Stone Lock
by ColdFox_
Stone Lock changes how Minecraft progression works by making iron hard to get early, with new achievements that send players to the Nether.
What it does
Stone Lock removes iron from the usual spots where it appears, such as vanilla chests, pots and archaeology finds, along with the entities the mod adds. Iron then becomes something players must work toward. The mod also adds two achievements that lead players into the Nether through a new route, which starts by crying obsidian, smoothing basalt and finding amethyst geodes. Players collect tears with glass bottles and use them to make Nether fire resources. Stone Lock is a Forge mod for 1.21.3 and 1.21.4, and it runs on client and server, so both sides need it. It is not open source and is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Scarcer iron
Iron is removed from vanilla chests, pots, archaeology and added mob drops, so it is harder to find early on.
Nether achievements
Two new achievements direct players toward the Nether and a different way of reaching it.
Tears from obsidian
Glass bottles collect tears from crying obsidian, which feed the Nether fire resource recipes.
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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.
Questions
Does Stone Lock need to be installed on both sides?
In the catalog
Stone Lock is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,058 World generation mods for Forge. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
### What Does STONE LOCK Do? Stone Lock - that mod that kills standart minecraft proggression by making iron not achievable. Mod kills any appearance of iron in _*vanilla*_ chests, pots, achealogy and even entities, Also mod adds 2 new achievements to lead player to nether new way.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/stone-lock
- Owner
- ColdFox_
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-09-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
