NikiBroPol Vanilla Plus (nbpvanillaplus)

This is a mod to make Minecraft easier and more QoL, but you'll have to work for it.

Now in early development.

This mod includes the ability to craft a pickaxe that, under the effect of Haste II, can instantly mine deepslate (not cobbled)

It also adds a few crafting recipes that I felt were missing from vanilla

And on top of that, there's some extra content thrown in just for variety

Cobbler - Modify Stone to Cobblestone and Deepslate to Cobbled Deepslate!

Not sure how important this is for Minecraft 26.2, but why not?

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