





This mod focuses on making equipment progression better by adding a new material, steel!
The 'Bronze' mod is required, as steel equipment is upgraded from bronze. It's heavily recommended you use a progression mod like 'Divergent Progression' or 'Slow Your Roll', as this mod was made with those in mind.
This mod changes how bronze and diamond equipment are obtained. Tin ore now requires at least iron-level tools, and diamond requires... diamond-level tools. Though steel tools are diamond-level, their mining speed and attack cooldown are slow, and now diamond equipment requires ingots to craft.
Code References
Bronze Mod - MIT License
AdventureZ - GPL-3.0 License
Kaupenjoe's Fabric 1.20.X Tutorial Repo - MIT License
Kaupenjoe's Fabric 1.21.X Tutorial Repo - MIT License
Q&A
Q: Can I use this in my modpack?
A: Of course! This mod was meant for modpacks!
Q: Can I redistrubute this?
A: Unless you're in a third-world country, no.
Q: There's a bug, how can I report it?
A: Submit an issue on GitHub! Click here to do that, or check the "links" tab on Modrinth.
Q: How can I support what you do?
A: If you like what I do, you can donate to my Ko-Fi, my CashApp, or buy me a coffee!
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
- 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.
- Ships as toolsofsteel-2.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 409 KB
- Download link checked 31 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.


