Steel Got It
by Darkhax
Steel Got It fixes a bug in which Creepers destroy unbreakable items such as flint and steel when they are used to ignite something.
What it does
Steel Got It corrects MC-264285, a vanilla bug where Creepers consumed unbreakable interaction items like flint and steel. Flint and steel given the unbreakable tag could be wiped out after a single use. The fix keeps them in place after a Creeper's blast. The bug also affected items in creative mode, where players could see damage applied to tools they expected to stay intact.
The mod requires Bookshelf and Fabric API. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. It is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.20.1, 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2, 26.2 and 26.3, and it is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only, which makes it open source.
Key features
Unbreakable items survive Creepers
Flint and steel and other unbreakable interaction items are no longer destroyed when a Creeper explodes.
Fixes creative mode damage
Items used in creative mode no longer take damage from the same bug, so tools keep their state while building.
Open source code
The source code and issue tracker are public, so the fix can be inspected and reported on.
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
Blazing Flint and Steel is a Forge-only mod for 1.20.4 under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and it is not open source. Unbreakable Items is server-side only, runs on Fabric and Quilt for 1.20.4, and is open source under the MIT License. Both differ from Steel Got It, which targets a wider set of loaders and versions and needs the client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Got It | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-28 |
| Blazing Flint and Steel | Forge | 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2024-06-06 |
| Unbreakable Items | Fabric and Quilt | 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2024-03-08 |
Questions
Does Steel Got It need Bookshelf?
In the catalog
Steel Got It is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
This mod fixes MC-264285, a bug that resulted in Creepers destroying unbreakable interaction items when used to ignite them, like flint and steel. Note: You must test this while in survival mode. Players in creative mode are not affected by this bug as the game does not try to damage items for creative mode players.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/steel-got-it
- Owner
- Darkhax
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15