VERSION 13.0 AVAILABLE NOW!!
Overview
Better Tools and Armor is not just another overpowered toolpack mod. It aims to overhaul Minecraft's equipment progression system by emphasising player choice and exploration.
BT+A also adds a myriad of Quality-of-Life features, including new Building Blocks, Crafting Recipes and Potions with useful effects!
Important Information:
- Curios API is required for the latest version
- Just Enough Items is required for v12.0 and below, and highly recommended for all versions!
- The latest version of the mod is for Minecraft 1.20.1 only!
- The 1.20.1 version works on both Forge and NeoForge
- The 1.20.1 version is no longer being updated. The next release will be for Minecraft 1.21. This will take a while as a lot of the mod's code will have to change.
- More versions available on CurseForge
Features
As of v13.0, Better Tools and Armor adds:
- Over 500 new Items
- Over 120 new Blocks
- 6 new Ores
- 23 new Tool Sets and Armor Sets, most having a special ability.
- 16 standalone Armor pieces with special effects.
- 20 Charms with unique effects, equippable using the Curios API
- 85 new Advancements
- 11 new Potions, including 5 new Potion Effects
- 9 new Enchantments
- A new Bow, with 16 different upgrades
- A new type of Ranged Weapon: Magic Staffs - there are 5 of them!
- A new Tool Type: Daggers - there are over 30 of them!
- A new Villager Profession: The Jeweller
New Ores
Many new ores and resources are added, each spawning in unique locations.
- Mixed Ore - Common below y=40. Drops a random resource when mined.
- Ruby - Uncommon between y=-32 and y=32.
- Sapphire - Generates above y=100 in large veins. Use Sapphires to craft gear which can freeze your opponents!
- Topaz - Spawns from y=0 to y=75 in Desert biomes. Use Topaz gems to make some electrifying new gear!
Ruby, Sapphire and Topaz gear:
- Ruby Tools - Very fast attack and mining speeds with much better durability than Gold.
- Sapphire Weapons - Can freeze opponents in place, allowing them to be shattered for extra damage.
- Sapphire Tools - Enchanted with Silk Touch by default.
- Topaz Weapons - Attacks can cause electric chains which damage other nearby mobs.
- Topaz Tools - Increased loot drops from blocks mined.
Nether and End Ores:
- Nether Diamond - Spawns in Basalt Deltas in the Nether. Use them to craft gear on par with Diamond which sets enemies on fire!
- Ender Titanium - Spawns rarely inside End Islands. Use Ender Titanium to upgrade Netherite gear into the most powerful tools and armor in the mod! Find the Ender Titanium Smithing Template in End City loot chests.
Nether Diamond and Ender Titanium gear:
- Nether Diamond Weapons - Sets enemies on fire.
- Nether Diamond Tools - Smelts raw ore drops, or allows plants to drop Charcoal.
- Ender Titanium Tools - End-related special effects, e.g. increased damage in the End.
- Ender Titanium Armor - Each piece has an End-related effect, and when a full set is worn, it can save you when falling into the void!
Crystallite
Crystallite is the largest feature in Better Tools and Armor, found underground in large clusters, similar to Amethyst Geodes. Crystallite Gems can be used to craft equipment which is more powerful than Netherite!
Every piece of Crystallite gear can be upgraded with an Elemental Crystal to gain a special ability. There are 16 different upgrades for every piece of equipment!
Each upgrade is part of a set which has a theme based on the material it is crafted with. Some upgrades make gear more powerful, while others extend its utility. The choice is yours!
Crystallite Upgrade Highlights:
- Magnetic Pickaxe - Block drops are teleported straight to you
- Tools with increased reach distance
- Armor which increases movement speed
- Echolocation Pickaxe - Locates the nearest ore vein
- Swarm Sword - Consecutive hits deal more damage
- And more!
