Not Enough Experience
Grinding for experience points is one of the slowest parts of any Minecraft playthrough. Whether you are trying to reach level 30 for a fresh enchantment or just want to repair your gear, the vanilla XP curve can feel punishing. The Not Enough Experience add-on solves that problem by giving you full control over how much experience every activity in the game rewards. Instead of accepting the default drop rates, you decide exactly how generous the world should be.
What Not Enough Experience Does
This mod adds configurable multipliers to a wide range of experience sources. Rather than applying a single blanket boost, it breaks XP generation into separate categories, so you can fine-tune the balance to match your playstyle. If you love mining but hate fishing, you can crank one category up and leave the other untouched.
The available categories include:
- Mining ores
- Killing mobs
- Smelting items
- Trading with villagers
- Breeding animals
- Fishing
- Throwing items such as eggs and snowballs
- Enchanting and using bottles o' enchanting
- Getting advancements
- Using the grindstone
Each multiplier accepts any value between 0 and 1,000,000, which means you can disable a source entirely, leave it at the default of 1.0, or push it to absurd heights for a chaotic, fast-paced world.
How the Configuration Works
Global Versus Individual Multipliers
When you first open the config, you will see a setting called "Use Global Modifier?" This is a simple toggle that tells the mod which system to follow. Set it to true and the game applies one single global multiplier to every XP source while ignoring the individual values. Set it to false and the individual multipliers take over, letting you customize each category on its own. The default is true, which is ideal if you just want a quick, uniform boost.
Locating the Config File
The config file is generated the moment a world is created, so make sure your world exists before you go looking for it. The file is named notenoughexperience-server.toml. While in game, you can run the command /config showfile notenoughexperience SERVER, which posts a clickable link straight into your chat. If that link does not appear, navigate manually to your saves folder, open your world, then the serverconfig folder, and the file will be waiting there.
For players who want a smoother setup, the foxygame.net launcher bundles Not Enough Experience directly into its add-on catalog, so you can add it to a modpack with a single click and let the launcher handle version matching for you.
Supported Versions and Loaders
Not Enough Experience is built for modern Minecraft releases and is primarily distributed as a Forge mod, with support extending across the 1.16, 1.18, 1.19, and 1.20 version lines. Because the mod relies on the server-side config system, it works in both singleplayer and multiplayer environments, though on a server only the operator can change the values. Always confirm that your loader and game version match the file you intend to use before you begin.
Recommended Companion Mods
Two optional mods pair exceptionally well with this one. Clumps is strongly recommended if you plan to set enormous multipliers, since it merges XP orbs into a single entity. Without it, soaking up thousands of points can take several minutes and cause noticeable lag. Configured is another excellent addition, as it lets you edit the config file from inside the game instead of digging through folders.
How to Install Not Enough Experience
If you are wondering how to install the mod manually, the process is straightforward. First, install a compatible version of Minecraft Forge for your game version. Next, download Not Enough Experience from a trusted source and drop the .jar file into your mods folder. Launch the game once to generate the config, then adjust the multipliers to your liking. If you would rather skip the manual steps, a launcher with an integrated mod browser can install and update the add-on automatically.
Final Thoughts
Not Enough Experience is a small mod with a big impact. It removes the tedium of slow XP farming without forcing you into cheats or command blocks, and its granular category system means you keep full control over game balance. Whether you want a modest boost for casual survival or a million-times multiplier for a wild experiment, this add-on delivers exactly what its name promises. Download Not Enough Experience for Minecraft today and start earning the levels you actually deserve.