{"id":164002,"date":"2026-06-09T19:55:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/vanilla-boom\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T19:55:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:55:28","slug":"vanilla-boom","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/vanilla-boom\/","title":{"rendered":"Vanilla Boom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p># ![VanillaBoom logo](https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/U9m5YfE.png)<\/p>\n<p>**Vanilla Boom** is a mod that aims to expand the vanilla experience. All things that are added,<br \/>\nblocks, items, mobs and structures, are in the spirit of the vanilla game.<\/p>\n<p>## Blocks<\/p>\n<p>> `Bricks` Cobblestone, Mossy Cobblestone, Terracotta, Stained Terracotta, Magma Block, Snow and<br \/>\n> Obsidian.<\/p>\n<p>> `Polished Blocks` Prismarine, Dark Prismarine, End Stone, Netherrack and Peridotite.<\/p>\n<p>> `Pillars` Granite, Diorite, Andesite, Prismarine, Dark Prismarine, End Stone, Obsidian,<br \/>\n> Netherrack and Peridotite.<\/p>\n<p>> `Storage Blocks` Charcoal, Sugar, Sugar Cane, Gunpowder, Blaze Powder, Magma Cream,<br \/>\n> Prismarine Crystal and all Dyes. Gunpowder Blocks explode when lit with a Flint And Steel or hit<br \/>\n> by a flaming arrow. Prismarine Crystal Block emits a small amount of light.<\/p>\n<p>> `Red Nether Bricks` Cracked Red Nether Bricks, Chiseled Red Nether Bricks,<br \/>\n> Red Nether Brick Fence and Red Nether Brick Fence Gate. The recipes for fences have been changed<br \/>\n> to match the vanilla recipes for Wood Fences.<\/p>\n<p>> `Soul Glass` Soul Sand and Soil can be smelted to make Soul Glass. This is a slightly more<br \/>\n> transparent version of glass. Can be crafted into Soul Glass Panes. Soul Glass can be crafted into<br \/>\n> Stained Soul Glass.<\/p>\n<p>> `Gold and Copper Bars` Gold and Copper equivalent of Iron Bars. The Copper Bars have a normal,<br \/>\n> exposed, weathered and oxidized version and can be waxed to prevent oxidation.<\/p>\n<p>> `Peridotite` Peridotite is a new type of stone variation that generates in large chunks around<br \/>\n> the world.<\/p>\n<p>> `Hydro and Infernal Rock` Two types of different rocks that generate in Oceans and the Nether.<\/p>\n<p>> `Bone and Wither Bone Sand` Two types of sand that generates in Soul Sand Valleys in the<br \/>\n> Nether.<\/p>\n<p>> `Stairs, Slabs and Walls` Over 200 different Stairs, Slabs and Walls are added for all<br \/>\n> Minecraft and Vanilla Boom blocks that should have them.<\/p>\n<p>> `Wood Variations` Spruce, Birch, Jungle, Acacia, Dark Oak, Mangrove, Cherry, Crimson and Warped<br \/>\n> versions of Bookshelves and Ladders.<\/p>\n<p>> `Fences and Fence Gates` All different wood types have their own Wood and Stripped Wood fences<br \/>\n> and fence gates added.<\/p>\n<p>## Items<\/p>\n<p>> `Wither Bone` The Wither Bone is a drop added when killing Wither Skeletons. The bone can be<br \/>\n> used to craft a Wither Bone Block, Wither Bone Meal or be used as a fuel in a Furnace to burn 6<br \/>\n> items.<\/p>\n<p>> `Magma Brick` Used to craft Magma Brick Blocks. Can be obtained by smelting a Magma Block.<\/p>\n<p>> `Polar Bear Fur and Meat` Polar Bear Fur is dropped by killing a Polar Bear and can be used to<br \/>\n> craft Leather, Books and Item Frames. Polar Bears also drop Polar Bear Meat which can be cooked<br \/>\n> and eaten.<\/p>\n<p>> `Pine Cone` Pine Cones are dropped by decaying Spruce Leaves at a 2% drop rate. The item is<br \/>\n> edible and restores 1\u00bd hunger.<\/p>\n<p>> `Fried Egg` Eggs can be cooked in a Furnace or Campfire and restores 3 hunger.<\/p>\n<p>> `Chocolate` Food item which can be crafted with Milk, Sugar and Cocoa Beans. Chocolate has a<br \/>\n> 50% chance of granting the player with Absorption for 10 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>> `Pies` Three new pies are added: Apple Pie, Berry Pie and Monster Pie.<\/p>\n<p>> `Cakes` Three new cake types are added: Chocolate Cake, Berry Cake and Carrot Cake.<\/p>\n<p>> `Melon Popsicle` Food item which can be crafted with Melon, Ice and Sticks.<\/p>\n<p>> `Soups` Three new soups are added: Meat Soup, Potato Soup and Fish Soup.<\/p>\n<p>> `Drowned Flesh` Drowned drop this item which can be eaten and might give the player the Hunger<br \/>\n> and\/or the Water Breathing effect for 30 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>> `Prismarine Arrow` The Prismarine Arrow is perfect for underwater combat. Unlike a normal<br \/>\n> arrow, the Prismarine Arrow travels through the water as it would through air. It will also deal<br \/>\n> extra damage to Blazes, Striders and Magma Cubes.