Suluzuko's Smithing Templates
by Suluzuko
Suluzuko's Smithing Templates adds four new smithing templates that gate tool and armor upgrades, aiming to slow down equipment progression while keeping a vanilla feel.
What it does
The mod introduces a Stone Template, an Iron Template and a Gold Template, plus a fourth template added alongside them. Each one is used at the smithing table to upgrade wood tools, leather armor, stone tools and chainmail, so an upgrade is no longer a single step. The Stone Template is crafted from one plank surrounded by eight cobblestone at a two-cobblestone crafting table, and it has 8 durability, allowing eight crafts before it breaks. Templates can also be found in Trial Chamber Vaults, where the Iron Template is duplicated with the Stone Template and seven iron.
Upgrading stone tools and chainmail armor with iron requires one iron per upgrade, and the template is consumed in the process. Because each upgrade spends a template and some material, equipment gains come at a steadier pace than in vanilla. The mod is built for NeoForge 1.21.1 only and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for NeoForge 1.21.1, with 1.1.0 as the latest file from 2025-08-15, under All rights reserved and not open source. The source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Stone Template
Crafted from a plank and cobblestone, it upgrades wood tools, leather armor, stone tools and chainmail, with 8 uses per template.
Iron Template
Upgrades stone tools and chainmail armor at the smithing table, and is found in Trial Chamber Vaults.
Gold Template
A third upgrade template that extends the progression path for tools and armor.
Slower tool and armor progression
Each upgrade consumes a template and material, so gear improves in measured steps rather than all at once.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Crafting Chainmail is server-side only, so players can join without installing it, and is published for 1.21.4 under All rights reserved. Galvanized targets 1.21.4 – 1.21.5 and More Tools And Armor targets 1.21.8 – 1.21.11, both client and server and both not open source. Blank Smithing Template is open source under the MIT License and is for 1.21.11 only, so it does not cover this mod's version.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suluzuko's Smithing Templates | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-08-15 |
| Crafting Chainmail | NeoForge | 1.21.4 | Server-side only | 2025-07-21 |
| Galvanized | NeoForge | 1.21.4 – 1.21.5 | Client and server | 2025-03-28 |
| More Tools And Armor | NeoForge | 1.21.8 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-02-13 |
| Blank Smithing Template | NeoForge | 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-02-07 |
Questions
Does Suluzuko's Smithing Templates need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and game version does the mod support?
Where do players get the templates?
In the catalog
Suluzuko's Smithing Templates is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 7,420 Equipment mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Suluzuko's Smithing Template mod for NeoForge 1.21.1 does all that! Adding 4 new smithing templates to help slow down tool and armor progression.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/suluzukos-smithing-templates
- Owner
- Suluzuko
- Published
- 2025-08-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15