[Crafting] Cheaper templates
Cheaper templates lowers the diamond cost of copying a smithing template, for servers that want cheaper armor trim recipes.
What it does
Copying a smithing template normally takes 7 diamonds. Through a data pack change, the replication recipe is altered to use 4 diamonds instead, and the change requires 3 related blocks to be placed. The mod ships as a data pack and is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, with builds covering 1.20 – 26.2.
Only the server has to run the mod; players can join without installing anything, while the server may still run it alone. The license is Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0, so the project is not open source.
Key features
Cheaper template copies
Replicating a smithing template drops from 7 diamonds to 4 through an altered recipe.
Data pack delivery
The recipe change is distributed as a data pack, so no code runs beyond the server's recipe handling.
Extra block placement
The replication recipe also asks for three related blocks to be placed before a copy is made.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x7 of 7 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does Cheaper templates need to be installed on the client?
In the catalog
[Crafting] Cheaper templates is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Copying smithing templates is expensive. This data pack changes the replication recipe to use 4 diamonds instead of 7 and requires 3 more of the related block in their place. Check out my Crafting Tweaks collection for more crafting changes
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cheaper-templates
- Owner
- CodingLegend0100
- Published
- 2024-05-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15