Crystallite Upgrades are done using a Smithing Table, so you can change between any upgrade at any time, while keeping all enchantments. Upgrading uses the Crystallite Upgrade Smithing Template, which is obtained by trading with the new Jeweller Villager. This guy also sells Crystallite Charms, which provide minor buffs when equipped via Curios API.
Crystallite can also be crafted into a more powerful Bow, which can be upgraded in the same way!
Crystallite Bow Highlights:
- Amethyst Upgrade - Arrows which home in on nearby mobs
- Ruby Upgrade - Faster fire rate
- Sculk Upgrade - Arrows which pierce through all targets
- Nether Diamond Upgrade - Explosive arrows!
Daggers
Every tool set, including the vanilla ones, now contains a Dagger.
Daggers are short swords which deal less damage and have less durability, but they attack much faster and are easier to craft.
Other than that, they have the exact same capabilities as the equivalent Sword in their toolset.
Wooden Armor
Stripping logs using an Axe now drops Bark, which can be used to craft Wooden Armor. This serves as a great early-game alternative to Leather Armor.
Bark can also be used to turn stripped logs back into regular logs, saving you from all those annoying times you've accidentally stripped a log which is part of your house!
Progression Tree
Better Tools and Armor changes the progression tree of Minecraft significantly:
Effect Armor
Effect Armor are a set of standalone armor pieces which grant a potion effect when worn. There are 11 different kinds, and each one can be upgraded with Iron and Diamond to increase the effect duration and level.
An Energy Vial (equipped via Curios API) is used to power the armor, and to toggle effects on/off. Learn more in the Knowledge Base
In the order shown:
- Golden Carrot Hat - Night Vision
- Hearty Shirt - Absorption
- Magma Chestplate - Strength
- Ruby Leggings - Haste
- Crystal Leggings - Swift Swim
- Gilded Blackstone Leggings - Fire Resistance
- Sugar Boots - Speed
- Rabbit Boots - Jump Boost
- Phantom Boots - Slow Falling
- Glass Armor - Invisibility (Armor with invisible texture)
Magic Staffs
Magic Staffs are a new kind of ranged weapon, crafted using Crystallite. They shoot projectiles with various magic effects, and they can be enchanted to become more powerful.
Left to right:
- Fire Staff - Sets enemies on fire for a while. When enchanted, causes an explosion.
- Ice Staff - Freezes enemies for a while. When enchanted, projectiles have an area of effect.
- Lightning Staff - Summons lightning on the target.
- Warden Staff - Shoots a powerful sonic boom which travels through walls.
- Guardian Staff - Damages all mobs within a radius of the user.
Enchantments
Many new enchantments are added, for all kinds of equipment.
Enchantments List:
- Smelting Touch (Pickaxes) - Smelts ore drops
- Experienced (Sword, 3 levels) - Increases XP drops from mobs
- Curse of Karma (Sword) - When you hit mobs, your sword hits back
- Freeze Shot (Bows, 3 levels) - Arrows can freeze the opponent
- Thunder Shot (Bows, 3 levels) - Arrows can strike the opponent with lightning
- Life Aura (Chestplates) - Makes your attacks stronger when at full HP
- Desperation (Chestplates) - Makes your attacks stronger when at low HP
- Swift Cast (Magic Staffs, 3 levels) - Decreases cooldown time between shots
- Ensorcellation (Magic Staffs, 3 levels) - Amplifies the effects of staff projectiles
Potions
Better Tools and Armor adds a variety of potions, including some new and upgraded Potion Effects.
Left to right:
- Luck - This vanilla effect finally has a use! Having the Luck effect gives a chance for Ore drops to double.
- Decay - Now you can harness the Wither effect by brewing this potion using the Wither Rose!
- Karma - Having this effect acts kind of like the Thorns enchantment. When mobs attack you, they will also take damage.
- Double Jump - Allows you to jump again in mid-air!
- Swift Swim - Increases swimming speed, without the need for Dolphin's Grace.
