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Water's Gems

by Water_Wind_

Water's Gems grows gem and crystal ores into crystal blocks across the world, and adds gem pickaxes, swords and building blocks made from them.

FabricClient and serverAll rights reserved26.2 – 26.3

What it does

Gem-type ores generate with crystals in the terrain, with several spawn rates. An ore begins budding, so its large crystals eventually turn into crystal blocks. Those crystal blocks bud in turn, producing more crystals and more crystal blocks. Once a patch reaches 15 crystal blocks in area, the growth stops, so a crystal field does not spread without limit.

Breaking an ore yields Specimens, and breaking a crystal cluster yields Pocket Stones. Both feed the gem tools and building blocks the mod adds, and the recipes are viewable in JEI, which the mod supports. Water's Gems is a Fabric world generation mod that runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Files are published for Fabric only, for 26.2 and 26.3, under All rights reserved, which means the code is not open source.

Key features

  1. Gem ore generation

    Twenty gem types generate as ore and crystal formations in the terrain, with varied rates.

  2. Budding crystal growth

    Ores bud large crystals, and crystal blocks bud smaller ones, so the formations expand over time.

  3. Growth limit

    A crystal patch stops growing after it covers 15 crystal blocks in area.

  4. Gem tools and blocks

    Gem pickaxes, swords and building blocks use the gems the mod produces.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.31.2+26.3
26.21.1.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

How it compares

Full comparison

Gems and Crystals is the closest alternative, with Fabric, Forge and NeoForge files for 1.21.1 – 26.2 under the MIT License, and it is open source. GemCraft is Fabric-only for 26.2 under the MIT License and is not open source. Improved Crystals is open source under the MIT License for 26.1.2 – 26.2, and the client requires it while the server may skip it.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Water's GemsFabric26.2 – 26.3Client and server2026-09-17
Gems and CrystalsFabric, Forge and NeoForge1.21.1 – 26.2Client and server2026-07-12
GemCraftFabric26.2Client and server2026-07-31
Improved CrystalsFabric26.1.2 – 26.2Client required, server optional2026-08-10

Questions

Does Water's Gems need to be installed on the server?

Yes. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.

Which game versions does Water's Gems support?

Files exist for 26.2 and 26.3, and the latest Fabric file is 1.2+26.3 for 26.3, published 2026-09-17.

How do gems and crystals get collected?

Breaking an ore gives Specimens and breaking a crystal cluster gives Pocket Stones, which are used in the mod's gem tools and blocks.

In the catalog

Water's Gems is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.

World generation mods8,515Fabric modsMods for 26.38,071

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What the author says

Break the ore to get Specimens Break the clusters to get Pocket Stones JEI enabled
Water_Wind_, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Water_Wind_
Published
2026-07-04
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-17
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

EquipmentWorld generation
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