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DrEnough's Forging

A semi-realistic Iron, Bronze and Steel Age blacksmithing mod. Forge iron, alloy bronze, and cast simple metals.
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drenough_forging-4.0.0-neoforge.jar

File namedrenough_forging-4.0.0-neoforge.jar
Uploader
drenough455drenough455
Uploaded
May 31, 2026
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11
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430.2 KB
Mod Loaders
NeoForge
File ID
8176506
Type
R
Release
Supported game versions
  • 26.1.2

Curse Maven Snippet

NeoForge

implementation "curse.maven:drenoughs-forging-1487912:8176506"

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What's new

Version 4.0 - The Streamlining Update

🎨 Textures

  • COMPLETE TEXTURE OVERHAUL - All textures now custom by Slepykat
  • Renamed Pan/Big Pan → Crucible/Big Crucible with new textures
  • Updated to NeoForge .70-beta

❌ Removed Systems (Bloat Cleanup)

Full Systems Removed:

  • Copper Tool/Armor crafting system
  • Tin crafting system
  • Gold Tool/Armor crafting system
  • Diamond Tool/Armor crafting system
  • Netherite crafting system (reverts to vanilla)
  • Diamond & Emerald carving systems
  • Primitive Anvil (replaced by Smithing Stone)
  • Wooden Cauldron (replaced by natural water quenching)
  • Wooden Handle system (now uses vanilla sticks)

Items/Tools Removed:

  • Iron Sledgehammer (any Smithing Hammer works now)
  • Diamond Sledgehammer (vanilla Ancient Debris mining)
  • Wooden Smithing Hammer
  • Clay Bucket
  • Chisel
  • Wheat Brush
  • Iron Nuggets forging system
  • Dusty/Raw/Cleaned iron ore items
  • Iron Sheet and related items
  • Coal cycling for armor sheets

✨ Iron System Rework

New Forging Process:

  • Place hot item on Smithing Anvil (no more dual-wielding)
  • Hit with hammer while item is on the anvil
  • Fully generic BlockEntity-based forging system

Changes:

  • Hot Iron Bloom → Raw Iron Block (when placed)
  • Iron/Deeplsate Iron Ore → drops vanilla Raw Iron
  • Recipe changed for Hot Iron Bloom to use Raw Iron Block

✅ New Features

  • Natural Water Quenching - Works in rivers, oceans, ANY water source
  • Missing unpluck methods for copper/tin mass crafting
  • Smithing Stone (early-game anvil alternative)

🐛 Bug Fixes

  • Smithing Anvil now drops items when destroyed
  • Fixed Smithing Anvil hitbox rotation
  • Fixed Fired Forging Block recipe pattern
  • Fixed Fired Forging Block drops displayed item when destroyed
  • Fixed right-click animation playing when nothing to forge

This update focuses the mod on iron/bronze blacksmithing and removes all bloated/non-essential systems.

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