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⛏️ Reduced Ores – Mod

Too many ores cluttering your world?

Reduced Ores is a lightweight and highly compatible mod that lowers ore generation to bring back balance, challenge, and meaning to mining. ReducedOres

🔻 What it does:

  • 📉 Reduces ore spawn rates across all dimensions,
  • 🔘 Shrinks ore vein size (blob size) to avoid massive ore clusters,
  • ⚙️ Fully configurable via the mod’s config file — tweak rates and sizes,
  • 🔄 Works seamlessly with vanilla and modded ores from dozens of mods.

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💡 Perfect for players who want:

A more survival-focused or hardcore mining experience, To reduce resource overflow in large or exploration-heavy modpacks, To make every ore vein feel rewarding, not redundant.

🧩 Compatible with:

Most worldgen mods (e.g. Terralith, BetterNether, Create, AllTheOres, etc.) Does not override loot tables or structure data — stays focused and modular.

📦 Lightweight. Configurable. Focused.

Every ore should feel like a discovery — not a given.

⚙️ Config Preview:

  • [ore_generation]
  • #Multiplier for ore vein size (0.01 - 1.0)
  • #Range: 0.01 ~ 1.0
  • ore_size_multiplier = 1
  • #Chance for ore generation (0.01 - 1.0)
  • #Range: 0.01 ~ 1.0
  • ore_generation_chance = 0.01
  • #List of custom ore names that should be affected (e.g. ancient_debris)
  • #Format: modid:ore_name or just ore_name for minecraft
  • custom_ores = ["ancient_debris"]
  • #List of ore names that should be EXCLUDED from reduction.
  • #Format: modid:ore_name or just ore_name for minecraft
  • excluded_ores = []

🔗 Developed in collaboration with the Hidden Trails modpack for a more meaningful and immersive progression experience.

https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/modpacks/hidden-trails HiddenTrails

External resources


Project members

samxel

Owner

Thomsonsamson

Author


Technical information

Client side
unsupported
Server side
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