Better With Gold
this mod changes how you use gold tools, adding more items, tools and armors
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About this Mod
Better With Gold is a lightweight expansion mod that gives gold the value and utility it always deserved. Instead of being just shiny, now it’s powerful, versatile, and worth collecting.
Craft new gold-based armors, tools, and special items with unique traits that set them apart from vanilla gear. Perfect for solo worlds, multiplayer, or modpacks.
Gold Upgrade Templates
Use a Smithing Table to apply Gold Upgrade Templates, unlocking special properties for gold gear:
- Add enchantment-like effects without XP
- Combine materials to evolve your tools
- Transform basic gold gear into specialized equipment
Templates can be obtained by:
- Crafting (7 Gold Ingots + 1 Amethyst + 1 Obsidian)
- Looting dungeon/temple/vault chests
- Trading with specialized villagers
New Weapons
All weapons include both normal and reinforced variants.
Golden Scythe
- Executes AOE sweeping attacks
- Great for crowd clearing
Great Axe
- Deals more damage the lower your enemy’s health is
- A brutal execution weapon
Impact Blade
- Damage increases based on fall distance
- Jump attacks hit extremely hard
New Food Item – Golden Fish
Grants powerful effects when eaten:
- Water Breathing
- Regeneration
- Dolphin’s Grace
- Minecraft: 1.16.5 · 1.18.2 · 1.19.2 · 1.20.1 · 1.21.1 · 1.21.5 · 1.21.8
- Loaders: Forge or NeoForge
- Library: JAUMl
Available Versions
How to Install Better With Gold on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set forge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.8).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Better With Gold". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.8, 1.21.5, 1.21.1 (+4 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Better With Gold server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong forge 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 (1.21.8). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Better With Gold compatible with forge and neoforge?
Better With Gold officially supports forge, neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.8, 1.21.5, 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Better With Gold – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Better With Gold 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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