Akipa: The Evolving Blade

Are you tired of crafting a new sword every time your old one breaks? What if your weapon could grow with you, absorb the experience of your fallen enemies, and evolve into a legendary RPG artifact?

Akipa introduces a highly customizable, progression-based sword for NeoForge 1.21.1. It starts as a simple forged blade, but as you slay hostile mobs, it gains experience and levels up (all the way to Level 99).

Key Features

Unbreakable: The Akipa sword never loses durability. Once you forge it, it's yours forever.
Dynamic Leveling System: Kill monsters to feed your sword XP. As your sword levels up, its base attack damage naturally increases (+0.1 per level).
Custom Skill Tree: Every level grants 1 Skill Point. Press [K] (default keybind) to open the Akipa Skill Menu and customize your weapon!

Upgradable Stats (Max 20 Points Per Stat)

Spend your hard-earned Skill Points on 5 unique attributes to fit your playstyle:

Sharpness: Increases your base melee attack damage.
Vampirism (Lifesteal): Heals you for a percentage of the actual damage dealt to enemies.
Agility: Increases your attack speed, allowing you to swing much faster.
Critical Strike: Grants a flat chance to deal devastating critical hits without needing to jump/fall.
Scavenger (Looting): Gives a chance to trigger bonus item drops from slain monsters.

How to Craft the Akipa Sword

The Akipa Sword cannot be found in vanilla loot chests; it must be carefully forged using precious resources.

Materials Needed:

1x Gold Ingot
1x Copper Ingot
2x Emeralds
1x Stick

Crafting Recipe (Shaped):

[ ] [ Gold ] [ ]
[ ] [ Copper ] [ ]
[ Emerald] [ Stick ] [ Emerald]

For Server Admins & Modpack Makers

Akipa is built with multiplayer and balancing in mind!

Server Config: Almost everything is customizable! Check the akipa-server.toml config file to adjust the Max Level, Max Stat Caps, XP Curve, Damage Multipliers, Lifesteal Percentages, and more.
Admin Commands: Easily manage players' swords using the built-in command: /akipa swordlevel <player> <level> (This safely rebuilds the sword, resetting XP and granting the correct amount of Skill Points).

A Quick Note from the Developer
This is my very first Minecraft mod! I've put a lot of effort into making the mechanics and server backend as solid and balanced as possible. However, if you encounter any bugs, unexpected exploits, or if you have cool ideas for new stats and features to add in the future, please let me know in the comments. All feedback is greatly appreciated! Enjoy the grind!