No EXP Enchanting Reimagined
Removes EXP and revamps the enchanting system
About this Mod
Experience and levels completely dictate the flow and feel of the game.
Too many mechanics revolve around that number, and so your level is far too important. And it feels terrible to die and lose those 29 levels.
You should be exploring, mining and building, not grinding experience points for 15 minutes only to fail the random chance of getting Silk Touch.
Enchantments feel essential, even though they aren't, and that is generally because they are WAY too strong. And so the rewards of grinding exp are huge.
Enchantments should be no more than a nice-to-have bonus, and you shouldn't aim towards having them at all. But Silk Touch should be more common.
Core changes
- Experience bar and points from all sources completely removed
- Many enchantments either nerfed or removed
Full details of enchantment changes:
Removed entirely:
- Mending
- Protection, Thorns, Frost Walker
- Bane of Arthropods, Smite, Sweeping Edge
- Quick Charge
- Impaling, and trident can now be enchanted with Sharpness
Changed:
- Sharpness max is 3
- Efficiency max is 2
- Fortune, Looting, Luck of the Sea max is 1
- Power max is 3, now mutually exclusive to Infinity
- Riptide max is 1 and has a cooldown if used while flying
- Projectile Protection is helmet-only, max is 2
- Blast Protection is chestplate-only, max is 2
- Fire Protection is leggings-only, max is 2
- Feather Falling max is 2
- Enchanting table removed
- You may now only enchant using books
- Anvil now costs no exp yet breaks faster
- Enchanted books found throughout different loot chests, and 8 random books drop from the ender dragon on death
Loot changes:
- All loot chests contain different enchanted books/gear than what they usually do, and all enchantments found are level 1
- Enchanted books are more common in chests
- Ender dragon drops 8 random enchanted books instead of exp, every time it is killed
Full loot details
Dungeon - unbreaking, looting, silk touch
Desert Pyramid - unbreaking, feather falling, silk touch
Buried Treasure - aqua affinity, respiration
Jungle Pyramid - channeling, piercing
Nether Fortress - fire aspect, flame, knockback, punch
Ancient City - swift sneak, luck of the sea, lure, unbreaking, feather falling, silk touch, looting
Bastions - soul speed, fire aspect, flame, punch, knockback, loyalty, looting
Stronghold - luck of the sea, lure, unbreaking, feather falling, silk touch
Woodland Mansion - loyalty, unbreaking, luck of the sea, lure, piercing, multishot, punch, silk touch
End City chests rarely contain (lower level) enchanted armor and tools
Fishing treasure can rarely give (lower level) enchanted fishing rod, enchanted bow, silk touch, depth strider
Master level librarian villagers sell one of: unbreaking, silk touch, looting, feather falling
Elder Guardian drops depth strider
Ender dragon exclusives: blast prot, fire prot, proj prot, fortune, efficiency, sharpness, power, infinity, riptide
Ender dragon loot table includes all enchantments except depth strider, swift sneak, fire aspect, flame
Other changes
- Trident can be repaired with either nautilus shells or heart of the sea
- Riptide adds a bit less velocity, and removes slow falling if flying
- Enchanting advancement removed
- Ender dragon immune to bed explosions
Many of the above are configurable:
config/simply_reimagined.properties
- Disable the nerfs to specific enchantments (both max level reductions and effect changes)
- Disable anvil breaking faster
- Disable trident repairability
- Disable ender dragon bed immunity
- Disable trident able to receive sharpness
- Disable power and infinity being incompatible
- Don't remove enchanting advancement (unobtainable since removal of enchanting table)
And for not completely removing the removed enchantments, disabling their removal does not add them to the chest/dragon loot tables and they will be only obtainable through librarian villagers and end city chest enchanted gear (or commands/creative).
I recommend using Chiseled Bookshelf Visualizer (by anvian, not me) with this mod so you can have a library of enchanted books instead of an ugly double chest :)
This mod is a standalone version of one of the features from my mod Simply Reimagined.
That huge overhaul mod is definitely not for everyone which is why I release standalone versions of some of its features.
However, this feature was designed to work together with my villager trading overhaul which also removes the ability to get enchanted gear from villagers and limits the pool of enchants librarians have. If you play with this mod you might feel that villagers have become even more overpowered, since getting enchanted books is rare otherwise, until you reach the point you can farm ender dragons.
Available Versions
How to Install No EXP Enchanting Reimagined on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "No EXP Enchanting Reimagined". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.20.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
No EXP Enchanting Reimagined server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 4 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is No EXP Enchanting Reimagined compatible with fabric?
No EXP Enchanting Reimagined officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.20.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with No EXP Enchanting Reimagined – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if No EXP Enchanting Reimagined 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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