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Linear Progression
A simple mod that changes progression to be more linear
Important Note
Linear Progression is going to require backport mods for it's progression to function (with the new copper armor) The information below is already updated for the future version before it comes out.
Main Progression
Tool Progression
- Wood tools
- Crafted with planks and sticks (same as vanilla).
- Stone tools
- Crafted with stone (smelted cobblestone) and flint.
- Copper tools
- Crafted with copper ingots and sticks (same as vanilla).
- Iron tools
- Crafted in a smithing table from copper tools, smithed with an iron block and leather.
- Diamond tools
- Crafted with diamonds and amethyst.
- Netherite tools
- Crafted in a smithing table from diamond tools, smithed with a netherite ingot and a netherite upgrade (same as vanilla).
- Gold tools
- Crafted with gold ingots and sticks (same as vanilla).
- Gold tools will break their respective blocks instantaneously.
Armor Progression
- Leather
- Crafted with leather (same as vanilla), leather can be made from rotten flesh cooked on a campfire
- Copper
- Crafted with copper ingots (same as vanilla).
- Iron
- Crafted in a smithing table from copper armor, smithed with an iron block and leather.
- Diamond
- Crafted with diamonds (same as vanilla).
- Netherite
- Crafted in a smithing table from diamond armor, smithed with a netherite ingot and a netherite upgrade (same as vanilla).
- Gold
- Crafted with gold ingots (same as vanilla).
- Each piece of armor gives a 10% speed boost.
Extras
- Eye of Ender
- Crafted with one of each of the following: Wind Charge, Blaze Powder, Ender Pearl, Echo Shard, Prismarine Shard.
Difficulty System
Mobs
- Below Deepslate
- Mobs that spawn below deepslate will have a higher chance of spawning with armor
- After Entering the Nether
- All mobs after entering the nether will have a higher chance of spawning with armor, even in the overworld (this is not reversible).
- After Defeating the Ender Dragon
- All mobs will have the highest chance of spawning with armor, regardless of what dimension you’re in (this is not reversible). Mobs will also no longer spawn above sea level as a reward.
Health
- If you die, you will lose a heart but keep your inventory, you can't lose hearts below a minimum of 6 hearts left.
- You can restore hearts with an enchanted apple (see advancmenents) you can restore hearts beyond 10 hearts with enchanted golden apples (hidden advancment).
Extras
Gameplay
- Durability
- Durability has been completely removed, all tools and items that had durability are now unbreakable
- Eye of Ender
- Thrown eye’s of ender will always drop as an item (they will no longer break).
- Gold equipment
- Gold armor will add 10% speed per piece
- Gold tools will break their respective blocks instantly
- Ore generation
- Copper ore now drops 1-3 copper ore instead of 1-5
Recipes
- Campfires can now smelt the following:
- Rotten flesh —> Leather
- Wet sponges —> Sponges
- Blast furnaces can now smelt the following:
- All terracotta —> Glazed Terracotta
- Sand —> Glass
- Cobblestone —> Stone
- Stone Bricks —> Cracked Stone Bricks
- Clay —> Terracotta
- Quartz, Basalt, Sandstone, Red Sandstone, Stone —> Smooth Quartz, Smooth Basalt, Smooth Sandstone, Smooth Red Sandstone, Smooth Stone
- Recipes added for the following:
- Name Tag
- Shears
- String
Trim Effects (per piece)
- Iron: 0.5 extra interaction range
- Copper: 31% reduced scale
- Gold: 10% mining speed
- Diamond: 1 armor and 0.5 armor toughness
- Netherite! 25% knockback resistance, full set gives fire resistance
- Emerald: 5% reduced gravity, full set removes fall damage, sneaking disables gravity
- Redstone: 10% speed and 0.5 step height
- Quartz: 2.25 max health
- Lapis: 25% increased xp
- Amethyst: 0.5 attack damage
- Resin: Sneak to lower damage but lose movement, removes jump height, movement, and reach. But gives resistance until you stop sneaking. Full set gives near complete damage reduction but immbolizes you.
Reviews
I can't thank Enderverse enough for featuring my datapack in his monthly wrap-up
How to Install Linear Progression (Datapack)
Linear Progression by AdventureBow is verified for Datapack, Fabric, Forge, Neoforge, Quilt across Minecraft versions 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.11 (latest release: 2.0.0+mod, file size: 1.3 MB). Follow the steps below to install it safely from ModCraft.tv:
- Click the Download button above and select your Minecraft version (1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.11) and platform (Datapack, Fabric, Forge, Neoforge, Quilt).
- Make sure you have the compatible loader or environment installed for Datapack, Fabric, Forge, Neoforge, Quilt.
- Move the downloaded Linear Progression file into your Minecraft
.minecraft/saves/<world>/datapacksfolder and launch the game.
