Beta Tool & Armour Repair
by Trod
Beta Tool & Armour Repair lets two damaged tools or armour pieces of the same type and material be combined in a crafting table to restore durability.
What it does
The mod backports the tool and armour repair mechanic to the Beta builds. Players place two damaged items of the same type and material on a crafting table, and the result is a single item with the durability combined. The repair works on tools and armour, and the crafting table is the only station it uses.
Installation is a jar mod loaded through ModLoader, and the original game files are not changed beyond that. Because the environment is client and server, both the server and each player need it. Files cover 12 release versions, b1.6 – b1.8.1, with the code under the MIT License and open source. Snapshot builds are also covered in the published files.
Setup on older launchers is covered by the author notes: create an instance, edit it, pick the version section, and select the zip file of the release. Betacraft 2.0 is listed as a helper for launching the older builds when it is not already present.
Key features
Tool durability repair
Two damaged tools of the same type and material combine into one tool with restored durability.
Armour repair
Armour pieces of the same kind and material can be repaired the same way, using the crafting table.
Crafting table recipe
The repair uses a plain crafting table grid, so no extra blocks or items are needed.
Jar mod setup
The mechanic is added as a simple jar mod, with no separate configuration screen to set up.
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Use cases
Survival on old builds
Players on the Beta builds can keep damaged gear in use rather than crafting replacements.
Multiplayer servers
Server owners running these builds install the mod on the server and on every client so repairs behave the same for all players.
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who play the Beta builds and want tool and armour repair from the Beta mechanic.
How it compares
1998craft is a Client and server mod for ModLoader, released under the MIT License but not open source, with files for b1.3_01. Alpha Advanced targets the Alpha build a1.1.2_01, is also Client and server and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Beta Recobbled is Client and server, released under the MIT License and not open source, with files for b1.7.3.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta Tool & Armour Repair | ModLoader | b1.6 – b1.8.1 | Client and server | 2026-01-16 |
| 1998craft | ModLoader | b1.3_01 | Client and server | 2026-04-08 |
| Alpha Advanced | ModLoader | a1.1.2_01 | Client and server | 2026-02-06 |
| Beta Recobbled | ModLoader | b1.7.3 | Client and server | 2026-07-16 |
Questions
Does Beta Tool & Armour Repair need ModLoader?
Does the server need Beta Tool & Armour Repair?
Which game versions does Beta Tool & Armour Repair cover?
In the catalog
Beta Tool & Armour Repair is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder. 71 mods support Minecraft b1.8.1.
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What the author says
This is a simple jarmod that backports the Crafting Table repair functionality from 1.0 to Beta 1.7.3 All Tools And Armour Supported, simple place two damaged tools of the same type & material into the crafting table to repair the tool.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/beta-tool-armour-repair
- Owner
- Trod
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15