Create: Chromatic Legacy

Name: Create: Chromatic Legacy
Author: Poly12gon

Create: Chromatic Legacy brings back features from earlier builds of the Create mod, centered on Shadow Steel tools and the Chromatic Compound recipe.

ForgeClient and serverMIT License1.20.1

What it does

Shadow Steel tools are built from a Chromatic Compound recipe, and Refined Radiance uses Shadow Steel as one of its materials. Pickaxes, swords, garden mattocks and combined axe, shovel and hoe tools are part of the set. The mod changes what some sources drop: Refined Radiance drops from the beam of a beacon, Shadow Steel drops from the void, blocks broken do not drop items, and mobs killed drop no loot, though some experience is given depending on the Looting enchantment level.

The mod requires Create and Create Stuff 'N Additions, and it is published for Forge only, for 1.20.1. Create: Chromatic Legacy runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The mod is released under the MIT License and is not open source. Its textures come from the Create project, and it was made with MCreator.

Key features

Shadow Steel tools
A Shadow Steel Pickaxe paired with Efficiency V and Haste II can break deepslate and end stone almost instantly.
Chromatic Compound recipe
Shadow Steel and Refined Radiance are made through a Chromatic Compound recipe, which ties the tools to the mod's own materials.
Adjusted drops
Refined Radiance drops from a beacon's beam, Shadow Steel drops from the void, and broken blocks leave nothing behind.
Looting-based experience
Mobs killed give no loot, but they drop some experience, with the amount scaling with the Looting enchantment level.

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Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.11.0.0

ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 2

CreateAesthetic Technology that empowers the Player

Required

Create Stuff 'N Additions🧲 Dominate your environment with Create technology

Required

Questions

Does Create: Chromatic Legacy need Create Stuff 'N Additions?

Yes. Create and Create Stuff 'N Additions are both required dependencies, so both must be installed alongside the mod.

Which loader and game version does the mod support?

The mod is published for Forge only, and its files target 1.20.1.

Must the server have Create: Chromatic Legacy installed?

Yes. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod.

In the catalog

Create: Chromatic Legacy is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,122 Technology mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.

Technology mods8,499 Forge mods Mods for 1.20.134,764

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What the author says

Brings back old Create mod features: Shadow Steel tools and Chromatic Compound recipe Chromatic Compound: A material used to make Refined Radiance and Shadow steel.

Poly12gon, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Modrinth page: modrinth.com/mod/create-chromatic-legacy
Owner: Poly12gon
Published: 2025-06-28
Updated on Modrinth: 2025-06-28
Facts verified: 2026-10-15