Primal: Survival

Primal: Survival

Primal is a mod that aims to add survival mechanics such as Pit Kilns, Campfires, Barrels, etc.

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About this Mod

Primal

Requires UniMixins mod to launch.

Primal Showcase

Survival mod as it should've been? Oh wait..

You heard this right, but this isn't a TerraFirmaCraft clone, this is another take on the genre!

This mod aims to be a compatible and polished survival mod for 1.7.10, adding many survival mechanics to change how you play the game early on in your playthrough! Unlike many "survival" mod I'm also trying to make the mod accessible and not too hard on waiting times and artificial difficulty.

Currently implemented content:

  • Knapping: Right now with either flint, straw or clay to mold the item in a 5x5 knapping interface to make any items
  • Flint tools: Made with knapping, first tool you make
  • Fire Starter: Much worse flint and steel for lighting fire early on
  • Straw: Click with a knife on grass to get it
  • Campfire: Put straw and firewood to smelt food, slowly burns the wood while cooking
  • Chopping logs: Chop down logs into firewood
  • Log piles: Smelt piles of firewood underground to make charcoal piles and if exposed to oxygen makes ash pile
  • Pit kiln: Smelt items under ground by placing them in a hole and putting 8 straw + 3 firewood
  • Large Vessel: Store 9 items and keep the content 
  • Barrel: Store 10 buckets, can be used to process recipes (including leather making and dyes right now)
  • Faucet: Transport fluids out of barrel, can be used to automate output 
  • Scraping block: To make scraped hides from soaked hides 
  • Animals drops hides instead of leather (automatically replace loot table)
  • Rocks spawn in the world sometimes (no use rn)

Why 1.7.10 ?

Because this was originally made for a pack I'm doing in this version, this mod is meant to be my own vision of the game and I don't think porting it would offer much else, except more mod compatibility. If enough people are interested, I'm not totally agaisn't porting, I just don't have a lot of time.

Compatibility

This mod has many incompatiblities, so I will try to list most here

  • Original Baubles will not work with this, please use Baubles Expanded GTNH Version, make sure you use the updated versions of baubles expanded
  • Better Foliage will have bad rendering issues with Primal, but if you use this fork: Better Foliage Renewed which needs Forgelin Legacy it will work fine, old legacy better foliage is not supported so please use this fork to avoid the issues.

Available Versions

Primal 0.20.0release
MC 1.7.10forge
March 27, 2026
Primal 0.19.5release
MC 1.7.10forge
March 12, 2026
Primal 0.19.4release
MC 1.7.10forge
March 7, 2026
Primal 0.19.3release
MC 1.7.10forge
February 21, 2026
Primal 0.19.2release
MC 1.7.10forge
February 20, 2026

How to Install Primal: Survival on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.7.10).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Primal: Survival". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forge

Minecraft Versions

1.7.10

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Primal: Survival 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 (1.7.10). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Primal: Survival compatible with forge?

Primal: Survival officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.7.10. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Primal: Survival – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Primal: Survival 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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Details

License
GNU General Public License v3.0 only
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

1.7.10