Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-33185350-20180114154622/@comment-34747967-20180220100833

A very good idea, it would add something that you can really feel that you are forging like a dwarf.

But I am not sure, if it will be considered for an integration in the mod, at least not in the near future.

But you could simplify your idea to make it less code needing. Your forge block could be similiar to vanilla enchantment tables. Those need bookshelves to get more potent, maybe it would be simpler to take that part of the code and replace the need for bookshelves with the need for lava, so your forge has to be in the proximity to lava, the more, the better and you get hotter items.

To start simple, maybe the first stage would be just heated items, making them similar to enchanted ones from vanilla. If you use them on anvils/your forge block then, the chance is increased for better modifiers.

It wouldnt be so complex like your idea, but it could be a starting point.