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New Soviet Era
This mod adds numerous building blocks and decorations, as well as tools, items, and other additions. The general theme is USSR aesthetic, but there is something for everyone in here.
It was originally inspired by the 1.16 Soviet Era mod.
Frequently asked questions
Q: Can I use this mod in my modpack?\ A: Of course! But please do not claim it as your own. A link to this mod would be appreciated too!
Q: Where do I report bugs or make a suggestion?\ A: The best place to do that would be the project's Discord server.
Q: Will you port to Neoforged or other versions?\ A: Right now we have no plans for that. The mod is only on Fabric.
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[0.4.3] New Soviet Era - 0.4.3 - The Door Update
by Andrew-71 on Oct 21, 2026
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Welcome to the door update! This update fixes some door-related bugs.
- All doors now have proper tags
- Added basic compatibility with the Animated Doors mod
- Other door-related improvements
[0.4.2] New Soviet Era - 0.4.2
by Andrew-71 on Oct 21, 2026
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This update fixes various data-generation-related bugs found while testing the previous version.
- Added missing drops
- Fixed blocks without an assigned mining tool
- All slabs and stairs are now tagged as such (and work with handrails)
- Double slabs now drop the correct amount of slabs
- Fixed some incorrect drops and block settings
- Barbed wire is no longer leaves (...what?)
[0.4.1] New Soviet Era - 0.4.1
by Andrew-71 on Oct 21, 2026
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This minor update addresses some long-standing bugs.
- Yellow bricks now have a recipe
- Concrete can now be cracked in the furnace
- Incorrectly using a cigarette now makes instructions appear
- Parquet and patterned planks can now be used as furnace fuel
- Barbed wire now damages foxes and bees
- Added a missing sound for the meat block
- Purple goo now slows down properly
- Dice are now louder
- Broken windows now have a better tooltip
- Removed unused TV
BlockEntity. For some reason, handrails also had it...?! - TVs, windows and typewriters no longer spawn break particles twice
- Checking if a TV or window item is broken no longer adds empty NBT to it
- Electric hit sound is now properly registered
- Made internal improvements and bumped the Fabric version
- Updates across all three locales
- Fixed numerous typos
- Fixed Cross and Divided Concrete being mixed up in Russian
- English now uses title case consistently
- "Variated" blocks are now called "Varied"
- "Cross Masonry" bricks are now called "English Cross Bond"
- "Dressing Masonry" bricks are now called "Stack Bond"
- Formal "you" ("вы") now used in Russian translations instead of informal one
- Added missing entries to Russian and pre-reform Russian
- Pre-reform Russian now uses Cyrillic "
і" instead of the Latin "i"
[0.4.0] New Soviet Era - 0.4.0
by Andrew-71 on Oct 21, 2026
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### Changelog 0.3 -> 0.4.0
After quite some time, we are finally ready to present the first properly major update to New Soviet Era
Due to sheer amount of changes, many may be undocumented. We hope you enjoy this update! :D
After quite some time, we are finally ready to present the first properly major update to New Soviet Era
Due to sheer amount of changes, many may be undocumented. We hope you enjoy this update! :D
- Added dozens of new blocks
- Texture improvements for existing blocks
- Reworked wallpapers, added new ones
- Added windows
- Windows connect to other windows placed above or below them
- They can be shattered by a projectile, and repaired with a pane. This damage survives block break.
- The blockstate of a window can be frozen with a screwdriver, allowing you to split tall windows
- Concrete improvements
- 3 new colours - basic, dark green and orange
- Concrete with bars can now be placed horizontally. Or vertically. It's a matter of perspective!
