Ex Nihilo: Sequentia - Nature's Minerals Addon
Skyblock and void-world players know the drill: you start with a single tree, a barrel, and a dream. Ex Nihilo: Sequentia already handles the essentials of turning nothing into something, but ore variety can feel thin once you have automated your first sieve line. That is exactly where the Ex Nihilo: Sequentia - Nature's Minerals Addon steps in. It bridges Ex Nihilo's sieving and crucible systems with the gem and mineral content from the Nature's Minerals mod, giving you new reasons to keep grinding gravel, dust, and sand.
What the Addon Actually Adds
This is a compatibility add-on, not a standalone overhaul. Its job is to register Nature's Minerals content inside Ex Nihilo: Sequentia's progression loop so the two mods speak the same language. Instead of hunting for ore veins that do not exist in a void world, you obtain everything through the tools you already use.
Ores You Can Sieve
Four mineral types become obtainable through the standard sieve chain. Each one drops from the appropriate sieve input, following the same mesh tiers and drop chances you already know from vanilla Ex Nihilo recipes.
- Astrite - a striking mineral that fits neatly into mid-game tool and block crafting.
- Stibnite - useful for players chasing antimony-themed recipes and decorative builds.
- Kunzite - a pink-hued gem that adds color to your storage walls and jewelry-style crafting.
- Uvarovite - a deep green garnet variant that rounds out the gem lineup.
Because the drops are gated behind sieve inputs, the addon preserves the pacing of a proper skyblock run. You will not stumble into endgame materials on day one, and that is a good thing for balance.
Liquids From the Fired Crucible
Two fluids join the crucible rotation: Blood and Lava. Lava is the classic crucible output, but having it formally supported alongside Nature's Minerals content keeps your fluid automation consistent. Blood opens the door to more thematic crafting chains and mob-fluid setups, which is a welcome twist for players who enjoy darker aesthetics in their bases.
If you already run a heated crucible array, adding these fluids costs you nothing in infrastructure. Just point your existing piping at the new outputs and let the system run.
Version and Loader Support
Here is the part that trips people up. The addon targets Minecraft 1.16.5 on Forge. That is not an arbitrary choice. Nature's Minerals supports Forge on 1.16.5 and Fabric on 1.18.2 and 1.19, while Ex Nihilo: Sequentia is a Forge-only mod. The only overlap where both mods can load together is Minecraft 1.16.5 with Forge, so that is where this addon lives.
If you are running a 1.18.2 or 1.19 Fabric pack, this addon will not help you, and no amount of dependency shuffling will change that. Plan your modpack version around 1.16.5 Forge if the mineral integration is a must-have for your world.
How to Install
Setup is straightforward if you respect the dependency chain. Skipping a step usually results in a crash on world load or missing sieve recipes.
- Confirm your instance runs Minecraft 1.16.5 with the Forge loader.
- Install Ex Nihilo: Sequentia first and verify it loads correctly.
- Add Nature's Minerals for the same version.
- Place the Ex Nihilo: Sequentia - Nature's Minerals Addon file into your mods folder.
- Launch the game and check that the new sieve and crucible entries appear in JEI.
When you download Ex Nihilo: Sequentia - Nature's Minerals Addon, always match the file to your exact Forge build. Mismatched builds are the single most common cause of startup failures with add-ons like this.
If you would rather skip manual file juggling, the foxygame.net launcher offers a tidy alternative: it keeps Ex Nihilo: Sequentia - Nature's Minerals Addon and its dependencies aligned to the correct Forge version, so you are not hunting down matching jars by hand.
Who Should Use This Addon
This addon suits a specific player. You enjoy skyblock or void maps, you want more mineral variety without leaving the sieve-and-crucible loop, and you are comfortable staying on Minecraft 1.16.5 Forge. If any of those do not apply, the addon will sit unused in your mods folder.
For everyone else, it is a clean, focused patch that makes two mods cooperate instead of clashing. Grab Ex Nihilo: Sequentia - Nature's Minerals Addon for Minecraft, drop it into a 1.16.5 Forge pack, and your sieve line suddenly has four new reasons to keep running.