Pride Blocks: A Rainbow of Flags for Your Minecraft World
Minecraft builds are personal. Your base says something about who you are, and for many players, that means flying a flag that reflects their identity. Pride Blocks is an add-on that turns that idea into a full crafting system, giving you more than 425 LGBTQ+ and adjacent community pride flags to place, combine, and show off. If you have ever wanted to hang a specific flag above your door instead of settling for a plain wool banner, this mod was made for you.
What Pride Blocks Adds to the Game
The core of the mod is simple and clever. Two strange, tar-like substances have been discovered in the depths of the Nether. One is rainbow-colored, and the other comes in pink, blue, and white. Both can be harvested with a hoe, which means you will want to bring one on your next Nether trip. Once you have the raw material, a stonecutter becomes your best friend. Feed the tar into a stonecutter and it splits into a huge catalog of blocks with unique colors and patterns, each one representing a different pride flag.
Because the crafting runs through a stonecutter, browsing the options is fast. You do not need to memorize dozens of recipes. You gather tar, open the stonecutter interface, and scroll through the full list until you find the flag you want. With over 425 varieties available, there is a good chance your flag is already in there.
Supported Versions and Loader
Pride Blocks is built for Forge on Minecraft 1.16.5. That version remains one of the most popular modding bases, so the add-on fits neatly into large modpacks without forcing you to rebuild your setup. If you are running a 1.16.5 Forge profile, installation is straightforward and the mod plays nicely alongside most other content mods.
How to Install Pride Blocks
- Install a Forge profile for Minecraft 1.16.5.
- Download Pride Blocks for Minecraft from the official project page.
- Place the mod file into your mods folder.
- Launch the game with the Forge profile and head to the Nether.
If you would rather skip the manual steps, the foxygame.net launcher handles the whole process for you, letting you add Pride Blocks with a single click and keeping every mod in your pack up to date automatically.
Building With Pride Flags
The flags work like any other decorative block, so they slot into builds of every scale. A few ideas to get you started:
- Line a community plaza with rows of different flags.
- Frame a shop or spawn area with a colorful border.
- Build a dedicated flag garden where each block gets its own pedestal.
- Use the tar blocks themselves as accent walls before cutting them down.
Because the palette is so wide, mixing blocks is half the fun. You can build a gradient wall, a mosaic floor, or a giant pixel-art flag using the individual colored blocks as tiles. The rainbow tar in particular works well as a striking ceiling or pathway material when you want something louder than standard concrete.
Suggestions and Community Support
The mod is actively open to feedback. If a flag you care about is missing, suggestions for future updates are welcome, and the creator has credited DarkeningLight28 for helping with some of the textures. That community-driven approach is a big part of why the block list keeps growing.
Final Thoughts
Pride Blocks does one job and does it thoroughly. It takes a simple idea, harvestable tar in the Nether, and turns it into one of the largest decorative block sets in the game. For players on Forge 1.16.5 who want their builds to say something, it is an easy recommendation. Grab a hoe, mine some rainbow tar, and start cutting.