- Criticality - Increases damage dealt by critical hits.
- Ore Vision - Shows particles on nearby ores, highlighting them in the darkness.
Some new potions give one-off effects, rather than a long-lasting potion effect. These are known as Utility Potions and they can be found in various loot chests in vanilla structures, such as Mob Spawners.
Left to right:
- Potion of Experience - Instantly gives 1 XP level.
- Potion of Ascension - Teleports you up to the next solid floor.
- Potion of Descension - Teleports you down to the next ceiling.
- Recall Potion - Teleports you to your spawn
- Potion of Lost Souls - Teleports you to your last death location.
- Mystic Potion - Brewing ingredient for other Utility Potions. Gives a random effect when consumed.
Building Blocks
Better Tools and Armor adds a variety of metal building blocks, coming in 20 different colours. These all come with Slab, Stair, Wall and Trapdoor variants. They are great for making trains with the Create Mod!
Finding out More
Some highlights of Better Tools and Armor have been shown on this page, and in the Images Tab on CurseForge, but this barely scratches the surface of what's available!
For more information in-game, I highly recommend installing Just Enough Items. This allows recipes to be viewed for every item and block in the mod. It also allows you to view Information screens about certain items, giving more details about how they work. Here is an example, accessed by pressing [R] while hovering on the new Bark item.
Need Help?
For any information about BT+A which is not covered in-game, please refer to the Knowledge Base - this 76-page Google Doc contains detailed information about every feature in the mod. Of course, if you are still stuck, you can always leave a comment and I will reply!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D9QeXDJwbP624e433IQZ1Bo4KJmBZImnvJVf0wcGmL8/edit?usp=sharing
Using the Mod
Feel free to use Better Tools and Armor in any modpacks you create! I would highly appreciate it if your modpack uses Minecraft version 1.20.1, to keep up-to-date with the latest releases of BT+A!
I am always open to feedback and suggestions. Please drop your thoughts in the comments and I will read them! Found any bugs? Please let me know in the comments, or by creating an Issue on the mod's GitHub page. You can also view the source code here, but please don't re-release the mod without crediting me or linking back to this page!
Planned Features
- Port to 1.21
- More integration with Create
Not Planned:
- Any more versions for 1.16, 1.18, 1.19 or 1.20
- Backport to 1.15 or below
- Fabric Port
VERSION 13.0
This is the LAST UPDATE for Minecraft 1.20.1. It focuses on polishing the mod and making many items more desirable to use.
Highlights
- Added various early-game items which have useful effects originally exclusive to Crystallite gear.
- Reworked the effects of many Crystallite items to be more useful.
- Buffed stats for all Crystallite and Ender Titanium tools and armor.
- Improved overall mod performance and polish.
New Items
- Amethyst Helmet - Same effect as Amethyst-Crystallite Helmet. Shows bright particles on all ores in a 24 block radius, if they are exposed to air.
- Ore Vision Potion - New potion effect which does the same thing as wearing an Amethyst Helmet. Brewed using an Awkward Potion and an Amethyst Shard.
- Dripstone Boots - Causes a damaging shockwave when landing from a fall. Works the same way as Amethyst-Crystallite Boots.
- Honeycomb Helmet - Can stick to ceilings, in the same way as the Honey-Crystallite Helmet.
- Redstone Sword and Dagger - Heals the user on every attack, in the same way as Redstone-Crystallite weapons.
- Lapis Lazuli Sword and Dagger - Deals damage through armor.
- Emerald Sword and Dagger - Causes the Pitfall effect for 3s, which is now a potion-style effect. This traps mobs in the ground for the effect duration.
Crystallite
General:
- Added a Smithing Table recipe to remove an upgrade from any piece of Crystallite gear
- Buffed Durability of all Crystallite equipment by around 33%
- Changed recipes of some Elemental Crystals
Bows:
- Nerfed base damage of all Crystallite Bows by 0.5 (except Honey upgrade)
- Prismarine upgrade - Arrows now travel at full speed in water. Nerfed damage boost while arrows are in water.
