Early Game Tools
Early Game Tools is a NeoForge mod for 26.1.2 that adds flint shards, flint knives and flint hatchets to the early game.
What it does
Smashing flint stone blocks yields flint shards, which become the base material for the mod's tools. A flint knife is crafted in the inventory from a stick placed below a flint shard, and it can harvest string from plants. A flint hatchet uses the same inventory recipe pattern, with string and a flint shard in place of the stick.
The mod aims to add a more realistic early progression by making flint tools available before iron and other metals. Its tools are drawn from the RLCraft set of flint items and were first made with MCreator. Players cannot punch trees with bare hands in this mod, so the tools take over that step.
Early Game Tools is published for NeoForge only. Its files cover 26.1.2, with 1.1.0 as the latest file, updated on 2026-07-17 after a first release on 2026-07-16. The server and every player need the mod installed. The mod is released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license and is not open source.
Key features
Flint shards from stone
Smashing flint stone blocks produces flint shards, the starting material for the mod's tools.
Flint knife
The flint knife is crafted from a stick and a flint shard, and it harvests string from plants.
Flint hatchet
The flint hatchet is crafted in the same way as the knife, using string and a flint shard.
No bare-hand tree cutting
Trees cannot be punched down by hand, which pushes early play toward the mod's tools.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Flint Spear is a server-side mod with files for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.21.11 – 26.3, released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Simple Flint Tools runs on client and server for Forge and NeoForge across 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 and is released under the MIT License. Flint n' Tools is also client and server, published for NeoForge across 1.21.4 – 1.21.10 under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Game Tools | NeoForge | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-17 |
| Flint Spear | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.11 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-10 |
| Simple Flint Tools | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-09 |
| Flint n' Tools | NeoForge | 1.21.4 – 1.21.10 | Client and server | 2025-12-02 |
Questions
Does Early Game Tools need to be installed on the server?
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In the catalog
Early Game Tools is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 7,420 Equipment mods for NeoForge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
first version of my mod, made in mcreator. in this mod you will find that it adds more realistic early game proggression, such as making flint tools, smashing flint to get flint shards, and getting string from plants. also you CANNOT punch trees.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/early_game_tools
- Owner
- MooChicken2024
- Published
- 2026-07-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15