Aephera's Survival
Aephera's Survival reworks the early game of Minecraft Java Edition so that trees no longer yield wood by punching, with stones collected and knapped into tools instead.
What it does
The mod overhauls the early and mid game. Wooden tools are removed, and the stone axe takes over the role of the main stone tool. Players collect stones and knap them rather than punching trees for wood, which changes the first hours of a survival world. Copper and iron tools are made through smithing, and diamond tools are replaced by diamond-bladed tools.
The author describes the mod as bringing many more realistic features to survival play. Each addition is a change to existing progression rather than a new dimension or structure set. Aephera's Survival requires Forge and targets 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, with six release versions published so far. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. The license is All rights reserved, and the code is not open source.
Key features
Early game overhaul
Trees are not punched for wood, and players collect stones and knap them to start making tools.
Stone axe as main tool
The stone axe becomes the main stone tool, and wooden tools are removed from the progression.
Smithing for copper and iron
Copper and iron tools are crafted at a smithing table, changing how the metal tier is reached.
Diamond-bladed tools
Diamond gear is reworked into diamond-bladed tools instead of the standard diamond tools.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Starting a new survival world
The reworked early game shapes how a fresh world begins, from the first tree to the first metal tools.
Who it’s for: Players who want a slower, more realistic early game in survival worlds, and server owners who want the same progression for every player.
Questions
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In the catalog
Aephera's Survival is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
Aephera's Survival is a Survival Overhaul of the Early to Mid game of Minecraft. It includes many more 'realistic' features such as: - Removal of Wooden Tools - Stone axe used as the main stone tools - Copper and Iron Tool Smithing - Diamond Bladed tools, rather than diamond tools - Reworked early game preventing…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/aepheras-survival
- Owner
- Aephera Studios
- Published
- 2025-06-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15