- Amethyst upgrade - Arrows now home into nearby mobs, rather than shooting directly at them. This effect stacks with the Amethyst-upgraded Helmet.
Armor:
- Honey Helmet - Can now stick to most transparent full blocks on the ceiling.
- Honey Chestplate - Increased absorption regeneration rate to 2HP every 10s
- Amethyst Chestplate - Changed effect. Now grants the effect Resistance I while at full HP.
- Amethyst Leggings - Reduced jank when climbing walls, and most transparent full blocks can now be climbed.
- Nether Diamond upgrade - Reworked armor effect. It now reduces burn time and gives Fire Resistance when you are set on fire.
- Sculk Leggings - Speed while crouching is now increased by a multiplier of 1.3x, rather than addition.
- Sky Chestplate - Now knocks back all mobs within 1 block when attacked.
- Netherite Chestplate - Buffed radius of Spin Thorns full-set bonus.
- Winged Boots - Changed to be a Smithing recipe
Charms:
- Magic Ring - Buffed to +20% XP drops and improved rounding of XP drop values.
- Flaming Circlet - Now has the old effect of Nether Diamond Armor. Sets attackers on fire for 3s.
- Earth Circlet - Acts the same as the new Ore Vision effect, rather than highlighting ores with dim lights.
- Reflect Charm - Buffed damage of reflected arrows
- Nature Ring - Reduced price from 128 to 69 Emeralds from Jeweller
- Added Ender Goggles and Withered Gauntlet as Jeweller trades
Tools:
(any changes to Swords have also been done to the corresponding Daggers)
- Sculk Pickaxe - Greatly increased range in which ores can be mined all at once.
- Sculk/Emerald Axes - Multi-log mining effect is now disabled while crouching.
- Sculk Shovel and Hoe, and Prismarine Shovel - Now drops the correct blocks when enchanted with Silk Touch.
- Topaz Pickaxe - Buffed double drops chance to 20%
- Amethyst Pickaxe - Particles are now always shown regardless of client settings.
- Amethyst upgraded tools - Greatly reduced all durability costs and cooldown times. Durability is no longer used when no ores are found.
- Honey tools - All tools can now safely harvest honey from beehives
- Honey Pickaxe and Axe - Combo mining now only works for blocks for which the correct tool is being used, and works better on hard blocks such as Obsidian. Increased timeout to 2s.
- Honey Shovel and Hoe - Added a new effect. When many of the same plant is mined in a row, it has a 20% chance to drop Bone Meal.
- Emerald Sword - Pitfall effect is now less janky and works like a potion effect. Pitfall now removes the Levitation effect from the target.
- Emerald Chestplate and Nature Ring - Halved time for HP regeneration, and removed restriction on being out of combat
- Emerald Hoe - Changed effect. Plants now have a 10% chance to drop Bone Meal when mined.
- Redstone Sword - Now heals the user on every hit, with a 1s cooldown.
- Redstone Pickaxe and Axe - Changed effect. Mining speed now increases with long-term use, up to a high limit.
- Redstone Shovel and Hoe - Changed effect. Chance for plants to drop Bone Meal now increases with long-term use, up to 20%.
- Gold Sword - Increased spin attack radius and improved particle texture.
- Lapis Sword, Axe and Dagger - Buffed damage to be equal to other Crystallite weapons.
- Sapphire Pickaxe - Changed effect so that it is like Silk Touch but only ore blocks drop themselves.
- Sapphire Shovel and Hoe - Changed effect. Now mines all plants in a 5x5 area.
- Sapphire tools - Changed textures to differentiate more from Lapis tools.
- Nether Diamond Shovel and Hoe - Changed effect. Plants now have a 10% chance to drop Charcoal when mined.
