Astral Foundations
by Solarz
Astral Foundations gives copper equipment a tier of three new metals, with gear for players who collect meteorite ore and fill the gap between iron and diamond.
What it does
The mod introduces a copper equipment tier alongside three new metals: meteoric iron, void steel and starfall alloy. Meteoric tools last longer than iron ones but do not dig faster. Nine meteoric ingots craft into a block, and a full copper set of tools and four armor pieces can be crafted from few ingots.
Infusions change gear after crafting. Blaze powder infuses a weapon so it sets its target on fire, and the matching armor shrugs off fire. A snowball infuses a weapon that chills foes with Slowness, with armor that keeps the wearer immune to the effect. A Tempest Shard dropped by a charged creeper gives storm-attuned gear. A dropped meteoric ingot, an Eye of Ender, a smithing table and a sword form void steel, while a meteoric ingot joined with a diamond at a smithing table makes starfall alloy, which carries an animated ingot.
Astral Foundations is published for NeoForge only, for 1.21.1, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The license is All rights reserved, and the mod is not open source.
Key features
Copper equipment tier
Copper tools and armor form a tier between stone and iron, with an oxidized variant made from oxidized copper ingots.
Meteorite ore and metals
Meteorite ore spawns underground, and smelting its raw chunks yields meteoric ingots for meteoric gear.
Elemental infusions
Blaze powder, snowballs and Tempest Shards infuse gear with fire, slowness or storm effects.
Void steel and starfall alloy
A dagger and an axe are made from void steel, while starfall alloy is crafted from meteoric and diamond ingots.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Many More Alloys is a Apache License 2.0 mod for NeoForge 1.21.1 that is client and server and not open source, so it covers metals but not infused weapons. Infused Weapons and Tools is also client and server and not open source, released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license, and focuses on infused weapons and tools for 1.21.1. More Tools&Armor Remastered is client and server, licensed under the Apache License 2.0, and covers 1.21.1 – 1.21.8, a wider version span than this mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astral Foundations | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-04 |
| Many More Alloys | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-08 |
| Infused Weapons and Tools | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-09 |
| More Tools&Armor Remastered | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2026-03-15 |
Questions
Does Astral Foundations need to be installed on the server?
Which game version does Astral Foundations support?
How is meteoric iron obtained?
In the catalog
Astral Foundations is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 7,420 Equipment mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Astral Foundations is a vanilla-friendly mod that adds a copper equipment tier and three new metals mined from meteorite ore. It fills the stretch between iron and diamond with gear that's actually worth chasing, while keeping the pacing and feel of vanilla progression. A full copper set you can craft as soon as you…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/astral-foundations
- Owner
- Solarz
- Published
- 2026-06-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15