Minecraft Level Up Mod Overview

The Level Up! mod makes Minecraft play more like a traditional RPG. It introduces more advanced progression mechanics such as classes, skills, and specialization. This offers more options for customizing characters.

The mod comes in two versions:

• The older Legacy version
• The newer Reloaded version

This overview covers the Reloaded version. Here’s what this mod is all about.

Mod Installation

Before installing the Level Up! mod, you need the Minecraft Forge modding API version 1.12.2. Get the installer from the official Minecraft Forge website.

To install the mod:

1. Download the latest version of the mod from CurseForge.
2. Place the downloaded .jar file in the Mods Minecraft installation directory.
3. From the Minecraft Launcher, select Minecraft Forge 1.12.2 as your installation and start the game.
4. Select Mods in the main menu.
5. Confirm that Level Up! is on the list.

Mod Overview

The Level Up! Minecraft mod introduces two new leveling mechanics: skills and classes. Here’s how they work.

Skills

Skills grant bonuses to certain actions. For example, the Woodcutting skill increases wood harvesting speed.

Upgrade skills by spending leveling points through the skill book item. You only get one skill book per world, so recover it whenever your character dies.

Each skill has a different upgrade cost. Successive upgrades typically require more leveling points.

Some skills require unlocking previous skills in the tree before upgrading. The maximum level of a skill is either 5 or 10.

Acquire leveling points by exchanging five levels for one point. To do this, right-click while holding the Shift key with the skill book equipped in the hotbar.

Downgrade existing skills to retrieve the spent leveling points. Use the points to unlock and upgrade other skills.

Each skill falls into one of three categories: mining, combat, or crafting.

Below are descriptions of the skills in each of these categories.

Mining Skills

Skill	Description	Max Level
Stonecutting	Increases stone harvesting speed	10
Prospecting	Prerequisite: Stonecutting Occasionally doubles ore from harvesting	5
Woodcutting	Increases wood harvesting speed	10
Lumbering	Prerequisite: Woodcutting Occasionally grants extra wood from harvesting	5
Sprint Speed	Increases sprinting speed	10
Athletics	Prerequisite: Sprint Speed Decreases fall damage	5
Flint Harvesting	Harvests flint more effectively	10
Treasure Hunting	Prerequisite: Flint Harvesting Random chance of digging up treasure from dirt	5

Crafting Skills

Skill	Description	Max Level
Cooking Speed	Increases furnace cooking speed Shift + right click with empty hands to bind the furnace to you.	5
Smelting Efficiency	Prerequisite: Cooking Speed Occasionally doubles smelting output	10
Brewing Speed	Prerequisite: Smelting Efficiency Increases brewing speed Shift + right click with empty hands to bind the brewing stand to you.	5
Green Thumb	Occasionally gives nearby crops extra growth ticks	10
Harvest Efficiency	Prerequisite: Green Thumb Gives extra crops on harvest	10
Fishing Proficiency	Chance of hooking something extra when fishing	10

Combat Skills

Skill	Description	Max level
Random Crits	Randomly doubles damage output for direct attacks	5
Melee Damage	Prerequisite: Random Crits Increases direct damage output	10
Archery	Draw bowstring back faster	10
Arrow Speed	Prerequisite: Archery Arrows travel faster	5
Stealth	Sneaking decreases mob detection range	10
Stealth Damage	Prerequisite: Stealth Increases sneak attack damage	5
Shield Proficiency	Shields occasionally block unblockable damage	5
Iron Skin	Prerequisite: Shield Proficiency Reduces damage taken	10

Classes

Your starting skills are determined by your class. You will be prompted to choose your class the first time you open the skill book.

Each class comes with a specialization, which is a special skill that grants bonus experience to one of three activities: mining, crafting, or combat.

Each class starts with a single specialization. You can unlock the other specializations later for 10 improvement points each.

There are 12 classes to choose from, including:

Class	Starting Skills	Specialization
Artisan	Cooking Speed 1 Smelting Efficiency 2 Brewing Speed 1 Woodcutting 2	Crafting
Zealot	Melee Damage 2 Iron Skin 1 Sprinting Speed 2 Athletics 1	Combat
Lumberjack	Iron Skin 2 Woodcutting 2 Lumbering 1 Athletics 1	Crafting
Miner	Cooking Speed 1 Stonecutting 2 Prospecting 1 Flint Harvesting 2	Mining
Spelunker	Cooking Speed 1 Smelting Efficiency 2 Stonecutting 2 Athletics 1	Mining
Archaeologist	Woodcutting 2 Flint Harvesting 2 Treasure Hunting 1 Prospecting 1	Mining
Farmer	Green Thumb 2 Harvest Efficiency 2 Fishing 2 Woodcutting 2	Crafting
Scout	Archery 2 Arrow Speed 1 Stealth 2 Athletics 1	Combat
Warrior	Random Crits 1 Melee Damage 2 Archery 2 Shield Proficiency 1	Combat
Hermit	Cooking Speed 1 Smelting Efficiency 2 Prospecting 1 Flint Harvesting 2	Mining
Fisherman	Cooking Speed 1 Smelting Efficiency 2 Fishing Proficiency 2 Lumbering 1	Crafting
Assassin	Melee Damage 2 Arrow Speed 1 Stealth 2 Stealth Damage 1	Combat

Level Up! Mod Showcase

Although it’s almost seven years old, this showcase by JKap gives a pretty good understanding of the Legacy version of the mod.

Unfortunately, there are no good showcases in English for the Reloaded version. If you don’t mind watching in Spanish (or using YouTube’s auto-translate feature), watch the showcase by SalgerdCraft.

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Check out our overviews of other Minecraft mods:

• Minecraft Ore Excavation Mod
• Minecraft Ice and Fire Mod

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Conclusion

Minecraft has many fantasy RPG trappings. But the lack of a skill system limits the customization options.

The Level Up! mod solves this in an elegant way, turning Minecraft into a fully functional RPG. Try it out and enjoy leveling your character from a simple squire to a champion of the land.