Tinkers' Levelling Addon
by Pyre540
Tinkers' Levelling Addon gives Tinkers' tools and armor a leveling system through a new modifier called Improvable.
What it does
Players apply the Improvable modifier to a tool or armor piece, and the piece then earns XP from its intended actions such as mining, harvesting, shearing and dealing damage. Armor earns XP by taking damage or through the Thorns modifier. Each level up grants an extra modifier slot, a stat, or both, and the order of those rewards can be set or randomized in the config.
The modifier is priced as an endgame item by default: one Nether Star and four Bottles o' Enchanting, crafted at Tinker's Anvil with one ability slot. A datapack can change that recipe. Tinkers' Construct is required, and the addon is published for Forge and NeoForge across the 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 range. The mod is client and server, and its code is open source under the MIT License.
Because Tinkers' Construct limits modifier slots and stats, the addon shifts that balance considerably, and its author notes this as a disclaimer. Levelling is not active from the start, so each piece of gear has to receive the modifier separately.
Key features
Tool XP from actions
Tools gain experience from the actions they are built for, including mining, harvesting, shearing and attacking.
Armor XP from damage
Armor pieces gain experience when they take damage or when the Thorns modifier is active.
Level rewards
Each level up adds one free modifier slot and/or a stat, and maximum level can be capped or left unlimited.
Configurable progression
Level requirements, experience sources, the order of rewards, the level up sound and messages can all be adjusted.
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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 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners who want Tinkers' tools to keep improving through use and accept that the modifier changes the game's balance.
How it compares
Tinkers' Enchanting is server required with an optional client, so the server needs it while players may leave it out, and it is published for Forge alone, for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6. Tinkers' Thinking runs on client and server with Forge and NeoForge, for 1.18.2 – 1.20.1, and is open source under the MIT License. Tinkers' Levelling Addon is client and server with Forge and NeoForge, for 1.16.5 – 1.20.1, and is open source under the same license.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinkers' Levelling Addon | Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-07 |
| Tinkers' Enchanting | Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Server required, client optional | 2025-07-21 |
| Tinkers' Thinking | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-11 |
Questions
Does Tinkers' Levelling Addon need Tinkers' Construct?
Does the addon have to be installed on the server?
Which loaders and game versions are supported?
In the catalog
Tinkers' Levelling Addon is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Simple, unofficial addon mod for Tinkers' Construct for modern Minecraft versions. Based on the Tinkers' Tool Leveling addon for Minecraft 1.12.2. This addon adds a single new modifier for Tinkers' tools and armors - Improvable. Unlike original addon, tool levelling is not available from the start and must be applied…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tinkers-levelling-addon
- Owner
- Pyre540
- Published
- 2023-02-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15