YTech

⭐ — (49 endorsements) 📥 8,046 downloads 📌 v1.21.1-0.10.13 📅 9/29/2023
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By lalis.jan · forge

⬇ Download Mod Source: Modrinth ↗ 📅 Updated: 4/15/2026 📅 Created: 9/29/2023
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🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 0.6% endorsement rate
  • 🏆 #130 of 344 forge mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

✅ The One Probe - Provides more information about in-world blocks and entities
✅ Just Enough Items - You can see all changed recipes
✅ Curios API - Needed for jewelry effects, otherwise items are useless
✅ KubeJS - Easy way to add/modify/remove YTech recipes (API described on (https://github.com/yanny7/YTech/wiki))
✅ EMI - You can browse all recipes
✅ Jade - Provides more information about in-world blocks and entities

# YTech brings you to Stone Age, increasing difficulty on early game by forcing you to use primitive technology for progression. Also, vanilla mobs like cows, pigs, sheep and chickens are replaced by their wild ancestors. Vanilla recipes for early game items are modified, forcing tools on some blocks and adding new tools, items and blocks to help you with progression. Currently mod covers - Stone age - Bronze age - Beginning of iron age (crafting iron ingot is final step right now) ## Compatibility These dependencies are optional, but highly recommended: - The One Probe - Provides more information about in-world blocks and entities - Just Enough Items - You can see all changed recipes - Curios API - Needed for jewelry effects, otherwise items are useless - KubeJS - Easy way to add/modify/remove YTech recipes (API described on (https://github.com/yanny7/YTech/wiki)) - EMI - You can browse all recipes - Jade - Provides more information about in-world blocks and entities All bugs report on (https://github.com/yanny7/ytech). Ideas for expanding implemented ages or for next ages can be shared on (https://discord.gg/HauMDpbkNN). **For more information check (https://github.com/yanny7/YTech/wiki)** ## Hints > - You can't mine wood and dirt without correct tool > - Your first goal is to find flint and hit stone with it > - Grass fibers can be obtained by breaking grass with sharp flint > - Look for deer, you need it for your first pickaxe > - Only deer with antlers drops correct item > - Primitive Smelter and Primitive Alloy Smelter needs chimneys for increasing temperature > - Each type of chimney can be up to 4 blocks high, otherwise it collapse > - Using reinforced chimney you can increase height up to 8 blocks, with 4 of each chimney > - Lead and Cassiterite can be gathered using Strainer > - It's recommended to use JEI > - You have to breed wild animals to get their domesticated versions > - Aurochs -> Cow > - Mouflon -> Sheep > - Fowl -> Chicken > - Wild Boar -> Pig

brings you to Stone Age, increasing difficulty on early game by forcing you to use primitive technology for progression.

Also, vanilla mobs like cows, pigs, sheep and chickens are replaced by their wild ancestors.

Vanilla recipes for early game items are modified, forcing tools on some blocks and adding new tools, items and blocks to help you with progression.

Currently mod covers - Stone age - Bronze age - Beginning of iron age (crafting iron ingot is final step right now)

## Compatibility

These dependencies are optional, but highly recommended:

  • The One Probe - Provides more information about in-world blocks and entities
  • Just Enough Items - You can see all changed recipes
  • Curios API - Needed for jewelry effects, otherwise items are useless
  • KubeJS - Easy way to add/modify/remove YTech recipes (API described on (https://github.com/yanny7/YTech/wiki))
  • EMI - You can browse all recipes
  • Jade - Provides more information about in-world blocks and entities

All bugs report on (https://github.com/yanny7/ytech).

Ideas for expanding implemented ages or for next ages can be shared on (https://discord.gg/HauMDpbkNN).

**For more information check (https://github.com/yanny7/YTech/wiki)**

> - You can't mine wood and dirt without correct tool > - Your first goal is to find flint and hit stone with it > - Grass fibers can be obtained by breaking grass with sharp flint > - Look for deer, you need it for your first pickaxe > - Only deer with antlers drops correct item > - Primitive Smelter and Primitive Alloy Smelter needs chimneys for increasing temperature > - Each type of chimney can be up to 4 blocks high, otherwise it collapse > - Using reinforced chimney you can increase height up to 8 blocks, with 4 of each chimney > - Lead and Cassiterite can be gathered using Strainer > - It's recommended to use JEI > - You have to breed wild animals to get their domesticated versions > - Aurochs -> Cow > - Mouflon -> Sheep > - Fowl -> Chicken > - Wild Boar -> Pig

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📊 Mod Details

Game
Minecraft Mods
Author
lalis.jan
Version
1.21.1-0.10.13
Downloads
8,046
Endorsements
49
Category
forge
Created
9/29/2023
Updated
4/15/2026
Game Versions
1.21.1
Tags
game-mechanics, mobs, technology

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Which Minecraft Mods versions does YTech support?

The author lists 1.21.1. Other versions may work but are untested by the author.

What is the latest version of YTech?

Version 1.21.1-0.10.13, published 2026-04-15 with 8,046 downloads recorded at the source.

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