Useful Items
by Rookiez
Useful Items is a NeoForge mod for Minecraft 1.21.1 that adds a small set of new items built around existing vanilla materials, such as amethyst, prismarine and rotten flesh.
What it does
The mod gives amethyst a new use in tools, since the crafted pieces are described as strong and sharp. Amethyst shards can also be polished at a stonecutter into a polished form. Geodes are the only source of shards in vanilla, so the mod adds more places where amethyst can be found, with the downside that ore still has to be mined from a geode.
Rotten Flesh receives changes to make it a workable food source. Placed on a campfire it turns into Raw Flesh, which can then be cooked in a smoker, a furnace or back on the campfire and eaten. The mod also adds Prismarine Rods, crafted at a smithing table and used to reinforce tools, except netherite tools, and a trident recipe built from two Prismarine Rods and three Quartz.
Useful Items runs on client and server, so the server and every player need the mod. Files are published for NeoForge only, for 1.21.1, with 0.65.5 as the latest beta file, released on 2025-12-19. The code is not open source, and the mod is licensed as All rights reserved. Development has stopped, so no further updates are expected, and some planned features were moved to another mod.
Key features
Amethyst tool upgrades
Amethyst gains a use in tools, and the mod notes that the resulting pieces are stronger and sharper than ordinary ones.
Polished amethyst shards
Unpolished shards can be polished at a stonecutter, giving a second form of the material.
Cookable rotten flesh
Rotten Flesh placed on a campfire becomes Raw Flesh, which can be cooked in a smoker, a furnace or a campfire.
Prismarine Rods and reinforcement
Prismarine Rods are crafted at a smithing table and used to reinforce tools other than netherite.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players on NeoForge 1.21.1 who want a few extra items tied to existing vanilla materials, and server owners who need the mod installed on both sides.
How it compares
Rotten Flesh To Leather is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, client and server, and targets 1.21.10 – 1.21.11. Improved Rotten Flesh is client and server, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, and is not open source, with files for 1.20.6 – 26.1.2. piggypiggyyoinkyoink's Apples is server-side only, open source under the MIT License, and built for 1.21.1, so players can join without installing it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Useful Items | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-12-19 |
| Rotten Flesh To Leather | NeoForge | 1.21.10 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-01-09 |
| Improved Rotten Flesh | NeoForge | 1.20.6 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-21 |
| piggypiggyyoinkyoink's Apples | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2025-03-23 |
Questions
Does Useful Items need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Useful Items support?
Is Useful Items still being updated?
In the catalog
Useful Items is one of 6,151 Food mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,596 Food mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod has been discontinued and will no longer recevie updates. Insted some of the features in this mod will be in a new mod that will be relesed when i think it has enough content. This mod gives items that previously had few uses or no uses at all a chance to shine and be useful.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/useful-items
- Owner
- Rookiez
- Published
- 2025-08-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-12-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15