
Modrinth · Minecraft mod
Tough Environment
"One does not simply walk into the mountains and mine iron ore with a stone pickaxe." -Avernite
Quick answer
Which Tough Environment release should I use?
Tough Environment 0.2 targets 1.21.1 with Fabric. Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional. All 2 required mods have matching files.
Where it goes
Is Tough Environment required on the client, server, or both?
Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.
The source marks this as usable on both the client and server.
What else does Tough Environment 0.2 need?
0.2. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
Install Fabric API, BTWR: Shared Library first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.
We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.
Before you install it
Add Tough Environment without breaking your instance.
Built for Tough Environment 0.2. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use 0.2. 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 Fabric API, BTWR: Shared Library first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.
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Put it on the correct side
Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside 0.2. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Tough Environment add?
Tough Environment is a mod that overhauls how most blocks in the world break and how the player interacts with them. Slower early game and a more fletched out progressions of tools in the beginning provide the player with an interesting challenge.
List of Features:
Added:
- Copper & Netherite Nuggets!
- Stone Brick Item
- Block of Clay (because the vanilla clay block has been changed)
- Chisel Items
- Loose Blocks variants for most stone blocks & Loose Dirt. Slab block variants for those blocks as well
- Placeable raw ore items as blocks
- Mortaring mechanic for loose stone type blocks
- Sound cues when breaking certain blocks for more immersion
Configuration Settings in Mod Menu for:
- Hardcore Mining Speed (slower overall speed)
- Block Breaking Restrictions - Makes blocks unbreakable if the player is not using the correct tool
- Stratification Toughness - Makes some blocks that are considered higher strata than stone level blocks require higher level pickaxes to mine effectively
Changed:
- Most blocks in the world drop lesser loot instead of full blocks when harvested with an improper tool
- Stone Blocks in the world break in layers when mined with a primitive tool
- Primitive tools (stone & wooden types) have reduced durability
- Changed Clay block generation with a new custom "Dirt Clay" block
- Flint and Steel, Compass & Bucket's recipes now require nuggets instead of ingots
- Clock recipe changed to require gold nuggets instead of ingots & quartz instead of redstone
Acknowledgement:
This mod is a substantial adaptation and ports functionality from the original BTW Mod, which was created by FlowerChild and is currently maintained by the CE Team. Link to the original mod -> here
Project description from Modrinth.
Pick your setup
Tough Environment by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
1.21.1
1 loader build1.20.1
1 loader buildCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Tough Environment versions and loaders
0.2
tough_environment-0.2-1.21.1.jar
11 May 2026
0.13.7
tough_environment-0.13.7-1.21.1.jar
8 Mar 2026
0.13.6
tough_environment-0.13.6-1.21.1.jar
6 Mar 2026
0.13.5
tough_environment-0.13.5-1.21.1.jar
19 Jan 2026
0.13.4
tough_environment-0.13.4-1.21.1.jar
14 Dec 2025
0.13.3
tough_environment-0.13.3-1.21.1.jar
11 Dec 2025
0.13.2
tough_environment-0.13.2-1.21.1.jar
10 Dec 2025
0.13.1
tough_environment-0.13.1-1.21.1.jar
28 Nov 2025
0.13
tough-environment-0.13-1.21.1.jar
27 Nov 2025
0.12.1
tough_environment-0.12.1-1.21.1.jar
20 Oct 2025
0.12
tough_environment-0.12-1.21.1.jar
21 Sept 2025
0.11.1
tough_environment-0.11.1-1.21.1.jar
8 Aug 2025
Looking for an older file? The official Modrinth project page is in Resources.