Kindling Age
Kindling Age slows the opening hours of a Minecraft world by adding primitive tools, plant gathering, fishing and food preservation, and it is built for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
What it does
Kindling Age replaces the rush to wooden tools with a rougher start. Players gather flint, reeds, clay and wild plants, then turn them into flint knives, flint hatchets, hunting spears, plant fiber, fiber cord and simple containers. An optional early-game setting can keep players from chopping logs bare-handed, so progress has to be earned through the opening steps.
Later additions cover cooking and storage. Hearth Pits handle low-tech campfire cooking, while Drying Racks slowly preserve fish, meat and kelp. Fish Traps take cod from oceans and salmon from rivers, and wet clay becomes Clay Pots once it dries in sunlight beside a fire. The mod needs Architectury API on every loader, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, with 1.1.0 as the latest build for each loader, under the MIT License, and the source code is open source.
Key features
Primitive tools
Flint flakes become flint knives, flint hatchets and hunting spears, which cut plants and gather materials before wooden tools.
Plant gathering
Plant fiber, fiber cord and wild seeds come from cutting plants, and roasted seeds can be made from the seeds.
Food preservation
Drying racks run timed recipes that preserve fish, meat and kelp, and Hearth Pits cook food over a low-tech fire.
Fishing and utility
Fish traps catch species that depend on the biome, while reed scoops move water and reed mats furnish a camp.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
Useful Flint is an option for flint-based progression, but it is server required with optional client support and runs on 1.20.1 – 1.20.6. YTech covers Forge and NeoForge only, with 1.20.1 – 1.21.3 files, client and server, under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. Stone Crude Age (HardRock TFC) is not open source and is published for 1.18.2 – 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindling Age | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-25 |
| Useful Flint | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Server required, client optional | 2025-03-30 |
| YTech | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.3 | Client and server | 2026-04-15 |
| Stone Crude Age - (HardRock TFC) | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-01 |
Questions
Does Kindling Age need Architectury API?
Does the server need Kindling Age?
Which game versions does Kindling Age support?
In the catalog
Kindling Age is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,201 Technology mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Kindling Age is an early survival mod focused on slowing down the opening hours of Minecraft and making the first steps of progression feel earned. Instead of rushing straight into wooden tools, you begin with rough materials, simple handcrafting, and camp-level survival. Gather flint, reeds, wild plants, and clay…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/kindling-age
- Owner
- AstralyaStudios
- Published
- 2026-01-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15