Beef Jerky

<h2>🧟 Overview</h2> <p><strong>Dried zombie meat. Surprisingly safe to eat.</strong></p> <p>This mod turns useless zombie drops into a functional food & resource system. Cook flesh into Jerky, cook Jerky again into Dried Jerky, and convert 2x Dried Jerky into 1 Leather — perfect for early-game survival.</p>

All recipes use standard Minecraft mechanics. No special tools or mods required.

Cook Zombie Flesh → Jerky

- Place Jerky in furnace, smoker, or campfire with fuel - Output: Jerky

Cook Jerky → Dried Jerky

- Place Dried Jerky in furnace, smoker, or campfire with fuel - Output: Dried Jerky

Craft Jerky Burger (Shaped) Also works Unshaped

Use a crafting table with this layout:

``` B J C B _ ```

- `B` = Bread - `J` = Jerky - `C` = Carrot

Output: Jerky Burger

Craft Jerky Block

- Fill all 9 slots of a crafting table with Jerky Block - Output: Jerky Block

Craft Leather from Dried Jerky

- Place Leather side-by-side in any row or column - Output: Leather

<h2>🔧 Updates</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Fixed naming:</strong> “Jerkey” → Jerky <li><strong>Always Edible:</strong> Eat Jerky even when full.</li> <li><strong>Double-Cooking:</strong> Cook Jerky → Dried Jerky.</li> <li><strong>Leather Recipe:</strong> 2x Dried Jerky = 1 Leather — reliable early-game source.</li> <li><strong>Auto-Unlock:</strong> Get Zombie Flesh → unlocks Jerky crafting. Craft Jerky → unlocks Dried Jerky & Leather recipe.</li> <li><strong>Balanced XP:</strong> Small, fair XP for smelting, smoking, campfire cooking — never game-breaking.</li> <li><strong>Texture Upgrades:</strong> Jerky Block now uses multiple sides (not just one). Jerky Burger’s carrot has actual detail.</li> <li><strong>New Creative Tab:</strong> All items grouped under “<strong>Jerky Mod</strong>”.</li> <li><strong>NeoForge 1.21.8</strong> supported.</li> <li><strong>Fabric version coming soon</strong>.</li> </ul>

<h2>⚙️ Technical</h2> <p>Made with MCreator. No external dependencies. Works out of the box.</p>