Vader's Dem Apples+ Mod: A Massive Expansion of Apple Varieties for Minecraft Forge
If you have ever felt that vanilla Minecraft apples were a bit too predictable, Vader's Dem Apples+ Mod flips the entire orchard on its head. Created by Vaderman24, this Forge-based add-on injects over thirty new apple types into the game, each with its own crafting recipe, hunger restoration values, and often wild status effects. It also bundles in fresh ingots, nuggets, tools, armor sets, and even biome-specific evil apple plants. The mod may no longer receive active updates, but its open CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license means the community is free to reuse its assets and ideas for compilation packs, maps, or entirely new projects.
What Exactly Does the Mod Add?
At its core, Dem Apples+ transforms the humble apple into a versatile survival tool. You are no longer limited to the standard red apple or the occasional golden one. Instead, you can craft and discover apples that grant regeneration, resistance, invisibility, jump boosts, water breathing, and even instant death if you are not careful. Beyond apples, the mod introduces a whole support system of ingots, nuggets, and food items to make the crafting chain feel cohesive and rewarding.
New Ingots and Nuggets
To fuel your apple crafting, you will need to smelt or combine resources into new materials. The mod adds:
- Emerald Ingot – craftable from emeralds, used in emerald tools and apples.
- Diamond Ingot – a refined form of diamond for high-tier gear.
- Iron Ingot – a familiar classic, but now with additional uses.
- Redstone Ingot – compressed redstone, powering speed-related apples.
- Glowstone Ingot – brings night vision to your edible arsenal.
- Pyrite Ingot – a new ore-based material with its own unique effects.
Alongside these, every ingot type can be broken down into matching nuggets—Emerald Nuggets, Diamond Nuggets, Redstone Nuggets, and so on. Meat lovers also get Raw and Cooked Pork, Beef, and Chicken Nuggets, each restoring half a hunger bar and serving as components for meat-covered apples.
Meat-Covered and Sweet-Coated Apples
Not every apple is meant for direct player consumption. Some are designed as wolf treats or simple hunger fillers. These include:
- Raw Pork Covered Apple – feeds wolves, restores 3.5 hunger to them.
- Cooked Pork Covered Apple – a tastier wolf snack, 6 hunger restored.
- Raw Beef, Steak, Raw Chicken, and Cooked Chicken Covered Apples – all wolf-friendly.
- Sugar Coated Apple and Chocolate Covered Apple – no effects, just a sweet 3 hunger points.
- Green Apple – a plain variant, 2 hunger points.
These cannot be eaten at any time; you must be in survival or adventure mode and actually need the food, which adds a layer of strategic inventory management.
Special Apples with Potion Effects
The real stars of the mod are the effect-laden apples that can be consumed even when your hunger bar is full—though doing so accidentally can waste a valuable resource. Each one is crafted using specific ingots or materials, and the effects range from lifesaving to downright lethal.
Beneficial Apples
- Emerald Apple – Regeneration I for 20 seconds, 3 hunger restored.
- Diamond Apple – Resistance III for 1 minute 30 seconds, 4 hunger.
- Glowstone Apple – Night Vision I for 35 seconds, 2 hunger.
- Redstone Apple – Movement Speed I for 35 seconds, 2 hunger.
- Iron Apple – Resistance I for 50 seconds, 2.5 hunger.
- Enchanted Pyrite Apple – Haste III for 2 minutes, 2 hunger.
- Apple of Invisibility – Invisibility I for 7 minutes, 2 hunger.
- Slimy Apple – Jump Boost II for 3 minutes (3-block jumps), 2 hunger.
- Apple of The Sea – Water Breathing II for 3 minutes, 2 hunger.
- Spongy Apple – Jump Boost IV for 3 minutes (4-block jumps), 2 hunger.
- Heart Apple – instantly heals 6 hearts, 5 hunger restored.
Risky and Harmful Apples
- Pyrite Apple – Mining Fatigue I for 1 minute, 1 hunger. A trap if eaten by mistake.
- Poisoned Apple – it will kill you outright. Zero hunger restored.
- Glass Apple – you lose 6 hearts upon eating, 2 hunger.
- Rotten Apple – 50% chance of Hunger II for 1 minute, also feeds wolves.
- Stone Apple – Mining Fatigue I for 1 minute, 2 hunger.
- Clay Apple – Slowness II for 1 minute, 2 hunger.
Tiered Swag and Rainbow Apples
For those who want the ultimate defensive buffs, the mod includes a swag series: Swag Apple (Resistance IV for 1 minute), Golden Swag Apple (Resistance IV for 3 minutes), and Diamond Swag Apple (Resistance IV for 6 minutes). The Rainbow Apple grants full invincibility for 1 minute, while the Apple Apple, Rainbow Apple Apple, and Golden Apple Apple provide escalating regeneration tiers and massive hunger restoration.
New Ores, Blocks, and Evil Apples
Exploration gets a twist with the addition of Pyrite Ore, found at Y level 29 and below in veins of up to 8. Smelting it yields Pyrite Ingots, which are essential for several apple recipes and tools. You can also craft Synthetic Sponge, a bouncy block that negates fall damage when you hold the jump key while landing—perfect for parkour builders.
One of the most atmospheric additions is the trio of evil apples. Evil Red Apples spawn in Forest and Forest Hill biomes, both underground and above ground in darkness, dropping 1–2 red apples. Evil Green Apples appear in Jungle and Jungle Hill biomes under similar conditions. The truly forbidden Evil Black Apple can only be found in The End, dropping black apples that inflict the Wither effect for 2 minutes. A rare Red Apple Flower also generates in forest biomes, serving as a decorative plant and an alternative source of apples.
If you want to skip the manual file wrangling, this mod can be easily installed via the foxygame.net launcher—a convenient, flexible, and modern Minecraft launcher where you can download mods right from the menu. It handles Forge setup automatically, so you can jump straight into collecting every apple variant without touching a single config file.
Tools, Weapons, and Armor
Dem Apples+ does not stop at edibles. It introduces full tool and armor sets made from Diamond, Emerald, and Pyrite. Each material has a pickaxe, shovel, sword, hoe, and axe, plus a complete armor lineup (helmet, chestplate, leggings, boots). The mod even includes craftable Chainmail armor, giving survival players a legitimate way to obtain that classic set. Additionally, you can craft Rainbow Orbs and Chain Rings (Golden and Diamond) which tie into the high-tier apple recipes.
Compatibility and Installation
This mod is built for Minecraft Forge and has been tested in survival and adventure modes. All effect apples can be eaten at any hunger level in survival, so be careful not to waste a Diamond Apple when you are just clearing inventory. The mod is no longer in active development, but its permissive license means you can freely use its textures, models, and concepts in your own modpacks or resource packs—just remember to credit Vaderman24. For a smooth experience, pair it with a Forge-compatible version and avoid conflicting food mods that might override the apple-eating mechanics.
Final Thoughts
Vader's Dem Apples+ Mod turns a simple snack into a deep crafting and exploration system. With over thirty unique apples, new ores, biome-specific evil plants, and full gear sets, it adds layers of strategy to both early-game survival and late-game buff management. Whether you want to feed your wolf pack with meat-covered treats, become temporarily invincible with a Rainbow Apple, or risk a Poisoned Apple just to see what happens, this mod delivers a playful and expansive twist on one of Minecraft's most iconic items. Even though updates have ceased, the open license ensures that the orchard will keep growing in the hands of the community.