Progression Overhaul

Progression Overhaul

Makes Minecraft's progression system a bit harder so a normal survival world cant be beaten in like 5 minutes. (Mostly the early game is effected)

35 items and blocks · 43 recipes · 4 loot tables · 4 config settings

Build 1.11.0 · checked 13 September 2026

Guides

Every recipe Progression Overhaul adds, grouped by how it is made.

Increase flint drop from gravel improvedFlintFromGravel progressionmod — Adds an extra 10% chance to drop flint when breaking gravel, on top of the vanilla drop chance.
Show Hand Break Warning showHandBreakWarning progressionmod — Shows a message when you try to break wood with your bare hands.
Show Mining Tier Messages showMiningTierMessages progressionmod — Shows a message in the action bar when you try to mine a block you don't have the right tool tier for.

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Increase stick drop from leaves stickDropFromLeaves progressionmod — Leaves have a 10% chance to drop 1-2 sticks when broken.

Mod	Needed	Versions
`fabric-api`	required	*

Combine two pieces of flint with a stick on a crafting table.

Craft an unsmelted amethyst alloy from an amethyst crystal and two amethyst shards, then smelt it in a furnace or blast furnace.

Surround the upgrade template with seven diamonds and one amethyst ingot on a crafting table.

Both standard furnaces and blast furnaces can smelt endium shards into endium ingots.

Combine six diamond blocks with three netherite ingots in a crafting table.