Vanilla Glowing Ores
This resource pack adds glowing (emissive) ores to Minecraft, making them much easier to spot in caves. No additional mods are required, including OptiFine or Continuity!
Unlike most similar packs that rely on shaders and may stop working in future versions or be incompatible with Sodium, this pack utilizes the emissive block support introduced in Minecraft 1.21.2 and above. This ensures stable operation and full compatibility with Sodium. It also supports Nether ores: ancient debris, nether quartz, nether gold, and gilded blackstone.
Optimization
The pack is highly optimized for better performance:
- Cullface – doesn't render block faces covered by other blocks
- Hidden faces – make invisible surfaces blocked by other parts of the model (e.g., the back side of glowing ore)
- Minimal elements – uses as few model elements as possible
- Minified models – removed unnecessary spaces and characters, reducing file sizes by approximately 100%
- Custom textures – uses unique glowing ore textures so the game doesn't search for them in other texture libraries
These optimizations significantly boost performance, especially in areas with many blocks!
Features
- Completely vanilla – works in pure Minecraft without additional mods!
- Compatible with Sodium – fully works with Sodium, so you don't have to give up your favorite optimization mod
- No conflicts – compatible with all mods and resource packs unless they drastically change item models
- Optimized – tested for performance impact, it's minimal or non-existent
Enjoy playing!
