Additionals: Ores, Cement and Survival Twists for Minecraft
Most add-ons promise a mountain of new content and then deliver a handful of recolored blocks. Additionals takes a different route: it focuses on a tight set of systems that change how you explore rivers, mine deep underground, and even eat your lunch. If you want a mod that rewards curiosity without burying you in menus, this one deserves a spot in your load order. Additionals for Minecraft runs on Fabric and supports Minecraft 1.20.1 and 1.21, so most players on modern versions can jump straight in.
What Does Additionals Add to Minecraft?
At its core, Additionals introduces new rock types, a small ore tier, a cement production chain, and a status effect that makes food a genuine risk. Nothing here feels bolted on. Each feature connects to vanilla mechanics, which is exactly why the mod works so well alongside other content packs.
New Rocks: Limestone and Biotite
Limestone generates in rivers and oceans, giving coastal builders a fresh palette of pale stone. The mod includes limestone blocks, slabs, stairs, bricks, and brick stairs and slabs, so you can build an entire seaside village without touching vanilla stone. Biotite and biotite bricks round out the set, offering a darker alternative for foundations and pathways. If you enjoy large-scale terraforming, these blocks slot naturally into existing builds.
Bismuth and Chrysoberyl Ore
Bismuth hides below Y level 50, so you will need to dig before you see any. Once smelted, raw bismuth becomes bismuth, which brews into stomach medicine. Chrysoberyl generates only inside granite clusters, which makes every granite vein worth a second look. Chrysoberyl ore drops chrysoberyl, and that gem upgrades stone pickaxes, giving early-game tools a meaningful boost before you reach iron.
Cement and Mortar
The cement chain is where Additionals gets creative. Combine two clay blocks with two limestone blocks to craft dried cement. Place dried cement and a water bucket in a smithing table to produce wet cement. Mix wet cement with two sand blocks and you get mortar, a blast-resistant block that takes forever to break but can still be pushed by pistons. That combination opens up moving vault doors, hidden piston walls, and fortress builds that shrug off creeper explosions.
The Stomach Ache System
Eating most foods now carries a chance of triggering a stomach ache. When it hits, you receive poison and blindness, and your character cannot move because the pain is too much. You also drop any milk buckets you are carrying, since the bucket slips right out of your hands. Milk will not save you here. Stomach medicine, brewed from bismuth, is the only cure, which turns bismuth farming from a novelty into a survival priority. Stock a few bottles before long expeditions, or a simple snack could end your run.
How to Install Additionals
Getting started is straightforward. Follow these steps:
- Confirm you are running Fabric and a supported Minecraft version such as 1.20.1 or 1.21.
- Install Fabric Loader and place Fabric API in your mods folder.
- Download Additionals for Minecraft from a trusted source and drop the file into the mods folder.
- Launch the game and verify the mod appears in your mod list.
If you would rather skip manual setup, the foxygame.net launcher handles the whole process in a single click, and it keeps Additionals updated automatically whenever a new build appears, so version mismatches never break your world. It is a clean option for players who just want to play.
Why Additionals Is Worth Your Time
Additionals does not try to reinvent Minecraft. Instead, it fills gaps the base game leaves open: coastal stone variety, a reason to hunt granite, a defensive block that actually resists explosions, and a food system with real consequences. The stomach ache mechanic in particular adds tension to something as ordinary as eating a steak, and stomach medicine gives bismuth a clear purpose beyond decoration.
Whether you are a builder hunting for new textures or a survival player looking for a fresh challenge, this mod delivers both without overwhelming you. Gather some limestone, brew a few bottles of medicine, and see how much a small add-on can change your world.