Anvil Crushing Recipes Mod (1.21.8, 1.20.1) – Creative Anvil-Based Interactions for Minecraft

Anvil Crushing Recipes Mod (1.21.8, 1.20.1) introduces an innovative mechanic that turns anvils into interactive, physics-driven tools. Instead of being limited to item repairs and enchantments, anvils now serve as crushing devices capable of triggering unique block transformations and entity reactions. When an anvil falls onto a defined block or mob, it executes custom “crushing recipes” like smashing pumpkins into seeds or converting certain blocks into rarer materials. This mod gives players a new, tactile way to interact with the environment while adding automation and creativity to gameplay. Best of all, the system is data-driven, making it fully customizable for modpack creators and server admins.

Features:

Interactive Crushing Mechanics: Anvils falling onto blocks or entities can now trigger recipes that break down, convert, or generate new resources.
Block Crushing Recipes:
- Crush pumpkins into seeds.
- Smash saplings into sticks or mulch.
- Convert stone to cobblestone, deepslate, or other materials.
- Turn ice into packed ice or snow blocks.
Entity-Based Reactions: Define what happens when an anvil drops onto mobs—perfect for fun automation or challenge-based worlds.
Renewable Resource Creation: Adds new ways to generate hard-to-renew blocks like deepslate, packed ice, or other rare materials.
Data-Driven Customization: Easily create or edit crushing recipes using datapacks. Define custom inputs, outputs, and behavior via JSON.
Modder/Server Friendly: Perfect for skyblock maps, automation challenges, or modpacks aiming for creative progression systems.
Fabric & Quilt Support: Compatible with modern mod loaders for Minecraft 1.20.1 to 1.21.8.

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Crafting Recipes:

Recommend that you should install Just Enough Items (for mods using Forge) or Roughly Enough Items (for mods using Fabric) to view the full recipes included in this mod.

Requires:

Fabric API or Quilt Loader

How to install:

How To Download & Install Mods with Minecraft Forge

How To Download & Install Fabric Mods

How To Download & Install The Quilt Loader

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If you’re looking to breathe new life into Minecraft’s physics and crafting systems, Anvil Crushing Recipes Mod offers a surprisingly satisfying solution. It turns an otherwise static block (the anvil) into a gameplay mechanic that rewards creativity, experimentation, and automation. From resource processing to trap-based farming, the mod opens up fresh mechanics for survival, redstone, and modded playthroughs. For map makers and modpack developers, the data-driven approach allows full control over which recipes are active enabling unique progression paths or custom crafting systems.

FAQs

How do I use crushing recipes?

Simply drop an anvil onto the target block or entity. If there’s a defined recipe, it will activate and transform the target accordingly.

Can I create my own recipes?

Yes. The mod uses data packs with JSON recipe definitions. You can add or remove recipes using standard Minecraft datapack methods.

Will the anvil break when used?

Yes, anvils still follow vanilla durability rules and may become damaged or break after repeated use.

Does it work in multiplayer?

Yes. As long as the server has the mod installed, all crushing mechanics will work consistently across clients.

How do I install Anvil Crushing Recipes Mod?

Install either the Fabric or Quilt loader for your Minecraft version, then place the mod’s `.jar` file into your `mods` folder. Add datapacks as needed for custom recipes.