EarlyStage adds a flint tool set for the start of the beginning. It adds the requirement to use an axe for logs.
It also adds a sieve which can get customized item drops with a datapack.
Stones laying around in the forest for more immersive gaming.
How to get started: break leaves to get sticks, find gravel to get flint, gather rocks, craft a crafting rock, put sticks and flint on it and hit it a couple times with another rock!
The sieve can be used to sieve blocks like dirt or sand. Try it out and see what is hidden in the dirt.
This mod is developed for Fabric.
There are no plans to develop a Forge version.
Modpack Permission:
Feel free to use it in any modpacks.
Bug Report:
Just report bugs at the github page.
- 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 earlystage-1.2.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 336 KB
- Download link checked 26 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.