Diabolical Potions

Diabolical Potions

Inspired by Diablo's iconic belt system, Diabolical Potions adds a quick-use consumable layer to Minecraft that feels native to the game. Equip an Alchemist's Belt, load it with tinctures, and consume them mid-fight without opening your inventory.

The Alchemist's Belt

The belt holds up to 4 tinctures or potions and is worn in the accessory slot via Trinkets on Fabric, or Accessories on NeoForge, keeping it off your hotbar entirely.

Loading the belt works like a bundle: drag a tincture or potion over the belt item and drop it in. The belt displays its contents in a persistent HUD on the right of the screen, so you always know what you're carrying.

Using the belt:

• Tap H to instantly consume your primary slot (slot 1)
• Hold H to open a radial menu and pick any of the four slots
• A short cooldown (1.2 seconds) applies after each use
• The H keybind is rebindable from the controls screen
• The HUD position and layout direction (horizontal/vertical) are both adjustable in-game with a dedicated edit mode (enterable with a rebindable key)

Tinctures

Tinctures are alchemical consumables that deliver focused, short-burst effects. They come in three tiers across six types, totaling to sixteen.

Unlike regular potions, tinctures have an optional activation delay (configurable, off by default). If enabled, a freshly crafted tincture needs a moment before it becomes usable, simulating the alchemical process settling.

The Six Types

The Three Tiers

Base tinctures — Reliable, moderate effect. Found in early and mid-game loot, and available from villager trades.

Greater tinctures — Stronger potency and longer duration. Appear in mid-to-late game structures like strongholds, woodland mansions, and nether fortresses.

Corrupted tinctures — Maximum potency with dangerous trade-offs. Carry significant side effects that trigger approximately one in three uses. Found primarily in ancient cities, bastions, and end cities.

Corrupted Tincture Side Effects

Corrupted tinctures are high-risk, high-reward. Each type carries a unique set of drawbacks:

• Corrupted Life Tincture — Heals 40% max HP + Regeneration II, but may inflict Hunger II, Poison I, or the Corrupted Constitution effect (temporarily lowers max health)
• Corrupted Gold Tincture — Absorption IV, but may inflict Warding Drain (drains absorption over time), Slowness II, or Darkness
• Corrupted Iron Tincture — Massive armor bonus via Corrupted Guard (+16 armor), but may inflict Slowness III, Weakness II, or Nausea
• Corrupted Snow Tincture — Applies Rejuvenating Flame (fire damage heals you) but simultaneously inflicts Frost Buildup (cold damage accumulates), plus Darkness and Weakness
• Corrupted Flame Tincture — Grants Corrupted Flame, a powerful warmth effect with an extended, harsh duration
• Corrupted Breath Tincture — Grants Water Breathing but inflicts Corrupted Breath, gradually depleting your air

World Integration

Tinctures generate naturally throughout the vanilla world with drop rates tuned to progression:

• Early game: Dungeons, desert pyramids, mineshafts, shipwrecks, igloos, village structures
• Mid game: Pillager outposts, stronghold libraries and corridors, woodland mansions, ruined portals
• Late game: Nether fortresses, bastions (other and treasure), ancient cities, end cities

Corrupted tinctures appear exclusively in late-game structures. Villager trading provides a supplemental source for base and greater tinctures.

Configuration

Every effect duration, heal amount, and armor bonus is tunable from an in-game config screen (requires Cloth Config). Notable options:

• Switch Life Tincture healing between % of max HP and flat half-hearts
• Enable or disable the tincture activation delay and set how long it lasts
• Adjust all Guard and Corrupted Guard armor bonuses (applied at startup)
• Tune duration on every individual effect and side effect across all eighteen tinctures

Requirements

Fabric: Fabric API, Trinkets, Cloth Config
NeoForge: Accessories, Cloth Config
Optional: ModMenu (Fabric only, for in-game config access)