Enchanting Infuser

Overview

The Enchanting Infuser is a straightforward replacement for the vanilla Enchanting Table. Instead of rolling random enchantments and hoping for the best, you place your item into the Infuser and see every compatible enchantment listed in a scrollable menu. Click the enchantments you want, increase them to your desired level, and confirm the enchantment for a transparent level cost. No more cycling through Lapis Lazuli hoping for Sharpness V.

The mod adds two blocks: the standard Enchanting Infuser and the Advanced Enchanting Infuser. The standard version handles basic enchanting with full control over enchantment selection. The Advanced version unlocks additional features including item repair, book enchanting, the ability to modify already-enchanted items, and access to anvil-only enchantments like Sharpness on Axes. Both blocks still require Bookshelves for enchanting power, just like the vanilla table.

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How Enchanting Works

When you place an item into the Enchanting Infuser, the mod scans all registered enchantments and shows you every one that's compatible with that item. Enchantments are sorted by rarity (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Very Rare) and displayed in a scrollable list. Each enchantment shows its current level and maximum available level based on your enchanting power.

Enchanting power works identically to vanilla: each Bookshelf within range adds power, up to a maximum of 15. The number of Bookshelves determines which enchantments are available. Common enchantments are available almost immediately, while Very Rare enchantments require 60% of maximum power (about 9 Bookshelves). Within each rarity tier, higher levels of the same enchantment require progressively more Bookshelves, spread across a 40% power range.

Enchanting Power Thresholds

The Infuser uses percentage-based thresholds to determine when enchantments unlock. Common enchantments have a -20% multiplier, meaning they're available with 0 Bookshelves. Uncommon enchantments unlock at 20% power (about 3 Bookshelves). Rare enchantments require 40% power (6 Bookshelves), and Very Rare enchantments need 60% power (9 Bookshelves). To reach maximum levels within a tier, you'll need an additional 40% of total power beyond the unlock threshold.

Level Costs

Each enchantment level has a cost based on its rarity. Common enchantments cost 2 levels per enchantment level, Uncommon costs 3, Rare costs 4, and Very Rare costs 5. So applying Sharpness V (a Common enchantment) would have a base cost of 10 levels (2 x 5), while Mending (Very Rare, level 1) would cost 5 levels base. These costs are then scaled against the maximum cost setting so that fully enchanting an item doesn't exceed 30 levels for the normal Infuser or 20 levels for the Advanced version.

If treasure or unique enchantments are enabled in the config, they cost double their normal rarity rate by default. This prevents Mending and similar powerful enchantments from being too cheap.

The Advanced Enchanting Infuser

The Advanced Enchanting Infuser is the endgame version of the block, requiring Netherite Ingots to craft. It functions identically to the normal version but with several powerful additions that make it a significant upgrade.

Book Enchanting

The Advanced Infuser can enchant regular Books, turning them into Enchanted Books with your chosen enchantments. This is extremely useful for storing enchantments to apply later via Anvil, or for trading enchanted books with other players. The normal Infuser does not support book enchanting at all.

Modifying Existing Enchantments

While the normal Infuser only accepts unenchanted items, the Advanced version lets you place already-enchanted items back in to add, upgrade, or remove individual enchantments. This means you can incrementally improve gear over time rather than needing to enchant everything perfectly in one session. If you remove enchantments, you'll even get some experience back based on the enchantment levels removed.

Item Repair

The Advanced Infuser includes a repair button that restores 25% of an item's total durability per use, costing experience levels. The repair cost scales with how damaged the item is. For example, a heavily damaged tool costs more per click than one with minor damage. This feature works on tools (anything extending TieredItem) and armor pieces. Note that repairing optionally increases the item's prior work penalty, which can make future Anvil repairs more expensive if that config option is enabled.

Anvil-Only Enchantments

The Advanced Infuser unlocks anvil-only enchantment combinations by default. This means you can apply enchantments like Sharpness to an Axe, or other combinations that normally require an Anvil and an Enchanted Book. This saves both the Anvil's material cost and avoids the "Too Expensive" cap.

Bookshelf Setup and Enchanting Power

The Enchanting Infuser follows the same Bookshelf placement rules as the vanilla Enchanting Table. Bookshelves must be placed exactly 2 blocks away from the Infuser at the same height or one block above, with nothing blocking the space between the shelf and the Infuser. The standard ring of 15 Bookshelves provides maximum enchanting power.

Chiseled Bookshelves are also supported. Each book stored in a Chiseled Bookshelf contributes toward enchanting power, with every 3 books equaling 1 point of power. This means a fully loaded Chiseled Bookshelf (6 books) counts as 2 points of enchanting power. While less efficient per block than regular Bookshelves, Chiseled Bookshelves can fill in gaps or supplement a setup that's short on regular shelves.

Filling in corners matters when trying to reach maximum power. The Infuser checks all valid positions around it, including diagonal positions. If you need to reach higher power values (for example, with Apotheosis installed which sets the maximum to 50), you'll need modded bookshelves that provide more than 1 enchanting power per block.

Configuration

The Enchanting Infuser has an extensive server-side config file with separate settings for the Normal and Advanced Infuser. Every aspect of the enchanting system can be tuned, making this mod highly customizable for modpack authors or server operators.

Cost Settings

The maximum cost determines the level cap for fully enchanting an item (default 30 for Normal, 20 for Advanced). Cost multipliers per rarity control how the total cost is distributed: Common at 2x, Uncommon at 3x, Rare at 4x, and Very Rare at 5x per enchantment level. The "doubleUniques" option (enabled by default) doubles the cost of treasure and other special enchantments when they're enabled. The "scaleCostsByVanillaOnly" option (enabled by default) ensures that adding lots of modded enchantments doesn't make everything absurdly cheap by only counting vanilla enchantments for cost scaling.

Enchantment Type Toggles

Five boolean toggles control which special enchantment types are available: anvil enchantments, treasure enchantments, undiscoverable enchantments, untradeable enchantments, and curses. These have a precedence order: the undiscoverable toggle overrides treasure, curse, and tradeable settings. The untradeable toggle overrides treasure and curse. The curse toggle overrides treasure. This means Soul Speed, which is both undiscoverable and a treasure enchantment, requires the undiscoverable toggle specifically.

Repair Settings

Repair can be set to work on everything, only tools and armor, or nothing. The repair percentage step (default 25%) controls how much durability is restored per repair action. The repair step multiplier (default 2.0) controls the experience cost. The "increaseAnvilRepairCost" option (disabled by default) makes Infuser repairs increase the item's prior work penalty, affecting future Anvil costs.

Apotheosis Integration

If Apotheosis is installed, the Enchanting Infuser automatically integrates with it. The maximum bookshelf count is fixed at 50, and all Apotheosis enchantment modifications (custom max levels, changed rarities) are respected. This integration can be disabled in config if it causes issues.

Block Properties

Both Infuser blocks share the same physical properties. They have a hardness of 5.0 and a blast resistance of 1200.0, making them extremely blast-resistant (comparable to Obsidian's resistance). They emit a light level of 7, identical to the vanilla Enchanting Table. Both blocks require a Pickaxe to mine (tagged as mineable with pickaxe) and will drop their contents when broken.

The Infuser supports hopper and automation interaction through sided inventory access. Items can be inserted from any side and extracted once they're enchanted or if they're Enchanted Books. The block entity also emits enchanting particles when surrounded by Bookshelves, giving a visual indication of active enchanting power.