Unkindled
Unkindled makes furnaces and campfires stay unlit until a player ignites them by hand, so fire becomes a step rather than a default.
What it does
Newly placed furnaces and campfires start unlit. A player lights them with flint and steel, or with any item in the c:tools/igniter tag, such as a fire charge. Once lit, a furnace keeps burning on its fuel without further input, and campfires are covered by the same change. The mod gives early game fire starters and adds dispenser behavior so a dispenser can ignite furnaces using flint and steel.
The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing it, and the server alone runs the change. It depends on Fabric API. Builds exist for Fabric and NeoForge, both for 1.21.1, with 1.2.0 as the latest file on each loader. The code is open source under the MIT License, and the source and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Manual ignition
Furnaces and campfires placed without fire stay unlit until a player or dispenser ignites them.
Igniter tag
Items in the igniter tag, including flint and steel and fire charge, light blocks that are tagged as needing ignition.
Tag-based control
Which blocks need ignition and which fuel items skip the step are set through tags, so the lists can be changed.
Lava and blaze rod fuel
Bucket of lava and blaze rod are included as fuel by default.
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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 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want fire to be a deliberate step and server owners who want that rule on their own world. Only the server needs the mod, and players can connect without it.
How it compares
Campfires Respect the Recipe Book is a Fabric client and server mod under the MIT License, open source, for 1.20.1 – 1.21.5, so it works on both sides and changes recipe book behavior instead of fire. Smooth Flint is a Fabric and NeoForge mod for 1.21 – 1.21.11 that is not open source; it is needed on the server, with the client optional. Custom Fuel is server-side only like Unkindled, open source under the MIT License, for Fabric and Quilt on 1.21.2 – 1.21.11, and it edits fuel values, not ignition.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unkindled | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2024-10-09 |
| Campfires Respect the Recipe Book | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-04-16 |
| Smooth Flint | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-02-18 |
| Custom Fuel | Fabric and Quilt | 1.21.2 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2025-10-18 |
Questions
Does Unkindled need Fabric API?
Do players need to install Unkindled?
Which versions does Unkindled support?
Can the list of ignitable blocks be changed?
In the catalog
Unkindled is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Unkindled makes furnaces no longer smelt items automatically. Instead, players need to use a flint and steel (any tool in c:tools/igniter) or a fire charge to ignite the furnace (while sneaking). Furnaces will continue to burn as long as there is fuel in them. Campfires are also affected. Newly placed campfires will…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/unkindled
- Owner
- Reimaden Modding
- Published
- 2024-10-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-10-09
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15