Better Punching
by Darkorg69
Better Punching changes bare-hand mining so that breaking blocks with the hand takes far longer and can hurt the player, and it adds flint-based tools as the early-game alternative.
What it does
Breaking blocks by hand becomes a slow, realistic process in this Forge mod. A punch cannot harvest most blocks, and mining stone or glass without the right tool hurts the player, with glass breaking instantly on contact. Wood is punched far more slowly than in vanilla, so a player is pushed to obtain a flint axe early in a new world. Right-clicking a flint-and-stone block sharpens tools out of it, giving the early game a crafting path that does not depend on iron.
The mod is a configuration-driven adventure and utility tool. Its options can remove the wooden and stone tools to add more realism, and the rest of the behavior can be tuned in the config file. Dynamic Trees is listed as a companion for tree-related play. Installation covers the server and each player's game. Files are published for Forge across 4 release versions, 1.12.2 – 1.19.2, and the code is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
Key features
Realistic bare-hand mining
Punching breaks blocks much more slowly, so bare-hand mining feels like real labor rather than a quick action.
Self-damage on punch
Hitting certain blocks with an open hand can hurt the player, which discourages mining without a tool.
Flint tool crafting
Right-clicking a flint and stone block sharpens tools out of flint, supplying a tool path before iron is available.
Configurable tool removal
An option removes the wooden and stone tools for players who want a stricter progression, and the mod is configurable.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Hardcore starts
A survival world can begin with no tools, forcing an early flint axe before the first trees are cut.
Progression packs
Modpack makers can keep the tool-based early game and remove the wooden and stone tools to change the opening.
Who it’s for: Players who want a slower, more demanding start to survival worlds, and server owners who want to tune how tools are required.
Questions
Does Better Punching need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft versions does Better Punching support?
Can the wooden and stone tools be removed?
In the catalog
Better Punching is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 12,559 mods support Minecraft 1.19.2.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/betterpunching
- Owner
- Darkorg69
- Published
- 2021-09-26
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-03-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15