The Silver Age

 ## Step into a new age of mining and adventure! **The Silver Age** is a vanilla-friendly mod that introduces **Silver**, designed to feel like an official game drop you’d expect straight from the developers at Mojang.

## Features ### **Oxidization** Silver blocks don’t stay shiny forever. Over time, **silver blocks will oxidize**, becoming darker in color. Just like with copper, silver blocks will slowly go through the stages Unaffected, Exposed, Weathered and Oxidized. To stop the oxidization process, wax them with **Honeycomb** (or remove the wax with an axe). **The Silver Age** adds many decorative blocks, which can all oxidize: Block of Silver, Cut Silver (with slab & stairs), Chiseled Silver, Silver Grate, Silver Bulb, Silver Door and Silver Trapdoor. > 💡 _Tip: **Block of Silver** can also be used to power up your Beacon!_
### **Secrets of the moon** One of the new utility items is the **Moon Dial**. Similar to a Clock, you can use it to keep track of the next moon phase. You can also use the **Moon Phase Detector** for phase detection in your redstone builds.
### **Tools & Equipment** Of course, with a new metal comes a new set of **tools and armor**! Don't worry, this is **not** yet another new overpowered tier. Silver is designed to be slightly stronger than iron, but with less durability. It has slightly higher enchantability than iron, but not as much as gold. This brings a bit more strategy into choosing your equipment. In addition to a new tools & armor set, dress up your horses with shiny new **Silver Horse Armor**! Silver armor is also **trimmable**, and silver can be used as a new **trimming** material for your other armor. > _Be wary for monsters, as they learned to wear silver armor too…_
### **Trading & Loot** Structure loot tables have been carefully adjusted to include silver items. To make sure loot feels natural and not cluttered or overpowered, the mod randomly replaces iron/golden items with their silver variants. The same has been done with villager trades. For flavor, silverfish now randomly drop **Silver Nugget** when defeated. > _Still prefer vanilla loot? Villager trades and loot overrides can be disabled through the mod's config._
### **Making Silver Matter** Silver isn’t meant to sit on the sidelines — it’s part of your everyday Minecraft journey. To help it feel truly at home in the game’s progression, silver has been woven into existing vanilla recipes. With its ties to energy and alchemy, silver now appears in systems that already feel magical or technical, like **brewing** and **redstone**. A few familiar recipes have been updated to include silver: * **Lodestone** (Silver Ingot, instead of Netherite/Iron Ingot) * **Brewing Stand** (Silver Ingot, instead of Stone) * **Redstone Repeater** (Silver Ingot, instead of Stone) * **Redstone Comparator** (Silver Ingot, instead of Stone) * **Glistering Melon Slice** (Silver Nugget, in addition to Gold Nugget) Some of these items also have (subtle) adjusted textures, giving them a silvery look. > _Prefer the original recipes and textures? These overrides can be disabled in the mod's config!_
### **Other integrations** Silver also finds its way into smaller corners of the game. You can now use **Silver Nuggets** when crafting **Firework Stars**, giving your celebrations a little extra shine. You’ll also discover a few new **advancements** along the way.
## Compatibility * **Create** - Support for Deployer, Spout, Crushing Wheel & Machine Press * **Create: Aeronautics (Sable)** - Blocks are properly tagged for Sable * **EMI** - World interaction recipes for waxing/scraping silver blocks * **Farmer's Delight** - Adds a Silver Knife
## Future Updates This mod is still being actively worked on, with **more updates coming soon**. Some features you can expect: * Support for future Minecraft versions (e.g. adding Silver Spear & Silver Nautilus Armor) * More decorative blocks, such as Silver Bars, Silver Chain * Silver Golem * Compatibility with popular mods: Please let me know if you want compatibility with a mod you like!
## Discord [Join the Discord server](https://discord.gg/zHYkT85E6p) **to stay ahead with the latest updates and get exclusive sneak peeks!** Got ideas or found a bug? Share your feedback and help shape the future of **The Silver Age**!