Copper Age Backport
ModA Minecraft mod that brings the complete Copper Age experience to older Minecraft versions.
Description
Copper Age Backport
(formerly Copper Golem Legacy)
A Minecraft mod that brings the complete Copper Age experience to older Minecraft versions. Starting with the beloved Copper Golem from the Minecraft Live 2021 mob vote, this mod adds copper-related blocks, items, and mechanics, including Copper Chests, Buttons, Statues, and the full oxidation system.

Features
Minecraft Namespace
All vanilla backport features use the minecraft: namespace (e.g., minecraft:copper_chests) to ensure seamless world migration when updating to Minecraft 1.21.10+. Mod-exclusive features like Copper Buttons remain under copperagebackport:.
Copper Golem
- Summoned by placing a carved pumpkin on a copper block
- Transports items between Copper Chests
- Randomly presses nearby Copper Buttons
- Four oxidation stages
- Iron Golems can now offer flowers to Copper Golems
- Configurable oxidation time
- Configurable transport stack size
- and more
Wooden Shelves
- Wooden Shelves (12 wood variants, up to 3 items, redstone output)
End Flash Effect
- Periodic sky flashes that illuminate the End dimension with a purple tint
- Doesn’t work with shaders because End Flash doesn’t exist in 1.20.1; it was only added in 1.21.4.
- Iris/OptiFine only provide the endFlashIntensity uniform on 1.21.4+
Copper Storage & Redstone
- Copper Chests with oxidation, waxing, and double chest support
Copper Blocks & Decoration
- Copper Buttons (8 variants, won't oxidize while pressed, exclusive to mod)
- Copper Statues (4 poses, comparator output 1-4, reversible to golems)
- Copper Torch with custom flame particles + wall variant (Amendments compatible)
- Copper Lantern (8 variants, light level 15, hanging & standing, Amendments compatible)
- Copper Chain (8 variants, rotatable, waterloggable, ConnectibleChains compatible)
- Copper Bars (8 variants, connect to blocks, waterloggable)
- Lightning Rods (7 new weathering variants, config to disable oxidation, Friends and Foes conversion recipes)
- Exclusive to 1.20.1
- Copper Trapdoor (8 variants, hand-openable like wooden trapdoors)
- Copper Door (8 variants, synchronized oxidation, both halves wax/scrape together)
- Chiseled Copper (8 variants, crafting & stonecutting recipes)
- Copper Grate (8 variants, transparent, waterloggable, mobs can't spawn on it)
- Copper Bulb (8 variants, T-flip-flop redstone, light levels 15/12/8/4 by oxidation)
Copper Gear
- Copper Tools & Weapons (Pickaxe, Axe, Shovel, Hoe, Sword – stone–iron tier)
- Copper Armor (Helmet, Chestplate, Leggings, Boots – between chainmail & iron)
- Copper Horse Armor (protection 4, found in various loot chests)
Compatibility & Extras
- FastChest support (Fabric & Forge)
- Amendments
- Friends and Foes
- SophisticatedStorage support (NeoForge & Forge)
- IronChests support (NeoForge & Forge)
- ConnectibleChains support (Fabric & Forge)
- Quark support (Forge only)
- PaleGardenBackport: Pale Oak Shelf + crafting recipes
- VanillaBackport support: Pale Oak Shelf + crafting recipes
- Over 50 custom sounds for entities, blocks, and interactions
Localizaion
If you want to help translate this mod into or other languages, you can contribute on Crowdin.
Links & Support
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