CurseForge · Minecraft mod
Better With Minecolonies
Recipes that allow you to get hard to acquire blocks with slightly less difficulty. Great for level 2 schematics that want prismarine blocks!
Quick answer
Which Better With Minecolonies release should I use?
Better With Minecolonies betterwithminecolonies-1.20.0-1.21.1.jar targets 1.21.1 with NeoForge. The project page does not say whether it belongs on the client. The project page does not say whether it belongs on the dedicated server. No extra mods listed for this file.
Where it goes
Is Better With Minecolonies required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether it belongs on the client. The project page does not say whether it belongs on the dedicated server.
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does Better With Minecolonies betterwithminecolonies-1.20.0-1.21.1.jar need?
betterwithminecolonies-1.20.0-1.21.1.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
This file does not list any required or optional mods.
Before you install it
Add Better With Minecolonies without breaking your instance.
Built for Better With Minecolonies betterwithminecolonies-1.20.0-1.21.1.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use betterwithminecolonies-1.20.0-1.21.1.jar. It targets 1.21.1 with NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
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Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether it belongs on the client. The project page does not say whether it belongs on the dedicated server.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside betterwithminecolonies-1.20.0-1.21.1.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Better With Minecolonies add?


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A mod that adds a lot of compatibility recipes that fixes issues with schematics in the early game for Minecolonies.
Note: Minecolonies is not a requirement to benefit!
Adds in ways to get flowers so you don't have to go bonemeal crazy, also you can get grass and path blocks, and dyes from coral.
Check out this wiki for everything added by this mod.


- If a charcoal block mod is installed, you will receive a recipe that allows you to turn a 3×3 crafting of charcoal blocks into three Minecraft coal blocks.
- A recipe is also provided that will convert any 4 blocks of white wool plus 1 flint into 16 strings.
- turn any 2x2 combination of tube coral and tube coral fan into a tube coral block
- turns 3x3 pattern of wheat seeds, pink dye, and dead brain coral block into brain coral
- turn a 2x2 combination of brain coral fan and brain coral into a brain coral block
- turns a 3x3 pattern of wheat seeds, pink dye, and dead brain coral block into brain coral fan
- turns a 3x3 pattern of wheat seeds, magenta dye, and dead bubble coral block into bubble coral
- turn a 2x2 pattern of bubble coral fan and bubble coral into a bubble coral block
- turns a 3x3 pattern of wheat seeds, magenta dye, and dead bubble coral block into a bubble coral fan
- turns a 3x3 pattern of wheat seeds, red dye, and a dead fire coral block into a fire coral
- turn a 2x2 pattern of fire coral fan and fire coral into a fire coral block
- turns a 3x3 pattern of wheat seeds, red dye, and dead fire coral block into a fire coral fan
- turns a 3x3 pattern of wheat seeds, yellow dye, and dead horn coral block into a horn coral
- turn a 2x2 pattern of horn coral fan and horn coral into a horn coral block
- turns a 3x3 pattern of wheat seeds, yellow dye, and dead horn coral block into a horn coral fan
- turns a 3x3 pattern of wheat seeds, blue dye, dead tube coral block into a tube coral
- turns a 3x3 pattern of wheat seeds, blue dye, dead tube coral block into a tube coral fan
- turn a 3x3 pattern of wheat seeds and a lava bucket into a blaze powder
- turn a 3x3 pattern of a diamond, wheat seeds, and purple dye into a chorus fruit
- turn a 3x3 pattern of glass bottles, and a lava bucket into dragon breath
- turn tube coral block into 16 blue dye
- turn bubble coral block into 16 magenta dye
- turn brain coral block into 16 pink dye
- turn fire coral block into 16 red dye
- turn horn coral block into 16 yellow dye
- turn 1 kelp into 1 one green dye
- I created crafting recipes for all the flowers in Minecraft.
- Allium
- Azure Bluet
- Blue Orchid
- Cornflower
- Dandelion
- Lilac
- Lily of the Valley
- Orange Tulip
- Oxeye Daisy
- Peony
- Pink Tulip
- Poppy
- Red Tulip
- Rose Bush
- Sunflower
- White Tulip
- Wither Rose
- I added the recipe that if you place a sapling in a furnace it will become a torch.
- turn a 3x3 pattern of coal blocks into a single diamond
- turn a 3x3 pattern of emerald blocks around a lapis block to get a single diamond block
- turn a 3x3 pattern of wheat seeds around a dirt block to get 8 grass blocks
- turn a 2x3 pattern of wooden shovels over three grass blocks to get 64 grass path blocks
- turn a 3x3 pattern of grass blocks, coarse dirt, and netherrack to get 16 podzol blocks
- turn a 3x3 pattern of lapis lazuli, glowstone, and diamonds into a single prismarine crystal
- If Moblocks mod is installed these recipes will fix the collision that happens with Minecraft boats.
- turn a 1x3 column of white wool carpet into 2 blocks of wool
- If Simple Diving gear is installed, this fixes the recipe where the diving helmet is/was missing by using a 3x3 pattern of obsidian around a glass pane.
- Adds a recipe for each of the carpet colors when 8 colored carpet surrounds a water bucket, you will get 8 white carpets in return.
Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
Better With Minecolonies by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
1.20.1
1 loader build1.20
1 loader build1.19.2
1 loader build1.19.1
1 loader build1.18.2
1 loader build1.17.1
1 loader build1.16.5
1 loader build1.16.4
1 loader build1.16.3
1 loader build1.16.2
1 loader build1.16.1
1 loader buildShowing the newest 12 of 15 game versions. Older files are in the list below.
Check the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Better With Minecolonies versions and loaders
betterwithminecolonies-1.20.0-1.21.1.jar
29 Sept 2024
betterwithminecolonies-1.20-1.19.19.jar
17 Dec 2023
betterwithminecolonies-1.19-1.18.19.jar
13 Sept 2022
betterwithminecolonies-1.16.5++-1.18.19.jar
29 Mar 2022
betterwithminecolonies-1.16.4-1.16.17.jar
5 Nov 2020
betterwithminecolonies-1.16.3-1.15.17.jar
28 Sept 2020
betterwithminecolonies-1.16.2-1.15.17.jar
27 Sept 2020
betterwithminecolonies-1.16.1-1.15.16.jar
16 Aug 2020
betterwithminecolonies-1.15.2-1.15.16.jar
23 Feb 2020
betterwithminecolonies-1.14.4-1.12.13.jar
23 Feb 2020
betterwithminecolonies-1.15.2-1.13.14.jar
5 Feb 2020
betterwithminecolonies-1.15.2-1.12.13.jar
5 Feb 2020
Looking for an older file? The official CurseForge project page is in Resources.


