Relicforged

Changed

• rebalanced the Blackened tier to fit better alongside Netherite
• Blackened tools now trade some durability and enchantability for faster mining, Searing, fire resistance, and easier repairs
• updated Blackened tool combat stats to be closer to Netherite
• Blackened tools are now repaired with Resonant Alloy
• reworked Blackened component recipes to use Resonant Alloy
• Blackened Handle recipe no longer consumes a Relic Forging Template and now crafts two handles

Added

• Amethyst Fragment
• Amethyst Blocks can now be smelted into Amethyst Fragments
• 4 Amethyst Fragments can be crafted into 1 Amethyst Shard

Blackened Tier

• Durability: 1800
• Mining Speed: 9.5
• Enchantability: 12
• Blackened Sword: 8 Attack Damage / 1.6 Attack Speed
• Searing behavior remains unchanged

Notes

This beta mainly focuses on progression and balance.

Blackened is now intended to sit alongside Netherite instead of simply replacing it. Resonant Alloy also has a clearer role in the progression, since it is now used as the base for Blackened components and repairs.

The new Amethyst Fragment recipe gives regular Amethyst Blocks another use while keeping normal crystal farming as the better source of Amethyst Shards.

The next step is expanding Relicforged with more utility and progression content beyond just tool tiers.