Ore Compass

A Minecraft NeoForge mod (1.21.1) that adds magical compasses capable of detecting and pointing towards nearby ores.

Features

Animated Compass Needle: The compass needle rotates smoothly to point towards detected ores, just like the vanilla compass
HUD Ore Indicator: Shows the tracked ore block icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen
Three Compass Tiers: Basic, Advanced, and Master compasses with increasing detection ranges
Priority-Based Detection: Detects the rarest ore first, not just the closest one
Ore Tuning: Tune your compass to search for a specific ore type

Compass Tiers

Tier	Name	Range	Detectable Ores
1	Basic Ore Compass	16 blocks	Coal, Iron, Copper
2	Advanced Ore Compass	32 blocks	All Tier 1 + Gold, Diamond, Lapis, Redstone, Emerald
3	Master Ore Compass	64 blocks	All Tier 2 + Ancient Debris, Nether Quartz

Ore Detection Priority

When multiple ores are in range, the compass prioritizes by rarity (not distance):

Ancient Debris (highest priority)
Diamond
Nether Quartz
Emerald
Gold
Iron
Lapis Lazuli
Coal
Redstone
Copper (lowest priority)

Crafting Recipes

Basic Ore Compass

[Copper Ingot] [Lapis Lazuli] [Copper Ingot]
[Iron Ingot]   [Compass]      [Iron Ingot]
[Redstone]     [Quartz]       [Redstone]

Advanced Ore Compass

[Gold Ingot]      [Diamond]            [Gold Ingot]
[Lapis Lazuli]    [Basic Ore Compass]  [Emerald]
[Redstone Block]  [Amethyst Shard]     [Redstone Block]

Master Ore Compass

[Netherite Scrap]  [Echo Shard]             [Netherite Scrap]
[Ancient Debris]   [Advanced Ore Compass]   [Ancient Debris]
[Netherite Scrap]  [Lodestone]              [Netherite Scrap]

Tuning Recipes

To tune a compass to detect only a specific ore type, combine any Ore Compass with 4 of the target material in a crafting table:

Target Ore	Required Items
Coal	4x Coal
Iron	4x Raw Iron
Copper	4x Raw Copper
Gold	4x Raw Gold
Diamond	4x Diamond
Lapis Lazuli	4x Lapis Lazuli
Redstone	4x Redstone
Emerald	4x Emerald
Ancient Debris	4x Ancient Debris
Nether Quartz	4x Quartz

How to Use

Craft a compass of the desired tier
Hold the compass in your main hand or off-hand
Watch the needle - it will point towards the nearest ore (by priority) within range
Optional: Tune the compass to search for a specific ore type

Compass Behavior

Ore Found: The needle points steadily towards the ore location
No Ore in Range: The needle spins randomly
Tuned Compass: Only searches for the specified ore type, ignoring all others

Installation

Install NeoForge for Minecraft 1.21.1
Download the Ore Compass mod JAR file
Place the JAR file in your mods folder
Launch Minecraft with the NeoForge profile

Compatibility

Minecraft Version: 1.21.1
Mod Loader: NeoForge 21.1.x
JEI: Fully compatible - all recipes are visible in JEI

License

Author

thalislf

Ore Compass v2