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YTech

YTech - improves early game by increasing time to reach "iron age" using prehistoric technology.

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Updated
April 15, 2026Apr 15
Published
in 2023
The Mob Update — 7 New mobs, replaced vanilla livestock with wild counterparts · swipe

At a glance

Runs on NeoForge and Forge
For Minecraft 1.20.1–1.21.1, 1.21.3
Needed in the game and on the server
Latest version — 1.21.1-0.10.13 from April 15, 2026
License GPL-3.0-or-later — free
Where it's needed
In gamerequiredOn serverrequired

Needed both in the game and on the server

Game versions1.20.1–1.21.1, 1.21.3

YTech

brings you to Stone Age, increasing difficulty on early game by forcing you to use primitive technology for progression.

Also, vanilla mobs like cows, pigs, sheep and chickens are replaced by their wild ancestors.

Vanilla recipes for early game items are modified, forcing tools on some blocks and adding new tools, items and blocks to help you with progression.

Currently mod covers

  • Stone age
  • Bronze age
  • Beginning of iron age (crafting iron ingot is final step right now)

Compatibility

These dependencies are optional, but highly recommended:

  • The One Probe - Provides more information about in-world blocks and entities
  • Just Enough Items - You can see all changed recipes
  • Curios API - Needed for jewelry effects, otherwise items are useless
  • KubeJS - Easy way to add/modify/remove YTech recipes (API described on wiki)
  • EMI - You can browse all recipes
  • Jade - Provides more information about in-world blocks and entities

All bugs report on GitHub.

Ideas for expanding implemented ages or for next ages can be shared on discord.

For more information check wiki

Hints

  • You can't mine wood and dirt without correct tool
  • Your first goal is to find flint and hit stone with it
  • Grass fibers can be obtained by breaking grass with sharp flint
  • Look for deer, you need it for your first pickaxe
  • Only deer with antlers drops correct item
  • Primitive Smelter and Primitive Alloy Smelter needs chimneys for increasing temperature
  • Each type of chimney can be up to 4 blocks high, otherwise it collapse
  • Using reinforced chimney you can increase height up to 8 blocks, with 4 of each chimney
  • Lead and Cassiterite can be gathered using Strainer
  • It's recommended to use JEI
  • You have to breed wild animals to get their domesticated versions

    • Aurochs -> Cow
    • Mouflon -> Sheep
    • Fowl -> Chicken
    • Wild Boar -> Pig

FAQ

How to install YTech?

Install NeoForge for your Minecraft version, download YTech for the same version and loader, put the file into the mods folder and launch the game with the loader profile.

Which Minecraft versions does YTech support?

YTech has builds for Minecraft 1.20.1–1.21.1, 1.21.3.

Is YTech needed on the server?

Needed in the game and on the server

License and source
GNU General Public License v3.0 or laterfree to use and share; changes to the mod itself must be published under the same license
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