looks like iron equipment with a blueish tint.
The mod is an add-on for SimpleOres, and it needs Fusion and SimpleCoreLib to run. SimpleOres and Zot's Only Silver are optional, and Zot's Only Silver is recommended as the source of silver. Installing Zot's Only Silver also enables special silver-only enchantments. Released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, the source code is public and the project is open source. It is published for Forge and NeoForge, across six release versions 1.7.10 – 1.20.1, and it runs on client and server.
The original module was written for Minecraft 1.7.10, and later ports followed. The current build targets 1.20.1, and the author took over maintenance after the original add-on was abandoned. The original permissions are recorded in the linked Minecraft Forum thread.
Key features
Two silver alloys
Sterling Steel and Black Silver add alloys that can be used for full sets of tools and armor.
Enchantment effects
Wearing Sterling Steel armor grants a potion effect, and a full Black Silver set grants a temporary Dig Speed 1 enchantment.
Sterling Steel potion effects
A helmet, chest plate and leggings worn together grant a small movement speed boost, and adding boots grants Jump 1, which raises jump height by half a block.
Fence scaling
The mod allows wooden and stone fences to be scaled.
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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 2
Optional 2
How it compares
Silver Ores and Crafts is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.21.4 under the MIT License, and it is open source. SimpleOres Recontinued supports Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.19.4 – 26.3 under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and it is open source. Simply Steel Continued is a Forge mod for 1.19.2 – 1.20.2 under the MIT License, and it is also open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| akkamaddi's Sterling and Black | Forge and NeoForge | 1.7.10 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2023-09-02 |
| Silver Ores and Crafts | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2025-03-06 |
| SimpleOres Recontinued | Fabric, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.19.4 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-15 |
| Simply Steel Continued | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2023-07-21 |
Questions
What does Sterling and Black require?
Does the mod have to be installed on both sides?
Is silver required to craft the alloys?
In the catalog
akkamaddi's Sterling and Black is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This is a port to 1.14.4 and later, of the Sterling and Black module of akkamaddi's Additions from 1.7.10. See that article for original permissions and Minecraft Forum thread links. The mod (an add-on for Simple Ores) was originally written by akkamaddi, and then abandoned; I took up maintenance of the mod after that.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sterling-and-black
- Owner
- Sinhika
- Published
- 2022-08-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-09-02
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15