
Extra Steps
Discover new production chains for leather, wool and paper while mixing nearly endless color combinations to dye placeable blocks and leather armor
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About this Mod

Experience a slow start as animals no longer drop wool or leather in their usual form. Sheep now provide Crumbled or Raw Wool and cows yield Cow Rawhide. Most vanilla animals gain their own version of Rawhide, and if other mods add animals that would drop leather, these drops are replaced with a generic Rawhide, keeping the system consistent. Even Paper can no longer be crafted directly through the vanilla recipe.
Processing leather, wool and paper has never been more involved. Through scriping, washing, drying, brushing, compressing and mixing, every step of the production chain becomes meaningful and engaging.

Note: Version 1.2.0 also introduces a production chain for Sugar Cane -> Paper. The Roadmap will be updated soon
Dyeing & Mixing
During the washing process, you can optionally add colors, allowing you to create dyed wool and leather armor. The possibilities are nearly limitless, as colors can be mixed to achieve virtually any shade you imagine.

Leather armor can be customized with your chosen colors and wool blocks can be placed in the world in your personally crafted shades.
Customisation
All Recipes (Scraping, Cleaning & Dyeing, Drying, Brushing, Compressing & Mixing) are datapack driven and therefore expandable following this wiki
Credits
Extra Steps is officially working together with the Author of the Rawhide Mod and includes some of its textures and features
Known Issues
- Placed Lye Water Buckets with dyed lye water lose their color
Available Versions
How to Install Extra Steps on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Extra Steps". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Extra Steps server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge 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 (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Extra Steps compatible with forge?
Extra Steps officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Extra Steps – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Extra Steps 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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