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Essential Aspects

A Vanilla+ expansion introducing balanced utility enchantments

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Latest stable file 1.20.2

Game version 1.20.2

Loader NeoForge

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About this project

What does Essential Aspects add?

Essential Aspects

An expansion that respects the essence of the original game, designed to enrich combat mechanics and resource gathering through mathematically balanced enchantments.

Enchantment Incompatibilities (Quick Reference)

To maintain balance, the new enchantments are strictly mutually exclusive with specific Vanilla effects. You can only apply one from each group to a single tool or weapon:

Weapon Damage Modifiers (Choose only one):

Lifesteal

Wither Aspect

Venomous Aspect

Fire Aspect

Weapon Impact Modifiers (Choose only one):

Heavy Blade

Knockback

Mining Processing (Choose only one):

Scorching Touch

Fortune

Silk Touch

Main Features

Utility & Mining
Scorching Touch: Automatically smelts mined ores (e.g., raw iron drops directly as an iron ingot).
Balance: Strictly incompatible with the Fortune enchantment. The player must choose between the convenience of saving coal or the advantage of multiplying resources.

Melee Combat
Heavy Blade: Completely removes the knockback from your attacks.
Mechanics: Trades the safety of pushing enemies away for a massive potential to chain fast hits and maintain an aggressive close-quarters playstyle.
Lifesteal: Rewards continuous combat. The player recovers 20% of the inflicted damage as health on every successful hit.

Exclusive Loot (Treasures)
These enchantments cannot be obtained at the Enchanting Table. They force the player to explore the world:
Wither Aspect: Applies prolonged lethal damage. Lasts exactly 2 seconds at Level 1, and 4 seconds at Level 2.
Acquisition: Has a 15% chance to appear exclusively in Nether Fortress chests.
Venomous Aspect: Applies poison to the target (non-lethal, but rapidly reduces health).
Acquisition: Has a 15% chance to appear exclusively in Abandoned Mineshaft chests.

Technical Details for Modpacks
Data-Driven: Chest spawn rates and loot tables are managed via JSON files, allowing modpack creators to alter probabilities without needing to modify the source code.
Compatibility: Programmed using native game engine events, ensuring maximum compatibility with other weapon or armor modifications.

Community & Open Source
This project is open-source. If you find any bugs, have mathematical ideas to tweak the balance of the enchantments, or simply want to review the code structure, visit the official repository!

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