Melded - Modular Gear

A tool in Melded is built from a head, a handle and an optional special material. Each material gives its tool a unique modifier, and placing the same material in several parts raises that modifier's level. The melding table shows details for a material when a part tab is clicked, and it can autofill the amount of each part still needed. Default vanilla tool recipes are disabled, so the first tools are made at the table.

Progression runs through a challenge menu, which can be opened with a hotkey. Materials are separated into tiers and tool types, and new tools such as Mattocks and Trowels become available once their challenges are completed. The author describes the challenge system as a way to make tier progression more meaningful. Melded runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it, and it is published for NeoForge 1.21.1 under All rights reserved.

The author notes that filling the special slot with shears halves the enchantment effectiveness of a tool while enchantments still work, and that Melded modifiers can overshadow enchantment effects. The author also plans future updates with more vanilla tools and additional modifiers.