No Tree Punching
by Lothrazar
No Tree Punching stops players from breaking logs with bare hands, so an early-game world needs a flint tool or an axe before wood can be gathered.
What it does
Trees cannot be harvested without a tool. Mining logs with an empty hand or with a non-tool item such as a stick does nothing, so the first wood must come from a flint tool or another suitable item. The rule applies to every block in the minecraft:logs data tag, which lets the mod stay consistent with the rest of the tag-based design.
Players gather sticks and food by searching gravel, since that becomes the early route to resources while logs stay locked. A config option disables the log punching restriction, and the flint tool can be turned off separately. The mod is published for Forge and NeoForge across five game versions, 1.16.5 – 26.1.2, and runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. It is released under the MIT License but is not open source.
The configuration also covers which block types the rule applies to. Adding or removing blocks from the logs data tag changes which wood requires a tool, and the server controls that list.
Key features
Tool-only log harvesting
Logs in the minecraft:logs tag cannot be broken by hand or with non-tool items such as sticks.
Flint tool for early wood
A flint tool counts as the first tool that can start chopping down trees in a new world.
Axe and shovel tool types
Wooden axes and shovels can harvest logs, and tools with similar attack power are counted together.
Disable switch in config
A config entry turns off the log punching restriction, and the flint tool can be disabled separately.
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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.
Use cases
Early-game foraging
A new world starts with gravel, sticks and food as the main resources until a flint tool is made.
Who it’s for: Players who want slower early progression, and server owners who run survival worlds and want the first wood to require a tool.
How it compares
Unbeaten tree is a NeoForge-only mod for 1.21.1 that is not open source, while No Tree Punching also covers Forge and the 1.16.5 – 26.1.2 range. Incapable is open source under the MIT License and requires the server, with clients optional, which differs from No Tree Punching's client and server environment. Don't Punch Trees runs on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 1.20 – 1.21.4 with a server-required, client-optional environment.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Tree Punching | Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-26 |
| Unbeaten tree | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-19 |
| Incapable | NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.5 | Server required, client optional | 2025-04-29 |
| Don't Punch Trees | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.21.4 | Server required, client optional | 2024-12-16 |
Questions
Does No Tree Punching need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does No Tree Punching support?
Can the log punching rule be turned off?
In the catalog
No Tree Punching is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 13,316 Game mechanics mods for Forge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Without being able to punch trees, your first day in a new world will be spent foraging. Gathering sticks and food while searching for gravel. One flint is all you need, then you can start chopping down trees. Version 2.0.0 and newer: Does not change any recipes of any existing blocks like stone tools or furnaces or…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/no-log-punch
- Owner
- Lothrazar
- Published
- 2026-07-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15