Henry Loenwind's OreShards Henry Loenwind's OreShards - Distorted Ores for Map Makers
Note: this modification is designed exclusively for map creators. Regular players will find it of no use.
Core Concept
The OreShards mod introduces altered variants of standard ore blocks to Minecraft. These unique ores yield small fragments that can be combined into regular ore through crafting.
Flexible Configuration
The mod boasts incredible flexibility:
- Ore blocks are fully customizable to your requirements:
- Textures are composed from primary and background images with an additional alpha mask layer. All elements can be taken from standard game textures or added through custom ResourcePacks. The package includes several ready-made masks.
- Configurable yield amounts and drop chances for different shard types from each block - for example, this could include ore fragments and cobblestone pieces simultaneously.
- Block hardness, required mining level and tool type are set in accordance with any standard game blocks.
- No limit on the number of configurable blocks.
- Shader quality and visual effects also feature detailed adjustment options:
- Visuals are constructed from base image, background and alpha channel. Graphic materials can be sourced from default Minecraft assets or custom resource packs. The mod comes with a starter texture set.
- Crafting - shards combine into a specific item chosen via settings. Specifies required number of fragments (from 1 to 9).
Important: in the current version, automatic ore generation is not included. Ore distribution is only possible through manual placement on your map or in combination with mods providing random ore generation functionality.
Example default configuration included with the mod:
Top row: initial ores
Bottom row: shard blocks utilizing all available demo patterns
Foreground: variations of final fragments featuring Netherrack on the left and cobblestone on the right according to demo-pattern
