Monitoring Tool Durability and Increasing Visibility in Combat

Tracking Durability via Cracking Textures

Embers adds dynamic visual feedback directly onto your gear to help you monitor item health without constantly watching your hotbar gauges.

1. Equip any supported weapon or tool (such as diamond, netherite, or lower-tier equipment).

2. Use the item during combat or mining until its durability falls to a low threshold.

3. Watch the item model in your hand or hotbar. Visible cracks will appear directly across the texture surface once durability is low, signaling that it is time to repair or replace the tool.

Maximizing Field of View with Compact Weapons

Vanilla shields and large weapons can obstruct your view during intense fights. Embers modifies equipment scale on your screen to keep your sightlines clear.

1. Place a sword in your main hand and a shield in your off-hand.

2. Note the lower screen clearance: the pack shrinks both items in first-person view, freeing up visual space on the lower sides of the screen.

3. Use this extra visibility to track approaching mobs, projectiles, or flanking threats without the shield model blocking your target.