How to Reclaim Resources from Damaged Items

Salvaging Worn Equipment

Instead of discarding low-durability tools, weapons, or armor dropped by hostile mobs or worn down through heavy use, you can recycle them using the Deconstruction Table. The mod includes built-in support for damaged gear.

Partial Resource Extraction

1. Interact with the Deconstruction Table to access the grid.

2. Insert the damaged item into the deconstruction input.

3. Because the item has lost durability, the table does not return the complete recipe components. Instead, it performs partial resource extraction, granting an amount of materials that reflects the item's remaining durability.

4. Take the reclaimed base resources from the output grid.

This mechanic makes mob loot drops and nearly broken tools a viable source of secondary raw materials without unbalancing resource gathering.