Tinkers' Complement
by KnightMiner
Tinkers' Complement is a Forge addon for Tinkers' Construct that adds new smeltery, casting and tool-related recipes through a modular design.
What it does
The mod expands Tinkers' Construct in several ways, adding recipes to the base mod's existing machines and materials. Its features include a Bucket cast, an Alloy Tank, a Porcelain Casting block, a High Oven and a Chisel-related recipe set, plus an Ex Nihilo Hammer option. Some additions gate the smeltery controller behind seared bricks, while others provide scorched and seared versions of parts the base mod already has.
Tinkers' Complement requires Mantle and Tinkers' Construct. It adds features to Tinkers' Construct through a modular structure, which also helps modpacks that need compatibility between addon content. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. The mod is released under the MIT License and is open source, with files for 1.12.2 only, published on Forge, and the latest file is 0.4.3, dated 2022-12-30.
Key features
Bucket cast
A casting recipe that produces buckets from molten metal, adding a new route for filling containers.
Alloy Tank
A tank block that holds alloy output, integrated with the base mod's smeltery workflow.
Porcelain Casting
A casting block for producing porcelain-based parts, with recipes that build on existing Tinkers' Construct materials.
High Oven
A furnace-style block that extends the base mod's smelting options with additional recipes.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
Use cases
Modpack builds
Modpack authors can add Tinkers' Complement to a 1.12.2 pack to extend Tinkers' Construct with extra smeltery and casting recipes.
Who it’s for: Players and modpack authors who already use Tinkers' Construct on Forge 1.12.2 and want additional smeltery, casting and tool-related recipes.
How it compares
Smeltery IO is a Forge mod for 1.12.2 under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license, and it is not open source. Create: Engineer's Construct is an MIT-licensed open source mod for Forge 1.18.2 and also runs on client and server. Electrostatic Tinker's Toys is an open source MIT-licensed Forge mod for 1.12.2, also client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinkers' Complement | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2022-12-30 |
| Smeltery IO | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-26 |
| Create: Engineer's Construct | Forge | 1.18.2 | Client and server | 2025-01-03 |
| Electrostatic Tinker's Toys | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2020-10-28 |
Questions
Does Tinkers' Complement need Mantle?
Does the server need Tinkers' Complement?
Will Tinkers' Complement receive updates for newer versions?
In the catalog
Tinkers' Complement is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,122 Technology mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
Tinkers Complement is designed to add features to Tinkers Construct in a modular way, providing mod compatibility and features to help with modpacks. This mod is currently only released for 1.12.2. I have plans to update it to a more recent version in the future, which will either be 1.18.2 or something later…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tinkers-complement
- Owner
- KnightMiner
- Published
- 2022-12-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2022-12-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15