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Follow the major gameplay additions, balance changes, compatibility improvements, and fixes in Sol's Item Rarity. Releases are listed newest first.

v1.71Latest

Modded tool compatibility

Version 1.71 prevents Item Rarity's connected-block and durability perks from interfering with tools that already provide their own mining or durability logic. It is available for Forge 1.16.5, Forge 1.20.1, NeoForge 1.21.1, and NeoForge 1.21.11.

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Download v1.71 on CurseForgeChoose the file matching your Minecraft version and loader

Compatibility fixes

  • Fixed connected-block perks stacking with another mod's tool logic and breaking far more blocks than intended.
  • Tinkers' Construct is protected by default.
  • Protected tools keep their rarity, Break Efficiency, and other safe bonuses.
  • Vein Miner, Timber, Excavation, and Durability Guard are disabled for protected tools.
  • Existing protected tools keep their saved perks, but conflicting effects are shown as disabled and no longer activate.
  • Newly rolled protected tools do not receive the conflicting perks.

Add support for more mods

utility_buffs.json now includes a targeted compatibility list:

"toolCompatibilityBlacklist": [
  "tconstruct",
  "anothermod",
  "anothermod:specific_tool"
]
  • Use modid or modid:* to protect every tool from a mod.
  • Use modid:item_id to protect only one item.
  • Existing configs upgrade automatically with tconstruct as the default entry while preserving other settings.
  • If another mod adds connected mining to every tool, the global disableConnectedToolPerks = true option remains available in solsitemrarity-common.toml.

See utility perk tuning for setup examples and the difference between targeted and global protection.

Sol's Relic System integration

  • Sol's Relic System follows the same compatibility list.
  • Protected tools do not roll the Relic Durability% main stat and do not have their custom durability rewritten.
  • Other eligible Relic stats continue to work normally.
v1.7

Utility and compatibility improvements

Version 1.7 improves the utility perk system introduced in v1.6, makes connected breaking more dependable, and separates combat-focused weapons from working tools more accurately.

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ForgeMinecraft 1.16.5 ForgeMinecraft 1.20.1 NeoForgeMinecraft 1.21.1

Connected breaking

  • Vein Miner now works on stone and other connected matching blocks that the pickaxe can properly mine, including supported modded blocks.
  • Timber finds connected matching vanilla and modded logs more reliably.
  • Connected blocks use normal Minecraft drops, consume durability, respect the perk's block limit, and work with Fortune and Silk Touch.
  • Harvest Replant uses the crop's normal drops before replanting, preventing duplicated crops.

Enchantments and perk balance

  • Break Efficiency continues to stack with Minecraft's Efficiency enchantment.
  • Durability Guard works with or without Unbreaking. Its tooltip now states more clearly that it prevents durability loss.
  • Higher perk tiers are less likely to appear below Supreme rarity.

Better equipment detection

  • Battle axes, war axes, great axes, and similar combat-focused items are treated as weapons instead of utility tools.
  • Pickarangs, paxels, drills, excavators, super tools, lumber axes, spades, sickles, and similar working tools are detected more accurately.
  • Utility tools no longer receive inappropriate weapon bonuses or Sol's Relic System stats.
v1.6

Utility perks and equipment balance

Version 1.6 replaces weapon-style damage bonuses on utility tools with permanent, tiered perks. Higher-rarity tools can roll more perks and have better chances of receiving stronger perk tiers.

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ForgeMinecraft 1.16.5 ForgeMinecraft 1.20.1 NeoForgeMinecraft 1.21.1

New utility perks

  • Durability Guard: Has a chance to prevent durability loss.
  • Break Efficiency: Increases block-breaking speed and stacks with Efficiency and Haste.
  • Vein Miner: Lets pickaxes break connected matching blocks.
  • Timber: Lets axes break connected matching logs.
  • Excavation: Lets shovels break connected matching blocks.
  • Harvest Replant: Lets hoes harvest and replant nearby mature crops.
  • Bountiful Harvest: Gives a chance to receive extra crop produce.

See the utility tool perk guide for perk counts, tier odds, values, activation rules, and tool-specific details.

Sneak to control connected breaking

Vein Miner, Timber, and Excavation activate only while sneaking. When you are not sneaking, the tool breaks only the block you selected, so precise mining remains unchanged.

Connected-block perks respect their tier limits and use normal Minecraft breaking rules. Extra blocks consume durability and use the expected drops, Fortune, Silk Touch, and supported modded-block behavior.

Enchantments and balance

  • Durability Guard works independently and combines with Unbreaking.
  • Break Efficiency combines with Efficiency and Haste.
  • Mending, Fortune, and Silk Touch continue to behave normally.
  • Stronger perk tiers are intentionally difficult to roll below Supreme rarity.

Connected-perk compatibility switch

Servers and modpacks that already provide vein mining, excavation, tree felling, or area digging can disable Item Rarity's three connected-block perks:

[general]
disableConnectedToolPerks = true

This disables Vein Miner, Timber, and Excavation while keeping Durability Guard, Break Efficiency, Harvest Replant, and Bountiful Harvest active. Existing configuration files receive the option automatically. See utility perk tuning for the full server configuration guide.