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Gluon(胶子)

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Gluon(胶子)

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vertical slabs and stairs (including modded ones), mixed-material slabs, and smarter block connections.

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Description

Gluon

Small changes, big difference.

Gluon is a building-focused expansion that works entirely on existing blocks. Its name comes from the particle that binds quarks together: it is small, but it holds the larger structure together. In the same way, Gluon focuses on the small details — a half-block here, a cleaner connection there — that make a build feel finished.

Vertical slabs and stairs

  • Any slab or stair can be placed vertically.

  • Slabs and stairs from other mods are supported by default.

  • Four placement modes: Default, Mixed, Flush, and Original. Switch with V (rebindable); each mode is remembered per save.

  • Guide lines show how the next piece will be placed.

  • Mixed-material slabs let you stack two different slabs in one block. Sneak-mine to remove only one half.

Smarter connections

  • Torches, soul torches, redstone torches, lanterns, and soul lanterns sit flush on bottom slabs. Lanterns can also hang beneath top slabs.

  • Fences and walls shift half a block to sit on bottom slabs and connect normally.

  • Glass panes and iron bars are assembled from 12 parts. Large panes hide their inner faces, and the result does not depend on placement order.

Quality-of-life changes

  • Glass blocks, glass panes, and iron bars can be mined faster with a pickaxe or an axe.

  • Leads can be strung between two fences as a catenary. Click the knot to untie it and recover the lead.

  • Anvils no longer wear down from use; fall damage still applies. Material repairs no longer add a cumulative penalty and restore 90% durability.

  • New keybinds: crawl (Ctrl) and sit (Z). Both are rebindable.

Compatibility

  • Base-game blocks: fully supported.

  • Slabs and stairs from other mods: supported by default; can be disabled or blocklisted in the config.

  • Walls and fences: supported when they extend the base-game classes.

  • Glass panes and iron bars: base-game blocks only for now.

  • Torches and lanterns: determined by tags, so modded blocks based on the base-game classes can opt in.

Gluon does not add new block IDs. Removing the mod will not delete blocks from your world — they simply return to their original appearance. Adding the mod to an existing world will not change blocks that are already placed.

Installation

  • Minecraft 1.20.1 — Forge

  • Minecraft 1.21.1 / 1.21.4 / 1.21.8 / 1.21.10 — NeoForge

  • One jar per game version. No dependencies.

  • Install on both client and server.

  • Back up existing worlds before first use.