First Steps
Features
- Newbie protection (PvP off for new players)
- Players and Admins commands
- Permissions
- Newbieprotection timer
- Fully configurable
- Low server impact
Commands
Admins
- /firststeps <on/off/reload>
Players
- /newbieprotection <on/info>
Config
enabled: true
protection-time: 600 # seconds (0 = infinite)
messages:
join-protected: "&aYou are protected as a new player!"
protection-ended: "&cYour newbie protection has ended."
protection-disabled: "&eYou have disabled newbie protection."
protection-info: "&aNewbie protection time left: &e{time}s"
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as firststeps-1.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 12 KB
- Download link checked 5 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.