Ages

Better Than Wolves is organized into distinct "Ages" that represent different stages of the player's technological progress. Each Age in turn may be organized into separate Tiers that represent separate tasks that the player must achieve in order to progress to the next.

The following instructions are organized chronologically in terms of what the player must accomplish in order to progress forward in the mod. If you are just starting out with Better Than Wolves, then it is recommend you commence at the top of the instructions and work your way downwards. This mod is rather complex, and organizing the mod in this fashion can help make it all easier to digest for a new player.

Era of Survival

Age of Wood

Primary Goals of This Tier

• Gather Loose Stones to make into Sharp Stones

• Get String or Sinew to make your first tools

• Make basic tools such as a stone Shovel or Axe

• Gather and dry enough Clay for a Brick Oven

Secondary Goals of This Tier

• Kill Animals for Food and cook it over a Campfire

Requirements to move to the next Tier

• Construct a Brick Oven

Age of Brick

Primary Goals of This Tier

• Mine enough Iron to make a Chisel

Secondary Goals of This Tier

• Find Sugar Cane in swamps and weave Wicker Baskets from Wicker to store things
• Kill sheep and knit their Wool to make Armor

Requirements to move to the next Tier

• Use a Chisel to make a Work Stump

Age of Iron

Primary Goals of This Tier

• Craft a stone Pickaxe to more effectively mine Iron
• Continue mining Iron to make iron tools
• Delve deeper into caves and mine for Diamonds

Secondary Goals of This Tier

• Make a Millstone
• Start farming Hemp to make a Windmill
• Obtain Dung from wolves (wild or tamed)
• Craft a Cauldron
• Make Tanned Leather
• Construct a Saw

Requirements to move to the next Tier

• Craft a diamond Pickaxe and use it to mine Obsidian

Age of Flame

Primary Goals of This Tier

• Travel to the Nether to obtain Netherrack and Soul Sand
• Use Soul Sand Piles to find a Nether Fortress and collect Blaze Rods

Secondary Goals of This Tier

• Expand Mechanical power and automate Millstone grinding
• Make permanent Torches using Nether Coal
• Find and capture animals

Requirements to move to the next Tier

• Grind and filter Netherrack in order to make a Hibachi
• Use Bellows and a hibachi to stoke fire under a Kiln

Era of Automation

Age of Pottery

Primary Goals of This Tier

• Make a Crucible for more advanced material processing
• Capture souls from the nether in Soul Urns using a Hopper

Secondary Goals of This Tier

• Make Planters to start growing crops without weeds

Requirements to move on to the next Tier

• Find a non-abandoned Village
• Cure villagers using Soul Urns

Age of Commerce

Primary Goals of This Tier

• Trade with villagers to level them up

Secondary Goals of This Tier

• Begin farming wheat and other crops for more sustainable Food
• Start making more advanced Food recipes in the Cauldron, combining the ingredients to multiply their efficiency:
• Create automated farms and factories to supply the requests of villagers

Requirements to move on to the next Tier

• Obtain at least three Infused Skulls to summon the Wither
• Defeat the Wither and obtain a Soulforge

Age of Souls

Primary Goals of This Tier

• Obtain several eyes of ender from a max level librarian

Secondary Goals of This Tier

• Expand automation with the tech unlocked by the Soulforge
• Construct beacons to expand your capabilities

Requirements to move on to the next Tier

• Find a Stronghold and enter the End
• Defeat the Ender Dragon

A New Era

Age of Steel

Goals of This Tier

• Create tools and armor made of Steel
• Create a Steel Beacon to anchor your spawn location
• Set up an Infernal Enchanter to enchant your steel gear
• Thrive and conquer the world, now that you conquered death !

See Also

• Beginner's Guide
• Food
• Tools and Weapons
• Armor
• Hardcore Modes