A semi-realistic forging mod that takes you from stone age tools to netherite armor through immersive crafting steps.
Description
Experience the true art of semi-realistic blacksmithing - from wood/stone tools to legendary netherite equipment.
This mod is NeoForge-only for Minecraft 1.21.1+
Upcoming Features:
- Steel Age
- Custom Shields (Wooden, Copper, Bronze, Iron, Golden, Diamond and Netherite)
- Spear custom crafting
- Custom Animation when forging
📈 Complete Progression System
Copper Age: Process Copper Ore into Ingots via Pan Smelting, 5-use molds
Tin Age : Process Tin Ore into Ingots via Pan Smelting, 5-use molds
Bronze Age : Combine Copper + Tin Ingots into Alloys, smelt, forge on Fired Forging Block, heavy/light components
Iron Age: Bloom system, primitive anvil, multi-stage forging with tongs or sticks
Gold Age: Intricate mold casting system, tongs only, cache-based damage tracking
Diamond Age: Carve gems from ore blocks, multi-stage stonecutter + grindstone process
Netherite Age: 6-step endgame processing with proper damage tracking
Emerald Carving: Polish with sandpaper and honeycomb
⚒️ Immersive Mechanics
Right-click based crafting (no menus!)
Proper tool handling (main hand + off-hand combinations)
Heat mechanics - burn without tongs or sticks!
Visual block entities (watch items appear on forging blocks)
Durability tooltips for all molds
Particle effects and sound feedback for every action
🛠️ Dozens of Craftable Items
Complete tool and armor sets: Copper, Tin (ingots only), Bronze, Gold, Iron, Diamond, Netherite
Specialized tools: Smithing hammers (wood/stone/copper/iron tiers), chisels, sledgehammers
Casting molds for copper, tin and gold
Heavy and Light Bronze Components
Wooden handles and finished handles
Big pans (reusable, iron)
Pan (reusable, iron)
Clay buckets (single-use!)
Sandpaper for polishing emeralds
Wheat brush for cleaning iron ore
Blacksmith tongs (reusable) and Two sticks (single-use)
📖 In-Game Guide
Full Patchouli guide book with complete documentation
Step-by-step instructions for all ages
Mold durability information and tooltips
Tongs vs sticks path documentation
Mass production guides
Tool and armor assembly recipes
🔧 Requirements
26.1.2 NeoForge (actively supported)
JEI - optional but recommended for custom categories
1.21.1 NeoForge (actively supported)
JEI - optional but recommended for custom categories
Patchouli (optional - for guide book, but highly recommended)
1.20.1 Forge is legacy version (no longer updated). Please use 1.21.1 NeoForge for the full experience!