Better Interfaces
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Description
Better Interfaces
Turn familiar menus into readable pixel-art workstations: ingredients sit on the work surface, furnace fuel goes into the lower chamber, and the result rests on the output surface. Storage uses complete leather or wooden frames that fit the real inventory.
Minecraft Java 1.20.1 · Forge 47.4.26 or newer in the 47.x series · Java 17 · client only. Install the JAR in your client mods folder. The server does not need it. Optional mods are installed separately. Create_Bruma is not required and is not included.
Interfaces included
- Player inventory, equipment wardrobe and crafting grid.
- Crafting table; furnace, blast furnace and smoker, with matching off/on scenes and fire inside the lower chamber.
- Smithing table, anvil, grindstone and stonecutter.
- Loom, cartography table, brewing stand and enchanting table.
- Chests, double chests, barrels, ender chests, shulker boxes, hoppers, dispensers and droppers.
- Villager trading, beacon and mount storage.
- Consistent recoloring of supported native menus and controls.
The mod adjusts client-side slot presentation while retaining slot IDs, validation and server recipe rules. It does not add recipes, equipment, backpacks, quests, a starter kit or story content. Sorting and crafting controls remain features of their original mods.
Optional integrations
| Mod | Support in this release |
|---|---|
| Sophisticated Backpacks + Sophisticated Core | Normal, copper, iron, gold, diamond and netherite backpacks; attached upgrade/settings panels; scrollable storage; crafting and smelting upgrades; visible real player inventory in settings; NoSort and Memory selection and clearing. Built-in upgrades keep the backpack layout instead of being overlaid by a separate workstation scene. |
| Curios API | Matching equipment wardrobe, centered access controls and native accessory interactions. |
| Cosmetic Armor Reworked | Matching wardrobe, centered controls and native cosmetic equipment interactions. |
| Farmer's Delight | Dedicated cooking-pot work surface, live processing and result collection. |
| Inventory Profiles Next | Sorting/profile controls moved to a shared corner dock; it does not provide a new sorting implementation. |
| Crafting Tweaks | Existing crafting controls retain their callbacks and receive the visual treatment. |
| Heracles | Reward notifications include the corresponding quest name, including long names. Quests and rewards must come from another project or your own configuration. |
| Create and Tom's Simple Storage | Native specialized layouts are retained and receive compatible color/control treatment. Create schematics and Tom's terminals do not get replacement illustrated workstations. |
| JEI, Jade, Polymorph and Xaero's maps | Compatibility and visual/control integration; original recipes, previews, overlays and maps remain supplied by those mods. |
The tested integration versions are listed in the release notes. Themed GUI atlases in other installed mods are a best-effort color treatment, not a claim that every modded screen has a dedicated layout or has been individually tested.
Screenshots and compatibility
The gallery contains original, unedited game screenshots, captured at 1920 × 1017 in a maximized 1920 × 1080 desktop window, GUI scale 2. Optional mods and visible items are installed separately. Screenshots use the same container layouts and artwork retained in version 1.0.2. Names, quantities, recipes, tooltips and processing previews remain functional where relevant.
Only Minecraft Java 1.20.1 with Forge is supported by this release. Fabric, NeoForge, Bedrock and other Minecraft versions are not claimed. Other resource packs or mods that replace the same GUI textures or slot layouts can conflict.
Development disclosure
The code, original interface artwork, logo and project description were developed with generative AI under the author's direction and iterative in-game testing. This mod does not call an AI service at runtime. Gallery screenshots are real captures and have not been generated, retouched or enhanced with AI. The logo is an AI-generated branding asset; it is not an in-game screenshot. Original third-party mod GUI atlases are processed in memory, rather than bundled as copied third-party texture packs.
Español
Better Interfaces transforma los menús en mesas y almacenes pixelados. Incluye inventario, fabricación, hornos, herrería, yunque, afiladora, cortapiedras, telar, cartografía, pociones, encantamientos, almacenamiento, comercio, baliza y monturas.
Tiene soporte específico para las seis capacidades de Sophisticated Backpacks y sus mejoras, Curios, Cosmetic Armor, la olla de Farmer's Delight y los controles de Inventory Profiles Next. Conserva la distribución nativa de los esquemas de Create y los terminales de Tom's Storage. Heracles muestra el nombre de la misión en los avisos de recompensa. Consulta la tabla de arriba para distinguir rediseños dedicados de compatibilidad visual.
Solo cliente, Minecraft Java 1.20.1 y Forge 47.4.26 o posterior de la serie 47.x. No requiere ni incluye Create_Bruma. Los mods compatibles se instalan por separado. Código, arte y textos se han desarrollado con IA; las capturas de la galería son originales del juego y no están editadas con IA.
Better Interfaces Team
