
More Gear Types
Backports copper gear. Adds ruby gear and two new sword types.
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About this Mod
Backports copper gear. Adds ruby gear and two new sword types.
Copper gear should work the same as it does in 1.21.9 (The Copper Age).
Ruby Gear
Rubys can be found in the nether. Ruby gear is ment to be an inbetween for iron and diamond. Ruby pickaxes can mine obsidian, but can't mine netherite. Ruby armor provides 18 armor points in total. All ruby gear has the same durability as the netherite eqivolent making their durability better than diamond.
Sword Variants
Shortswords and longswords have been added. Shortswords have a faster attack speed, but have the distance you can attack from is decreased by one block. Longswords have a slower attack speed, but have the distance you can attack from is increased by one block.
Shortswords are crafted like this:

Longswords are crafted like this:

I am not the best texture artist, feel free to make and post resources packs changing textures added by the mod.
Available Versions
How to Install More Gear Types 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 (1.21.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "More Gear Types". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
More Gear Types 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 (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is More Gear Types compatible with neoforge?
More Gear Types officially supports neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with More Gear Types – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if More Gear Types 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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