How to Install and Use Quality Tools in Minecraft

Quality Tools Mod Overview

Minecraft already has enchantments, but chasing perfect gear can turn into a long loop of mining, crafting, repairing, and hoping the enchantment table feels generous. The Quality Tools mod adds another layer to equipment by giving items random qualities when they are crafted or obtained. These qualities can boost damage, speed, reach, toughness, mining ability, and other stats, or punish unlucky players with weaker rolls.

On a HolyHosting Minecraft server, Quality Tools works well for groups that want gear progression to feel less predictable. A basic sword might become excellent, while a shiny new chestplate might roll something disappointing. That is part of the fun, at least until the boots make you slower.

Quality Tools also includes a Reforging Station, which lets players reroll item qualities with matching materials. Server owners can customize the mod through configuration files, including support for additional modded items when set up properly. This makes the mod a good fit for survival servers, RPG-style worlds, and modpacks where equipment variety matters more than everyone carrying the same sword by day two.

Downloading Quality Tools

Quality Tools requires Forge and the correct Minecraft version. It also needs the Potion Core dependency, so download both files before installing anything. Keep the client and server on matching versions, since using a newer or older dependency can stop the game from launching or prevent players from joining.

1. Open the Quality Tools page on CurseForge and select Files.

1. Find the file that matches the Minecraft version used by your server and client.
2. Open the file options, then choose Download File.

1. Save the `.jar` somewhere easy to find.
2. Repeat the same process for Potion Core.

Installing the Mod on Your Client

Players need the same Forge version and mods installed locally before joining a modded server. If Forge is not installed yet, add the matching version through the Minecraft Launcher first.

1. Open the Minecraft Launcher and go to Installations.

1. Locate the Forge profile, then click the folder icon.

1. Open the `mods` folder. If it does not exist, create one named exactly `mods`.
2. Move the Quality Tools and Potion Core `.jar` files into that folder.

1. Launch Minecraft with the Forge profile.

Installing the Mod on a Server

Your server must also be running Forge for the same Minecraft version. In the HolyHosting control panel, select the correct Forge server type, restart once so the server generates its files, then upload the mod files. Stop the server before uploading the jars, then start it again after the upload completes so Forge loads them cleanly.

1. Open your server panel and go to the file access area.

1. Sign in if the panel asks for your password.

1. Open the `mods` directory.
2. Upload both the Quality Tools and Potion Core `.jar` files.

1. Wait until the upload finishes, then restart the server.

Getting Started With Quality Tools

After joining the server, craft or obtain normal equipment such as tools, armor, swords, bows, fishing rods, shears, horse armor, and totems. Quality Tools automatically applies a random quality to supported items. That means two iron pickaxes can have very different stats, even if they were crafted from the same materials. The quality name appears on the item tooltip, along with the stat changes it provides.

This can make early progression more interesting. A lucky roll on iron gear may carry a player longer than expected, while a poor roll on diamond equipment may need reforging before it is worth using. It also gives duplicate loot more value, since two items with the same recipe can still have different practical uses.

Items That Can Roll Qualities

Most standard Minecraft gear can receive quality levels by default. Pickaxes, axes, shovels, swords, armor pieces, bows, rods, shears, horse armor, and totems are the main examples. Because the system applies to more than just weapons, players should check tooltips before tossing spare gear into a chest or smelter.

Custom modded items can also be added through configuration, but they may need extra setup before Quality Tools recognizes them correctly. If a specific modded sword or armor piece never receives a quality, check whether its item ID has been added to the correct config list.

Quality Levels Explained

Qualities act like built-in stat modifiers. They are not enchantments, but they can feel similar because they change how an item performs. Different item types have different possible quality pools. Armor can improve the player directly, while weapons and tools usually affect combat, reach, attack speed, digging speed, or durability-related stats.

Strong Rolls

Top-tier qualities can apply several useful bonuses at once. A strong sword roll might improve attack speed, damage, digging speed, and reach distance. Armor can provide player-focused benefits instead, so a good armor quality may help even when the item itself is not being used as a weapon. These bonuses can stack with enchantments, which is why a well-rolled item can feel dramatically stronger than a normal version.

