
About this Mod
Hold My Beer While I Add Steel
Somebody on the Fabric discord asked for a mod that just added steel. It looked like nobody was going to do it, so I said "Hold my beer."
As per the request, steel is made by crafting 2 iron ingots and 2 coal (shapeless) to get 1 crude steel, which must be blasted (not smelted) to get 1 steel ingot. All armor and tools can be crafted as expected out of steel ingots. Steel nuggets work and things can be blasted or smelted into them. Steel blocks as storage work as well.
You can craft anvils, cauldrons, blast furnaces, flint and steel, hoppers and smithing tables from steel instead of iron, though I'm personally not sure why you'd want to, it's there.
All in all, this was quick and easy to throw together, so I figured why not do it for free.
Art is by herobrinebot462, code and .json are by obsidian29.
I don't intend to keep this updated, because the requester only wanted it for a 1.20.1 modpack. All rights are reserved - you cannot use the textures without herobrinebot462's explicit permission, you cannot use the code without obsidian29's explicit permission. If you find this mod on another site, it was REPOSTED ILLEGALLY and if whoever did it was willing to do that, well then they might have tampered with the jar file, right? :)
Available Versions
How to Install HMBWIA Steel 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 (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "HMBWIA Steel". 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
HMBWIA Steel 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 (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is HMBWIA Steel compatible with fabric?
HMBWIA Steel officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with HMBWIA Steel – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if HMBWIA Steel 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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