Spelunker's Palette

What's the point? Mining is one of the best parts of Minecraft! I like when it ties back into building, so I wanted to make the resources you extract from the depths more decoratively useful. I also wanted to make the available block variants more consistent for the sake of simplicity.

Create already adds these blocks. You're right! Create's implementation of stone variants is extremely thorough. This mod offers a more measured, vanilla-aligned approach, with unique patterns and styling for each blockset.

Aren't cobbled variants bloat? I included them because it was important that the 'special' stones felt more like the major two stone types. For pack devs, they might feel at home being used more extensively in worldgen.
  

Why do I have to smelt them or use Silk Touch? I chose to require the non-cobbled variant for most recipes because furnaces are fun! There are lots of ways to build smelting setups and even more ways to decorate them so I like giving them extra uses even if you can always just use Silk Touch.

Do you have plans for future updates? I want to make Iron Doors and Trapdoors oxidize! (done :3) I also might adjust some vanilla crafting recipes, like Polished Deepslate, to be more consistent with the way polished blocks are normally crafted. I am also considering adding building blocks for other mined resources, like Lapis Lazuli or Amethyst. Send me any ideas you have! I really don't know what to do with outliers like Smooth Stone or Deepslate Tiles….

Why does iron only have 3 oxidation states? I didn't feel like making 4. 3 is plenty.

What's the point? Mining is one of the best parts of Minecraft! I like when it ties back into building, so I wanted to make the resources you extract from the depths more decoratively useful. I also wanted to make the available block variants more consistent for the sake of simplicity.

Create already adds these blocks. You're right! Create's implementation of stone variants is extremely thorough. This mod offers a more measured, vanilla-aligned approach, with unique patterns and styling for each blockset.

Aren't cobbled variants bloat? I included them because it was important that the 'special' stones felt more like the major two stone types. For pack devs, they might feel at home being used more extensively in worldgen.

Why do I have to smelt them? I chose to require the non-cobbled variant for most recipes because furnaces are fun! There are lots of ways to build smelting setups and even more ways to decorate them, so I like giving them extra uses. Alternatively, you can just use Silk Touch.

Do you have plans for future updates? I want to make Iron Doors and Trapdoors oxidize! (done :3) I also might adjust some vanilla crafting recipes, like Polished Deepslate, to be more consistent with the way polished blocks are normally crafted. I am also considering adding building blocks for other mined resources, like Lapis Lazuli or Amethyst. Send me any ideas you have! I really don't know what to do with outliers like Smooth Stone or Deepslate Tiles....

Why does iron only have 3 oxidation states? I didn't feel like making 4. 3 is plenty.