Use Balanced Anvils on a Multiplayer Server

Balanced Anvils works on dedicated multiplayer servers as well as in singleplayer worlds. Players joining the server are not forced to install it themselves.

Setting It Up for Your Server

1. Add the mod to the server's mods alongside your other server-side mods.

2. Start or restart the server.

3. Players can connect with their normal game setup. They don't need the mod on their own computers to join.

4. Have someone test it: open an anvil, rename an item, and confirm that no XP cost is charged.

What Players Will Notice

Once the server runs the mod, every player gets the same anvil rules:

• Repairing gear with raw materials or matching items costs zero XP.
• Renaming any item is free.
• Repairs and renames don't add to the hidden anvil work penalty.
• Adding or upgrading enchantments still uses normal XP costs and still increases the penalty.

Because enchanting costs are unchanged, the server's progression stays balanced. Players simply stop losing levels on routine maintenance.

Singleplayer

In singleplayer, just have the mod installed and play as usual. Any world you open uses the same free repair and rename rules described above.

Tip for server admins: Let your players know the rules up front. They can then stop hoarding XP just to fix their tools and save it for enchanting instead.