Tinkers' Gadgets

Tinkers' Gadgets

A lightweight Tinkers' Construct addon featuring tools, new materials, and exclusive projectile traits.

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Screenshots

Boomerang
Boomerang Clasp
Throwing Knife

About this Mod

Tinkers' Gadgets

Tinkers' Gadgets is a lightweight add-on for Tinkers' Construct 2 that adds new tools, parts, and materials.


Features

🪃 Boomerang

An early-game ranged weapon craftable before the Tool Forge.

  • Made with two knife blades and a clasp.
  • Right-click to charge, release to throw.
  • Automatically returns after impact.
  • Each Boomerang is tracked independently—use multiple at once.

🔪 Throwing Knife

A mid-range throwing weapon inspired by the original Tinkers' Construct from the 1.7.10 era.

  • Made with a knife blade, arrow shaft, and grip.
  • Right-click to charge and throw a single knife.
  • Sneak + right-click charges longer to fan out three knives.
  • Knives can be picked up after impact to recover ammunition.

🔫 Heat Ray Gun

A high‑tech energy weapon that fires devastating heat rays.

  • Made with a tough tool rod, large plate, fuel tank, and heat ray emitter.
  • Right-click to charge, automatically fires after full charge.
  • Consumes fuel (any burnable item) per shot; fuel capacity and efficiency depend on the Fuel Tank material.
  • Overheats after continuous fire; cooldown scales with Heat Capacity.
  • Supports materials:
    • Fuel Tank: Brick, Nether Brick, Iron, Stone, Cobalt.
    • Heat Ray Emitter: Iron, Stone, Cobalt (Stone parts are only useful for casting molds).

🎯 Projectile Traits

Exclusive traits for thrown weapons:

Trait Effect
Piercing Pierces through up to 3 enemies without altering flight path.
Bouncing Bounces up to 3 times between nearby foes, with damage decreasing 25% per bounce.
Return Damage Damages foes during return flight.
Fracture Splits into two shards on hit.
Hooked Blade Latches onto targets for continuous damage.
Collection Collects nearby items and XP while flying.
Deflect Knocks away incoming projectiles during flight.
Interactive Simulates right-click on block impact.
Instant Return Vanishes on impact for rapid follow-up throws.
Rebound 50% chance to bounce off targets and drop, allowing recovery.
Recovery Automatically returns after hitting a block.
Shatter Destroys soft blocks on impact.

🧪 Materials for the Clasp

Material Trait
Leather None
Glass Fracture
Slimeball Bouncing
Popped Chorus Fruit Piercing
Nether Quartz Hooked Blade
Magma Cream Return Damage
Shulker Shell Collection
Redstone Interactive
Blue Slimeball Deflect
Ender Pearl Instant Return
Prismarine Crystals Shatter

🧪 Materials for the Grip

Material Trait
Leather None
Slimeball Rebound
Wool None
Shulker Shell Recovery

Installation

  1. Install Minecraft Forge for 1.12.2.
  2. Install Tinkers' Construct 2 (1.12.2-2.13.0.183+).
  3. Place the mod .jar in your mods folder.

For 1.20.1: Most content has been ported to Casual Tinkering.


Notes

Code written with AI assistance.

Available Versions

Tinkers' Gadgets 0.3.6beta
MC 1.12.2forge
June 10, 2026
Tinkers' Gadgets 0.3.5beta
MC 1.12.2forge
June 8, 2026
Tinkers' Gadgets 0.3.4beta
MC 1.12.2forge
June 7, 2026
Tinkers' Gadgets 0.3.3beta
MC 1.12.2forge
June 7, 2026
Tinkers' Gadgets 0.3.2beta
MC 1.12.2forge
June 6, 2026

How to Install Tinkers' Gadgets on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.12.2).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Tinkers' Gadgets". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forge

Minecraft Versions

1.12.2

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Tinkers' Gadgets 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 (1.12.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Tinkers' Gadgets compatible with forge?

Tinkers' Gadgets officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.12.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Tinkers' Gadgets – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Tinkers' Gadgets 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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Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
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Supported Versions

1.12.2