Hot Iron
ModForge tools and armor through hands-on, multi-step crafting.
Why gradeC
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 18 months−11 points
- Many modpacks removed it−5 points
- Releases in only 2 of the last 24 months−4 points
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
11 points lost16 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.19 months ago (9 Apr 2025). 32 modpacks released in the last 6 months still include it, so it keeps 45% of these points. 5 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.20.1 on Forge. 77% of the 516 popular Forge mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 1.20.1. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 2 of the last 24 months 2 / 6Stability
5 points lost17 / 22Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.16 of the 62 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (26%) See the 16 modpacks5 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.No quick fix in 2 years 7 / 7Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
3 points lost7 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · RegenTheFirst/Hot-Iron 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.No link to report problems 0 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.335,042 3 / 4Track record
4 points lost4 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.19 months, 6 releases 4 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in both latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
46.5 of the 71 points that apply = 65 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Hot Iron replaces the simple grid crafting of most tools, weapons, and armor with multi-stage material processing and forging, covering tools from stone to diamond and iron and diamond armor, as well as shears and shields. Stone tools begin with chipping exposed stone with flint to collect rocks, knapping the rocks into knapped rocks, then combining them into tool heads and attaching sticks. Bellows turn ordinary fire into a temporary High Fire for heating materials, while the multiblock brick Kiln offers special, more efficient recipes than a vanilla furnace but requires ongoing attention. Most features and recipes can be adjusted through configuration and datapacks.
Written from Modrinth . How we write it
In-game changes
Does not change the game's code directly.
Adds 8 blocks, 76 items, 1 entity, 109 recipes and 2 advancements.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Replaces 31 of vanilla Minecraft's recipes and 2 advancements.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- Regen_
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 335K
- Created
- 15 Mar 2025
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them. 1 file in your config folder.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.2 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. Both are for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.The internet, folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends
We read its code without running it: it contacts no web address while you play.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of both files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images and found none.
We have not read its code history yet.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found10 of 12 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found129 images read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file573 code files read
Compatibility
See all 6 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Modpacks using this project
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More modpacks put it in their new versions than a year ago: 9 a month now, 5 a year agoThe average of the last 6 months, compared with the same 6 months a year before. We say it only when the change is large..
85 modpacks include Hot Iron in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Beyond Cosmo525K downloadslast version with it 22 Jan 2026
Life and War (Server)9.5K downloadslast version with it 18 Feb 2026
Apocalipse Light5.7K downloadslast version with it 31 May 2026
Dieselpunkery5.7K downloadslast version with it 29 May 2026
Harder Than Copper Age 23.5K downloadslast version with it 13 Oct 2026
prior infection (inspired by ForgeLabs3.2K downloadslast version with it 2 Jan 2026
Parasite Invasion - Hardcore Apocalypse3.1K downloadslast version with it 23 Sep 2026
Ocean Adventure. (Aventura Oceanica)2.9K downloadslast version with it 5 Jun 2025
Lost Sculk2.5K downloadslast version with it 8 Aug 2025
Age of War (Ancient Warfare)1.9K downloadslast version with it 14 Mar 2026Often in the same modpacks
Mods that modpacks often add together with Hot Iron. Share: how many of the modpacks with Hot Iron also have that mod.
Serene SeasonsAModin 56% of the modpacks with Hot Iron
AmendmentsAModin 53% of the modpacks with Hot Iron
BlueprintAModin 49% of the modpacks with Hot Iron
Sodium Dynamic LightsCModin 48% of the modpacks with Hot Iron
Sinytra ConnectorAModin 44% of the modpacks with Hot Iron
Essential ModBModin 44% of the modpacks with Hot Iron
YUNG's Better End IslandAModin 42% of the modpacks with Hot Iron
YUNG's Better Nether FortressesAModin 42% of the modpacks with Hot Iron
Better Fps - Render DistanceBModin 39% of the modpacks with Hot Iron
sparkAModin 39% of the modpacks with Hot IronLatest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.