Noob Warrior
Noob Warrior is a lightweight RPG-style ability mod for Minecraft 1.21.5 (26.1.2) that adds a mana system and unlockable combat/support abilities. It requires Fabric Loader >=0.19.3 and Fabric API.
Why Install It?
Vanilla combat is straightforward — left-click to attack, right-click (with a shield) to block. Noob Warrior adds skill-based mechanics that give you more options in combat and exploration without overhauling the entire game. Abilities are earned through gameplay, consume a resource (mana), and require timing and awareness to use effectively. It's designed to feel like a natural extension of vanilla.
Mana System
Every player starts with a mana pool of 5. Key mechanics:
- Passive regen: 1 mana per minute
- Food: Eating any food gives 0.5–1.5 mana (based on nutrition)
- Sleep: Waking from bed refills mana to maximum
- Max mana: Permanently expandable by consuming Mana Ore (+5) or Purified Mana (+20)
Abilities
Abilities are permanent unlocks. To obtain one, enchant a book at an enchanting table (the ability enchantments appear randomly). Right-click the enchanted book to consume it and learn the ability.
Cycle between your unlocked abilities with Ctrl + Scroll Wheel and activate with R (customizable in key bindings).
Jump
- Cost: 0.5 mana
- Effect: Launches you 8 blocks forward and 3 blocks upward
- Restriction: Can only be used while on the ground
- Use case: Quick vertical mobility, escaping danger, reaching high places
Critical Hit
- Cost: 3 mana
- Effect: Launches you upward, applies Strength VIII for during the ability
- Requirement: Must be holding a sword or axe
- Restriction: Can only be activated while airborne
- Visual: Orange/yellow border glow appears while active
- Use case: Powerful aerial attacks
Mob Inspector
- Cost: 0.1 mana per tick (while looking at a mob)
- Effect: Displays the target mob's name, health, attack damage, and active potion effects on its name tag
- Use case: Assessing threats, finding weakened enemies, checking ally status
Items
Mana Ore
- Recipe: 4 diamonds (cross pattern) + 1 netherite scrap
- Effect: Eating it permanently increases max mana by 5
- Animation: Standard eating animation
Purified Mana
- Recipe: 8 diamonds (full ring) + 1 enchanted golden apple
- Effect: Right-click instantly consumes and permanently increases max mana by 20
- Animation: Custom blue soul-flame particles + totem-style item activation animation
- Note: Does not use the eating animation — instant use
Mana Tome
- Obtain: Creative tab
- Effect: Right-click opens an info screen listing all abilities with their descriptions and mana costs
- Navigation: Arrow keys or page buttons to flip through pages
Ability Book
- Obtain: Enchant a book at an enchanting table
- Effect: Right-click consumes the book and permanently grants the contained ability
- Visual: Automatically gains a custom book model when it contains an ability enchantment
HUD Elements
- Selected ability: Displays the currently selected ability name at the bottom-right of the screen (with a semi-transparent background)
- Critical Hit overlay: Orange/yellow border with rounded corners while critical hit mode is active
Commands
All commands require operator privileges:
/ability give <player> <ability_id>— grants an ability/ability remove <player> <ability_id>— removes an ability/ability list <player>— lists all abilities a player owns/mana get [player]— shows current mana/mana set <player> <amount>— sets mana/mana add <player> <amount>— adds mana/mana-limit get [player]— shows max mana/mana-limit set <player> <amount>— sets max mana/mana-limit add <player> <amount>— increases max mana
Miscellaneous
- Multiplayer compatible: All features work on dedicated servers
- Creative mode bypass: Creative players can use abilities without consuming mana
- Abilities screen: Accessible from the pause menu — shows owned and all available abilities
- Fabric API dependency: Required
