
Cooler Tools
Cooler Tools adds knives that are faster than swords and provide extra meat when butchering animals. Also includes obsidian and windcharged tools and useful new enchantments like AutoSmelt.
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About this Mod
Cooler Tools
Cooler Tools is a lightweight Vanilla+ mod designed to improve your everyday Minecraft experience without breaking the game's balance. It focuses on adding useful tools and unique mechanics that save time and make survival more rewarding.
Key Features
- Knives: Faster than swords but with slightly less damage. Their main power is Butchery — kill animals with a knife to get bonus meat drops! Supports all vanilla materials from wood to netherite.
- Obsidian Tools: A new tier of equipment. Tougher and more durable than Diamond, perfect for those who aren't ready for the Netherite grind yet.
- Windcharged Gear: Special tools with unique aesthetics and great stats to power up your late-game experience.
New Enchantments
- AutoSmelt: Efficiency at its finest! Automatically melts ores while you mine them, saving you coal and time.
- Boom: High-risk, high-reward. This enchantment explodes the block you just mined, allowing for rapid excavation of large areas.
- Poisoning: A combat-focused enchantment that applies a poison effect to your enemies, making your weapons even more deadly.
Why Cooler Tools?
Unlike big overhaul mods, Cooler Tools stays true to the vanilla feel. No complex machines or confusing mechanics — just grab your gear and play!
Available Versions
How to Install Cooler Tools on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set neoforge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the neoforge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.8).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Cooler Tools". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.8
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Cooler Tools server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong neoforge 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 Cooler Tools compatible with neoforge?
Cooler Tools officially supports neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.8. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Cooler Tools – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Cooler Tools 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.
Rent Modded Server
Install Cooler Tools with just one click on your server.