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## 📖 Description
**Legacy Mechanics** is a mod/datapack that aims to bring back the **quirky mechanics and nostalgic features** from the Legacy Console Editions of Minecraft.
This mod is designed for players who want the **console-era gameplay feel**, complete with small world options, unique mob behaviors, and classic item quirks, all blended with **modern Minecraft’s content** so nothing feels missing.
Some of the features include:
* **Legacy Console Achievements** restored.
* Coming Soon: **Small world type** for a more compact console-style survival experience.
* Coming Soon: **Closer structure spacing** to replicate console exploration.
* **Craftable Enchanted Golden Apples** with 8 gold blocks + 1 apple.
* **Fortune on melons** can drop up to 10 slices with Fortune III.
* **Sand and Red Sand** now smeltable in blast furnaces.
* Coming Soon: **Phantoms** have half their normal health.
* Coming Soon: **Vindicators** deal reduced damage (console values).
* Coming Soon: **Wandering Traders** can sell lilacs, rose bushes, sunflowers, peonies, and red sandstone.
For the complete experience, make sure to install [Legacy Mechanics: Addon](https://modrinth.com/resourcepack/legacy-mechanics-addon)
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## ✨ Feature list
Feature List
## Key:
✅ - Implemented
✔️ - Implemented as part of [Addon](https://modrinth.com/resourcepack/legacy-mechanics-addon)
⚠️ - Not Fully Implemented
☑️ - Planned
❌ - Not Implemented
| **Feature** | Implemented | Planned |
| --------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------- |
| Console-style Achievements | ⚠️ | ☑️ |
| Legacy Console small world type | ❌ | ☑️ |
| Closer structure generation | ❌ | ☑️ |
| Dead bushes drop 1 stick | ✅ | ☑️ |
| Enchanted Golden Apple crafting recipe | ✅ | ☑️ |
| Jack-O-Lantern & Jungle Tree Sapling names restored | [✔️](https://modrinth.com/resourcepack/legacy-mechanics-addon) | ☑️ |
| Fortune melons (up to 10 slices) | ✅ | ☑️ |
| Sand/Red Sand blast furnace smelting | ✅ | ☑️ |
| Short Grass → Tall Grass | [✔️](https://modrinth.com/resourcepack/legacy-mechanics-addon) | ☑️ |
| Tall Grass → Double Tall Grass | [✔️](https://modrinth.com/resourcepack/legacy-mechanics-addon) | ☑️ |
| Phantoms have 10 HP | ❌ | ☑️ |
| Vindicators deal reduced damage | ❌ | ☑️ |
| Wandering Traders sell flowers & red sandstone | ❌ | ☑️ |
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## 🌌 Nostalgia
For the best nostalgic experience, **Legacy Mechanics** pairs well with resource packs and mods that restore classic visuals and console-era gameplay, such as:
* [**Legacy4J**](https://modrinth.com/mod/legacy4j) to bring back every aspect of Legacy Console Edition to modern versions.
* [**Golden Days**](https://github.com/PoeticRainbow/golden-days/releases) by *PoeticRainbow* for authentic pre-1.14 textures.
* [**Nostalgic Tweaks**](https://modrinth.com/mod/nostalgic-tweaks) by *Adrenix* to bring back old fog, lighting, skies, and combat.
* [**Moderner Beta**](https://modrinth.com/mod/moderner-beta) for terrain generation in a console-like style.
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## ⚙️ Compatibility
* ✅ Works in **Minecraft 1.21.x**.
* 🔧 Safe for multiplayer if all players have the mod installed.
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## 📦 Installation
1. Download the mod.
2. Place it in your `mods/` folder.
3. Launch Minecraft with your preferred loader.
4. Generate a **new world** (or new chunks) to see console-style mechanics in action.
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## 📸 Screenshots
Images
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## 💡 Notes
* Some features require **new worlds or new chunks** to generate properly.
* Balancing is based directly on the **Legacy Console Edition values.**
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## 🤝 Support
* 💬 Join the community on [**Discord**](https://discord.com/invite/ByYuaN9Qp6)
* 🛠️ Report issues or contribute on [**Codeberg**](https://codeberg.org/Nostalgica-Reverie/Legacy-Mechanics)
