Agricraft Custom Metallurgy Crops: A Complete Guide to Growing Ores
Minecraft mods like Metallurgy add dozens of new metals, but mining every single ore can turn into a repetitive grind. What if you could farm those rare resources instead? Agricraft’s crop breeding system opens the door to exactly that, and with a bit of custom configuration you can cultivate everything from manganese to mithril right in your backyard. This guide walks through the custom Metallurgy crops created specifically for Agricraft, covering setup, mutations, and how to make those shiny nuggets sprout from the soil.
Why Grow Metallurgy Ores with Agricraft?
Agricraft is known for its resource crops that let you grow dyes, redstone, and even gold. But the base mod doesn’t touch Metallurgy’s extensive ore list. By adding custom crops, you turn the modpack into a self-sustaining ecosystem where ores become renewable. Instead of strip-mining the Nether for sanguinite or hunting for prometheum in the Twilight Forest, you can breed plants that yield nuggets on harvest. It’s a perfect fit for skyblock worlds, tech-heavy packs, or anyone who loves automating farms with golems or mechanical users.
These custom crops are defined through Agricraft’s configuration files, so they integrate seamlessly with existing stats, growth requirements, and crossbreeding mechanics. Each plant has its own tier, soil preference, and fruit output, behaving just like any other resource crop in the mod. Importantly, only ores that exist as nuggets in Metallurgy are included—alloys like inolashite or quicksilver are left out because they lack a direct nugget item, keeping the system balanced.
Setting Up Custom Crops
Getting started is straightforward. First, make sure you have Agricraft and Metallurgy installed, along with Minetweaker if you want the mutation recipes to work. Then you’ll need to edit a single file to register all the new plants. Open the Agricraft config folder and locate CustomCrops.txt. If the file doesn’t exist, create it with a text editor like Notepad++. Paste the provided crop definitions—each line follows the format: crop name, output item, soil block, tier, and growth stages. For example, Mangalleon yields manganese nuggets, grows on stone, and has a tier of 2. After saving, open Configuration.cfg and set B:"Custom crops"=true to enable them.
If you’re using a launcher like foxygame.net, which provides a convenient, flexible, and modern Minecraft experience, you can download mods and resource packs right from its menu, making the whole process even smoother. Once the files are in place, launch the game and the crops will appear in the seed analyzer and creative inventory, ready for breeding.
The Crop List at a Glance
With over 30 custom plants, the selection covers nearly every Metallurgy ore. They’re grouped by the dimension or category of the metal, which helps plan your farm layout:
- Base Metals: Mangalleon (manganese) and Eximition (eximite) provide early-game nuggets.
- Ender Ores: Meutoition gives meutoite, a valuable mid-tier resource.
- Fantasy Metals: A large group including Prometheusih (prometheum), Deep ferranium (deep iron), Infuscolihilia (infuscolium), Oureclasism (oureclase), Astral silverweed (astral silver), Carmotoro (carmot), Mithridyanicate (mithril), Rubracikam (rubracium), Orichalculcikarlo (orichalcum), Adamantilysa (adamantine), and Atlarusylam (atlarus).
- Nether Metals: Ignitio (ignatius), Shadow ferranium (shadow iron), Lemurighteous (lemurite), Midasisum (midasium), Vyrotex (vyroxeres), Ceruclastaka (ceruclase), Alduotitus (alduorite), Kalendine (kalendrite), Vulcairen (vulcanite), and Sanguine (sanguinite).
- Precious and Utility: Zalphyre (zinc), Sulfurous (sulfur), Phosphuric (phosphorus), Saltyarabia (saltpeter), Magnesimium (magnesium), Bituwomen (bitumen), and Potasho (potash).
Each crop name is a playful twist on the metal it produces, and all drop their respective nuggets when harvested. Higher-tier crops require better soil and often need a specific base block beneath the farmland—like netherrack for Nether metals or end stone for ender ores—so plan accordingly.
Mutations for Advanced Players
Simply having the crops in the config isn’t enough to obtain them in survival; you need to discover them through crossbreeding. Custom mutations are handled via Minetweaker scripts, which define parent combinations. Create a new file in the scripts folder and name it agricraft.zs, then paste the mutation recipes. For instance, to get Ignitio seeds, you cross Poppy seeds with Quartzanthemum seeds. Shadow ferranium requires Ferranium and Quartzanthemum. The script includes over 25 unique mutation paths, often chaining multiple generations—like breeding Lemurighteous with Ignitio to unlock Ceruclastaka, then later combining Ceruclastaka with Vyrotex to reach Vulcairen.
After adding the script, run /minetweaker reload in-game to activate the mutations. Then you can start the classic Agricraft breeding loop: plant two parent crops on crop sticks, let them crossbreed, and analyze the resulting seeds to see if you’ve unlocked a new metal crop. It adds a rewarding progression layer to Metallurgy, encouraging you to explore different biomes and dimensions to gather the initial vanilla and resource crops needed as parents.
Texture Pack for Visual Flair
Because these are custom crops, they won’t have unique textures by default—they’d appear as missing textures or placeholder icons. A dedicated resource pack solves this, giving each seed and plant a distinct look that matches the metal’s color palette. Download the pack and place it in your resourcepacks folder, then activate it from the in-game menu. The pack is lightweight and only overrides the necessary crop textures, so it won’t conflict with other visual mods. With the textures applied, your fields of carmot and orichalcum will look as vibrant as any vanilla farm.
Conclusion
Custom Metallurgy crops for Agricraft transform the way you gather ores, replacing endless mining trips with a satisfying agricultural progression. By editing a single config file, adding a Minetweaker script, and applying a texture pack, you unlock over 30 new resource plants that produce nuggets for nearly every metal in the mod. The mutation chains tie directly into Agricraft’s core mechanics, making the discovery process feel organic and rewarding. Whether you’re building an automated factory or simply want a prettier way to stockpile adamantine, these crops are a must-have addition for any Metallurgy-focused world. So grab your crop sticks, start crossbreeding, and watch your ore reserves grow right out of the ground.