Random's Early Progression
Random's Early Progression reworks the first tools a player makes, adding flint tools, flint rocks in certain biomes and copper mining with a flint pickaxe.
What it does
The mod changes the early tool sets with a minimal approach: wooden tools are reskinned as flint tools, and stone and copper tools are reworked. Punching trees still yields wood. Flint tools cannot serve as fuel in a furnace, a difference from wooden tools, and copper ore can be mined with a flint pickaxe.
Flint rocks spawn in selected biomes, which makes gathering flint much easier than in vanilla. Blocks that need a tool are tagged, so flint tools harvest the blocks they are meant for, and a block that can be broken by hand can also carry a different tool tier requirement. Biomes and rock spawns can be changed, and the mod stays compatible with many other mods.
Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. Files are published for Fabric on 1.20.1 and 1.20.2, with 1.2.0 for 1.20.2 as the latest file, and the code is released under the MIT License as open source.
Key features
Flint tool set
Flint tools replace the wooden tier, and they are crafted from the materials the mod adds.
Flint rocks in biomes
Flint rocks are tagged and spawn in set biomes, so flint is easier to obtain early on.
Copper mining
Copper ore can be mined with a flint pickaxe, which allows copper tools to appear earlier.
Tool tags
Flint tools harvest blocks tagged for them, and tags can override the tool requirement of a specific block.
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
Tool Progression is client and server with All rights reserved and is not open source, published for 1.20.1. Copper Tools is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and targets 1.20.6. Retooled Start is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.20 – 1.20.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Random's Early Progression | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2023-09-23 |
| Tool Progression | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-02 |
| Copper Tools | Fabric | 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2024-06-05 |
| Retooled Start | Fabric | 1.20 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-12-22 |
Questions
Does Random's Early Progression need Fabric API?
Does the server need the mod?
Which game versions are supported?
In the catalog
Random's Early Progression is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 12,076 mods support Minecraft 1.20.2.
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What the author says
This mod is a very minimal approach to changing up the early tool sets, reskinning wooden tools as flint tools and stone tools as copper tools. You'll need their respective materials to craft them. Some extra details: - You can still punch trees to get wood. - Copper is now able to be mined with a flint pickaxe. …
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/randoms-early-progression
- Owner
- randommcsomethin
- Published
- 2023-08-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-09-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15