BuddingCrystals
ModGrow renewable crystals from budding blocks and harvest them for resources.
Why gradeD
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 18 months−20 points
- Releases in only 1 of the last 24 months−5 points
- Some modpacks removed it−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
17 points lost10 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.18 months ago (22 Apr 2025) 0 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.21.1 on NeoForge, 1.20.1 on Forge. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 1 of the last 24 months 1 / 6Stability
1 point lost14 / 15Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.6 of the 45 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (13%) See the 6 modpacks9 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
Full points7 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · XFactHD/BuddingCrystals 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply. CurseForge links are not in our data.Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.2,544,143 4 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.4.4 years, 16 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
34.5 of the 61 points that apply = 57 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
About
BuddingCrystals makes crystal resources renewable by letting them grow on budding blocks in the style of vanilla Budding Amethyst, and makes Amethyst renewable by adding a craftable budding block. Its built-in vanilla resources are Redstone, Diamond, Emerald, Lapis Lazuli, Glowstone, Nether Quartz, and Prismarine; it also includes Applied Energistics 2 crystals Certus Quartz and Fluix, plus Mekanism’s Salt and Fluorite. Crystal growth and drops use the same behavior as vanilla Amethyst: crystals have a one-in-five chance to grow on a random tick, and fully grown clusters drop two items when mined or blown up, or four when mined with a suitably tagged tool. You can define additional crystals with JSON files, specifying details such as their display name, textures, growth chance, budding-block recipe ingredient, and drops; generated crystal and budding-block textures can use either one shared source texture or separate ones. Recipes for built-in budding blocks can be disabled individually in the common configuration.
Written from CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 1 area: Networking and multiplayerChanges 1 game code file in this area: connections, the server list and what is sent between your game and a server..
Adds 55 blocks, 1 item and 2 recipes.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Often used with it
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- Creator
- XFactHD
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 2.5M
- Created
- 27 May 2022
- Official page
- CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.8 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 2 for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of both files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
AI
No sign that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files, images and code history and found none.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.Not on Modrinth.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found2 of 32 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found1 image read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file38 code files read
Compatibility
See all 16 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Modpacks using this project
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Fewer modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 2 a month now, 5 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
58 modpacks include BuddingCrystals in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
FTB StoneBlock 31.5M downloadslast version with it 30 May 2025
The Immersive Revolution: Rebirth89K downloadslast version with it 16 Oct 2025
Mystic's Monstrosity84K downloadslast version with it 31 Dec 2024
Create: Back on Track52K downloadslast version with it 18 Oct 2025
Mechanical Mastery Plus31K downloadslast version with it 15 Mar 2024
One Core [One Block]7.7K downloadslast version with it 11 Oct 2025
Adventure of Tech (Legacy)7.6K downloadslast version with it 19 May 2026
NBX StoneFactory4.2K downloadslast version with it 24 Apr 2023
HuntCraft2.1K downloadslast version with it 12 May 2023
Chromatium Ultimatum2K downloadslast version with it 10 Nov 2025Often in the same modpacks
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Trash CansAModin 69% of the modpacks with BuddingCrystals
FTB Ultimine (NeoForge)AModin 67% of the modpacks with BuddingCrystals
FTB Chunks (NeoForge)AModin 67% of the modpacks with BuddingCrystals
PipezAModin 66% of the modpacks with BuddingCrystals
Building GadgetsAModin 64% of the modpacks with BuddingCrystals
Iron FurnacesBModin 64% of the modpacks with BuddingCrystals
Mekanism GeneratorsBModin 64% of the modpacks with BuddingCrystals
Applied Energistics 2 Wireless TerminalsAModin 62% of the modpacks with BuddingCrystals
Botany PotsAModin 62% of the modpacks with BuddingCrystals
ChippedCModin 62% of the modpacks with BuddingCrystalsLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.