
Alternative Enchantments
Adds vanilla-friendly alternate versions of existing enchantments + some completely unique enchantments on their own using vanilla mechanics.
About this Mod
Outline
Alternative Enchantments adds vanilla-friendly alternate versions of existing enchantments and also some unique enchantments of its own. Additionally, all these enchantments can be found in the enchanting table and should have minimal impact on the game's balance. Currently it adds 9 enchantments:
- Backstep:
- An alternate version of Lunge, after hitting an enemy or thrusting with a spear, the player will step backwards to keep distance.
- Compatible with swords and spears, incompatible with Lunge.
- Ice Aspect:
- An alternate version of Fire Aspect, hitting an enemy causes them to take freezing damage and be affected by slowness.
- Compatible with swords, incompatible with Fire Aspect.
- Bane of Illagers:
- An alternate version of Smite, deals extra damage to illager-type enemies.
- Compatible with swords and spears, incompatible with Sharpness, Smite, Bane of Arthropods.
- Gills:
- An alternate version of Respiration, instead of giving the player extra breathing time, it restores the player's breath but only if they are fully swimming.
- Compatible with helmets, incompatible with Respiration.
- Magma Walker:
- An alternate version of Frost Walker, allows the player to walk on lava by turning it into obsidian.
- Compatible with boots, incompatible with Frost Walker and Depth Strider.
- Treading:
- Compatible with boots, allows players to step up one block without needing to jump.
- Puncture:
- An alternate version of Power, instead of increasing arrow damage, it increases the damage done to armored enemies and players.
- Compatible with bows, incompatible with Power.
- Pull:
- An alternate version of Punch, instead of knocking back enemies, it pulls them towards the player.
- Compatible with bows, incompatible with Punch.
- Frost:
- An alternate version of Flame, hitting an enemy causes them to take freezing damage and be affected by slowness.
- Compatible with bows, incompatible with Flame.
- Growth:
- An alternate version of Protection, instead of reducing damage taken, it increases the player's max health significantly.
- Compatible with armor, incompatible with any protection enchantment.
Available Versions
How to Install Alternative Enchantments on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Alternative Enchantments". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.11
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Alternative Enchantments server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong datapack version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Alternative Enchantments compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Alternative Enchantments officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 1.21.11. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Alternative Enchantments – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Alternative Enchantments consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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