Melee Expansion is a Minecraft mod that expands vanilla-style melee combat with carefully designed weapons, deeper mechanics, and broad mod compatibility — all while staying balanced and immersive.
This mod focuses on quality, progression, and clean integration, making it ideal for both vanilla-plus and heavily modded setups.

Weapons & Mechanics

🔹 Katana - A fast and precise blade built for aggressive playstyles.

• Successful hits grant a temporary attack speed boost.

🔹 Mace - A heavy weapon designed to break defenses.
• Built-in attack knockback.
• When Better Combat is installed, the third strike deals more damage
• Impact Enchantment:

Increases base damage (similar to Sharpness).
Increases the chance to disable enemy shields: No Impact: 15% - Impact V: 65%

🔹 Scythe - A versatile tool for both combat and farming.
• Right-click crops to harvest and replant automatically.
• Reaper Enchantment:

Pulls mob drops and harvested items directly into the player's inventory.

World Integration

Piglins and Zombified Piglins have a 50% chance to spawn holding a Mace instead of a sword
Wither Skeletons have a 25% chance to spawn holding a Katana instead of a sword
Weapons can be found in villager trades and vanilla structure loot chests.

Mod Compatibility (Optional & Clean)

Melee Expansion dynamically registers content only if the corresponding mod is installed, ensuring zero clutter and perfect integration.
Supported mods:

Existing weapon types (Katana, Mace, Scythe) automatically support expanded material sets from these mods.

Localization

Supported languages:

English (en_us)
German (de_de)
Chinese Simplified (zh_cn)
Brazilian Portuguese (pt_br)
Russian (ru_ru)
Arabic (ar_sa)
Persian (fa_ir)

Translations were generated using AI.
If you notice any mistakes or have better wording suggestions, feedback is greatly appreciated!

Balance & Recommendations

Designed around Better Combat for the intended experience.
Playable as a standalone mod, but Better Combat is highly recommended.

Notes

Suggestions, balance feedback, and bug reports are always welcome!
You are free to include Melee Expansion in your modpack, but all rights are reserved. Redistribution or sale is not allowed.