
Sturdy Trees
A mod making trees much tougher, with an interesting breaking mechanic.
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About this Mod
Sturdy Trees reworks the entire wood-processing loop into a slower, more deliberate, Better Than Wolves–style progression.
🌳 Core Gameplay Changes
🪵 Wood Processing
- You no longer get planks or sticks from vanilla recipes.
You must craft logs with an axe to break them down. - Processing logs can yield bark and sawdust as extra materials.
- Slabs → Planks crafting is restored for all wood types.
🌲 Trees & Stumps
- Cutting down a tree leaves a stump.
Stumps need proper tools to remove. - Saplings now grow in stages.
- Stumps can be converted into crafting tables using chisels from the Tough Environment mod.
- Sapling are no longer bonemeal-able to grow instantly (configurable)
- Logs & Stumps can turn into smouldering variants after being set on fire & generate ash
- Leaves are passable-through & generate ash when they burn out
💻 Configuration & Integration
- Configuration options: Config file toggles for toggling saplings bone meal functionality
🖼️ Logo License:
The logo and assets are licensed under the CC-BY 4.0 License.
🙏 Acknowledgment:
This mod is a substantial adaptation and ports features from the original Better Than Wolves, created by FlowerChild and currently maintained by the CE Team. Learn more about the original mod here.
The textures for small acacia, dark oak & cherry saplings are provided by Dawnraider from the BTW CE team from her BTWG addon for BTW.
Upcoming Updates:
- The breaking mechanic will be refined.
Available Versions
How to Install Sturdy Trees on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Sturdy Trees". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1, 1.21, 1.20.6 (+2 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Sturdy Trees 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 4 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 Sturdy Trees compatible with fabric?
Sturdy Trees officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.1, 1.21, 1.20.6. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Sturdy Trees – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Sturdy Trees 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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