DrEnough's Forging has been completely rewritten and streamlined for NeoForge 26.1.2+.

⚠️ This mod is NeoForge-only for Minecraft 26.1.2+

✅ Current Features

Alloy Furnace - Custom furnace with data-driven recipes (2 inputs + optional) and full JEI integration
Steel Age - Advanced metal progression: Coke → Pig Iron → Steel → Tools & Armor
Bellows - Essential tool for steel forging (durability system)
Casting Table - Simple ingot casting for copper, tin, and gold
Casting Basin - Mass Processing of Metal Blocks like Copper/Tin/Gold and Bronze
Paxels - Multi-tools (pickaxe + axe + shovel in one)
Iron Forging - Full blacksmithing system (smithing stone → anvil → tongs → quenching)
Bronze Alloying - Mix copper and tin, forge bronze components
Tongs Durability - Wear and tear system
Natural Water Quenching - Quench in rivers, oceans, any water
Smithing Hammers - Stone, Copper, Bronze, Iron, Steel tiers

🚀 Upcoming Features

Silver Age - A new precious metal between copper and gold:

Silver Ore, Ingots, Blocks
Cold forging on the Fired Forging Block
Heavy/Light Silver Components
Silver Tools & Armor

Jewelcrafting System - A semi-realistic diamond processing system:

Carving Chisel to extract diamonds from ore
Anvil processing (Rough Diamond → Shards → Dust)
Polishing Cloth to refine Rough Diamonds
Diamond Setting for tools and armor
Diamond Plate for armor crafting
A more immersive way to obtain diamond gear

📈 Progression System

Age	Key Mechanics
Copper/Tin/Gold Ingots	Simple casting table (no tongs required)
Bronze Age	Alloy smelting, fired forging block, heavy/light components
Iron Age	Smithing stone (early) → Smithing anvil (advanced), tongs durability
Steel Age	Coke production → Pig Iron → Bellows + Hammer forging → Steel Tools & Armor

(Diamond and Netherite follow vanilla progression)

⚒️ Immersive Mechanics

Alloy Furnace with progress animations and fuel system
Steel forging requires Bellows + Hammer combo
Place hot items on anvil and hammer them
Tongs durability system
Natural water quenching
Visual block entities with item rendering
Particle and sound feedback
Full JEI integration (categories, recipe transfer, catalysts)

🛠️ Craftable Items

Steel Age

Steel Ingot, Plate, Block, Nugget
Full Steel Tool Set (Sword, Pickaxe, Axe, Shovel, Hoe)
Full Steel Armor Set (Helmet, Chestplate, Leggings, Boots)
Coke, Coke Block

Iron Age

Iron Tools & Armor
Iron Plate, Tool Parts

Bronze Age

Bronze Tools & Armor
Bronze Components (Heavy/Light)

Tools & Equipment

Smithing Hammers (Stone, Copper, Bronze, Iron, Steel)
Blacksmith Tongs (with durability)
Bellows (with durability)
Smithing Stone
Smithing Anvil
Crucibles (Standard and Big)
Paxels (Stone, Iron, Bronze, Gold, Steel, Diamond, Netherite)

🔧 Requirements

NeoForge 26.1.2+
JEI - Optional but recommended

❓ FAQ

Q: Do I need JEI? A: No, but recommended for recipe viewing.

Q: Can I use this in a modpack? A: Yes!

Q: Is this mod multiplayer compatible? A: Yes, fully synced with recipe support.

Q: What happened to copper/gold/diamond tools? A: They now use vanilla crafting. This mod focuses on iron, bronze, steel, and ingot casting.

Q: How do I make steel? A: Create Coke in the Alloy Furnace → Smelt Iron + Coke into Pig Iron → Use Bellows + Hammer on Smithing Anvil → Quench → Steel!

🙏 Credits

Slepykat - All custom textures (except bronze tools, some hot metal variants, and tin block ore variants) and more
DrEnough - Custom textures for bronze items, some hot metals variants, and tin block ore variants and more
SaltyWater - For inspiration and permission to use original textures as placeholders during development

🐛 Found an Issue or have suggestion?

Report here: https://github.com/drenough/drenough_forging-issues