This modification introduces various abilities to Minecraft that utilize mana.
Noob Warrior is a compact RPG-style ability mod for Minecraft 1.21.5 (26.1.2) featuring a mana system and unlockable combat and support skills. It requires Fabric Loader version 0.19.3 or higher, along with Fabric API.
Why Should You Install This Mod?
Standard combat in Minecraft is simple—attack with a left click and block with a right click when holding a shield. However, Noob Warrior incorporates skill-based mechanics that enrich combat and exploration while retaining the essence of the original game. Players earn abilities through gameplay, these abilities draw on a resource called mana, and their effectiveness relies on precise timing and awareness. The design aims to seamlessly integrate into the vanilla gaming experience.
The Mana System
Upon beginning the game, players possess a mana pool of 5 with the following key features:
- Passive regeneration: 1 mana per minute
- Food consumption: Eating various foods replenishes 0.5 to 1.5 mana, depending on their nutritional value
- Sleeping: Resting in a bed restores mana back to full
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Maximum mana: Players can permanently increase their mana by consuming Mana Ore (+5) or Purified Mana (+20)
Abilities Overview
Abilities are permanently unlocked skills. To acquire one, you need to enchant a book at an enchanting table (the abilities granted are random). Activate the ability by right-clicking the enchanted book to use it.
Switch between the abilities you have unlocked using Ctrl + Scroll Wheel and activate them with R (this can be customized in the key bindings).
Jump Ability
- Mana Cost: 0.5 mana
- Effect: Propels you 8 blocks forward and 3 blocks upward
- Restrictions: Can only be activated while grounded
- Use Case: Enhanced vertical movement, quick escape from dangers, or reaching elevated areas
- Mana Cost: 3 mana
- Effect: Propels you upwards while applying Strength VIII during the ability’s duration
- Requirement: Must be wielding a sword or axe
- Restrictions: Can only be triggered when airborne
- Visual Cue: An orange/yellow glow appears around your character while the ability is active
- Use Case: Execute powerful aerial strikes
- Mana Cost: 0.1 mana per tick (while observing a mob)
- Effect: Reveals the target mob’s name, health count, attack damage, and current potion effects directly on its name tag
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Use Case: Evaluate threats, identify weakened opponents, or check the status of allies
Items Within the Game
Mana Ore
- Crafting Recipe: 4 diamonds in a cross formation + 1 netherite scrap
- Effect: Consuming it results in a permanent increase of max mana by 5
- Animation: Standard consumption animation
- Crafting Recipe: 8 diamonds in a full circle + 1 enchanted golden apple
- Effect: Right-click to instantly consume and permanently boost max mana by 20
- Animation: Unique blue soul-flame particle effect and totem-style activation animation
- Note: Consumed instantly without the eating animation
- Acquisition Method: Available in the creative tab
- Effect: Right-clicking opens an informational screen showcasing all abilities with their details and mana costs
- Navigation: Use arrow keys or page buttons to flip through the tome
- Acquisition Method: Enchanting a book at an enchanting table
- Effect: Right-clicking consumes the book and grants the associated ability permanently
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Visual Feature: Automatically changes to a custom book model when it contains an ability enchantment
User Interface Elements
- Selected Ability: Displays the name of the currently selected ability at the bottom-right corner of the screen (featured with a semi-transparent background)
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Critical Hit Overlay: An orange/yellow border appears with rounded corners during critical hit mode activation
Commands
All commands necessitate operator privileges:
- /ability give — assigns an ability to a player
- /ability remove — revokes an ability
- /ability list — enumerates all abilities owned by a player
- /mana get [player] — displays current mana count
- /mana set — adjusts mana to a specified value
- /mana add — increases mana by a defined amount
- /mana-limit get [player] — shows maximum mana capacity
- /mana-limit set — sets maximum mana
/mana-limit add — raises maximum mana limit
Additional Information
- Multiplayer Support: All features are functional on dedicated servers
- Creative Mode Access: Players in creative mode can utilize abilities without depleting mana
- Abilities Interface: Accessible via the pause menu, displaying owned abilities and all available options
- Dependency: Fabric API is required to run this mod
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