Rudimentary
by CozyPenguin
Players who want early-game resources to take longer to gather can use Rudimentary, a Fabric and Quilt adventure mod that adds flint tools and blocks Rudimentary.
What it does
Rudimentary slows the start of a survival world by requiring players to gather resources before they can break some blocks. Logs cannot be broken by hand; players first obtain flint, sticks and flax, and a flint hatchet is crafted from grass drops to chop trees. A flint pickaxe is also provided, so the earliest tools follow the same chain.
Fire comes earlier in the progression. Campfires stay unlit when set down, and a player lights one by crafting a fire starter from sticks and flax, so iron is not needed. The brick furnace is a separate option: it uses a set of brick blocks and is meant to replace the normal furnace, which takes more work to obtain. The author recommends making vanilla furnaces harder to get, otherwise the brick furnace does not make much sense.
Rudimentary runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Its only required dependency is Fabric API, and the author recommends a recipe viewer alongside it. The mod is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, and files cover 1.21 – 1.21.1 on Fabric and Quilt.
Key features
Hand-breaking limit
Logs cannot be broken with bare fists, so the first wood has to come from a crafted tool.
Flint tools
A flint hatchet and a flint pickaxe are crafted from gathered flint, sticks and flax.
Unlit campfires
Campfires are placed unlit and lit with fire starters made from sticks and flax, before iron is needed.
Brick furnace and bricks
A brick furnace comes with its own set of brick blocks as a slower alternative to the normal furnace.
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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 2
Use cases
Who it’s for: Survival players and server owners who want a slower opening. The mod suits worlds where early resources should take longer to gather, and it is not needed for an existing progression pace.
How it compares
Slow Start is a Fabric mod for 1.21.2 – 26.3 with a server-side only environment, released under the MIT License and not open source. Eerily Slow is for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt on 1.21.6 – 1.21.11, with a server required and client optional environment under a Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 license and not open source. Rudimentary covers 1.21 – 1.21.1 with client and server installation and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudimentary | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2024-07-13 |
| Slow Start | Fabric | 1.21.2 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-21 |
| Eerily Slow | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-02-19 |
Questions
Does Rudimentary need Fabric API?
Does the server need Rudimentary?
Which loaders and versions are supported?
In the catalog
Rudimentary is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Slow down the early game when creating a new world by forcing players to gather resources with their hand before chopping down trees. Players cannot break logs with their fists, but instead need to gather flint, sticks and flax (obtained by breaking grass) to craft a flint hatchet. Rudimentary also provides a flint…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/rudimentary
- Owner
- CozyPenguin
- Published
- 2024-06-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-07-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15