Alternate Block Designs

What This Mod Is

This mod is a curated set of block variants that Mojang has left out of the vanilla game.

What This Mod Is Not

This mod is not an exhaustive set of all alternate block types for all vanilla materials. This is my take on adding block variants that I feel belong in the base game, and are based on the existing choices that Mojang have made for the current block set.

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Current Block Variant List

Below is a list of all variant blocks included in the mod.

New for v1.2.0

Slabs for all colors of Glazed Terracotta

• Slabs respect placement orientation correctly
• Double slabs will retain the facing orientation of the first slab placed in the world, regardless of direction the second slab is placed - this is the intended behavior

Wood Types

• Slab
  • All vanilla logs
  • All vanilla wood blocks (bark texture on all 6 sides)
  • All stripped vanilla logs
  • All stripped vanilla wood blocks
• Wall
  • All vanilla wood blocks
  • All stripped vanilla wood blocks

Stone Types

• Stairs
  • Smooth Stone
  • Calcite
  • Deepslate
  • Dripstone
  • Packed Mud
  • Obsidian
  • Crying Obsidian
  • Basalt
  • Smooth Basalt
  • Polished Basalt
  • End Stone
  • Quartz Bricks
  • All Terracotta
  • All Concrete
• Slab
  • Calcite
  • Deepslate
  • Dripstone
  • Packed Mud
  • Obsidian
  • Crying Obsidian
  • Basalt
  • Smooth Basalt
  • Polished Basalt
  • End Stone
  • Quartz Bricks
  • All Terracotta
  • All Glazed Terracotta
  • All Concrete
• Fence
  • Brick
  • Red Nether Brick
• Fence Gate
  • Brick
  • Nether Brick
  • Red Nether Brick
• Wall
  • Stone
  • Smooth Stone
  • Polished Granite
  • Polished Diorite
  • Polished Andesite
  • Calcite
  • Deepslate
  • Dripstone
  • Packed Mud
  • Smooth Sandstone
  • Smooth Red Sandstone
  • Prismarine Brick
  • Dark Prismarine
  • Obsidian
  • Crying Obsidian
  • Nether Brick
  • Basalt
  • Smooth Basalt
  • Polished Basalt
  • End Stone
  • Purpur
  • Quartz
  • Quartz Brick
  • Smooth Quartz
  • All Terracotta
  • All Concrete
• Pressure Plate and Button
  • Polished Granite
  • Polished Diorite
  • Polished Andesite
  • Polished Deepslate
  • Smooth Sandstone
  • Smooth Red Sandstone
  • Polished Basalt
  • End Stone
  • Purpur
  • Smooth Quartz

Known Issues

• Nether Brick Fence Gate, Red Nether Brick Fence Gate, and Brick Fence Gate use the wrong sounds, using all standard Wood sounds. There are no existing non-wood gate opening or closing sounds.
  • Fun Fact: The vanilla codebase hard codes a requirement for all Fence Gates to have an associated WoodType.

Future Considerations

There are currently only a couple of features planned for a future update.

• Add dripping tear effect to Crying Obsidian slab, stairs, and wall
• Chiseled Red Nether Bricks
• Correct block hit and break sounds for Brick and Nether Brick Fence Gates
• Add a brick type sound for Nether Brick and Brick Fence Gates