
Tools, Armor and Shields
A vanilla-friendly collection that expands your arsenal with Amethyst, Emerald, and Obsidian gear, custom shields, and powerful mining tools.
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About this Mod
Tools, Armor and Shields
A vanilla-friendly Fabric mod that significantly expands your survival and terraforming capabilities. This project consolidates five individual modules into a single, cohesive mod, introducing new tiers of equipment based on Amethyst, Emerald, and Obsidian, alongside powerful multi-block mining tools and uniquely customized shields.
Features
Heavy-Duty Tools (Hammers & Excavators)
Hammers function as upgraded pickaxes for mining stone-like materials, while Excavators function as upgraded shovels for digging dirt, sand, and gravel. Both tools mine multiple blocks simultaneously and feature a dynamic visual block outline to show precisely which blocks will be destroyed before you mine them.
The tools are available in four tiers, each with varying mining radiuses and depths:
- Iron Tier: Mines a 3x3x1 area (1 block deep).
- Redstone Tier: Mines a 3x3x3 area (3 blocks deep).
- Emerald Tier: Mines a massive 5x5x1 area (1 block deep).
- Diamond Tier: Mines an ultimate 5x5x5 area (5 blocks deep).
Note: The tools dynamically skip blocks they are not designed to mine (e.g., an Excavator will not break stone), preventing accidental damage to your world.
Tiers & Armor Set Bonuses
The mod introduces full toolsets, weapons, and armor for three materials:
Amethyst, Emerald, and Obsidian. Equipping a full set of armor grants unique, persistent abilities:
- Amethyst Armor: Acts as a dynamic light source. Wearing the full set emits a continuous light level of 15 around the player (True Lantern Behavior).
- Emerald Armor: Grants a Villager Discount. Wearing the full set provides better trading prices with villagers, functioning similarly to the Hero of the Village effect.
- Obsidian Armor: Grants permanent Fire Resistance. Wearing the full set protects you from all fire and lava damage.
Custom Shields
A variety of new shields are included, such as Wooden, Iron, Diamond, Emerald, Obsidian, and specialized round variants.
- Each shield features its own distinct blocking and equip sound effects, providing a more immersive combat experience.
- All shields are neatly organized in a dedicated Creative Mode tab for easy access.
Compatibility
This mod is optimized and thoroughly tested for Minecraft 26.1 and 26.2. It utilizes a dynamic cross-version rendering system to ensure the block outlines and features work perfectly on both versions using a single .jar file.
Requirements
- Fabric Loader (>=0.19.2)
- Fabric API (>= 0.145.1+26.1)
Available Versions
How to Install Tools, Armor and Shields on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Tools, Armor and Shields". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1 (+1 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Tools, Armor and Shields 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 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Tools, Armor and Shields compatible with fabric?
Tools, Armor and Shields officially supports fabric for Minecraft 26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Tools, Armor and Shields – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Tools, Armor and Shields 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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