Enchiridion - Enchantment Systems Overhaul

⚠️ Beta Version Notice

Enchiridion is currently in a beta testing stage! Current mechanics and balance may change before final release to improve gameplay experience.

About the Modification

This mod radically transforms the enchantment system in Minecraft by implementing a categorical system with three main types: primary, supplementary, and secondary enchantments. Each category can only be applied to an item once, adding strategic choice to creating the perfect equipment.

New features:

• Custom enchantments to fill gaps in the vanilla system
• Modified existing enchantments for better balance and convenience
• New enchanting mechanisms including a unique Siphon Table

Changes to Standard Enchantments

Channeling

• Now works during rain in addition to thunderstorms

Frost Walker

• Now follows the player during sprinting and jumping
• Only deactivates when landing on water while sneaking

Impaling

• Deals damage comparable to Sharpness against mobs in water
• Drowned now take additional damage from this enchantment

Infinity

• No longer requires an arrow in inventory for shooting
• Now compatible with Mending

Loyalty

• Returns to player even when falling into the void
• Returns to offhand when thrown from it

Multishot

• Additional arrows may ignore invulnerability periods if hitting simultaneously
• Damage from secondary arrows reduced by half

Soul Speed

• No longer consumes durability

Sweeping Edge

• Added new particles for sweeping attacks

Thorns

• Base damage reduced to 3 units (1.5 hearts)
• Damage may ignore invulnerability periods during multiple simultaneous activations
• Activates only if attacker is within 2.5 blocks
• No longer consumes durability

Wind Burst

• Can now appear in Enchanting Table

🔮 Enchanting Mechanism Changes

📔 Enchanting Table

The enchantment system has undergone significant changes:

• Reduced experience requirements for enchanting
• New enchanting levels:

Low Level (0-6): One enchantment, chance for additional without duplicate categories. Available: supplementary, secondary enchantments or Unbreaking.

Medium Level (7-13): Two enchantments with chance for additional. Same category options available.

High Level (14-20): Three enchantments with chance for additional. Same category options.

• Enchanted item upgrading: Ability to enhance already enchanted items with experience and lapis

🔨 Anvil

Key changes in anvil functionality:

• Enchantment exchange between items and enchanted books
• Cost depends on number of enchantments, not number of anvil uses

🧑🦲 Village Changes

Librarian

• Pre-Master trades available only at levels 1 or rarely 2
• Available enchantments depend on biome
• Master level guaranteed to sell Mending in snow, jungle and swamp villages, Unbreaking II in others
• One book per level, Experts may get an additional one
• Duplicate enchantments excluded outside Expert level
• Experts cannot trade curses
• Book restock reduced to 8 instead of 12
• Reputation multipliers quartered for books

Armorer

Without experiment:

• Diamond armor enchantments available through special provider

With village rebalance enabled:

• Master trades special items for certain categories at low level
• Expert has access to limited enchantment sets
• All expert trades changed to 4 armor pieces of different types by biome
• All master trades changed to 2 different enchanted diamond armor pieces

Toolsmith and Weaponsmith

• Now offer enchanted weapons from selected pools

Configuration

Radical village modifications can be disabled via config

🌑 Siphon Table

New block for creating enchantments!

• Allows crafting enchantments using items, lapis, and experience points from Sculk Catalysts
• Enchantment level scaling based on materials invested
• Process takes time - works automatically while you do other activities

Enchantment Category System

📙 Primary Enchantments

Marked with yellow bookmark. These fundamentally change item usage, adding new capabilities or completely altering its function.

Standard examples: Fortune, Riptide, Depth Strider

New primary enchantments from Enchiridion:

• Circuit (leggings): Sprinting in any direction
• Coyote (boots): Brief air-walking after leaving ground
• Crumble (pickaxe): Faster natural stone mining without drops
• Dredge (fishing rod): Chance to catch extra item
• Earthquake (mace): Increased area and damage of smash attack
• Gatling (bow): Automatic arrow firing while using
• Jousting (sword): Increased attack range while riding mobs
• Longshot: Aiming scope for increased projectile speed and accuracy
• Prospector (shovel): Chance to find valuables when digging
• Splitting (axe): More planks from logs than crafting
• Sticky (leggings): Brief wall climbing
• Tailwind (sword): Forward dash when attacking air
• Vaulting (boots): Jump height increase based on movement speed
• Whirlpool (trident): Creates damaging whirlpool around player

📘 Supplementary Enchantments

Blue bookmarks. These enhance the main direction of item use, working in synergy with primary enchantments.

Examples: Channeling, Fire Aspect

New supplementary enchantments:

• Agile (leggings): Reduced speed sprinting while using items
• Cleaving (axe): Increased shield disable duration
• Climber (leggings): Increased climbing speed
• Exhilarating (tools): No hunger consumption from mining
• Experienced (fishing rod): More experience from fishing
• Flurry (boots): Speed boost on snow/ice and reduced friction
• Reach: Increased tool interaction radius
• Reliability (fishing rod): Better quality and durability of fished items
• Snow Strike (axe/mace): Cold damage and movement slowdown on attack

📗 Secondary Enchantments

Green bookmarks. Provide standard characteristics or conditional improvements without introducing new mechanics.

Standard: Sharpness, Efficiency

Enchiridion adds:

• Barding (leggings): Reduced damage to ridden mob

📖 Special Categories and Curses

• Mending and Unbreaking are not categorized - can be applied anywhere
• Curses are not unique - can have multiple on one item

New curses:

• Curse of Ashes: Sets all dropped items on fire
• Curse of Murky Waters: Greatly increases junk catch rate with fishing rod

Important Information

Enchanted Books

Now stack up to 16 pieces for convenience with Siphon Table work

Video Materials

For complete understanding of concepts and gameplay mechanics, we recommend studying project video reviews

Developers

• SylentHuntress - Idea and programming of some enchantments
• Omniv - Textures
• illumn8n - Enchantment design and PvP balancing
• MoriyaShiine/Enchancement - Inspiration for mod creation