Better Ore Borders
Resource packAdds emissive and connected ore borders.
Why gradeA
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Maintenance
4 points lost23 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.8 months ago (9 Feb 2026) 12 / 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.Newest supported: 1.21.11. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.21.11. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 3 months.Releases in 1 of the last 24 months 2 / 6Stability
Full points10 / 10Removed 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.None of the 4 modpacks with two or more versions removed it 5 / 5Quick 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
Does not apply. A resource pack's files can be read in the download. Not counted for resource packs.Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.Does not apply.Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply.Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 500,000.121,085 4 / 4Track record
Full points8 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.3.3 years, 17 releases 8 / 8
44.6 of the 49 points that apply = 91 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Better Ore Borders adds visible outlines to ores while keeping close to Minecraft’s vanilla look. With OptiFine or Continuity, it also provides connected ore textures and emissive ores that glow; the basic ore borders work without those features. It also gives trapped chests a red outline when the required connected-texture support is available.
Written from Modrinth and CurseForge . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes 20 block textures.
Adds 20 block textures. In OptiFine's formats: 40 connected textures and 204 glowing textures.
Block textures are mostly 16 by 16 pixels.
Details
- Creator
- fuzzyL16
- License
- All rights reserved
- Downloads
- 121K
- Created
- 2 Jul 2023
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
Security
No harmful code found
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Privacy
Sends nothing
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AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
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Compatibility
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Modpacks using this project
Modpacks that include Better Ore Borders in at least one of their versions, most downloaded first.
Dynamic Client1.5K downloadslast version with it 25 May 2025
Sqeeze's Better MC680 downloadslast version with it 9 Oct 2025
MACROCRAFT573 downloadslast version with it 7 Dec 2024
Brenny's Pack329 downloadslast version with it 24 Jan 2025
PupZen General Client122 downloadslast version with it 7 Aug 2024
Lucamon69 downloadslast version with it 25 Nov 2025Latest 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.