Cool Resource Finder
ModAdd a "Resource Scanner" item that allows user to easily locate ores and other resources.
Type
Mod
Modrinth Downloads
2,397
Modrinth ID
eKgd4diD
Last Updated
Aug 19, 2026
Description
Adds "Resource Scanner" item, that allows to locate resources. This will help players to find rare resources more easily, allowing take a short play sessions, still craft everything that this wonderful game proposes.
WARNING - mod is beta quality, not tested with large number of mods, performance impact not known. Please, follow bug tracker to ask questions and report issues.
Features
- scans resources in range of 16 blocks(spherical scan mode)
- use while in hand, to switch to circular scan mode(doubles scan range, but scans only one block above\below player position
- shows horizontal direction to nearest block, as well as indicates if block is higher or lower relative to player
- same scanner can scan multiple resources simultaneously(max 5 resources)
- limited scan time, scanner need to be charged with respective resource
- one single item charges scanner for 1 minute(diamond, coal, redstone dust, etc.)
- resource block(Block of Iron, Block of Diamond, etc.) charges scanner for 9 minutes
- smaller items(Iron Nugget, etc.) charges scanner for 1/9 minutes
- once charge for specific resource is gone, you can charge scanner with same or another resource
- configurable - default config file will be generated on game start
- does not allow cheating, requires mod to be installed on server side
Crafting

Charging
Recipe is shapeless. Charging will eat whole stack of items, so stack of diamonds will charge scanner for 64 minutes of diamond scanning.
Scanner can be charged by ingots, diamonds, emeralds, coal, and respective blocks. See generated configuration file for full list of items to charge.
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