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VintageTag

by gardenevery

VintageTag adds a tag system to Minecraft 1.12.2 for items, fluids and blocks, using a JSON format modeled on the official tag system of later versions.

ForgeClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.12.2

What it does

Tags group items, fluids and blocks under shared names so recipes and other mods can refer to a whole group at once. VintageTag brings that idea to 1.12.2, where the vanilla game does not have it, and reads its tag definitions from JSON files placed in the data folder of a mod. Once the tags are loaded, the mod synchronizes ore dictionary data along with them.

Tags are loaded in a fixed sequence during the load-complete phase of Forge. A player who changes tag files can run the tag reload command, and the server's data is then sent to connected clients straight away, so no restart is needed. The mod is built for the Forge loader only, with a single game version, 1.12.2, and it has to be installed on the client and the server alike.

VintageTag is open source under the MIT License, and its source code is public. The latest Forge file, 1.2.1, was published on 2026-02-15, and the first release dates from 2025-12-26.

Key features

  1. Item, fluid and block tags

    Three tag types cover the main registries, so a tag can point to items, fluids or blocks.

  2. Tag data from JSON files

    Tag definitions are read from the data tags folder of each mod, in a layout similar to the official tag files.

  3. Ore dictionary sync

    Ore dictionary entries are synchronized, so mods that rely on it see the same data on the client.

  4. Tag details with Shift

    Holding Shift over an item, fluid or block shows the tags it belongs to in its tooltip.

  5. Reload command

    The tag reload command reapplies the tag files and pushes the result to clients without a restart.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.12.21.2.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Questions

Does VintageTag need to be installed on the server?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Which loader does VintageTag support?

VintageTag is published for Forge only, for the single game version 1.12.2, with the latest file 1.2.1 for 1.12.2.

Where are tag files placed?

Tag definitions are loaded from the data tags folder of each mod, and the loading steps are described in the TagLoader source.

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What the author says

VintageTag adds a simple tag system to Minecraft 1.12.2, supporting item, fluid, and block tags. Here, can be one of item, fluid, or block.
gardenevery, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
gardenevery
Published
2025-12-26
Updated on Modrinth
2026-02-15
Facts verified
2026-10-15
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