Early Game Additions
by voxelparrot
Early Game Additions gives players a tiered start, with crude wooden tools, sap, pitch and glue, before iron and copper arrive.
What it does
Early Game Additions adds content meant to add depth to the early stages of a survival world. Its items follow three stages: a tree tap collects sap, crude wood, then copper and iron tools come later. Crude wooden axes and shovels can be crafted from the start and added to the inventory, while sap, pitch and glue feed the progression. A few extra advancements, including ones on the vanilla wooden pickaxe, crafting table and diamond pickaxe, track the new steps.
The mod is aimed at modpacks that want a slower rate of progression at the beginning of a world. It is published for Forge only, for Minecraft 1.20.1, with a single file, 1.0.0 for 1.20.1, released on 2025-09-11. Create, Farmer's Delight and Twigs are optional dependencies, so the mod adds integration with them when they are present. The server and every player need the mod installed. The code is under All rights reserved and the mod is not open source.
Key features
Three-stage tree tap
A tree tap produces sap, and the items gathered from it lead through crude wood, copper and iron stages.
Crude wooden tools
Crude wooden axes and shovels are craftable early and are added to the inventory for the first stage of the world.
Sap, pitch and glue
Sap, pitch and glue are crafted from tree products and feed the next items in the progression.
Progression advancements
Extra advancements cover the early steps, including wooden pickaxe, crafting table and diamond pickaxe milestones.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 3
Use cases
Modpack progression
Pack makers can slow the opening of a world by placing these tiers before the vanilla iron and diamond tools.
Who it’s for: Modpack makers and players who want a slower early game on Forge 1.20.1 will find the tiers and advancements most useful. Only Forge 1.20.1 has a file.
How it compares
Oxidized Progression: Wood Matters! is released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only, a license that keeps its source open, for Forge 1.20 – 1.20.1, and it is server required with client optional. Aephera's Survival is released under All rights reserved, not open source, for Forge 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, and runs on client and server. KetchupsAIOT is licensed under the MIT License, which keeps its source open, for Forge 1.20.1 only, and runs on client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Game Additions | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-09-11 |
| Oxidized Progression: Wood Matters! | Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-03-29 |
| Aephera's Survival | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-06-04 |
| KetchupsAIOT | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-01 |
Questions
Does Early Game Additions need Create or Farmer's Delight?
Does the server need Early Game Additions?
Which Minecraft versions does Early Game Additions support?
In the catalog
Early Game Additions is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/early-game-additions
- Owner
- voxelparrot
- Published
- 2025-09-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-11
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15