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Primitive Start

Primitive Start aims to make the start of the game a bit more interesting.

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Best match for your filters Primitive Start 21.1.0 [FABRIC]
Game version 1.21.1
Loader Fabric

Primitive Start 21.1.0 [FABRIC] targets 1.21.1 with Fabric. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. All 2 required mods have matching files.

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What else does Primitive Start 21.1.0 [FABRIC] need?

Primitive Start 21.1.0 [FABRIC] on Fabric. Every mod below is checked against that same setup.

All 2 required mods have matching files

Install Balm (Outdated Versions), Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 1 comes through another mod in the chain.

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Balm (Outdated Versions) Needed by Primitive Start 21.1.0 [FABRIC]
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Matching file found Matched file: balm-fabric-1.21.1-21.0.63.jar
Fabric API Needed by Balm (Outdated Versions)
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: [1.21.1] Fabric API 0.116.18+1.21.1

1 extra mod was pulled in by another dependency. Indented rows show who needs each one. We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.

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Built for Primitive Start 21.1.0 [FABRIC] on Fabric. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

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    Use Primitive Start 21.1.0 [FABRIC]. It targets 1.21.1 with Fabric; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

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    Bring the mods it needs

    Install Balm (Outdated Versions), Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 1 comes through another mod in the chain.

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About this project

What does Primitive Start add?

Primitive Start adds a few features to spice up the standard tree-punching start of a new Minecraft world. Instead of immediately sprinting to your nearest tree and punching it, you now have to start with sprinting to your nearest animal. After murdering these poor, innocent animals for their bones, you can gather some sticks by breaking leaves.

You'll need quite a few sticks, because you need to craft some planks using them. Alternatively, you can explore for structures made of wooden planks, such as villages, to make a crafting table. Combine your bones and sticks to craft bone tools, which are on par with the incredible wooden toolset.

Before venturing into a cave, you might want a better weapon. If you are able to make a bow, you can now craft bone arrows for it, using some leftover bones from before instead of flint. If you find it difficult to gather enough feathers, you can now pluck them off of chickens using shears. This should give you quite a bit of ammo to survive the caves.

You can now make stone tools, however, stone isn't as strong as you'd like it to be, and it sadly can't mine iron. You can mine a different metal though, copper. You can use copper to make a smithing table, which can then be used to reinforce your bone tools. Reinforced bone tools are on par with iron tools, so you can now continue into the midgame as normal.

  • You can't destroy logs without an axe
  • Animals drop bones.
  • Bone tools
  • Bone arrows.
  • You can't mine iron ore with stone tools or below.
  • Smithing table craftable with copper.
  • Reinforced bone tools.

Project description from CurseForge.

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