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Modrinth · Minecraft mod

Tough Environment

"One does not simply walk into the mountains and mine iron ore with a stone pickaxe." -Avernite

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Quick answer

Which Tough Environment release should I use?

Updated 2 months ago
beta file 0.2
Game version 1.21.1
Loader Fabric

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.

Client Optional
Dedicated server Optional
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

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.

All 2 required mods have matching files

Install Fabric API, BTWR: Shared Library first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.

Fabric API Needed by Tough Environment 0.2
required
Matching file found Matched file: 0.116.11+1.21.1
BTWR: Shared Library Needed by Tough Environment 0.2
required
Matching file found Matched file: 0.8.4

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.

  1. 01

    Stick to this file

    Use 0.2. It targets 1.21.1 with Fabric; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

    Install Fabric API, BTWR: Shared Library first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup.

  3. 03

    Put it on the correct side

    Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.

  4. 04

    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.

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Tough Environment by Minecraft version and loader

Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.

2 available setups

Check the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.

Recent files

Tough Environment versions and loaders

27 of 27 releases match

Looking for an older file? The official Modrinth project page is in Resources.