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Mortar (and Pastels)

by Apollo · for Minecraft

A relatively lightweight building mod that aims to fix some of the gaps in the vanilla block sets.

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MITLicense
FabricLoaders

About Mortar (and Pastels)

From Modrinth

A relatively lightweight building mod that aims to fix some of the gaps in the vanilla block sets.

Mortar (and Pastels)

This mod is a relatively lightweight building mod that aims to fix some of the gaps in the vanilla block sets.


New Dyed Variants

> 1.21.5 only!

To fill in the holes in the vanilla dye colors, Mortar introduces 8 new dye colors, bringing the total count in the game to 24.

From left to right, these new colors are:

  • Maroon
  • Scarlet
  • Amber
  • Pear
  • Pine
  • Slate
  • Lavender
  • Salmon

Only one of these is really pastel but the name Mortar and Pastels was too good)

All of these dye colors have the same blocks and items as vanilla; concretes, terracottas, banners, bundles and more!

There has been careful work done to ensure the new dyes are integrated as tightly into the game as all vanilla ones while not adding an excessive number of related additions. Various recipes have been added or altered to fit the new dye colors in, and you'll find the dyed blocks throughout vanilla structures and biomes.

Alternate Stone Block Sets

The alternate stone types have all been given the same treatment as Tuff in terms of variants. Andesite, Calcite, Diorite, and Granite now all have brick sets. Calcite also has a new polished set.

Stairs, Slabs, and Walls

Several missing stair, slab, and wall variants of existing blocks have been introduced. This includes Smooth Stone Stairs, Quartz Brick variants, and others for where there is a precedent for them existing.

Chiseled Bricks

Brick blocks without chiseled variants have been given ones. This includes Prismarine, Red Nether, and End Stone bricks.

Credits

Thank you to all the people who have helped with texture work in this mod! This project has been a massive undertaking and I couldn't do it without these people's help.

  • Kyrius: Most new chiseled bricks and glazed terracottas
  • DawnKiro: Some chiseled bricks, glazed terracottas, and dyes
  • bebebea_loste: Most dyes
  • skxlor: Base designs of old glazed terracottas
  • Ekansh: Blue Amaranth and Snapdragon flowers

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 24 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.2.

Loaders

Runs on Fabric.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Mortar (and Pastels) 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
Fabric
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
3.1.4-fabric-26.2, released 2026-07-12

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Fabric1.21.6 to 26.2 (8 versions)26.2

From 5 recorded builds of Mortar (and Pastels).

Recent builds

BuildReleasedGame versionsLoaders
3.1.4-fabric-26.22026-07-1226.2Fabric
3.1.3-fabric-26.12026-06-0426.1 to 26.1.2 (3 versions)Fabric
3.1.32025-12-111.21.11Fabric
3.1.22025-08-291.21.6 to 1.21.8 (3 versions)Fabric
3.1.12025-08-061.21.6 to 1.21.8 (3 versions)Fabric

Dependencies

  • Required: modrinth project XaDC71GB (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
  • Required: modrinth project P7dR8mSH (modrinth, not in our catalogue)

Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.

Run Mortar (and Pastels) 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 catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Building & decoration

Blocks, furniture, decorations and building tools.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists Mortar (and Pastels) as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
Fabric
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
26.2 and 23 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorApollo, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

Mortar (and Pastels), answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Mortar (and Pastels)?

Modrinth lists Mortar (and Pastels) as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Fabric.

Is it free?

Yes. Mortar (and Pastels) is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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