FTechResource
Bring the surface mineral veins and mining machines from the Factorio game to the Minecraft
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- Updated
- August 9, 2026Aug 9
- Published
- in 2026
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At a glance
Runs on NeoForge
For Minecraft 1.21.1
Needed in the game and on the server
Latest version — 1.0.1 from August 9, 2026
License MIT — free
Where it's neededGame versions1.21.1
In gamerequiredOn serverrequired
Needed both in the game and on the server
FTech Resource
✨ Highlights
- Surface Ore Veins — Ore patches generate naturally on the terrain surface. No more branch-mining: find, place, collect.
- Terrain‑adaptive surface vein generation — Generates ore veins only on the surface, adaptively adjusting their placement and quantity based on terrain features.
Two Tiers of Mining Drills
- Burner Mining Drill — runs on coal/charcoal/any fuel. Simple early-game automation.
- Electric Mining Drill — powered by FE (Forge Energy). Mines all veins in range simultaneously. Auto-ejects output to adjacent container.
- Multiple Mineral Types — Coal, iron, copper, gold, redstone, lapis, emerald, diamond (Overworld) + nether quartz (Nether). Each with custom weight, size, and surface tint.
Rich Configuration
- Disable vanilla ore generation per-block-ID (replace unwanted ores with stone/deepslate/netherrack on chunk load).
- Tune vein generation chance, drill speed, fuel efficiency, and energy consumption.
- Define custom vein types via JSON — add ores from any mod.
- Vanilla+ Feel — Pickaxes work on veins (drops scaled by config). Left-click a vein to collect a few items; automate the rest with drills.
- JEI & Jade Integration — View vein type info (dimension, biome) in JEI. Hover with Jade to see remaining blocks and drill energy.
- Clean Placement UX — Live overlay shows drill range and vein locations before you place.
⚙️ Configuration
ftresource_vein_types.json — (generated at config/ftresource/ on first run)
Define which ores appear as surface veins: Key fields:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
outputItem | What the drill (or pickaxe) drops |
weight | Generation probability relative to other types |
maxBlocks | Total ore reserves in one patch |
maxPerBlock | Max blocks per world block (0 = default 64) |
color | ARGB tint on the vein overlay |
noiseFreq / noiseGamma / shapeThreshold | Controls vein shape & density |
biomes / dimensions | Where the vein can generate (empty = all) |
surfaces | Valid surface blocks to generate on (# prefix for tags) |
surfaceMode | "auto" (default), "nether" |
FAQ
How to install FTechResource?
Install NeoForge for your Minecraft version, download FTechResource for the same version and loader, put the file into the mods folder and launch the game with the loader profile.
Which Minecraft versions does FTechResource support?
FTechResource has builds for Minecraft 1.21.1.
Is FTechResource needed on the server?
Needed in the game and on the server
License and source
MIT Licensefree to use and share with credit to the author