Amethyst Tools
Adds a simple, vanilla-like amethyst tool set between iron and diamond
About
Its core purpose is to lessen the pressure to rush for diamond tools. Amethyst tools have enough durability to act as long-term tools, unlike iron. It also rewards exploration in the early game by giving a solid tool upgrade for finding a geode.
Its stats fit between iron and diamond, with some careful tuning to give it a unique identity as a material. Less impactful additions, such as armor, are purposely left out to avoid unnecessary bloat to the game.
Spear not yet implemented (WIP)
Mechanics
- Crafted using amethyst clusters
- Breaking a budding amethyst block with any pickaxe now drops 1 amethyst cluster
- Amethyst tools have the mining level of iron, so they can't mine obsidian
- Increased enchantability compared to most other tool materials
Recipes:
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Stats
| Material | Durability | Speed | Level | Damage | Enchantability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Stone | 131 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Copper | 191 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Iron | 250 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Amethyst | 1061 | 7 | 2 | 2.5 | 19 |
| Diamond | 1561 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Netherite | 2031 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gold | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Q&A
- Why craft using Amethyst Clusters instead of Amethyst Shards?
I like the gameplay loop with it. It feels like there are some hoops to jump through that justify the highly enchantible, near-diamond performance. Either sacrifice budding amethyst blocks or getting lucky with some way to get silk touch early.
Other amethyst equipment mods I saw used shards or their own custom amethyst material, but I felt these were each imbalanced approaches in their own ways.
- Why limit it to only tools?
I still prefer vanilla-like gameplay, so I only want to add things that have a clear positive impact on the vanilla gameplay loop to me. Imo, tools were all that were necessary to fill the progression gap.
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