About Better Ore Smelting
From ModrinthAdds smeltable Raw Ore Blocks to the furnace and blast furnace
Better Ore Smelting
For an Up-to-Date version, please use JustBetterRecipes which includes Smelting and Blasting of Ore Blocks as well as many more recipes!
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Introduction
Do you know those Raw Ore Blocks? You might have found them to be rather useless. However, with the Better Ore Smelting Datapack, that's about to change!
What is Better Ore Smelting?
Better Ore Smelting is a datapack designed to enhance your Minecraft experience by allowing you to smelt Raw Ore Blocks into their full Block variants. Say goodbye to the perceived uselessness of Raw Ore Blocks, as now you can unlock their full potential through smelting.
Features
- Unlock Hidden Potential: Transform Raw Ore Blocks into their complete Block variants through smelting.
- Enhanced Gameplay: Enjoy a more immersive Minecraft experience with improved resource utilization.
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 38 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.20.4.
Loaders
Runs on Data pack, Fabric, Forge and Quilt.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Better Ore Smelting on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Data pack, Fabric, Forge, Quilt
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 1.1+mod, released 2023-05-03
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Data pack | 1.13 to 23w17a (38 versions) | 23w17a |
| Fabric | 1.13 to 23w17a (38 versions) | 23w17a |
| Forge | 1.13 to 23w17a (38 versions) | 23w17a |
| Quilt | 1.13 to 23w17a (38 versions) | 23w17a |
From 4 recorded builds of Better Ore Smelting.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1+mod | 2023-05-03 | 1.13 to 1.20.4 (32 versions) | Fabric, Forge, Quilt |
| 1.1 | 2023-05-03 | 1.13 to 1.20.4 (32 versions) | Data pack |
| 1.0+mod | 2023-04-28 | 1.13 to 23w17a (33 versions) | Fabric, Forge, Quilt |
| 1.0 | 2023-04-28 | 1.13 to 23w17a (33 versions) | Data pack |
Run Better Ore Smelting on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogWorld generation
Changes or adds to how new terrain, biomes and structures are created.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists Better Ore Smelting as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- Data packFabricForgeQuilt
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.20.4 and 37 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
- ✓AuthorSashiro, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseLicenseRef-All-Rights-ReservedFree
