Prototype/Tool

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Template:Prototype parent Items with a "durability". Used for science packs.

Extensions

• Prototype/Armor armor
• Prototype/MiningTool mining-tool (for migration, cannot be used)
• Prototype/RepairTool repair-tool

Optional properties

This prototype inherits all the properties from Prototype/Item.

Template:Prototype property The durability of this tool. Must be positive. Mandatory if infinite is false. Ignored if infinite is true.

Template:Prototype property May not be longer than 200 characters.

Template:Prototype property May not be longer than 200 characters.

In-game, the game provides the locale with three parameters:

• __1__: remaining durability
• __2__: total durability
• __3__: durability as a percentage

So when a locale key that has the following translation

 Remaining durability is __1__ out of __2__ which is __3__ %

is applied to a tool with 2 remaining durability out of 8 it will be displayed as

 Remaining durability is 2 out of 8 which is 25 %

Template:Prototype property Whether this tool has infinite durability. If this is false, durability must be specified