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Modrinth · Minecraft mod

Slow Start

Slows down the early game progression, by tweaking crafting recipes, loot tables, and more...

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Which Slow Start release matches 26.1.2?

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Best match for your filters 1.5.0
Game version 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1
Loader Fabric

Slow Start 1.5.0 targets 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1 with Fabric. Do not install it on the client. It must be installed on the dedicated server. All 1 required mods have matching files.

Where it goes

Is Slow Start required on the client, server, or both?

Do not install it on the client. It must be installed on the dedicated server.

Client Not supported
Dedicated server Required
Loader for this release Fabric
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

This file is marked server-only.

What else does Slow Start 1.5.0 need?

1.5.0 on 26.1.2. Every mod below is checked against that same setup.

All 1 required mods have matching files

Install Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.

Fabric API Needed by Slow Start 1.5.0
required
Matching file found Matched file: 0.155.3+26.1.2

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 Slow Start 1.5.0 on 26.1.2. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

  1. 01

    Stick to this file

    Use 1.5.0. It targets 1.21.11, 26.1, 26.1.1 with Fabric; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

    Install Fabric API first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.

  3. 03

    Put it on the correct side

    Do not install it on the client. It must be installed on the dedicated server.

  4. 04

    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside 1.5.0. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Slow Start add?

Slow Start aims to make the early game slower by tweaking recipes, loot tables, but still trying to keep it feeling vanilla and hopefully fun.

This mod takes ideas and inspiration from different Mods and Datapacks such as...

- Eerily Slow by rexrexrexxhere

- Don't Punch Trees by TNT_Blox_0

- Martini´s Cooking and Smelting by Der_Martini

- Overly Realistic by Wilozyx

Go check them out!

If you got issues/bugs to report or features suggestions you can join the Discord server.

Features:

Advancements:

Spoiler

The mod currently adds 19 new advancements to help guide the players on what to do.

The 13 advancements added by Slow Start.

Smelting changes:

Spoiler

Slow Start does a lot of change on smelting most notable is that campfire can be used to smelt pretty much anything that a normal furnace can,

But another change is how long it takes to smelt some items.

Items are separated in three categories Food, Stones and Ores.

Each of these categories have different smelting/cooking time for each furnace types and campfire.

Small spreadsheet showing the different smelting times for each categories and furnaces.
Graph showing the different smet times for each categories and furnace types.

Tweaked and new crafting recipes:

Spoiler

Slow start remove the ability to get wood with your bare hands, so the process of getting your first tools is a bit different.

You'll need to get stick from leaves, bamboo, dead bushes or sapplings.

crafting recipe showing a sappling being turned into sticks.

And use those sticks to make planks.

crafting recipe showing sticks being turned into planks.

Stone tools recipes are also changed being only hable to be crafted using stone, deepslate or blackstone, making players rely on wood tools for a bit longer.

crafting recipe showing which blocks can be used to craft a stone pickaxe

Furnaces have a different recipe too.

crafting recipe showing new furnace recipe.

Iron amors recipes now results in chainmail armors instead.

crafting recipe showing new chainmail armor recipe.

Now to craft iron armor you need to suround an existing piece of chainmail armor with 4 iron ingots.

crafting recipe showing new iron armor recipe.

Beds will require leather to craft.

crafting recipe showing new bed recipe.

Project description from Modrinth.

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