Pedernal Tools

# Pedernal Tools A primitive-to-endgame **flint tool progression** for NeoForge 1.21.1. Start with nothing, knap flint against stone, weave plant fiber into string, and work your way up a full line of knives — from a fragile flint blade all the way to an unbreakable **Quantum Knife**. Designed as the starter-tools layer for the upcoming **Industry Nightmare** modpack, and a companion to my other mod **BloodyPunch**. Works as a standalone mod too. ## Features - 🪨 **Knapping** — right-click flint on stone to chip off flint shards. No crafting table needed. - 🌿 **Plant fiber & string** — harvest fiber from plants and turn it into plant string that works in any vanilla string recipe (bows, leads, scaffolding…). - 🔪 **A full knife tier line** — flint, stone, iron, gold, diamond, netherite, and a quantum knife. - 🪓 **Flint axe & pickaxe** — weak, fragile starter tools (wood mining speed, 1 attack damage) to get you going. - ⚙️ **Deeply configurable** — almost every number and item list is exposed in `config/pedernaltools/config.toml`. ## Progression ``` gravel → flint → (knap on stone) → flint shards → (+ stick) → flint knife flint knife on plants → plant fiber → (×3) → plant string shards + string + stick → flint axe / pickaxe flint knife → (smithing table) → stone → iron → diamond → netherite quantum knife: netherite knife + Quantum Upgrade in a Modern Industrialization Electric Packer ``` ## Knife mechanics The knife isn't just a weapon — it **cuts materials into other items**: - **Break** grass, ferns, or flowers with a knife in hand to harvest plant fiber (drop chance scales with the knife's tier). - **Hold** the knife in your main hand and a stack of leaves/vines in your off hand, then right-click to shred them into fiber. Damaged input items (like worn armor) return proportionally less. Higher-tier knives can cut tougher materials — fully configurable per material. ## Configuration Everything lives in `config/pedernaltools/config.toml`: - Knapping output and whether it consumes flint. - Per-tier fiber drop chances and the list of harvestable plants (add modded plants!). - Custom cutting rules: `inputItem;count;outputItem;count;minTier` — add any conversion you like, including items from other mods. ## Compatibility - **NeoForge 1.21.1** - **BloodyPunch** *(optional)* — designed to pair with it. - **Modern Industrialization** *(optional)* — only needed to craft the Quantum Knife. The recipe loads conditionally and is safely ignored if MI isn't installed. ## License MIT — feel free to use, modify, fork, or include in modpacks. I hope you enjoy it. Cheers!