End Metals: Expanding Ore Generation to the End Dimension
Minecraft’s End dimension has always been a mysterious, barren landscape dominated by floating islands, endermen, and the iconic Ender Dragon. While it serves as the game’s ultimate challenge, resource gathering there is painfully limited to chorus fruit and end stone. The End Metals mod changes that entirely by injecting a wealth of ore generation into the End, giving players a compelling reason to explore its vast emptiness long after the dragon is defeated. Whether you stick with vanilla materials or dive into popular tech mods, End Metals transforms the End into a mining hotspot.
What End Metals Brings to the End
End Metals is a straightforward yet impactful mod that spawns both vanilla and modded ores naturally throughout the End dimension. It was created as a fork of the well-known Nether Metals mod, which did the same for the Nether, and it carries forward that philosophy of enriching otherworldly realms. The mod works out of the box with standard Minecraft ores, but its real power shines when paired with optional dependency mods like Base Metals and Modern Metals. Those add dozens of additional ore types, and End Metals ensures they all appear in the End with appropriate rarity and distribution.
Vanilla Ores Now Found in the End
Even if you play with no other content mods, End Metals alone makes the End a viable mining destination. All the classic overworld ores will generate there, giving you a reason to set up a secondary mining outpost. The full list of vanilla ores includes:
- End Iron Ore
- End Lapis Ore
- End Redstone Ore
- End Coal Ore
- End Gold Ore
- End Diamond Ore
- End Emerald Ore
These ores drop their usual resources and behave exactly like their overworld counterparts, making the End a self-sufficient dimension for basic material needs. No more tedious trips back to the overworld just to grab more iron or redstone.
Modded Ore Support for Base Metals and Modern Metals
The mod truly excels when you install either Base Metals or Modern Metals (both created by Jriwanek). These optional add-ons introduce a wide array of real-world metals and alloys, and End Metals seamlessly integrates their ores into the End’s terrain generation. The supported ores are split into two categories.
Base Metals Ores
When Base Metals is detected, the following ores will spawn in the End:
- End Copper Ore
- End Tin Ore
- End Lead Ore
- End Silver Ore
- End Zinc Ore
- End Nickel Ore
- End Mercury Ore
- End Platinum Ore
- End Antimony Ore
- End Bismuth Ore
Modern Metals Ores
With Modern Metals installed, the End gains an even more exotic selection:
- End Aluminum Ore
- End Cadmium Ore
- End Chromium Ore
- End Iridium Ore
- End Magnesium Ore
- End Manganese Ore
- End Osmium Ore
- End Plutonium Ore
- End Rutile Ore
- End Tantalum Ore
- End Titanium Ore
- End Tungsten Ore
- End Uranium Ore
- End Zirconium Ore
All these ores generate exclusively in the End, so you will not find them cluttering the overworld or Nether. This keeps each dimension’s resource pool distinct and encourages interdimensional travel as a core gameplay loop.
Configuration and Fine-Tuning
End Metals gives server owners and modpack creators full control over ore spawning. For vanilla ores, the configuration file is located in the standard config folder. For modded ores added by Base Metals or Modern Metals, a separate config file resides under the orespawn folder. Inside these files you can adjust spawn rates, vein sizes, minimum and maximum Y levels, and even disable specific ores entirely. This level of customization ensures the mod fits perfectly into any pack, from lightweight vanilla-plus experiences to massive tech-heavy modpacks.
Getting Started and Installation
End Metals requires only Minecraft Forge and runs on most modern versions. It does not demand Base Metals or Modern Metals to function; without them, only the vanilla ores will generate. If you do use those optional mods, simply drop them into your mods folder and End Metals will automatically detect them. For players who prefer a more automated approach, the foxygame.net launcher offers a convenient, flexible, and modern Minecraft launcher where you can download End Metals right from the menu, along with any optional dependencies like Base Metals or Modern Metals. This eliminates the need to hunt down files manually and keeps everything neatly organized.
Modpack Usage and Community
The mod is fully open for modpack inclusion as long as you provide proper credit and a link back to its official page. Many modpack developers have already embraced End Metals to add late-game mining incentives. The source code is publicly available on GitHub, and the developer maintains an active Discord community where you can discuss features, report issues, or simply share your End mining setups. Because it is a fork of Nether Metals, the mod inherits a stable codebase and benefits from ongoing improvements by the Minecraft Mod Development team.
Why End Metals Deserves a Spot in Your Modpack
End Metals solves a long-standing problem in Minecraft: the End dimension feels empty and unrewarding after the dragon fight. By populating it with familiar and exotic ores, the mod turns the End into a legitimate late-game mining dimension. It pairs beautifully with tech mods that demand rare resources, and the configurable spawns mean you can tailor the experience to your liking. Whether you are building a massive factory powered by plutonium or simply want a convenient source of diamonds without returning to the overworld, End Metals delivers a seamless and lore-friendly expansion that makes the End feel alive.