New Frontier Craft
New Frontier Craft is a total conversion of the Beta era of Minecraft that adds new ores, metals and a Brick Oven to the original game.
What it does
Players who miss the feel of early Minecraft can install New Frontier Craft to play a version reworked around pre-Alpha to Beta atmosphere. The mod adds a full set of new ores and metals, a combined Brick Oven that works as a crafting table and furnace, and Alex skins with support for updated skins and capes on modern servers.
Installation needs NyaLib, StationAPI and UniWrench, and Always More Items (AMI) is optional. Files are published for Fabric and Babric only, and the mod is open source under the Apache License 2.0. Since version 3.5.0 the release comes bundled with ModLoader Forge for the Beta era. Snapshot builds are published as well, and the mod runs on the client and on the server, so both sides need it.
Four mods require New Frontier Craft: Stack 'Em Neptune, Brick Forgery, Spawner Drops Loot and nfc-compat-addon. Mods modified to work with it are listed in the NFC forums, and the project keeps a public wiki and issue tracker for players who need help.
Key features
New ores and metals
A reworked system adds many new ores and metals to the Beta world.
Brick Oven
A utility block that combines the functions of a crafting table and a furnace in one place.
Updated skins and authentication
Skins and capes work with modern servers, and Alex skins are supported.
Beta-era pacing
The mod aims to keep the slower pace and focus of older versions, before the Adventure Update.
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Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 3
Optional 1
Required by 4 mods
Use cases
Revisiting early Beta
Players who want to replay the Beta era with new content added to the original world.
Who it’s for: Players who want an older Minecraft feel with added content, and server owners who want modern skin support on a Beta-era server.
How it compares
Better Than Wolves Legacy Unofficial also runs on Fabric and Babric with a client and server environment, but it is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 and is not open source. Player Skins is client-side only, covers b1.7.3 – b1.8.1 on Fabric, Babric and Ornithe, and is open source under the MIT License. Digital Frontier targets Fabric only for 1.21 – 1.21.4 and is also open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Frontier Craft | Fabric and Babric | b1.7.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-27 |
| Better Than Wolves Legacy Unofficial | Fabric and Babric | b1.7.3 | Client and server | 2026-08-23 |
| Player Skins | Fabric, Babric and Ornithe | b1.7.3 – b1.8.1 | Client-side only | 2026-08-13 |
| Digital Frontier | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2024-12-17 |
Questions
Does New Frontier Craft need Fabric API?
Does the server need New Frontier Craft?
Which game versions does New Frontier Craft support?
In the catalog
New Frontier Craft is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 567 mods support Minecraft b1.7.3.
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What the author says
New Frontier Craft since v3.5.0 comes bundled with ModLoader and Forge for Beta 1.7.3. Mods modified for usage with NFC can be found here. This includes addons such as Rei's Minimap, IC2, HMI, or MAtmos. But... why Beta? And why specifically Beta 1.7.3?
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/new-frontier-craft
- Owner
- New Frontier Craft
- Published
- 2022-06-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15