About Legacy Ore Drops (Old Ore Drops)
From ModrinthDrop Ores instead of raw materials
Brings back the classic ore drops! Do you dislike those pesky raw materials? Well if you do, this is the mod for you! This mod Makes Gold, Iron, And Copper Drop ores even without silk touch, just like old school Minecraft!
Modifies the Following Drops:
- Gold Ore - Now drops gold ore without silk touch.
- Iron Ore - Now drops gold ore without silk touch.
- Copper Ore - Now drops gold ore without silk touch.
- Deepslate Gold Ore - Now drops Deepslate Gold Ore ore without silk touch.
- Deepslate Iron Ore - Now drops Deepslate Iron ore without silk touch.
- Deepslate Copper Ore - Now drops Deepslate Copper ore without silk touch.
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 4 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.8.
Loaders
Runs on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Legacy Ore Drops (Old Ore Drops) 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, Forge, NeoForge
- 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
- V1.2.1, released 2026-06-21
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| NeoForge | 1.21.1 to 1.21.8 (3 versions) | 1.21.8 |
| Forge | 1.20.1 | 1.20.1 |
From 5 recorded builds of Legacy Ore Drops (Old Ore Drops).
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| V1.2.1 | 2026-06-21 | 1.21.8 | NeoForge |
| V1.2.1 | 2026-06-21 | 1.21.1 | NeoForge |
| 1.1.0 | 2025-04-01 | 1.21.4 | NeoForge |
| 1.1.0 | 2025-04-01 | 1.21.1 | NeoForge |
| 1.0.0 | 2024-03-03 | 1.20.1 | Forge |
Run Legacy Ore Drops (Old Ore Drops) 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 Legacy Ore Drops (Old Ore Drops) as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- FabricForgeNeoForge
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.21.8 and 3 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
- ✓AuthorJarekThyNerd, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseGPL-3.0-onlyFree