- Bug fixes (see below)
- Added 3 new banner patterns
- Sickle
- Star
- Grain
- Added USSR anthem music disc
- Added a new screwdriver tool for tinkering with blocks
- Added a new antenna item to improve radio electronics recipes
- Parquet improvements
- Separated oak and dark oak parquet
- Added a few new types
- Siren improvements
- Now uses screwdriver to change sound
- Sound names now translatable
- Added a questionable sound option
- Whitewash can now be applied to concrete and some other blocks with a brush
- Added new advancements
- Bug fixes
- Added many of the missing crafting recipes
- Stone-cutting recipe for slabs now gives 2 blocks
- Fixed typos in Russian translation
- Cigarettes are now less broken (and more numerous)
- TVs now stay broken when picked up as items (use glass pane to repair)
- Fixed a few missing drops/tags/recipes related to concrete
- Concrete with bars is now pickaxe mine-able
- Fixed some concrete blocks missing drops
- Cracked concrete now has a dyeing category
- Technical changes
- Changed parts of file structure for models and textures
- Removed some unused textures intended for later updates
- Moved to newer Fabric, Loom etc. versions. Took a while to figure out how to update Gradle :D
- Source-sets main and client have been merged to fix mixins
- NSE once again seems to work with 1.20.2, but please tell us if some issues arise on that version of Minecraft*
[0.3] New Soviet Era - 0.3
by Andrew-71 on Oct 21, 2026
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### Changelog 0.2 -> 0.3
This version focuses on QOL and bug fixes
This version focuses on QOL and bug fixes
- Added Russian (ru_ru) and pre-reform Russian (ru_rpr) translations
- Added missing warped, cherry and bamboo planks
- Added unique sounds for TV being turned on/off and broken.
- Added many of the missing recipes
- Removed ability to cut blocks back into original form on stone-cutter
- Added button to open config file when using Mod Menu
- Added several new achievements and challenges
- Minor bug fixes
- Added some dedicated particle textures
- Fixed issue with some blocks being non opaque
- Fixed TVs' hit-boxes
- Switches no longer emit redstone particle
- Slightly improved cigarette's GUI model
- Light bulb lamp now makes a sound when repaired
- TV can now be repaired with a glass pane (breaking and re-placing still works for now)
- Technical changes
- Simplified recipe data generation
- Deleted various unused files - code, textures and models
- Bumped Fabric API, loader and mappings versions
- NSE seems to work with 1.20.2, but please tell me if some issues arise on that version of Minecraft*
[0.2] New Soviet Era - 0.2
by Andrew-71 on Oct 21, 2026
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### Changelog 0.1 -> 0.2
- Added new "Dirt Road" block
- Made by tilling coarse dirt with a rake. Right now you get 1 flint out of the process as a placeholder drop
- Behaves like gravel
- Drops with silk touch, otherwise result is dirt
- Texture will likely be adjusted in a future update
- Improved TVs
- Re-made texture and model to better fit the USSR aesthetic
- Added white noise animation if TV is powered with redstone or right-clicked (same as lamps). White noise emits a bit of light.
- Added cracked screen if TV is hit with a projectile (reset when block is broken)
- TVs can now be waterlogged
- Improved Radio
- Re-made texture and model to better fit the USSR aesthetic
- Added ability to waterlog radios
- Improved ceiling fan
- Re-made texture and model to better fit the USSR aesthetic
- Changed crafting recipe to match new model
- Added golden lamp crafting recipe
- Several tiny fixes
- Light bulb break noise is now in correct category
- Barbed wire drops iron nugget without silk touch
- Expanded description and removed dead link in metadata
- Technical changes
- Optimised chess model files
- Removed several unused textures (may reduce file size)
- Updated one of authors' nicks in credits
- Moved to newer versions of Yarn, Loom, Fabric loader & API
[0.1] New Soviet Era - 0.1
by Andrew-71 on Oct 21, 2026
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## NSE First beta!
After months of work, here is the first version of our mod, featuring far too many blocks for me to count!
#### Known issues:
If you find a bug, please let us know!
After months of work, here is the first version of our mod, featuring far too many blocks for me to count!
#### Known issues:
- A few blocks have no crafting recipes
- No cherry variants for wood blocks
If you find a bug, please let us know!
