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CinderStride

CinderStride

Hidden in Bastions lies a relic that grants the power to walk on lava. With it, the Nether’s oceans become your highway.

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Compatibility

Minecraft: Java Edition

26.1.x
1.21.11
1.21.1

Platforms

Supported environments

Client and server

Creators

Details

Licensed MIT
Published last week

🔥 CinderStride – Walk on Lava

Walk on lava in Minecraft.
A vanilla-friendly mod that adds lava walking boots, similar to Frost Walker but for the Nether.

Hidden in Bastions is a relic that lets you cross lava oceans like they’re solid ground.

🔗 Works great with HearthGuard. HearthFires get stronger and mobs really don’t like them.

🆕 1.1.0 Update

This update adds a full upgrade path and a few survival improvements that make the boots feel a lot better to use long term.

  • Upgradeable boots
    • No durability loss while walking on lava
  • Magma block protection
    • You can walk on magma without taking damage
  • Lava fall safety
    • Falling into lava creates a temporary basalt platform under you
    • You still take fall damage, this just saves you from the lava
  • HearthFire
    • Use a Cinder Core on a campfire to upgrade it

Early on the boots feel risky. Later on they become something you can rely on.

⚡ Features

  • Walk across lava without bridges or fire resistance
  • Lava turns into temporary basalt under your feet
  • The path collapses behind you if you stop moving
  • Makes the Nether feel a lot more traversable
  • Adds an actual reward to Bastion treasure rooms
  • Campfires can be upgraded into HearthFires

If you’ve used Frost Walker before, it’s that idea, just faster and a bit more dangerous.

🔥 Walk on Lava (Live Gameplay)

Player walking across lava

Player Falling into a lava lake

🔥 HearthFire

  • Right-click a campfire with a Cinder Core to turn it into a HearthFire
  • Has stronger visuals and burns hotter
  • Cooks food twice as fast
  • Works with HearthGuard
    • Mobs are pushed back even harder

It basically turns a normal campfire into something actually useful in survival.

👢 The Boots

  • Found in Bastion Treasure Rooms
  • Displayed on an item frame, similar to Elytra
  • Turn lava into temporary basalt as you walk
  • Basalt slowly turns back into lava
  • Standing still too long can leave you stranded
  • Uses durability while walking on lava
  • Won’t break completely, but can become unusable until repaired
  • Can be enchanted. Mending and Unbreaking help a lot

You are meant to keep moving. That’s where the risk comes from.

🔧 Repairing the Boots

  • Repair with Netherite Ingots
  • Or use Cinder Shards
    • Cinder Shards repair about twice as much durability

🧭 Progression & Upgrades

Step 1 – Find the boots

  • Only found in Treasure Bastions
  • Not craftable

Locating boots in a Bastion Treature Room

Step 2 – Get materials

Found in Bastions:

  • Cinder Shards

    • Found in chests
    • 4 shards = 1 Cinder Core

  • Cinder Template

    • Found in Treasure Bastions
    • Can be duplicated like Netherite templates

  • Template Duplication

Step 3 – Make a core

  • 4 Cinder Shards → 1 Cinder Core

Upgrading Boots

Step 4 – Upgrade the boots

Use a Smithing Table:

  • Template + Boots + Core → Upgraded Boots

Upgrading Boots

Result

Upgraded boots:

  • No durability loss from lava walking
  • Immune to magma blocks
  • Create a platform if you fall into lava

Once upgraded, they feel more like a permanent tool than something temporary.

🌋 Design Notes

  • Progression is tied to exploration
  • No extra clutter or unnecessary items
  • Starts risky, becomes reliable over time

🎯 Good For

  • Vanilla+ modpacks
  • Nether exploration
  • Players who avoid lava oceans
  • Anyone who wants Bastions to matter more

⚙️ Configuration

Everything can be adjusted with commands or config.

Config & Commands

Config File

config/cinderstride/cinderstride.json

Options

  • radius (default 1)
  • decayTicks (default 40)
  • durabilityLossChance (default 0.25)

Commands

  • /cinderstride config show
  • /cinderstride config get <setting>
  • /cinderstride config set <setting> <value>
  • /cinderstride config reload

Admin permissions required to change values.

🧩 Compatibility

  • Fabric and NeoForge
  • Safe to add to existing worlds
  • Only affects Bastion loot

📝 Changelog

1.1.0

  • Added upgrade system
  • Added magma protection
  • Added lava fall platform
  • Added shards, core, and template
  • Added HearthFire
  • Added sound effects when lava is cooled and then when it reverts

1.0.0

  • Initial release

✅ Permissions

You can include this mod in modpacks.

👤 Credits

Created by Drahlek.

🔒 License

MIT