Create Ore Excavation Better Finder
ModFind ore veins with a radar instead of a text-based finder.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No source code link−7 points
- First release only 5 months ago−6 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- No release in 5 months−2 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
2 points lost19 / 21Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.5 months ago (6 Jun 2026) 10 / 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. 65% of the 995 popular NeoForge 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.Does not apply. The project is under 6 months old.Stability
Full points15 / 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.1 of the 34 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (3%) 10 / 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
10 points lost0 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.No link on the project page 0 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.No link to report problems 0 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.29,110 3 / 4Track record
6 points lost2 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.5 months, 4 releases 2 / 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
39.1 of the 58 points that apply = 67 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Create Ore Excavation Better Finder replaces Create: Ore Excavation’s text-based Vein Finder with a handheld Prospector’s Radar for locating ore veins. Using the radar opens a two-column display: a heading-up map rotates veins and compass directions around the player, marks detected veins, and highlights the nearest one, while an information panel shows the current chunk’s vein type, the nearest vein and its distance, and the number of veins detected. Players can cycle the targeted vein type or choose all, and each scan gives an audible ping; the radar also has a configurable cooldown. Scanning checks only already-loaded chunks, and an optional, configurable radial-density mode can increase vein density farther from spawn. For administrators, commands can place, remove, and list veins in Create: Ore Excavation’s own chunk data, with placement supporting known vein recipes and an optional size multiplier.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds 1 item: Prospector's Radar; 1 sound: Radar Use; 1 recipe.
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
See all 30Details
- Creator
- ValkyrieHD
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 29K
- Created
- 5 Jun 2026
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Discord
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.2 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. Both are 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
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- 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
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
AI was used for its images
The author writes that AI was used.
OpenAI gpt-image is named in the images in its files.
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.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Found4 of 6 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.An image names OpenAI gpt-image in its image metadata
logo.png - Sounds in its filesThe tags of the sound files in the files you download, where some AI music tools write their name.Nothing found1 sound file 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 file41 code files read
Compatibility
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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.