- Nether Diamond Sword - Added new effect. Damage increases when in the Nether.
Other Tools and Armor
- Flint tools now have an increased Critical Hit Multiplier and improved textures.
- Changed texture of Sapphire Sword/Dagger, to differentiate from new Lapis Sword/Dagger.
- Sapphire tools - Now enchanted with Silk Touch by default.
- Sapphire and Topaz Armor - Adjusted effect chances
- Topaz Pickaxe - Ores drop double 10% of the time.
- Topaz Axe, Shovel and Hoe - Now enchanted with Fortune I by default.
- Reduced durability of Ruby and Topaz Daggers to match how Dagger durability scales in other tool sets.
- Nether Diamond Sword and Axe now always set the target on fire for 3s.
- Nether Diamond Pickaxe now smelts all raw ore drops.
- Nether Diamond Shovel and Hoe now give a 5% chance for plants to drop Charcoal.
- Nether Diamond Armor - reworked in the same way as Nether Diamond upgraded Crystallite Armor.
- Buffed durability of Ender Titanium Tools and Armor by around 20%
- Increased base mining speeds for late-game tools across the board (with Efficiency V this largely makes no difference, except that Ruby-Crystallite Pickaxes can now mine Stone instantly)
Misc.
Items and Effects:
- Tweaked many item tooltips throughout the mod, to improve readability.
- Simplified crafting recipes and display names for all Metal Blocks.
- Added item and block tags for Metal Blocks.
- All Effect Armor and Wooden Armor is now trimmable.
- Potion of Lost Souls and Recall Potion - improved detection for a safe place to teleport the user, if the death/spawn location is obstructed.
- Frozen players jumping reduces effect time faster than before.
- Gave Karma potion effect a proper GUI icon.
- Advancement 'Overkill' now only counts melee damage.
- Blackstone Magma Blocks can no longer damage mobs which are immune to fire.
- Ice Staff - Adjusted explosion radius values. Explosion is now 1 large particle, rather than many small ones.
- Ice Staff - Improved texture of explosions and added sound effect for them.
- Guardian Staff - Particles now explode outwards from the player
- Reduced jank when using Double Jump in a laggy server.
- Added 'coyote time' to Double Jump - a jump will not be used up if jumping immediately after falling off a ledge.
- Double Jump now increases jump height when the player also has Jump Boost.
General:
- Improved performance of many procedures in the mod's code.
- Removed Attribute Viewer screen, as it was hurting performance.
- Gamerule displayDamageValues now only displays damage dealt by players with OP permissions. Message is now only shown to the attacker.
- Added command /getworldsurface which outputs the surface height of the world to chat, for use by players with OP permissions only.
- Added game rule displayXpDropValues which outputs the amount of XP dropped by mobs killed by players with OP permissions. Message is only shown to the attacker
- Added more JEI Information for features in the mod
- Tweaked Creative tab order
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue where Crystallite Cluster sparkle sound effects where based on world time, causing issues when doDaylightCycle was set to false
- Fixed speed boost effect jitter with Sculk-Crystallite Boots
- Fixed Crystallite Charms advancements being granted incorrectly
- Fixed exploit where Emerald-Crystallite Pickaxe could be used to obtain infinite Bark items from any log.
- Fixed issue where particles from some effects only appeared on client-side. e.g. Magic Staff projectile particles.
- Blackstone Magma Blocks no longer destroy items dropped on top of them.
- Setting a mob on fire now properly shatters them if they are Frozen.
- Fixed issue where a Smelting Touch pickaxe would sometimes not smelt items.
- Corrected Crit Multiplier amount shown in tooltip of Sky-Crystallite Sword, Dagger and Axe.
- Advancement 'Feel The Fizz' now only counts when drinks are consumed, not any foods.
- Fixed issue where if a creeper exploded while stuck in the mud (Pitfall effect), the mud block display would stay in the world forever.
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