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Modrinth · Minecraft mod

Ancestral Enchants

A mod that reimagines survival progression by introducing re-usable honing enchants and craftable gadgets as discoverable treasure.

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Which Ancestral Enchants release should I use?

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Latest stable file 1.0.6-1.20.1
Game version 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3
Loader Forge

Ancestral Enchants 1.0.6-1.20.1 targets 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3 with Forge. Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional. No extra mods listed for this file.

Where it goes

Is Ancestral Enchants required on the client, server, or both?

Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.

Client Optional
Dedicated server Optional
Loader for this release Forge
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

The source marks this as usable on both the client and server.

What else does Ancestral Enchants 1.0.6-1.20.1 need?

1.0.6-1.20.1. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

No extra mods listed for this file

This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

This file does not list any required or optional mods.

Before you install it

Add Ancestral Enchants without breaking your instance.

Built for Ancestral Enchants 1.0.6-1.20.1. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

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    Stick to this file

    Use 1.0.6-1.20.1. It targets 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3 with Forge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

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    Bring the mods it needs

    This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

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    Put it on the correct side

    Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.

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    Use the “Get this file” button beside 1.0.6-1.20.1. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Ancestral Enchants add?

Survival Friendly Treasures

This mod intends to add level-up enchantments with resources you can find from mobs in all dimensions and modded structures with support for modded enchantments too!

3 rarities of currency resources are available to level up your ancestral enchants which are:

  • Common Ancestral Quartz ancestral quartz
  • Rare Ancestral Star ancestral star
  • Epic Ancestral Shard ancestral shard

All Discoverable From The Cursed Rite Book By Combating Foes cursed rite book

Runes Craftable Gadgets and New Material

Dream Dial Dream Dial

Teleports the player to their bed and back to where they teleported from

Portal Bundle Portal Bundle

Allows stashing your items back to a bound double chest through shift-right click

Uncanny Pearl uncanny pearl

Teleports you to a random unfound structure to explore at the cost of being teleported back unless xp is given to pearl for more time

Enchanting Nightmare Flame nightmare flame

Lets you store enchantments in it and transfer it to gear while saving the flame too

Space Clock Of Mirrors Mirror Clock

storingly interchages your non-hot bar inventory rows with another set of rows for to-go space

Silver Bell of Beckoning Silver Bell

A Bell that teleports you to the nearest player or shift click to cycle players!

More like Cupid Totem, Gluttony Horn, Dread Horns, and Nightmare Arrow

Discover or Craft 10 Unique Runes

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Runes

(In order)

  • Hex Rune enchants a player with a pre-enchantment randomly assigned to rune
  • Eerie Rune cloaks you from enemies with a cooldown until you hit the enemy
  • Chaotic Discovery Rune lets you bind the last killed mob as droppable chance for any mob
  • Abyssal Rune respawns you close to where you died when in offhand
  • Health Rune grants a healing potion per 4 kills with each stackable rune maxing potion count
  • Nightmare Rune grants strength with increasing damage per stacked hits of a mob
  • Concealment Rune conceals player from enemies for 15 seconds or until enemy is damaged with invulnerability during it
  • Fierce Rune when damaged melee enemies are sent outwards and shooting enemies towards you
  • Portal Rune of Structures binds to a large structure to teleport you to like uncanny pearl
  • Spirit Rune revives the undead to fight on your side when getting a kill

Cupid Material and Death Mechanic

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Cupid Gear

Cupid Sword

Mirrors the Damage of Sword To Same Nearby Enemy Type

Cupid Pickaxe

Breaks Deepslate Instantly With Durability Only Decaying When Mining Ores

Cupid Axe

After 3 Consecutive Wood Block Mines it Insta Mines A Tree's Logs

Cupid Hoe and Shovel

Loses no durability if efficiency enchant insta mines blocks

Cupid Metal

Discoverable in ancient city depth level at rare quantities or in end city treasures

Cupid Armor's Unique Abilities

The gear only loses durability per mob kill from 3000 durability

  • Fatal Deflection I
  • Damage Grace I

Deflects fatal damage and resists from incoming damage for 1 second per cupid gear

Curratingly Balanced With Discovery Items and Death XP Depletion Penalty

As an extra step to make my items easier to find, plenty of discovery items are craftable like the Wise Book only which offers more ancestral enchants per chest, Quest Book which assigns objectives to complete for rewards, and Nightmare Enchant which allows you to find a epic enchant at the cost of nightmare ash!

  • (For keep inventory) As a consequence of the xp gained from ancestral enchants each death depletes 7 levels where running out depletes max health by half for 10 minutes

Credit To Count Grimhart For Art Used For The Chalice Items!

Project description from Modrinth.

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