CurseForge · Minecraft mod
VisualOres
VisualProspecting but for 1.12
Quick answer
Which VisualOres release should I use?
VisualOres − 0.2.8 targets 1.12.2 with Forge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. 1 required mod needs a matching file.
Where it goes
Is VisualOres required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does VisualOres − 0.2.8 need?
VisualOres − 0.2.8. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
Install MixinBooter, CodeChicken Lib 1.8.+ first, but 1 required mod has no matching file for this setup. Do not mix loader builds to force a match. 4 come through another mod in the chain.
4 extra mods were pulled in by other dependencies. Indented rows show who needs each one. We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.
Before you install it
Add VisualOres without breaking your instance.
Built for VisualOres − 0.2.8. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use VisualOres − 0.2.8. It targets 1.12.2 with Forge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
Install MixinBooter, CodeChicken Lib 1.8.+ first, but 1 required mod has no matching file for this setup. Do not mix loader builds to force a match. 4 come through another mod in the chain.
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Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside VisualOres − 0.2.8. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does VisualOres add?
VisualOres
"VisualProspecting but for 1.12"
A mod that adds various overlays to map mods.
Requires CodeChickenLib and MixinBooter
Supports Journeymap and Xaero's Minimap and World Map.
Overlays can be toggled by either a button on the world map or by pressing a keybind in-game (unbound by default - check the controls settings)
The location and order of the buttons can be customized in the config:
The order of the buttons can be changed either by a list or just reversing the order
Reversing the order does not require restarting minecraft, while modifying the list does not
Changes to the order list will also affect what order layers render in if multiple are enabled
Journeymap users can put the buttons either next to the main map types or in their own toolbar on the right of the screen
Xaero's World Map users can put the buttons anywhere!
- The default location was chosen to not interfere with any other map controls
Prospection data can be shared to other players with /vo share <player name>. This requires VisualOres to be installed on the server and both clients.
Your client-side cache folder can be opened with /vo openCacheFolder, and all client-side prospection data can be reset with /vo resetClientCache. Resetting the cache is not reversible!
Current overlays
GregTech CEu
Requires GTCEU version 2.7.3
Requires VisualOres to be installed on both the client and server
Ore vein overlay
Displays ore veins you have discovered. Pick up surface rocks, right-click ore blocks, or use an electric prospector on ore mode to discover veins.
Press the "action key" (default: delete) while hovering over a vein to mark it as depleted (or not depleted).
Double-click a vein to mark it as a waypoint, and again to unmark it.
VisualOres will attempt to generate ore vein locations for worlds that were generated before it was added, but it will generate some inaccurate vein positions!
Veins may be missing, and veins that do not exist may be marked.
(Still better than nothing, though. Most veins should be accurate.)
Underground fluid overlay
Displays underground fluid fields you have discovered. Use an electric prospector on fluid mode to discover fields.
(Yes, fields being shown as larger around x=0 and z=0 is correct. Underground fluid veins generated with GTCEu 2.7.2 and earlier have a bug with generation that causes this.)
Immersive Engineering
Also contains integration with Immersive Petroleum
Excavator vein overlay
Displays excavator veins you have discovered. Pick up a core sample to add its data to your map.
Double click on a vein to toggle it as a waypoint.
Thaumcraft
Aura/flux level overlay
Displays aura/flux levels you have seen in chunks. Hold a thaumometer to add the levels shown in the hud to your map.
Astral Sorcery
Starlight level overlay
Displays starlight concentration levels. Hold a fosic resonator to add nearby starlight levels to your map.
Lighter blue means higher concentration (the areas shown in-world with white sparkles).
Neromantic Prime fluid vein overlay
Displays fluid veins you have discovered. Hold an ichosic resonator to add veins to your map as the particle effects spawn.
(This means veins are only discovered when a particle effect spawns in their chunk, so it can take some time before the fluid in a specific chunk is discovered! Be patient.)
Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
VisualOres by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
1.12.2
1 loader buildCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
VisualOres versions and loaders
VisualOres − 0.2.8
visualores-0.2.8.jar
15 May 2026
VisualOres − 0.2.7
visualores-0.2.7.jar
4 May 2025
VisualOres − 0.2.6
visualores-0.2.6.jar
20 Oct 2024
VisualOres − 0.2.5
visualores-0.2.5.jar
19 Feb 2024
VisualOres: 0.2.4
visualores-0.2.4.jar
27 Nov 2023
VisualOres: 0.2.3
visualores-0.2.3.jar
21 Oct 2023
VisualOres: 0.2.2
visualores-0.2.2.jar
30 Aug 2023
VisualOres: 0.2.1
visualores-0.2.1.jar
18 Aug 2023
VisualOres: 0.2.0
visualores-0.2.0.jar
10 Aug 2023
0.1.0 - Initial Release
visualores-0.1.0.jar
27 Jul 2023
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