Quartz 'N' Steel

Description

Although in real life striking a quartz crystal on a piece of steel is just as effective as flint on steel (for making sparks), there seems to be no plan to implement a quartz and steel striker, possibly because gravel (thus, flint) is more common than nether quartz, so it is cheaper to use flint anyway.

-Minecraft Wiki

Screw that.

This mod adds a new item, quartz and steel, and a new block, overworld quartz ore. Quartz and steel is made with quartz instead of flint, and it has 4x more durability than regular flint and steel. Overworld quartz ore is just that: quartz ore in the overworld. However, it's as rare as gold (a lot rarer than nether quartz ore is) to encourage players to still go to the nether for their quartzy needs.

It also has a patch for Sphax PureBDcraft: http://bdcraft.net/community/pbdc-patches-rel/quartz-steel-t1463.html

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• Compatibility: The mod should be compatible with the latest version of Minecraft and be clearly labeled with its supported versions.
• Functionality: The mod should work as advertised and not cause any game-breaking bugs or crashes.
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• Performance: The mod should not cause a significant decrease in the game's performance, such as by causing lag or reducing frame rates.
• Originality: The mod should be original and not a copy of someone else's work.
• Up-to-date: The mod should be regularly updated to fix bugs, improve performance, and maintain compatibility with the latest version of Minecraft.
• Support: The mod should have an active developer who provides support and troubleshooting assistance to users.
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