Patina Over Stone
by HeksterJ
Patina Over Stone changes early tool progression by swapping stone tools for copper tools, and it needs the Patina mod to run.
What it does
The mod replaces stone tools with copper tools in the early game. Stone tool recipes take bedrock in place of stone materials. A wooden pickaxe can break copper type blocks, which moves the first mining step earlier in the tech path. The Getting Upgrade advancement uses a copper pickaxe as its icon, and its criteria are changed to match the new path.
Patina is a required dependency, so it must be installed alongside this mod on every loader. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with one build covering 1.21.6, released 2025-06-22. The server needs the mod to run, while players may add it or leave it out. The code is not open source, and the mod is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Copper replaces stone tools
Copper tools take the place of stone tools in the early game, changing the first set of tools a player crafts.
Bedrock-based stone recipes
Stone tool recipes take bedrock in place of stone materials, and the recipes themselves are fixed in place.
Wooden pickaxe breaks copper
A wooden pickaxe can break copper type blocks, so copper becomes reachable earlier in progression.
Adjusted Getting Upgrade advancement
The advancement's icon becomes a copper pickaxe, and its criteria are changed to match the copper path.
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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
Use cases
Server progression
Server owners can run the mod to set a copper-first early game for everyone who joins.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want a modified early tool progression and players who join such a server.
How it compares
Copper Equipment is open source under the MIT License and is built for client and server, with files for 1.17.1 – 1.21.1. Copper Shields is open source under the MIT License and is server-side required, with files for 1.21 – 26.2. Copper Tools is open source under the MIT License, runs on client and server, and is built for Fabric and Quilt only, for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patina Over Stone | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 | Server required, client optional | 2025-06-22 |
| Copper Equipment | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.17.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-23 |
| Copper Shields | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-09 |
| Copper Tools | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-10-10 |
Questions
Does Patina Over Stone need another mod installed?
Does every player need Patina Over Stone installed?
Which loaders are supported?
Does the mod support versions other than 1.21.6?
In the catalog
Patina Over Stone is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 13,625 mods support Minecraft 1.21.6.
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What the author says
This datapack is an extension of Patina, replacing stone tools with copper tools in the progression.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/patina-over-stone
- Owner
- HeksterJ
- Published
- 2025-06-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15