The Gems Project

Topaz, Sapphire and Ruby

Each of these powerful new ores can be found from y-16 and below, becoming more common the deeper you delve. They are rarer than Diamonds and need to be mined with an Iron Pickaxe or above. They also only drop shards upon breaking, which you'll need to combine together to make a whole gem. These new ores come in both stone and deepslate variants. Topaz, Sapphire, and Ruby have many uses, but most of which you won't be able to access until you have Netherite gear.

Topaz

Topaz is an upgrade from Netherite that provides an increase to Attack Knockback for the player.

Sapphire

Sapphire is an upgrade from Topaz that provides an increase to Attack Speed for the player.

Ruby

Ruby is an upgrade from Sapphire that provides an increase to Attack Damage for the player.

Description

Finally we have access to new bows! This mod provides the bow tiers that were absent in vanilla, along with new tiers utilising the new materials introduced by the mod. Each bow has increased stats from the previous, such as increased damage and durability. The bows have been balanced and aren't too overpowered, with the wooden bow being nerfed to compensate for the new tiers.

Tier List

• Wooden (vanilla)
• Iron
• Golden
• Diamond
• Netherite
• Topaz
• Sapphire
• Ruby
• Dragonyx
• Emerald

Description

Watch out pillagers, there's new crossbows in town! This mod provides the crossbow tiers that were absent in vanilla, along with new tiers utilising the new materials introduced by the mod. Each crossbow has increased stats from the previous, such as increased damage and durability. The crossbows have been buffed overall to make them make them more usable in survival.

Tier List

• Wooden (vanilla)
• Iron
• Golden
• Diamond
• Netherite
• Topaz
• Sapphire
• Ruby
• Dragonyx
• Emerald

Description

Stop replacing those old wooden shields and craft yourself a new, stronger version! This mod provides the shield tiers that were absent in vanilla, along with new tiers utilising the new materials introduced by the mod. Each shield has increased stats from the previous, predominantly increased durability.

Tier List

• Wooden (vanilla)
• Iron
• Golden
• Diamond
• Netherite
• Topaz
• Sapphire
• Ruby
• Dragonyx
• Emerald

Description

Ride your steed with style in some new horse armour! This mod provides the horse armour tiers that were absent in vanilla, along with new tiers utilising the new materials introduced by the mod. Each tier gets stronger than the last, exactly as you'd expect.

Tier List

• Leather (vanilla)
• Chainmail
• Iron (vanilla)
• Golden (vanilla)
• Diamond (vanilla)
• Netherite
• Topaz
• Sapphire
• Ruby
• Dragonyx
• Emerald

Passive Buffs

The jewelry system takes advantage of the Curios API, allowing you to equip them in slots independent from the armour system. They provide passive buffs which coincide with the gem used to craft them. For example, Topaz provides an increase to Attack Knockback, Sapphire provides an increase to Attack Speed, and Ruby provides an increase to Attack Damage. Currently, the jewlery system includes amulets and rings.

A Unique Approach

Instead of just making a boring and unimpactful new set of tools and armour like most mods adding emerald equipment, this mod takes a different approach. The tools allow you to gather Bonus XP, making them especially useful, whilst only being iron level in terms of stats to avoid being overpowered. The armour grants a bonus to Movement Speed per each piece equipped and additionally provides a level of Hero of the Village if you're wearing a full set.

Dragonyx

Craft yourself some truly exceptional gear with Dragonyx, a new incredibly rare but incredibly powerful material. Dragonyx provides all the bonuses that Topaz, Sapphire, and Ruby provide, along with some unique effects. Weapons provide Lifesteal, healing yourself upon damaging an enemy. Tools provide an increase to your Harvest Area, increasing the amount of blocks you can mine at once. Each piece of armour increases your Max Health by a heart and additionally prevents you from dying to the void if you're wearing a full set. In order to obtain a full set of Dragonyx equipment, the Ender Dragon will need to be defeated multiple times.

An Alternative Source of Experience

It's exactly what it says on the tin, ore that contains experience. This feature just adds that little bit of extra spice to the mining experience and further encourages cave exploration.

Collect Them All

There are 20 fossils for you to find and collect throughout your Minecraft journey. These are found within all vanilla dimensions and provide an alternative source of bones. More are planned for these in the future!