Also try Silent Gear! This is required if you want tools or armor.

Introduction

Silent’s Gems adds 16 new gemstones to the game! These can be used to craft a variety of building blocks (gem blocks, bricks, small bricks, polished gem stones, chiseled gem stones, smooth gem stones, glass, lamps) and other useful items. These gems can also be used to craft tools and armor if Silent Gear is installed.

(These are not all the blocks in the mod, but some of the most common)

Key Features

• Built-in support for Silent Gear - No additional data packs required
• Blocks - Ores, bricks, lamps, and more

Requirements

Silent Lib is required and must be installed. Silent Gear is not required, but recommended for the full experience during gameplay.

Gems

The 16 gems are split across the three vanilla dimensions and overlap somewhat. Some of the gems found in the Nether and the End can occasionally be found in the overworld.

There is a gem ore block that matches all three dimensions. (You can configure the mod to generate any gem in any dimension, and with whatever frequency you like. You can even disable specific gems from ever generating, if that is what you prefer.)

Roles

Each gem fits into a handful of “roles”. Gems are usually stronger in their role’s stats, and equal to other gems of the same dimension in other stats (at least with default ore configs). Every gem still has unique traits.

• Durability - Higher durability and armor durability. Good for repairs and AOE harvest tools (hammer, excavator).
  • Ruby, Carnelian
• Speed - Higher harvest speed. Good for harvest tools (pickaxe, shovel, axe, etc.) -Topaz, Citrine, Heliodor
• Damage - Higher melee and ranged damage. Good for weapons (swords, bows, etc.)
  • Peridot, Moldavite, Rose Quartz
• Armor - Higher armor stats, Good for... armor.
  • Sapphire, Iolite, Ammolite
• All-Rounder - Above average in most stats. Good if you need a mix of different stats.
  • Turquoise, Kyanite, Alexandrite, Black/White Diamond

Rarer Gems

Some gems are rarer than others. The two diamond variants are also notably strong in all stats, unlike most gems, but are also much harder to find. Having a hammer and prospector hammer from Silent Gear will make the process much easier.

• Black Diamonds - These spawn somewhat low in the Nether, and less frequently than other gems. You should find plenty while digging for ancient debris. They are dark in color with a slightly orange hue.
• White Diamonds - These spawn somewhat low in the End, meaning you will need to dig around to find them. They are pale in color with a slightly violet hue.

Gem Bag

Gem Bags are nice baggies that collect and store gems as you are mining them (not applicable to ores). This frees up your inventory for more mining opportunities.

Glowroses

Glowroses are light-emitting flowers that spawn naturally throughout the world. Their light is enough to prevent mob spawns just two blocks away (configurable). Glowroses can be planted in vanilla flower pots. Potted glowroses create much more light than freestanding ones.

Other Useful Items

• Summon Kitty - Spawns a tamed cat. You can also name it in an anvil, just like spawn eggs.
• Summon Puppy - Spawns a tamed dog. You can also name it in an anvil, just like spawn eggs.
• Flower Basket - Works just like the Gem Bags, but with flowers instead. Whenever you mine flowers, they get collected into the Flower Basket.