Tools Need Love
by AeroXT
Tools Need Love gives iron tools a wear-down mechanic on Forge 1.20.1, so tools rust and lose durability over use.
What it does
Iron tools in this mod are not permanent. After 50 points of damage an iron tool turns into a Worn Tools item, which must be repaired or refined before it works as before. The mod adds a Refining Station where players process oil into refined oil, and the refined oil is used to restore or upgrade worn gear.
The mod adds another layer to the tool progression that vanilla Minecraft does not have. Players collect and store oil in an Oil Bucket and an Oil Crate, then use the Storage Crate to hold large batches. Custom Iron Tools and Custom Recipes change how the tools are made, and the Crafting Recipes list shows the new ingredients.
The mod requires Forge and is installed on both the client and the server, because the wear mechanic and the station logic have to match on both sides. Files are published for 1.20.1 only, with version 1.1 as the latest file, released 2026-01-14, under a custom license that is not open source.
Key features
Tool wear mechanic
Iron tools accumulate damage and turn into Worn Tools after 50 uses of damage.
Refining Station
A station that processes oil so it can be used for repairing and restoring worn tools.
Oil storage
An Oil Bucket, an Oil Crate and a Storage Crate hold oil in quantity, so players do not need to refine it one batch at a time.
Custom iron tools and recipes
The iron tools and their crafting recipes are changed, with a dedicated recipe list for the new items.
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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.
Questions
Does Tools Need Love need a loader other than Forge?
Does the server need Tools Need Love?
What happens to an iron tool that takes 50 damage?
In the catalog
Tools Need Love is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This release added the capability of tools wearing down the very basic mechanic of the mod. Iron tools as used after 50 damage will wear down to "Worn" Tools. They then can be refined using a Refiner, Oil, and a Refining Station.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/tools-need-love
- Owner
- AeroXT
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15