
Difficult Progression
Difficult Progression makes the early game progression considerably slower. Made with MCreator.
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About this Mod
Difficult Progression is a small mod that makes progression in the early game considerably harder and most importantly: slower.
Features:
- Ores now drop raw ore nuggets instead of the full raw ore item, this means that you need to mine nine ores for a single ingot (in the case of diamonds: 4)!
- Bronze is a new required step between stone and iron! Stone pickaxes can no longer mine iron ore; to mine it you must make a bronze pickaxe. Bronze is made from eight copper ingots or nuggets and one tin ingot or nugget. It can also be used for armor and other tools.
- New ore: tin. Tin is about as common as iron and required, along with copper, to make bronze which is needed to progress. Tin can also be used for some smaller silly additions like tin foil (which can make a tin foil hat and more!)
Getting a bronze pickaxe (required to mine iron) takes about one hour of grinding, or roughly two stacks of copper ore mined.
This mod is inspired by Progression Reborn for the Frabic launcher, but it remains different in multiple ways: Besides adding tin and bronze, Difficult Progression doesn't add upgrade templates so that upgrading to iron and beyond is harder. It also don't add any new ores besides tin or new tools/armor besides bronze.
Difficult Progression was made by me (CXF__) in collaboration with a friend, that made all the assets, who wishes to stay anonymous. This mod was made for one specific modpack (it is thus create compatible) and will not be updated to newer versions or different mod lauchers. The mod and all its assets are in the public domain.
This mod was made using MCreator.
Available Versions
How to Install Difficult Progression on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set neoforge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the neoforge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Difficult Progression". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Difficult Progression server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong neoforge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Difficult Progression compatible with neoforge?
Difficult Progression officially supports neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Difficult Progression – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Difficult Progression consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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