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simplebalance

simplebalance

Makes Vanilla Minecraft slightly harder.

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Compatibility

Minecraft: Java Edition

1.21.7
1.21.5

Platforms

Supported environments

Server-side
Singleplayer

Creators

ob-yekt
ob-yektMember

Details

Licensed CC-BY-4.0
Published 5 months ago
Updated 4 months ago

⚙️ Features

🏋️ Ironman Mode

  • Players can enable Ironman Mode by using the command /ironman enable
    • All items and levels are lost upon death in Ironman Mode
    • Health is reduced by 50%.
    • Ironman Mode players are marked on the leaderboard with a red skull.
    • Ironman Mode is only disabled upon death.

🧠 Difficulty Tweaks

  • Local Difficulty is always set to its maximum value based on the current difficulty setting:
    • Peaceful: 0.0
    • Easy: 1.5
    • Normal: 4.0
    • Hard: 6.75
  • Added a /localdifficulty command to check the current local difficulty value.
  • Fully server-side.

🛡️ Armor & Crafting Overhaul

  • All armor values have been rebalanced. Values are configurable via a generated JSON file on first run.
    • Default Full Set Defense:
      • Leather: 6
      • Chainmail: 8
      • Golden: 10
      • Iron: 14
      • Diamond: 18
      • Netherite: 20
  • Chainmail is now craftable using the old iron recipe (with iron ingots).
  • Crafting Changes:
    • Iron & Diamond Armor: Require blocks instead of ingots or single diamonds.
    • Netherite Armor: Upgraded using a netherite block instead of an ingot.
    • Diamond Tools: Require diamond blocks to craft.
    • Shields: Crafted with iron ingots plus one iron block.

📦 Loot & Trade Adjustments

Loot Tables

  • Iron and diamond armor/tools no longer appear in chest loot.
  • Mobs no longer drop their equipped armor.

Villager Trades

Librarians

  • No longer offer treasure enchantments (e.g., Mending).
  • Enchanted book trades only require emeralds, no books.
  • Can offer enchantments up to Max Level - 1 (unless the max level is 1).
    • Example: Protection max level 4 → only up to level 3 offered.
    • Max level 1 enchants like Silk Touch are still available.

General Gear

  • Iron and diamond gear are no longer available through villager trading.

Piglins

  • May barter chainmail boots with Soul Speed instead of iron boots.

📦 General Trade Changes

  • ❌ Removed:
    • All diamond tools, diamond armor, and iron armor from villager trades.

🛠️ Toolsmith

Level 4 (Expert)

  • ✅ Added: 1 Diamond → 1 Emerald (Max uses: 12)
  • ✅ Added: 4 Emeralds → 1 Brush (Max uses: 3)
  • ✅ Added: 1 Emerald → 2 Honeycomb (Max uses: 12)

Level 5 (Master)

  • ✅ Added: 24–32 Emeralds → 1 Recovery Compass (Max uses: 3)
  • ✅ Added: 8 Emeralds → 1 Spyglass (Max uses: 3)

⚔️ Weaponsmith

Level 4 (Expert)

  • ✅ Added: 1 Emerald → 2 Gunpowder (Max uses: 12)

Level 5 (Master)

  • ✅ Added: 48–64 Emeralds → 1 Trident (Max uses: 3)
  • ✅ Added: 4 Emeralds → 1 TNT (Max uses: 3)

🛡️ Armorer

Level 1 (Novice)

  • ✅ Added: 12 Raw Copper → 1 Emerald (Max uses: 16)

Level 4 (Expert)

  • ✅ Added: 24 Emeralds → 1 Anvil (Max uses: 3)
  • ✅ Added: 12 Emeralds → 1 Golden Horse Armor (Max uses: 3)

Level 5 (Master)

  • ✅ Added: 16–24 Emeralds → 1 Wolf Armor (Max uses: 3)

📚 Librarian

Levels 1–4 (Novice to Expert)

  • ✅ Enchanted books require emeralds only, no empty books.
  • ✅ All enchantments offered by Librarians are capped at Max Level - 1, except when max level is 1
    • (e.g., Silk Touch is allowed, Protection max is 3, Unbreaking max is 2, Efficiency max is 4 etc.).
  • ❌ Removed all treasure enchantments except curses, including:
    • Mending
    • Frost Walker
    • Soul Speed
    • Swift Sneak
    • Wind Burst