Clavis FAQ

Simply install the mod and play normally—when you encounter a chest in a dungeon or structure, you'll see a floating lock symbol above it instead of being able to open it instantly. Interact with the chest to begin the lockpicking mini-game and earn your loot.

Lock colors indicate difficulty levels: easier locks are typically green or blue, while harder locks appear orange or red. Harder locks require faster reactions and impose additional rules, but reward you with significantly more items if you succeed.

Yes—the floating lock symbol above the chest shows its difficulty level by color before you interact with it, so you can decide whether to attempt it or come back with better reflexes later.

If you fail, the chest remains locked and you can try again immediately without penalty, though you won't receive any loot until you complete the mini-game successfully.

Yes—performing well during the mini-game increases your loot significantly, with perfect scores potentially dropping almost double the items compared to a barely-successful attempt.

The mod primarily affects loot chests found in structures and dungeons that have the floating lock symbol; regular chests you place yourself are not affected.

Yes—since you must successfully complete mini-games to access high-tier loot instead of simply collecting it, progression is intentionally slower and more skill-based in the early game.

The mod is designed around the lockpicking mechanic as a core feature; check your mod configuration files if you want to adjust difficulty settings, but the mini-game cannot be completely bypassed.

Compatibility depends on how the other mod implements chests; most standard chest-based mods should work, but custom chest types from some mods may not trigger the lockpicking system.

The mod is lightweight and should not cause noticeable performance problems, as the mini-game runs client-side and doesn't add many new blocks or entities to your world.

Clavis makes every loot chest locked, so you open it by completing a skill-based mini-game instead of just clicking. Better performance in the mini-game gives you more loot, up to nearly double for a perfect result.

Clavis supports Minecraft 1.21.1.

Clavis runs on Fabric and NeoForge.

Clavis registers a lock pick item. The wiki also lists crafting content under its Items and Processes sections.

A floating lock symbol appears above locked chests, and its outline color shows the difficulty. The smiley in the mini-game interface uses the same color coding.

There are 3 main difficulty levels. Harder locks hold better treasure but have faster speed, more tasks, and extra rules.

Find a locked chest with a floating lock symbol above it, then interact with the chest to start the mini-game. Complete the tasks on screen quickly and accurately to get the best items.

Yes. The better you perform, the richer your reward, up to nearly double the loot for a perfect result.

Yes. Because you have to earn high-tier items instead of just picking them up, early-game progression is slowed. Modpack developers can also use it to keep dungeon loot from being overpowered early on.

No. The facts only mention a lock pick item, locked chests, and the lockpicking mini-game, with no new mobs.