#minecraft levels

MENDING, DURABILITY & UNBREAKING

Okay so answer me this, whos actually made a swamp villager for mending books? Name a person that has actually gotten a full set of mending armor & tools that isnt a youtuber or a NEET. Im sure its gonna be an extreme few of anyone. The main issue is durability. You invest so much XP, and time to make that Netherite, and if it breaks, its a SLOG to get it back. But if you have mending, you have to make annoying returns to the mob farm and grind out XP to repair all your tools, which is boring. So, my solution? Remove mending! (WOAH WOAH STAY WITH ME HERE!!!!)

So, in this hypothetical, ive removed mending & now everythings on fire. What am I doing to replace mending? Well, Unbreaking. Im putting out the idea of making an Unbreakable enchantment. You can already upgrade enchantments of the same strength and get a stronger one. So, all you would need is 2 tools with Unbreaking 3, and then... Bam! Unbreakable. So essentially, you'd have to spend double resources in order to make an Unbreakable tool.

35 diamonds makes a full set of Tools and Armor, and thats not too uncommon for people to reach. But to make double of that? 70 diamonds is a full stack, but then enchanting them all and combining them together to make them unbreakable i feel is a worthwhile investment for tools and armor that no longer break. Combine that with 9 netherite for the 5 tools and 4 pieces of armor is something that also takes a fair amount of diamonds and time to create, and a whole investment in itself, and there you go, all kitted out and you dont have to worry about making or grinding out a new set all over again. You invest in your tools, they should be worth that investment and make your life easier.

Though, Enchanting itself is kind of a pain too... So thats the next topic.

XP & ENCHANTING

The XP system is highly outdated, and the Enchantment table is something you find yourself at very often. Its a lot of gambling, grindstoning and the reason why so many mob farms primarily exist for. Well, im going to give some tweaks to shake things up and make it better.

First of, Levels are going to be MUCH easier to get, as im making them a static amount. 30 Xp per level. Thats equal to 6 mobs slain per level. Overall, to get to pre-rework level 30, is 1,395 XP with 279 mobs slain. With my system, it would be 900. Thats 500 XP less, and with only 180 mobs slain. A hundred mobs less to kill for the coveted Level 30.

Now since we can get our levels, what about the enchantment table? Unfortunately, this is where I'm about to do the biggest of reworking, but Im still keeping a couple core features. So, heres my new enchantment table. First off, when you put in your tool and lapis, you will get 3 enchantment choices. However, the first option always tells you what you will get, and with more books around the enchantment table, it tells you what you will get for options 2 and 3. Secondly, theres now a Reroll option, costing 3 lapis. Clicking that button will change the enchantment options.

Now, when you decide to enchant, you'll find that basic enchantments that can be upgraded always cost 1 level and 1 lapis. And more special enchantments that cant be upgraded like Fortune or Silk Touch cost 3 of each outright. When you enchant your equipment, you can STILL enchant it. To spend more and more levels and Lapis on your equipment. Yes this will take more time, but the idea here is for consistancy and control. Noone likes spending 18 levels for a helmet for Aqua Affinity 3, Unbreaking 3 and Protection 3 and just not getting it. Here, you'll just spend a bit more lapis from the mountains of Lapis you most definitely have to find the options, tap it, and when you remove blast and fire protection for normal protection, you can just continue investing what you what into your helmet.

With this, theres no need to grind intensely for level 30 and try and stay above it. Wether youre level 100 or level 3, you both can find the Unbreaking 3 enchantment and simply get it with 3 levels and some lapis spent. While yes, these tools might cost a little more in the end, but with Levels being easier to obtain and the overall control the player has over what they get should make up for the investment they put in. With my Unbreakable enchantment, you'll have to invest 3 more levels into another tools, along with materials and merge them together at an Anvil which will also cost Xp. Actually, that brings me to my next topic:

THE ANVIL.

The bane of any enchanter or person who wants to repair or merge their tools. Well, im going to give it a light modification. When it comes to repairing, It will always cost 1 level per material spent to repair your tool.

As for Merging enchantments together, any enchaments that get merged will cost 1 less then the level of the enchantment. So, If you have 2 Effieciency 3 Pickaxes and combine them together, it will cost 2 to merge them together. For Unbreakable, it'll be an extra 2 levels (combining 2 level 3 enchantments, thus 2 levels), totaling 8 Levels and 6 diamonds for permanent tools. No going to a rare structure for a rare material, or finding multiple of rare needles in a haystack. Just craft 2 of something you want, spend 6 levels and some lapis, go to an Anvil, spend 2 more levels and there we are. Unbreakable. If you are merging 2 tools together with say, Unbreaking 2 and 3, It will simply cost 1 level, and if theyre both damaged, combining them together costs 1 level. For each unique enchantment not on the other, thats an additoonal 1 level.

Now, to get unbreakable 8 more times is certaintly *more* of a task, but remember, for each piece done, its there for good. A bit of a slow burn as you invest more into your equipment, it in turns, becomes more and more worthwhile. More rare options like Maces and Tridents can be made unbreakable for the grind of 2 of them. Not to mention, since ANYONE can make these unbreakable, no fighting over templates or mending books. Just good ol work for what you want, and the payoff will be worth it.

ENCHANTMENT BOOKS

This is the last and easiest section so far. Enchantment books? Keep them as is. However, when used at an Anvil, they cost 1 less of the level of enchant, and for stff that cant be upgraded, they just cost 1 level. With Level 1 books simply being free to put on. Enchantment books are able to be more controllable enchants, but since my new enchantment table already does that, they can be cheaper skips to higher tiers. 3 Levels for Fortune? How about an Anvil, Fortune book and one level. Save that spare lapis too.

As for enchanting books? Id say for fun, let them always cost 1 level, and they are always random, like the old enchantment table.

MISC STUFF

Now, a main concern might be, Well, Mob Farms are now even MORE Op! And to that I say, yeah. To be honest, mob farms are a players fix to a problem. Iron Golem farms were an issue because of how little iron people can get. But with Fortune now working with Iron, higher amounts of iron in the world overall, Iron Golem farms arent as required as they used to be. Instead of making things harder for balancing on mechanics, instead, find out WHY people are doing these things. People make Mob farms for renewable loot, and XP. Golds a problem? Well, Fortune now works on Gold and Gold can spawn in the nether, making it much more plentiful. XP an issue? Well... Lets just make XP consistant, remove the need for level 30, and enchanting to be consistant as well.

Enchantment Tables are RNG hell, and youre only told 1 enchantment, and not the level. Im still keeping some RNG elements with only being able to pick 3 enchantments at a time, and needing Lapis to reroll it. The reaso why I made Lapis reroll is because players just go to a book or a worthless tool and spend a lapis and level to change the enchantment for their better tool. So, for quality of life, just make em spend 3 lapis to reroll what you can get. Id also make enchantments based on world seed too, and enchanting a different tool will not effect the other tool's enchantments. Again, consistancy and making sure things go as intended.

However, Since Unbreakable exists, Id like to throw put a couple more "Upgradable" Tier 3 enchantments.

Fortuitious (Fortune "4") - Ores are now GARUNTEED to give 2 at the minimum.

Severing (Sharpness "4") - Pierces armor to deal an extra heart of damage

Penetrating (Piercing "4") - Crossbow Arrows can now pierce infinitey

Mass Shot (Multishot "2") - Crossbows shoot 2 more arrows.

Now, another question is, When updating a world, what happens to Mending? Id say just turn mending into Unbreakable. Thats what Mending essentially is, but lets just go through with making Mending better overall.