Better Iron
by C1oudS
Better Iron is a Forge mod for Minecraft 1.7.10 that rebalances a handful of smelting, fuel and tool values from vanilla and Thaumcraft.
What it does
Better Iron changes some vanilla behavior on 1.7.10 and tweaks a few related values, including what lava-fueled furnaces accept, how iron clusters from Thaumcraft smelt in a regular furnace, and how Infernal Furnace durability and thaumium tool settings work. The default durability for tools is 700, where vanilla sets it at 400. Every change can be adjusted in the mod's config file. The server and every player need the mod installed.
Key features
Lava-fueled furnace change
The mod adjusts how furnaces that run on lava behave on 1.7.10, altering the vanilla fuel rules.
Thaumcraft iron clusters
Iron clusters from Thaumcraft can be smelted in a regular furnace, and Infernal Furnace durability is tuned.
Adjustable tool durability
Tool durability defaults to 700 instead of the vanilla 400, and other vanilla values are tweaked too, all in the config file.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does Better Iron need to be installed on the server?
In the catalog
Better Iron is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 1,013 mods support Minecraft 1.7.10.
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What the author says
This mod makes iron tools and armor more durable (x1.6 more durable tools and x1.33 more durable armor), while making it impossible to smelt iron ore in regular furnace unless lava bucket is used, also introducing new Bronze Furnace which works fuel-less when placed above lava source. The recipe for the Bronze…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/better-iron
- Owner
- C1oudS
- Published
- 2026-08-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15