Project Rankine
Project Rankine, a Forge technology mod, sets its progression around acquiring materials through alloys, geology and refining.
What it does
The mod is a customizable progression layer for the standard game. Its main changes fall on the early and middle stages, where the way materials are found, processed and combined becomes the core of play. The mod brings in alloy production, ore refining, tree tapping and atmospheric distillation, and it layers a detailed alloy system onto tools whose stats depend on their materials, along with other survival processes.
Inspiration comes from real-world counterparts. Project Rankine includes more than 50 stones and over 100 minerals as blocks, with items drawn from the periodic table. Vanilla features still exist, and a few unconventional methods let players reach new terrain generation and explore it in creative ways. The developers note that some parts feel challenging on purpose, encouraging players to work out their own methods.
The server and every player need the mod installed. It is published for Forge only, across two release versions, 1.16.5 and 1.18.2. The author states the aim of staying compatible with other mods and of sharing the experience with players and developers, and the mod is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Alloy system
Alloys combine materials through a set of processes, and the resulting items carry stat-based values used by tools.
Ore refining and distillation
Ore refining, tree tapping and atmospheric distillation turn raw resources into the materials that later stages need.
Real-world mineral blocks
More than 50 stone types and over 100 minerals are added as blocks, arranged after real-world counterparts and the periodic table.
Unconventional terrain methods
A few alternative ways of obtaining and exploring terrain generation sit next to the vanilla features, which remain available.
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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
Modpacks
The author describes the mod as a way to change where materials come from and to spice up recipes in a modpack.
Outsourcing material sources
Servers and modpacks that want to change how players obtain materials can use the mod as a companion layer.
Who it’s for: Players who want a progression built around material acquisition and alloys, and server owners or modpack builders who want to change how resources are found and combined in the standard game.
Questions
Does Project Rankine need to be installed on the server?
Which Minecraft versions does Project Rankine support?
Is Project Rankine open source?
In the catalog
Project Rankine is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,122 Technology mods for Forge. 9,044 mods support Minecraft 1.18.2.
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What the author says
"The standard game with a splash of realism and a hint of creativity." Project Rankine is about a mod about material acquisition and usage.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/rankine
- Owner
- CannoliCatfish
- Published
- 2022-08-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-06-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15