Fair Recipes is a gameplay-focused Minecraft mod that rebalances crafting and improves consistency across many core systems.
The goal is simple: make recipes more logical, more efficient, and more rewarding—without breaking vanilla gameplay.
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🧱 Suspicious Sand & Gravel Crafting
- Craft suspicious sand and gravel using 8 blocks + any item in the center
- The inserted item is stored and will be returned when brushed
- Empty variants can be crafted for decoration
⚒️ Netherite Upgrade Improvements
- Upgrade diamond tools and armor directly while preserving enchantments
- Removes unnecessary friction from late-game progression
- Netherite Upgrade smithing template can be crafted more simply than the duplication recipe, however it requires visiting the nether and a bastion to get gilded blackstone and netherrack.
🛏️ Stackable Beds
- Beds now stack up to 16 for improved inventory management
- Bed recipe gives 2 beds
🗺️ Map System Overhaul
- Craft maps using:
- Feather + Ink Sac + Paper + Compass
- Expand maps using:
- Filled Map + Paper
- Multiple paper increases map size in a single craft (up to 4x scale)
- No unnecessary crafting steps or cartography table required
📦 Recipe Rebalancing
- Adjusted outputs for various recipes (e.g. panes, walls, bookshelves)
- Improved material efficiency across multiple crafting chains
🧵 Crafting Consistency Improvements
- Leather and rabbit hide unified via shared crafting logic
- Various recipes adjusted for better balance and usability
🖼️ Images
- All recipes or changes are detailed in attached image gallery
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Fair Recipes aims to:
- Reduce unnecessary grind
- Improve logical consistency
- Respect vanilla mechanics while enhancing usability
- Keep gameplay balanced but less frustrating
This is not a "cheat mod"—it's a refinement mod.
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- Works on both client and server, but is not required on the client if used on a server
- Requires Fabric API
- Designed for Minecraft 1.21.11
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