[ARCHIVED] Revamped Progression

[ARCHIVED] Revamped Progression is a modification or data pack that fundamentally reworks the early stages of Minecraft gameplay, introducing significant improvements to game balance and adding numerous convenience recipes focused on progression.

This development functions without requiring a modified Minecraft client installation - it only needs to be installed server-side as a mod (Fabric/Forge) or data pack (Vanilla).

Key Features

• Rotten Flesh Processing: ability to smelt rotten flesh into leather
• Enhanced Stone Tools: require solid stone blocks instead of cobblestone for crafting
• Efficient Ore Smelting: regular furnace turns ore into nuggets
• Armor Modernization: leather armor upgrades to chainmail (for versions before 1.20)
• Accessible Smithing Tables: crafted using copper ingots, allowing early-game equipment upgrades
• Improved Blast Furnace: requires iron ingots and copper blocks instead of smooth stone (for versions 1.17+)
• Advanced Smelting: blast furnace turns ore into ingots
• Raw Ore Block Processing: regular furnace converts them into ingots (1.17+)
• Ore Block Restoration: blast furnace restores raw blocks into full ore blocks (1.17+)
• Golden Armor Enhancement: golden armor upgrades to iron via smithing table using iron ingots
• Optimized Recipes: cheaper chain crafting and added chainmail armor recipe
• Balanced Trident: new, carefully designed crafting recipe
• Access to Unreleased Items: standard bundle crafting recipe enabled
• Alternative Materials: end stone can be used for crafting stone tools and furnaces