Oxidized Progression: Wood Matters!
by HandLock_
Oxidized Progression lets wooden pickaxes break copper ore, so a world can move from wood straight to copper tools without a stone tier.
What it does
The change is made with Forge's tag removal approach instead of replacing the whole tag file, which keeps it compatible with other datapacks that edit the same mining requirement tags.
The stone pickaxe advancement is edited so that its icon and item requirement point to the copper pickaxe, which keeps the advancement path in line with the new order. The mod is meant to be paired with Copper Age Backport, which adds copper tools using vanilla namespaces, so that recipes, tags and advancements line up correctly. Item Obliterator is listed as an optional dependency.
Server owners install it, and players can join with or without it. Files cover 1.20 and 1.20.1, with 1.0.0 for 1.20.1 as the latest Forge file, released under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only. The source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Wooden pickaxes break copper
Copper ore and deepslate copper ore can be broken with a wooden pickaxe, so no stone tool is needed for copper.
Copper pickaxe advancement
The stone pickaxe advancement is changed to show and require the copper pickaxe.
Tag-based edit
Only the needed tag entries are removed, which leaves other mining requirement tags in place.
Shorter early game
Wooden tools stop being a brief step, and the tier sequence has fewer redundant steps.
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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.
Optional 2
Use cases
Who it’s for: Modpack authors and server owners who want an early-game path from wood to copper, with copper tools supplied by a separate mod.
How it compares
Tool Levels is a client and server Forge mod for 1.20.1 released under All rights reserved, and it is not open source. Remove Stone Tools is a server-side only Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, and it is not open source. TG's Copper Tools is a client and server Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and is open source, so it can serve as the copper tool source this datapack expects.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxidized Progression: Wood Matters! | Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-03-29 |
| Tool Levels | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-30 |
| Remove Stone Tools | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-05-07 |
| TG's Copper Tools | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-02-15 |
Questions
Does Oxidized Progression need Copper Age Backport?
Which side does Oxidized Progression need to run on?
Can Oxidized Progression be used with other datapacks?
In the catalog
Oxidized Progression: Wood Matters! is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
A Forge datapack for Minecraft 1.20.1 that makes copper ore mineable with wooden pickaxes, enabling a cleaner early-game progression. Oxidized Progression fixes one of Minecraft’s clunkiest progression bumps: wooden tools barely matter. In most worlds, they last less than a minute before being replaced by stone tools…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/oxidized-progression
- Owner
- HandLock_
- Published
- 2026-03-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15