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Bauxite Bottleneck Begone
This mod adds more refractory brick recipes, making them less reliant on any single particular ingredient, especially crushed bauxite. Now the brick tier depends on how many different refractory ingredients you will add to fire clay and quartz, instead of havi
Quick answer
Which Bauxite Bottleneck Begone release should I use?
Bauxite Bottleneck Begone 1.0.0 targets 1.20.12, 1.21.4. It must be installed on the client. Installation on the dedicated server is optional. No extra mods listed for this file.
Where it goes
Is Bauxite Bottleneck Begone required on the client, server, or both?
It must be installed on the client. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.
This release supports both sides, but the source does not require it on the server.
What else does Bauxite Bottleneck Begone 1.0.0 need?
1.0.0. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
This file does not list any required or optional mods.
Before you install it
Add Bauxite Bottleneck Begone without breaking your instance.
Built for Bauxite Bottleneck Begone 1.0.0. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
- 01
Stick to this file
Use 1.0.0. It targets 1.20.12, 1.21.4; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
- 02
Bring the mods it needs
This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
- 03
Put it on the correct side
It must be installed on the client. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.
- 04
Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside 1.0.0. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Bauxite Bottleneck Begone add?
This mod adds more refractory brick recipes, making them less reliant on any single particular ingredient, especially crushed bauxite. Now the brick tier depends on how many different refractory ingredients you will add to fire clay and quartz, instead of having strict material-tier crafting conditions.
Essentially what this means is, instead of needing bauxite to get your steelmaking started, you can now substitute olivine for it, making steel a little bit more accessible. Ilmenite meanwhile can only help you bump the bricks up a tier, because it still requires steel to be mined.
To make Tier 1 refractory bricks you'll need:
Crushed Bauxite
OR
Crushed Olivine
OR
Crushed Ilmenite
To make Tier 2 refractory bricks you'll need:
Crushed Bauxite AND Crushed Olivine
OR
Crushed Bauxite AND Crushed Ilmenite
OR
Crushed Olivine AND Crushed Ilmenite
You will still need all three ingredients to make Tier 3 refractory bricks.
[
{
ingredientPattern: "FF,QB",
ingredients: {
"F": { type: "item", code: "game:clay-fire" },
"Q": { type: "item", code: "game:crushed-quartz" },
"B": { type: "item", code: "game:crushed-olivine" },
},
width: 2,
height: 2,
shapeless: true,
output: { type: "item", code: "game:refractorybrick-raw-tier1", quantity: 1 }
},
{
ingredientPattern: "FF,QB",
ingredients: {
"F": { type: "item", code: "game:clay-fire" },
"Q": { type: "item", code: "game:crushed-quartz" },
"B": { type: "item", code: "game:crushed-ilmenite" },
},
width: 2,
height: 2,
shapeless: true,
output: { type: "item", code: "game:refractorybrick-raw-tier1", quantity: 1 }
},
{
ingredientPattern: "FF,QB,P_",
ingredients: {
"F": { type: "item", code: "game:clay-fire" },
"Q": { type: "item", code: "game:crushed-quartz" },
"B": { type: "item", code: "game:crushed-bauxite" },
"P": { type: "item", code: "game:crushed-ilmenite" },
},
width: 2,
height: 3,
shapeless: true,
output: { type: "item", code: "game:refractorybrick-raw-tier2", quantity: 1 }
},
{
ingredientPattern: "FF,QB,P_",
ingredients: {
"F": { type: "item", code: "game:clay-fire" },
"Q": { type: "item", code: "game:crushed-quartz" },
"B": { type: "item", code: "game:crushed-olivine" },
"P": { type: "item", code: "game:crushed-ilmenite" },
},
width: 2,
height: 3,
shapeless: true,
output: { type: "item", code: "game:refractorybrick-raw-tier2", quantity: 1 }
}
]
Project description from Vintage Story Mod DB.
Pick your setup
Bauxite Bottleneck Begone releases for each Vintage Story version.
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
1.20.12
1 loader buildCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Bauxite Bottleneck Begone versions and loaders
1.0.0
BauxiteBottleneckBegone_v1.0.0.zip
19 Aug 2025
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