BetterDurabilityCommunity

Multi-Version Release

BetterDurabilityCommunity is now available for:

• Forge 1.19.2
• Forge 1.20.1
• NeoForge 1.21.1

This release restores and verifies the broken-item system across all three published targets. Supported equipment is preserved at its broken durability threshold instead of disappearing.

Changes

• Broken items are clearly marked with a red localized (Broken) suffix.
• Broken armor remains equipped but no longer provides armor or toughness.
• Broken tools and weapons lose their normal attribute bonuses.
• Enchantments are retained; their tooltip entries turn red while the item is broken.
• The Forge 1.19.2 build now includes the same broken-item presentation, armor handling, attribute removal, and durability protection as the modern releases.

BetterDurabilityCommunity prevents supported tools, weapons, armor, shields, and other damageable equipment from disappearing when their durability is exhausted. Instead, the item remains in a broken state until it is repaired.

Broken equipment no longer provides its normal mining, combat, defense, shielding, or relevant enchantment effects. This preserves the item and its enchantments while preventing it from being used as if it were intact.

Features

• Keeps supported damageable items from being destroyed at zero durability.
• Applies broken-item restrictions consistently to tools, weapons, armor, and shields.
• Supports item and category blacklists/whitelists for server-side control.
• Handles durability-related enchantment behavior, including Thorns, Soul Speed, and binding equipment.
• Includes compatibility for Create Deployers and belt deployers, so automation follows the same broken-tool rules as normal player interaction.

Compatibility

The current community-maintained release targets Forge 1.19.2, Forge 1.20.1, and NeoForge 1.21.1.

The mod ID remains betterdurability for configuration and world compatibility with existing installations.

The project is designed for installation on both the client and server. The server enforces broken-item gameplay behavior, while the client provides the corresponding names, tooltips, and presentation.

Project Origin

BetterDurabilityCommunity is a community-maintained fork of Better Durability by Darkorg69. It preserves and extends the original MIT-licensed code and assets, with continued attribution provided in the included license.

Configuration

Gameplay settings are server-side. Use the generated betterdurability-gameplay.toml configuration file to define item and category blacklists or whitelists.