Tinkers' Gadgets
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A lightweight Tinkers' Construct addon featuring tools, new materials, and exclusive projectile traits.
Includes a large focus on traversing worlds with enhanced world generation, structures, dungeons, and more for players to find unique loot.
Forge is a popular mod loader for versions 1.1+ of Minecraft.
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Tinkers' Gadgets
Tinkers' Gadgets is a lightweight add-on for Tinkers' Construct 2 that adds new tools, parts, and materials.
Features
🪃 Boomerang
An early-game ranged weapon craftable before the Tool Forge.
- Made with two knife blades and a clasp.
- Right-click to charge, release to throw.
- Automatically returns after impact.
- Each Boomerang is tracked independently—use multiple at once.
🔪 Throwing Knife
A mid-range throwing weapon inspired by the original Tinkers' Construct from the 1.7.10 era.
- Made with a knife blade, arrow shaft, and grip.
- Right-click to charge and throw a single knife.
- Sneak + right-click charges longer to fan out three knives.
- Knives can be picked up after impact to recover ammunition.
🔫 Heat Ray Gun
A high‑tech energy weapon that fires devastating heat rays.
- Made with a tough tool rod, large plate, fuel tank, and heat ray emitter.
- Right-click to charge, automatically fires after full charge.
- Consumes fuel (any burnable item) per shot; fuel capacity and efficiency depend on the Fuel Tank material.
- Overheats after continuous fire; cooldown scales with Heat Capacity.
- Supports materials:
- Fuel Tank: Brick, Nether Brick, Iron, Stone, Cobalt.
- Heat Ray Emitter: Iron, Stone, Cobalt (Stone parts are only useful for casting molds).
🎯 Projectile Traits
Exclusive traits for thrown weapons:
| Trait | Effect |
|---|---|
| Piercing | Pierces through up to 3 enemies without altering flight path. |
| Bouncing | Bounces up to 3 times between nearby foes, with damage decreasing 25% per bounce. |
| Return Damage | Damages foes during return flight. |
| Fracture | Splits into two shards on hit. |
| Hooked Blade | Latches onto targets for continuous damage. |
| Collection | Collects nearby items and XP while flying. |
| Deflect | Knocks away incoming projectiles during flight. |
| Interactive | Simulates right-click on block impact. |
| Instant Return | Vanishes on impact for rapid follow-up throws. |
| Rebound | 50% chance to bounce off targets and drop, allowing recovery. |
| Recovery | Automatically returns after hitting a block. |
| Shatter | Destroys soft blocks on impact. |
🧪 Materials for the Clasp
| Material | Trait |
|---|---|
| Leather | None |
| Glass | Fracture |
| Slimeball | Bouncing |
| Popped Chorus Fruit | Piercing |
| Nether Quartz | Hooked Blade |
| Magma Cream | Return Damage |
| Shulker Shell | Collection |
| Redstone | Interactive |
| Blue Slimeball | Deflect |
| Ender Pearl | Instant Return |
| Prismarine Crystals | Shatter |
🧪 Materials for the Grip
| Material | Trait |
|---|---|
| Leather | None |
| Slimeball | Rebound |
| Wool | None |
| Shulker Shell | Recovery |
Installation
- Install Minecraft Forge for 1.12.2.
- Install Tinkers' Construct 2 (1.12.2-2.13.0.183+).
- Place the mod
.jarin yourmodsfolder.
For 1.20.1: Most content has been ported to Casual Tinkering.
Notes
Code written with AI assistance.
Tinkers' Gadgets
Tinkers' Gadgets is a lightweight add-on for Tinkers' Construct 2 that adds new tools, parts, and materials.
Features
🪃 Boomerang
An early-game ranged weapon craftable before the Tool Forge.
- Made with two knife blades and a clasp.
- Right-click to charge, release to throw.
- Automatically returns after impact.
- Each Boomerang is tracked independently—use multiple at once.
🔪 Throwing Knife
A mid-range throwing weapon inspired by the original Tinkers' Construct from the 1.7.10 era.
- Made with a knife blade, arrow shaft, and grip.
- Right-click to charge and throw a single knife.
- Sneak + right-click charges longer to fan out three knives.
- Knives can be picked up after impact to recover ammunition.
🔫 Heat Ray Gun
A high‑tech energy weapon that fires devastating heat rays.
- Made with a tough tool rod, large plate, fuel tank, and heat ray emitter.
- Right-click to charge, automatically fires after full charge.
- Consumes fuel (any burnable item) per shot; fuel capacity and efficiency depend on the Fuel Tank material.
- Overheats after continuous fire; cooldown scales with Heat Capacity.
- Supports materials:
- Fuel Tank: Brick, Nether Brick, Iron, Stone, Cobalt.
- Heat Ray Emitter: Iron, Stone, Cobalt (Stone parts are only useful for casting molds).
🎯 Projectile Traits
Exclusive traits for thrown weapons:
| Trait | Effect |
|---|---|
| Piercing | Pierces through up to 3 enemies without altering flight path. |
| Bouncing | Bounces up to 3 times between nearby foes, with damage decreasing 25% per bounce. |
| Return Damage | Damages foes during return flight. |
| Fracture | Splits into two shards on hit. |
| Hooked Blade | Latches onto targets for continuous damage. |
| Collection | Collects nearby items and XP while flying. |
| Deflect | Knocks away incoming projectiles during flight. |
| Interactive | Simulates right-click on block impact. |
| Instant Return | Vanishes on impact for rapid follow-up throws. |
| Rebound | 50% chance to bounce off targets and drop, allowing recovery. |
| Recovery | Automatically returns after hitting a block. |
| Shatter | Destroys soft blocks on impact. |
🧪 Materials for the Clasp
| Material | Trait |
|---|---|
| Leather | None |
| Glass | Fracture |
| Slimeball | Bouncing |
| Popped Chorus Fruit | Piercing |
| Nether Quartz | Hooked Blade |
| Magma Cream | Return Damage |
| Shulker Shell | Collection |
| Redstone | Interactive |
| Blue Slimeball | Deflect |
| Ender Pearl | Instant Return |
| Prismarine Crystals | Shatter |
🧪 Materials for the Grip
| Material | Trait |
|---|---|
| Leather | None |
| Slimeball | Rebound |
| Wool | None |
| Shulker Shell | Recovery |
Installation
- Install Minecraft Forge for 1.12.2.
- Install Tinkers' Construct 2 (1.12.2-2.13.0.183+).
- Place the mod
.jarin yourmodsfolder.
For 1.20.1: Most content has been ported to Casual Tinkering.
Notes
Code written with AI assistance.
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