

Upgrade Templates Reworked
In version 1.20, Mojang developers made changes that continue to spark debates within the community. The issue concerns Netherite upgrade templates. Some players believed that searching for Ancient Debris and requiring four scraps for one ingot already created a sufficient barrier for obtaining Netherite equipment. Others supported Mojang's changes, which added the necessity to find not only Ancient Debris but also special templates that appear exclusively in Bastion Remnant chests.
This datapack reworks the duplication recipe to make it more balanced. After all, you just spent over 20 hours running through the dangers of the Nether, fighting Piglin Brutes, and searching countless chests to find the coveted template.
My goal was to find a middle ground between overly difficult and too easy recipes. In this rework, I removed 3 diamonds and added 3 Netherrack blocks. The recipe retains the basic requirements for diamonds and Netherrack while becoming more accessible to players.