Core Tweaks QOL
by mahss
Core Tweaks QOL changes a set of base game behaviors on Fabric servers, including how dropped items move, how anvil repair costs work and how beacons and experience drops behave.
What it does
Core Tweaks QOL changes several small mechanics of the base game. Placed items no longer fly off in random directions, and a dropped item can be picked up instantly after a block is broken. Anvil repair costs for tools can be kept from rising, and the maximum cost can still be enforced through a gamerule. Beacon area-of-effect range can be extended to the top and bottom of the world. The author states that most of these changes came from tiring of the process of getting the Mending enchantment.
Every change is configured on the server through game rules, so the settings are adjusted with the gamerule command and need no config file. Experience dropped on death can be scaled as a percentage of total experience or experience level, and that scaling only applies when the doDropPercentageXp rule is set to true. The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing anything, and it requires Fabric API. Files exist for 1.21 and 1.21.1, with 1.1.0 for 1.21.1 as the latest file.
Key features
Stable item placement
Items placed in the world and blocks broken by the player keep their direction instead of flying off at random.
Anvil repair cost limits
Repair costs for tools stay from increasing across repeated anvil use, while the maximum cost can still be enforced.
Beacon range option
Beacon effect range is adjustable, letting the area extend the full height of the world, from the lowest block to the highest.
Experience drop on death
The share of experience dropped on death is set as a percentage of total experience or experience level.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Tuning a survival server
A server owner can switch individual changes on or off with gamerules, keeping the vanilla behavior where it is preferred.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want small, configurable adjustments to base game mechanics without installing a client mod.
How it compares
No Anvil Penalty is a Fabric server-side mod under the Apache License 2.0, with files for 1.21.4 and open source code. Better Pickup is also server-side on Fabric, released under the MIT License for 1.20.3 – 1.21. Core Tweaks QOL is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, covering 1.21 – 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Tweaks QOL | Fabric | 1.21 – 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2024-08-08 |
| No Anvil Penalty | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-01-25 |
| Better Pickup | Fabric | 1.20.3 – 1.21 | Server-side only | 2024-07-07 |
Questions
Does Core Tweaks QOL need Fabric API?
Do players need to install Core Tweaks QOL?
How are the changes configured?
In the catalog
Core Tweaks QOL is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
This mod makes a few changes to the base game. Most of theses changes came from me getting tired of process to get the Mending enchant as well as a few others. All changes are configurable via the in game /gamerule command.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/coretweaks-qol
- Owner
- mahss
- Published
- 2024-07-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-08-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15