Forged Progression completely reworks Minecraft\u2019s survival progression by removing direct crafting of higher-tier tools and armor.
\nInstead, you must upgrade your existing equipment step by step.<\/p>\n
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## \ud83d\udd27 Features<\/p>\n
– Start with wooden tools
\n– Progress by upgrading tools instead of crafting new ones <\/p>\n
### Tool progression:
\nWood \u2192 Stone \u2192 Iron \u2192 Diamond <\/p>\n
### Armor progression:
\nLeather \u2192 Chainmail \u2192 Iron \u2192 Diamond <\/p>\n
(netherite crafting remains vanilla)<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
## \u2699\ufe0f Compatibility<\/p>\n
– \u2705 Vanilla Minecraft (Datapack)
\n– \u2705 Multiplayer compatible
\n– \u26a0\ufe0f May conflict with other datapacks that modify recipes <\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
## \ud83d\udce6 Installation<\/p>\n
– Download the datapack
\n– Place it into your world’s `datapacks` folder
\n– Run `\/reload` or restart the world <\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
## \ud83d\udcdc Usage & Distribution<\/p>\n
You are free to use and modify this datapack under the CC-BY 4.0 license.<\/p>\n
However:
\n– Do not reupload this datapack as your own
\n– Do not distribute modified versions without proper credit
\n– If you want to share this project, please link to the original Modrinth page
\n– The official version of this datapack is only available on Modrinth <\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
Have fun \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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