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Open Simple Frames

by LoremV · for Minecraft

A stateful "Carpenter's Blocks" style framed block mod, put any blocks texture on various cursed shapes!

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3 yr agoLast updated
MITLicense
FabricLoaders

About Open Simple Frames

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A stateful "Carpenter's Blocks" style framed block mod, put any blocks texture on various cursed shapes!

Open Simple Frames

cursed corners


Carpenters Blocks but using states?

The Concept

The idea of Carpenters blocks is that for any given shape in minecraft it should be able to use any texture, for this, a block has to know what model and what texture to use, by default a block already knows what model to use, but we need to store additional information about what texture to use instead, from what I gather, this is usally done using block entities, block entities feel like a lot of overhead for what is effectively a single number, as such my "frame" blocks have an additional property caled texture id.
when a player interacts with a block, if they have a block in there hand then that blocks texture is then assigned a texture id, this is universal across all frames, for instance, if stone was used on some stairs and assigned the id 1, then any other frame would use texture id 1 for stone, this does add a lot of extra states to some blocks, but at a low level, having the game take a bit longer to load but run fairly unobstructed in game, is a good thing.

Whats here?

blocks in the creative inventory


generally all blocks can be crafted with sticks.
some odd blocks in this mod should also be noted

  • ramps, and corner ramps, functionally act like stairs
  • covers can have up to 3 sides of a block in one block.
  • partitions are like walls
  • H fences are also like walls
  • giant blocks when placed are 2x2 and 4x4 respectively
  • fences exist
  • doors exist
  • blocks that are 1.5 blocks tall one up, one down, they render as such
  • there are chests, be careful with them however.
cursed chest

Commands

you can use /simpleframes report as an operator to see what blocks are using what texture ids /simpleframes set (id) (blockstates) can be used to change a texture

why "Open"

I am not a wizard, and I cannot put so much time into modding in the current circumstance, if someone knows how to solve an issue, please make a pull request or gist, suggestions can also be given this way to.
feel free to make addons and modifications to this mod, eventually there will be a wiki at https://github.com/LoremVIpsum/OpenSimpleFrames/wiki

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 13 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.20.4.

Loaders

Runs on Fabric.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Cosmetics, visuals & audio

Skins, textures, shaders, models and sound — how the game looks and sounds.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists Open Simple Frames as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
Fabric
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
1.20.4 and 12 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorLoremV, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

Open Simple Frames, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Open Simple Frames?

Modrinth lists Open Simple Frames as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Fabric.

Is it free?

Yes. Open Simple Frames is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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