Alternatives is a Vanilla+ mod with a few goals, revamping some under-used items, giving alternate uses for existing items, adding some features that should've always existed, and plenty more to come!
Here's a full list of what's new!
- Ink Wells replace the ink sac when making Book & Quills. Has a durability of 4, allowing for more books to be made without having to farm ink.
- Each goat horn now has applies a unique effect to all players in a 16 block area, some helpful, and some not-so-helpful.
- Poisonus Potatos can now be composted! They also can be used in place of spider eyes to make Potions of Poison.
- Cauldrons can now remove the color from more blocks! Those being wool, carpet, terracota (not glazed), banners, and candles.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.20.1
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as alternatives-0.1-forge-1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 638 KB
- Download link checked 22 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.