
Ever lost the best pickaxe you had or walked right passed diamonds while mining?
Mining Overhaul is a pure vanilla resource pack that solves your biggest mining frustrations using subtle, performance-friendly visual fixes.



Features
- Vanilla glowing ores
- Durability and Efficiency Level Indicator
- Transparent lava and water fog
- Silverfish block indicator
And much, much more!
Why Mining Overhaul?
This texture pack is the product of many creators that collaborated to make something game-changing. All for the same purpose — to make Minecraft's mining experience less tedious.
Highlights
Credits
Primary Creator:
- PrecisionZero — Curator, texture design, implementation, project management.
Contributors & Special Thanks:
Internal Assets (Owned by PrecisionZero):
- Clear Water (Hydron)
- Lower Fire (Pyron – discontinued)
- Tool Efficiency Indicator (Combat Indicators – unreleased)
All Features
| Feature |
Description |
Credits |
Version |
| Glowing Ores |
Makes ores visible in low light using a subtle glow, making them easier to find in the dark. |
sniffercraft34 |
All |
| Amethyst Cleanup |
Increased contrast & a shine tip on grown amethyst; reduced visual noise. |
Internal |
All |
| White Ancient Debris |
Recoloured to pale white‑grey, making it clearly visible against netherrack. |
Internal |
All |
| Suspicious Blocks Contrast |
Slightly increased contrast for suspicious gravel and sand, making them easier to spot. |
Internal |
All |
| Cleaner Cobwebs |
Reduced opacity for cleaner, less obstructed cobwebs. |
Internal |
All |
| Stone / Deepslate Contrast |
Subtle tweaks so stone and deepslate no longer blend together in dim lighting. |
Internal |
All |
| Bedrock Spoof |
Bedrock retextured to look like deepslate (streamer‑friendly / anti‑grief). |
Internal |
All |
| Infested Block Indicator |
Original overlay that clearly marks infested stone/cobblestone. |
Internal |
All |
| High‑Vis Breaking Cracks |
Enhanced crack overlay so you can precisely track block damage. |
Internal |
All |
| Dripstone & Sulfur Spike Hazards |
Increased contrast on pointed dripstone and spikes so you don't land on them. |
Internal |
All |
| Diminishing Tools (Durability) |
Orange flash below 10% durability; red flash at 1%. |
Asuryan |
All |
| Tool Efficiency Indicator (I–V) |
Dynamically changes tool texture based on Efficiency level I–V. |
Internal |
All |
| Clear Water |
Removes murkiness while keeping a water‑like feel. Integrated from Hydron. |
Hydron |
All |
| Lower Fire |
Reduces flame height for a clearer view when on fire. |
Internal |
All |
| Remove Underwater Fog |
Clears visual distortion while submerged in water. |
Internal |
All |
| Remove Lava Fog |
Clears visual distortion in the Nether / lava pools. |
Internal |
All |
Technical
Requirements
| Pack Version |
Minecraft Version |
Forge |
Fabric |
Vanilla |
| 1.x |
1.21.11+ |
✔ Supported |
✔ Supported |
✔ Supported |
⚠️ If used with Sodium, the following error may appear when the pack is loaded. It works completely fine despite it and should be ignored:

Installation
- Download the ZIP file.
- Place it in your Minecraft
resourcepacks folder.
- Enable it from the Resource Pack menu.
Compatibility
- Works with Sodium, Optifine, Vanilla without needing any mods.
- Resource pack only—no mods, OptiFine, or data packs required.
- Glowing Ores, Durability Indicator, and Tool Efficiency Indicator may break if used with shaders.
Tags
mining, qol, quality-of-life, vanilla-friendly, vanilla-plus, utility, resource-pack, texture-pack, emissive-ores, glowing-ores, durability-indicator, efficiency-indicator, tool-indicator, clear-water, clear-lava, remove-fog, silverfish-indicator, infested-blocks, bedrock-spoof, streamer-safe, ancient-debris, lightweight, no-mods, minecraft-1.21