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Unexperienced

by Smileycorp

Unexperienced changes how experience is gained and spent, removing experience orbs and gating enchantments behind drinkable Bottles o' Enchanting.

ForgeNeoForgeClient and serverGNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 onlyOpen source1.12.2 – 1.21

What it does

Experience orbs are removed from the game, which cuts down on the lag that comes from spawning many entities during farming and exploration. Experience is instead given through bottles, and an optional setting makes those bottles drinkable so they grant experience directly without spawning anything. Bottles o' Enchanting become the only source of experience for exploration rewards, and quests are used to prevent experience farms.

The mod is meant to make enchantments harder to obtain for players who would otherwise rely on mass experience. Its settings suit three main uses: a stricter progression, a looser setup that keeps experience as a normal resource, and a middle option. Unexperienced runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Its source is under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only, and public links exist for the source code and the issue tracker. Builds are published for Forge and NeoForge across 8 release versions, 1.12.2 – 1.21, with 2.0.0 as the latest file for each loader.

Key features

  1. Experience orbs removed

    Experience orbs no longer spawn, which removes the lag they cause in large numbers.

  2. Drinkable experience bottles

    An optional setting lets bottles of experience be drunk directly, giving experience without spawning entities.

  3. Enchantments gated by bottles

    Enchantments and items of high value are reached through Bottles o' Enchanting rather than orb experience.

  4. Quests against experience farms

    Quests are used as an alternative route to experience, discouraging farms that run on orbs.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.21Not available1.21-2.0.0
1.20.21.20.2-2.0.01.20.2-2.0.0
1.20.11.20.2-2.0.01.20.2-2.0.0
1.19.31.19.3-2.0.0bNot available
1.19.21.19.3-2.0.0bNot available
1.18.21.18.2-2.0.0aNot available
1.16.51.16.5-2.0.0Not available
1.12.21.12.2-1.2.0bNot available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Who it’s for: Modpack makers and server owners who want to limit enchanting progression or reduce entity lag from experience orbs can use the settings to fit their pack.

Questions

Does Unexperienced need to be installed on the server?

Yes. Installation covers the server and each player's game.

Which loaders does Unexperienced support?

Builds are published for Forge and NeoForge. The latest Forge file is 1.20.2-2.0.0 for 1.20.2, and the latest NeoForge file is 1.21-2.0.0 for 1.21.

Can experience be given without orbs?

Yes. An optional setting makes experience bottles drinkable, which gives experience without spawning anything in the world.

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What the author says

Removing xp can be a great way to force players not to use enchantments, either to use some alternative upgrade system, to make the game harder or because it doesn't fit the modpack's theme. Gating Enchantments/Powerful Items with drinkable Bottles o' Enchanting
Smileycorp, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Smileycorp
Published
2024-07-05
Updated on Modrinth
2024-07-05
Facts verified
2026-10-15