Fire Starter
A cute little early game mod that lets you light fires using sticks or flint and inefficiently smelt all smeltable resources
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About this Mod
This mod adds the following items:
- wood fire starter
- has a 1 in 4 chance of lighting a fire when right clicking
- shapelessly crafted with two sticks
- flint fire starter
- has a 1 in 2 chance of lighting a fire when right clicking
- shapelessly crafted with two fling
- copper nugget
- craftable into and from a copper ingot
As well as the following functionalities:
- Early game smelting of the three smeltable ore types on campfires
Gold | raw gold -> gold nugget | raw gold block -> gold ingot
Iron | raw iron -> iron nugget | raw iron block -> iron ingot
Copper | raw copper -> copper nugget | raw copper block -> copper ingot
Available Versions
How to Install Fire Starter on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.3).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Fire Starter". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.3, 1.21.2, 1.21.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Fire Starter server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric 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 (1.21.3). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Fire Starter compatible with fabric?
Fire Starter officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.3, 1.21.2, 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Fire Starter – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Fire Starter 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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