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FTechResource

Bring the surface mineral veins and mining machines from the Factorio game to the Minecraft

NeoForge
Loaders
NeoForge
Downloads on Modrinth
194
Followers on Modrinth
1
versions
2
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 needed
In gamerequiredOn serverrequired

Needed both in the game and on the server

Game versions1.21.1

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:

FieldDescription
outputItemWhat the drill (or pickaxe) drops
weightGeneration probability relative to other types
maxBlocksTotal ore reserves in one patch
maxPerBlockMax blocks per world block (0 = default 64)
colorARGB tint on the vein overlay
noiseFreq / noiseGamma / shapeThresholdControls vein shape & density
biomes / dimensionsWhere the vein can generate (empty = all)
surfacesValid 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
Original — Modrinth↗Files unchanged, verified with SHA-512Is this your mod? For rights holders

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