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Is there a way to remove a tool from the game without having to modify the mod code?
Example: Say I want to remove diamond tools and swords, to do away with them completely. I still want to continue to use 'default', of course. Can the game be told to remove or forget these items or is the only possible way by commenting them all out in the mod?

maybe you could try to create an alias file/mod?

Create a new mod with the dependency on default.

Krock wrote:Create a new mod with the dependency on default.

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local to_delete = {
   "pick", "shovel", "axe", "sword"
}

for i,v in ipairs(to_delete) do
   minetest.registered_tools["default:"..v.."_diamond"] = nil
end

Unfortunately, this does not work.
It removes it from the that global table but it is still available in the game.

This works, sort of...

If it is already in the game you can still use it but it no longer in the inventory. The crafting recipe will still produce one.

This seems to work completely...

Will continue testing as I work on this weapons mod.
Thanks Krock. You pointed me in the proper direction of what I should have been looking for.

What if you override the craft?

Modifying the crafting of an object can work, making it uncraftable will disable that item in survival mode, or you can just comment out that particular crafting recipe to disable the object. (Note, the item you disabled the crafting for will still be available in the creative menu and through the "Give" command)

I have done the reverse, I added in extra crafting recipes for objects that needed them.

As said before, override the crafting recipe. Also, redefine it (define_tool ":default:sword_diamond) and add "not_in_creative_inventory =1" to groups.