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# Oxidized Progression: Wood Matters!<\/p>\n
*A Forge datapack for Minecraft 1.20.1 that makes **copper ore** mineable with **wooden pickaxes**, enabling a cleaner **early-game** progression.*<\/p>\n
> **Designed for use with a copper tools mod that uses the vanilla `minecraft:` namespace, like Copper Age Backport or future updates of Vanilla Backport.**<\/p>\n
> **Recommended with a mod that can remove the stone tools completely, like Item Obliterator.**<\/p>\n
***<\/p>\n
**Oxidized Progression** fixes one of Minecraft\u2019s clunkiest progression bumps: **wooden tools** barely matter. In most worlds, they last less than a minute before being replaced by **stone tools** after mining just three blocks of cobblestone.<\/p>\n
This datapack smooths that out by making **copper ore** and **deepslate copper ore** mineable with **wooden pickaxes**, creating a more natural progression path:<\/p>\n
**Wood \u2192 Copper \u2192 Iron** *etc.*<\/p>\n
instead of:<\/p>\n
**Wood \u2192 Stone \u2192 Copper \u2192 Iron** *etc.*<\/p>\n
The result is a cleaner early game, fewer redundant tiers, and a progression system where each step has a clearer purpose.<\/p>\n
## \ud83e\uddfe Why This Exists<\/p>\n
Early-game progression feels best when each tier has room to matter. As it stands, the **wooden tier** is so short-lived that it barely feels like a real part of progression at all. Most players do not even wear out their first wooden pickaxe; they replace it almost immediately with stone after mining a few blocks of cobblestone.<\/p>\n
The **stone tier** also becomes awkward once **copper** enters the equation. Instead of adding depth, it creates unnecessary overlap and makes each material tier feel less distinct.<\/p>\n
**Oxidized Progression** is designed to remove that friction. By allowing the **wooden tier** to lead directly into **copper**, modpack authors can safely remove the **stone tier** from the game, making its opening become more intentional, more streamlined, and less cluttered.<\/p>\n
## \u2728 Features<\/p>\n
### \u26cf\ufe0f Copper ore mineable with wooden pickaxes<\/p>\n
– Removes **`copper_ore`** and **`deepslate_copper_ore`** from the **`minecraft:needs_stone_tool`** block tag.
\n – This allows **wooden pickaxes** to mine copper, keeping progression moving even when **stone tools** are removed.<\/p>\n
### \ud83c\udfc6 Advancement progression adjusted<\/p>\n
– Edits the **stone pickaxe advancement** to visually and mechanically point to the **copper pickaxe** instead.
\n – The advancement icon is changed to a **copper pickaxe**.
\n – The item requirement is changed from **stone** to **copper** to reflect the new progression path.<\/p>\n
### \ud83d\udd27 Forge-friendly tag editing<\/p>\n
– Uses a **Forge remove tag** approach rather than blindly replacing the entire tag file.
\n – This preserves better compatibility with other **mods** and **datapacks** that may also modify the same mining requirement tags.<\/p>\n
## \ud83e\udde9 Intended Setup<\/p>\n
This datapack is **not** a standalone “copper tools” implementation.<\/p>\n
It is meant to be paired with a mod that adds **copper tools** using the **vanilla `minecraft:` namespace**, so that progression, recipes, tags, and advancements all line up correctly.<\/p>\n
Recommended setup:<\/p>\n
– A **Forge 1.20.1** environment.
\n– A **copper tools backport mod** using vanilla-style item IDs.
\n– Optional (but recommended) removal of **stone tools** via an external mod\/datapack.<\/p>\n
> **Important:** This datapack is designed around the assumption that **stone tools are removed, or at least discouraged**.
\n> If stone tools remain fully available, the progression rework still works, but the design intent is less meaningful.<\/p>\n
## \u2699\ufe0f Technical Notes<\/p>\n
– Built for **Minecraft `1.20.1`**
\n– Requires a **Forge** environment
\n– Relies on **Forge tag removal support**
\n– Modifies:
\n – `data\/minecraft\/tags\/blocks\/needs_stone_tool.json`
\n – `data\/minecraft\/advancements\/story\/upgrade_tools.json`<\/p>\n
Because it uses a **remove-based** tag edit, it is more compatible with other content than a full hard overwrite would be.<\/p>\n
## \u274c What It Is Not<\/p>\n
– Not a copper tools mod on its own
\n– Not a vanilla datapack for every loader
\n– Not intended to preserve the **stone** tier
\n– Not a broad rebalance of the entire tool system<\/p>\n
This pack does one specific thing: it makes a **wood \u2192 copper** progression path actually work.<\/p>\n
## \ud83d\udd87\ufe0f Credits<\/p>\n
– **Datapack:** *HandLock_*
\n– **Idea:** Inspired by Minecraft Diverge<\/p>\n
> *”Scissors beat rock?!”*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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