MAKER · JAVA + BEDROCK
Find every ore — the x-ray that really works
Texture-pack x-rays are broken by design (the renderer draws blocks opaque — you get black walls, not vision). This maker uses real game mechanics instead: on Java, every ore within 5 blocks gets a glowing outline you can see THROUGH terrain while you hold a pickaxe; on Bedrock/Pocket Edition, your action bar becomes a live ore radar with counts, direction and depth.
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WHAT YOU ACTUALLY GET — REAL OUTPUT FOR “X RAY TO SEE ORES”
Ore Radar X-Ray · Java datapack · 11 files
It does this: a Java datapack ore-radar with true through-the-wall vision: while you HOLD A PICKAXE, every ore within 5 blocks gets a glowing outline you can see through terrain (refreshes every 2s; put the pickaxe away to turn it off). Drop the .zip in datapacks/ and /reload.
README.txt data/minecraft/tags/function/load.json data/minecraft/tags/function/tick.json data/xray/function/cycle.mcfunction data/xray/function/load.mcfunction data/xray/function/mark.mcfunction data/xray/function/scan.mcfunction data/xray/function/tick.mcfunction data/xray/tags/block/ores.json … 2 more
Start it: /reload
How it works
- 1Describe it: "x ray to see ores" — pick Java for glow-through-walls, Bedrock/PE for the radar.
- 2Install it (datapack .zip into datapacks/ + /reload, or one-tap .mcpack on Bedrock).
- 3Hold any pickaxe — ores glow (Java) or the radar reads out on your action bar (Bedrock). Put it away to stop.
Questions people ask
Why not a texture pack x-ray?
Vanilla renderers ignore transparency on opaque blocks — transparent textures show BLACK, not see-through. Mechanics (glow outlines, radar) are the honest way that works on every device.
Only while holding a pickaxe?
Yes — the classic ask, honored literally. Swap the pickaxe away and the x-ray stops; hold it again to resume.
Is this cheating?
On most servers, yes — treat it as a single-player/creative tool. It's your world, your rules.
Why it never breaks
No language model writes these files. Deterministic engines parse your description into validated parameters and emit game files that are correct by construction — then CI boots real Paper and Bedrock servers weekly to prove packs still load on current Minecraft. Read the full story on the comparison page or in the docs.