Mineral Chance Mod FAQ

6 questions players actually ask, answered.

What does the Mineral Chance Mod do?

It adds a random chance for stone-type blocks to drop hidden minerals when broken, making mining more rewarding. This applies to blocks like stone, deepslate, netherrack, and basalt.

What minerals can I find in the Overworld?

Overworld stone-type blocks can yield diamonds, iron nuggets, gold nuggets, lapis lazuli, redstone, and emeralds. The default drop chance is 1 in 50.

What can I get from Nether blocks?

Breaking Nether blocks like netherrack, basalt, and blackstone can drop quartz, gold nuggets, and netherite scraps. The default chance is 1 in 100.

Can I change the drop chances?

Yes, drop chances are fully configurable through datapacks or config files, including settings like extraMineralChanceOnOverworldStoneBreak. You can also toggle drops per dimension.

Does Silk Touch stop the mineral drops?

Yes, you can configure the mod to disable mineral drops when using Silk Touch. This is one of the configurable settings.

Can I customize the message shown when a mineral is found?

Yes, the message displayed when a mineral is discovered is customizable. You can also configure the mod to ignore fake players such as mod automation.