Ruby + Sapphire

With the addition of two new ores, you now have the option to save your diamonds for the things most important to you. Now you can craft a jukebox, mine a bit faster, obtain some obsidian, and even power a beacon without needing to spend a single diamond!

Ruby and Sapphire are gems that can be used to craft two statistically identical sets of tools.

Put basically, you have an option of using red or blue colored tools. It’s always nice to have options, afterall.

But, upon closer inspection, you’ll find each tool set actually has some perks of its own!

Ruby tools get a slight boost in mining speed when you are engulfed in flame. They might even make you keep the flame going as you mine.

Sapphire tools get a slight boost in mining speed when you are submerged completely in water. They get a little faster depending how little air you have.

In the damage and durability department they fall roughly between Iron and Diamond. They can mine any block a Diamond level tool could, but with the caveat that they have less durability and are not able to be smithed into a Netherite tool.

Rubies can be found in most any biome that packs the heat, such as Deserts or Savannas, while Sapphires can be located deep within the Ocean’s depths.

(There’s also a range of configuration options to have them spawn in every biome)

When you get lit on fire, you’ll get the “Burning” effect. Check your inventory screen to see exactly how long you’ll remain on fire! Likewise, when you begin to take damage from having no more air underwater, you’ll receive the “Drowning” effect. There’s no timer on this one since it will last until you get some air! Neither of these effects have any additional mechanics; they’re just a nice heads up. There’s a config if you don’t like them.

Be sure to check the RubySapphire-common.toml file for various configuration options so that you can play the mod how you like.
For example, there’s a setting to disable Ruby and Sapphire Tools’s special abilities if you’d rather not have them.

Despite potentially seeming random; there’s an option to have it so Silverfish Infested Stone will spawn rarely throughout the depths of your world, not just in Extreme Hills biomes, if you want a little more risk and surprise in your mining adventures (This is turned off by default. Don’t worry!!)

Special thanks:

Thank-you to turtywurty, cy4shot, and mcjty for your 1.16 modding tutorials.