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Early Game Fire Starter

by Dented Modding

Early Game Fire Starter adds a fire-starting tool for the early game, crafted from sticks, tinder and similar plant materials before iron is available.

FabricClient and serverMIT License1.21.5 – 1.21.11

What it does

The tool works like a flint and steel for the stage of a world before iron. It is crafted from two sticks and two pieces of tinder, and tinder can be made from paper, wheat, resin, clumps of leaf litter, dead bushes or dried kelp. The recipes are added to the recipe book as soon as a piece of tinder is picked up, so players can find the crafting steps without guessing.

The fire starter has a configurable number of uses, with a default of 4. The settings are changed in game through Mod Menu, which must be installed to open them. The break sounds for the tool are a derived recording, and the sound source is credited in the mod's notes. The mod runs on the client and on the server, so both sides need it, and it is published for Fabric only.

Key features

  1. Early-game ignition tool

    A tool that lights fires before iron, using materials gathered in the first stage of survival.

  2. Tinder from plant materials

    Paper, wheat, resin, leaf litter, dead bushes and dried kelp can all be turned into tinder for the recipe.

  3. Recipe book entries

    The crafting recipes appear in the recipe book once a piece of tinder is picked up.

  4. Configurable durability

    The number of uses per fire starter is set in the config, with 4 as the default, and is editable in game via Mod Menu.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21.111.21.11-1.0.0
1.21.101.21.10-1.0.0
1.21.81.21.8-1.0.0
1.21.71.21.7-1.0.0
1.21.61.21.6-1.0.0
1.21.51.21.5-1.0.0
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Questions

Does Early Game Fire Starter need Mod Menu?

Mod Menu is not required to play, but it must be installed to open the in-game configuration screen for the uses setting.

Which game versions have Fabric files for this mod?

Files exist for 1.21.5, 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, 1.21.10 and 1.21.11, with 1.21.11-1.0.0 as the latest file.

Does the server need Early Game Fire Starter?

Yes. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.

In the catalog

Early Game Fire Starter is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.

Cursed mods7,555Fabric modsMods for 1.21.1119,862

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What the author says

If you'd like to support development, you can leave a tip at our BuyMeACoffee. Only if it's within your means- otherwise, using, sharing, and enjoying the mod is support enough. Thank you! Fire Starter break sounds derived from this sound by Garuda1982, used under the Pixabay Content License.
Dented Modding, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Dented Modding
Published
2025-06-16
Updated on Modrinth
2026-01-27
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

CursedEquipmentUtility
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