Masterful, Legendary, and similar high-end qualities are the rolls players usually chase. They are powerful enough to make ordinary gear feel special.

Average Rolls

Most rolls land somewhere in the middle. These qualities usually provide one or two helpful bonuses, sometimes mixed with a drawback.

For example, boots may gain extra toughness but reduce movement speed. That is usable, but not exactly something to frame above the fireplace. Middle rolls are common, so expect plenty of gear that is decent rather than perfect.

Bad Rolls

Poor qualities reduce stats and can make gear worse than its material suggests. Worthless is one of the harshest examples, and items with bad rolls are often better reforged or replaced.

Crafting another copy of the item can produce a new quality, but that burns resources quickly. The Reforging Station is usually the better long-term solution, especially once gear is enchanted or made from rare materials. For cheap stone or iron tools, crafting another copy may still be faster.

Using the Reforging Station

The Reforging Station lets players reroll an item's quality without crafting the whole item again. To make one, gather:

• 2 stone slabs
• 1 anvil
• 1 crafting table
• 2 obsidian

Place the station in your base after crafting it. The model displays parts of the recipe, and items can appear on top during use, which makes it useful as decoration as well as a tool.

To reforge an item, right-click the station and place the equipment in the top slot. Put the matching material in the lower slot. A gold sword needs gold ingots, iron armor needs iron ingots, and so on.

There is no strict reroll limit, but every attempt costs material. Save extra ores and ingots if players plan to hunt for the best possible quality. For expensive gear, it is usually worth deciding what counts as good enough before spending half the server's diamond supply on one stubborn helmet.

Practical Tips

Trade With Villagers

Blacksmith-style villagers can be a strong source of quality gear. Their trades may provide equipment that already has both enchantments and quality bonuses. Leveling villagers takes emeralds and patience, but it can be easier than crafting the same item repeatedly.

Other villager professions may also offer useful items depending on your setup, so do not ignore trade halls if your server uses this mod.

Save Materials for Rerolls

Reforging can consume a surprising amount of material. Mine more ore than usual, keep spare ingots, and avoid spending every diamond the moment it enters your inventory. A lower-tier item with an excellent quality may temporarily beat a better material with a terrible roll, so compare stats before replacing gear.

Add Support for Other Mods

Quality Tools can work with items from other mods, especially when paired with Baubles and proper configuration. This is useful for servers with extra dimensions, weapons, armor sets, or accessories.

Some items may need custom config entries or new quality definitions before they behave the way you want. Test changes on a backup or staging profile before applying them to a live server. Add modded items in small batches so it is easier to find the exact entry that causes trouble.

Configuration

Quality Tools stores its settings in the server configuration folder. The official wiki is the best reference for advanced edits, including new qualities and supported item lists. Before changing values, stop the server or make sure no one is actively editing the same files. Keeping a backup of the `config/qualitytools` folder is also recommended, especially before large balance changes.

1. Open your server file access area and sign in.
2. Go to `config/qualitytools`.

1. Choose the config file you want to edit. The `Qualities` folder contains quality definitions for supported item types.

1. Save your changes in the file editor.

1. Restart the server so the edits can load.

Common Problems

If players cannot join, first confirm they are using the correct server address and port. Then check that the client is launching the matching Forge version with both Quality Tools and Potion Core inside the local `mods` folder.

If the server starts but the mod does not work, verify that Forge is selected on the server, both `.jar` files finished uploading, and the files are in the server's `mods` directory. Missing dependencies are a common cause of mod loading failures. Also check that the files were not uploaded inside an extra folder, which can happen when dragging a folder instead of the jar itself.

For stubborn issues, test with a clean server profile using only Forge, Quality Tools, and Potion Core. If that works, another mod or an older configuration file is probably causing the conflict.

Useful Links

• Quality Tools on CurseForge
• Official Quality Tools wiki
• Installing Forge on the Minecraft Launcher
• Adding mods to a Minecraft server