<\/p>\n<p>## Mobs<\/p>\n<p>> `Fishes` Four new fishes spawn in the world. Tunas in Oceans, Pikes and Perches in Rivers and<br \/>\n> Eels in Swamps. The fishes can be obtained in item form through fishing, Villager trading, or by<br \/>\n> scooping them up with a Bucket. ![Picture of Pikes](https:\/\/imgur.com\/vLKgilI.png)<\/p>\n<p>## Crops, Flowers and Farming<\/p>\n<p>> `Trellis` Some crops added by Vanilla Boom such as the Tomato and Chili plant are two block tall<br \/>\n> crops. They need to grow around a Trellis which can be placed on Farmland.<\/p>\n<p>> `Wither Bone Meal` Wither Bone Meal can be crafted from Wither Bones and can be used to<br \/>\n> fertilize nether crops such as Nether Warts. When interacting with Overworld plants Wither Bone<br \/>\n> Meal will have unique effects.<br \/>\n><br \/>\n> &#8211; Turns Vines into Withered Vines which will no longer grow.<br \/>\n> &#8211; Turns Roses into Wither Roses.<br \/>\n> &#8211; Turns Grass and Ferns into Dead Bushes.<\/p>\n<p>> `Tomato and Chili` Two block tall crops which need a Trellis to grow. When they are ripe they can<br \/>\n> be right-clicked to harvest their fruits. The seeds can be obtained through trading with Wandering<br \/>\n> Traders or by finding the crops in Villages. The Chili fruit will damage the player when eaten<br \/>\n> while also granting Fire Resistance for one minute.<\/p>\n<p>> `Flowers` Roses, Peonies and Lilacs as a small flower can be obtained by shearing the large<br \/>\n> variants. The sheared bushes can have their flower&#8217;s regrown by applying Bone Meal.<\/p>\n<p>> ![Picture of Crops](https:\/\/imgur.com\/91wwFfA.png)<\/p>\n<p>## World Gen<\/p>\n<p>> `Peridotite` Generates in large chunks similair to Granite, Diorite and Andesite.<\/p>\n<p>> `Hydro Rock` Generates in disks in the Ocean floor.<\/p>\n<p>> `Bone and Wither Bone Sand` Generates in small patches in Soul Sand Valleys.<\/p>\n<p>> `Infernal Rock` Generates close to the lava level in the Nether.<\/p>\n<p>> `Villages` Tomato, Chili and Rice crops generate in Village farms for the Plains, Desert and<br \/>\n> Savanna variants.<\/p>\n<p>## Redstone<\/p>\n<p>> `Rain Detector` A block similar to the Daylight Detector that will emit a redstone signal with<br \/>\n> different strengths depending on the weather. 0 for sunshine, 1 for rain and 2 for thunderstorms.<\/p>\n<p>## Painting system<\/p>\n<p>> To avoid the trial and error of placing and replacing Paintings to get the desired variants, the<br \/>\n> painting crafting system has been reworked. By using the Easel block, the painting variant of the<br \/>\n> player&#8217;s choice can be selected and crafted. Each painting takes one to seven Dyes and a Canvas to<br \/>\n> craft. The Easel supports recipe lookup in JEI and custom Painting variant recipes can be added<br \/>\n> using data packs. The four paintings &#8220;Earth&#8221;, &#8220;Wind&#8221;, &#8220;Fire&#8221; and &#8220;Water&#8221; by Mojang is obtainable<br \/>\n> using the Easel. When placing a Painting crafted with an Easel the painting entity is modified to<br \/>\n> remember which item was used and the entity will drop the correct Painting item when broken.<br \/>\n> ![Picture of Easel](https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/ZaKjNqe.png)<\/p>\n<p>## Tweaks<\/p>\n<p>> Polar Bears drop Polar Bear Fur and Raw Polar Bear Meat<\/p>\n<p>> Wither Skeletons drop Wither Bones<\/p>\n<p>> Drowned drop Drowned Flesh.<\/p>\n<p>> Painting entities placed with the specific painting variant item will drop the correct item when<br \/>\n> broken.<\/p>\n<p>> Sneaking + Right-clicking a Sticky Piston with an Axe removes the Slime Ball.<\/p>\n<p>> Sneaking + Right-clicking on a Piston with a Slime Ball will turn the Piston into a Sticky Piston.<\/p>\n<p>> Silverfishes drop Iron Nuggets at a 35 % drop rate<\/p>\n<p>> Blaze Powder can be used as fuel in a Furnace<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>### Suggestions and Bugs<\/p>\n<p>As a one-man team I am very open to help. Suggestions regarding what to add\/fix next are very<br \/>\nwelcome! Please leave a comment or contact me in through Discord. If<br \/>\nyou find a bug or you think something is not working as it should, please report it here or in the<br \/>\nIssue Tracker. Before you report anything, make<br \/>\nsure you&#8217;re using the latest version of the mod and Forge\/NeoForge.<\/p>\n<p>### Links<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; CurseForge<br \/>\n&#8211; Modrinth<br \/>\n&#8211; Github\/Source Code<br \/>\n&#8211; License<br \/>\n&#8211; Issues and Bugs<br \/>\n&#8211; Discord Server<br \/>\n&#8211; Changelog<br \/>\n&#8211; FAQ<\/p>\n<p>![VanillaBoom banner](https:\/\/imgur.com\/fyjBOPV.png)<\/p>\n<p>_Special thanks to RatavierCreations._<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vanilla Boom is a mod that aims to expand the vanilla experience. 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