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[2.0.0+mod] Linear Progression 2.0.0-1.21.11
by AdventureBow on Aug 11, 2026
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# Version 2.0
- [x] Overhauled health system
- [x] Migrated Powerful Trims to Linear Progression
- [x] Added advancements to help learn progression
- [x] Reworked many recipes
- [x] Overhauled respawning to work similarly to “Better Respawn” mod
- [x] Added a suspicious food lineup as early game potions
- [x] Added shulkers to overworld and nether to make shulker boxes more accessible.
- [x] Golden pickaxes now only insta-mine deepslate if paired with gold trimmed armor.
- [x] Gold armor now grants knockback resistance
- [x] Chainmail armor now prevents hunger loss and grants saturation
- [x] Brutes now drop netherite scrap on a low chance
- [x] Edible potion ingredients give a weaker version of said effect (golden carrots give night vision, sugar gives speed)
- [x] Mobs have been buffed and nerfed to incentivize engagement. (Zombies are faster, cave spiders are faster but weaker, etc.)
- [x] Enchanted gapple crafted with 8xp bottles and a gapple, xp bottles drop from spawners.
- [x] Killing the enderdragon prevents mobs from spawning above sea level.
- [x] Turtle helmets now grant speed underwater
- [x] Map recipe has been changed to use a feather (hollow knight reference)
[2.0.0] Linear Progression 2.0.0-1.21.11
by AdventureBow on Aug 11, 2026
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# Version 2.0
- [x] Overhauled health system
- [x] Migrated Powerful Trims to Linear Progression
- [x] Added advancements to help learn progression
- [x] Reworked many recipes
- [x] Overhauled respawning to work similarly to “Better Respawn” mod
- [x] Added a suspicious food lineup as early game potions
- [x] Added shulkers to overworld and nether to make shulker boxes more accessible.
- [x] Golden pickaxes now only insta-mine deepslate if paired with gold trimmed armor.
- [x] Gold armor now grants knockback resistance
- [x] Chainmail armor now prevents hunger loss and grants saturation
- [x] Brutes now drop netherite scrap on a low chance
- [x] Edible potion ingredients give a weaker version of said effect (golden carrots give night vision, sugar gives speed)
- [x] Mobs have been buffed and nerfed to incentivize engagement. (Zombies are faster, cave spiders are faster but weaker, etc.)
- [x] Enchanted gapple crafted with 8xp bottles and a gapple, xp bottles drop from spawners.
- [x] Killing the enderdragon prevents mobs from spawning above sea level.
- [x] Turtle helmets now grant speed underwater
- [x] Map recipe has been changed to use a feather (hollow knight reference)
[1.8.1+mod] Linear Progression 1.8.1-1.21.11
by AdventureBow on Jan 24, 2026
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- Fixed difficulty bug
- Increased armor chances for mobs on hard and master difficulty
[1.8.1] Linear Progression 1.8.1-1.21.11
by AdventureBow on Jan 24, 2026
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- Fixed difficulty bug
- Increased armor chances for mobs on hard and master difficulty
[1.8.0+mod] Linear Progression 1.8.0
by AdventureBow on Jan 11, 2026
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- Updated to 1.21.11
- Made wolf armor breakable
- Progression has been updated to use copper armor in place of chainmail armor.
- General performance improvements
[1.8.0] Linear Progression 1.8.0
by AdventureBow on Jan 11, 2026
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- Updated to 1.21.11
- Made wolf armor breakable
- Progression has been updated to use copper armor in place of chainmail armor.
- General performance improvements
[1.7.5+mod] 1.7.5
by AdventureBow on Jan 03, 2026
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Reverted many copper recipes back to vanilla counterpart.
Eye's of ender will no longer break when thrown (ever)
Eye's of ender will no longer break when thrown (ever)
[1.7.5] 1.7.5
by AdventureBow on Jan 03, 2026
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Reverted many copper recipes back to vanilla counterpart.
Eye's of ender will no longer break when thrown (ever)
Eye's of ender will no longer break when thrown (ever)
[1.7.4+mod] Linear Progression 1.7.4
by AdventureBow on Dec 04, 2025
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- Changed golden tools to what there’re supposed to be able to mine
- Changed fire resistance to not display particles
[1.7.4] Linear Progression 1.7.4
by AdventureBow on Dec 04, 2025
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- Changed golden tools to what there’re supposed to be able to mine
- Changed fire resistance to not display particles
[1.7.3+mod] Linear Progression 1.7.3
by AdventureBow on Nov 03, 2025
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Fixed witness trim for More Armor Trims mod
[1.7.3] Linear Progression 1.7.3
by AdventureBow on Nov 03, 2025
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Fixed witness trim for More Armor Trims mod
[1.7.2+mod] Linear Progression 1.7.2
by AdventureBow on Nov 02, 2025
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Added recipe compat for Twilight and Parasite armor trims, Witness armor trims should be compatible once they are added.
[1.7.2] Linear Progression 1.7.2
by AdventureBow on Nov 02, 2025
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Added recipe compat for Twilight and Parasite armor trims, Witness armor trims should be compatible once they are added.
[1.7.1+mod] Linear Progression 1.7.1
by AdventureBow on Oct 30, 2025
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- Lead recipe now gives two
- Changed end crystal recipe
