Armor Statues Extra Datapack

Installed in a world, the datapack gives armor stands invulnerability, a slot lock that stops players from taking or swapping their equipment, and immunity to damage. Armor stands keep their poses when hit, and a mace smash is absorbed by an invisible entity, so a mace attack can strike without destroying the stand. Dynamic scale changes an armor stand's size in steps, with built-in safety locks against griefing.

The datapack is built for statues, miniature scenes, museum exhibits, adventure maps and custom NPCs or bosses with set sizes and protected gear. It recreates mace mechanics such as those in the MaceRace style of play, where players bounce off armor stands without breaking them. A book is crafted with a book and quill, and a sign with an exact title is required for the book to apply the effects. It reads the title case-sensitively, so the text must match exactly.

Armor Statues Extra Datapack is the extension of the Armor Statues DataPack by the Vanilla Tweaks project, which replaces it when installed. It is directly inspired by the ArmorStands mod by Roundaround, but brings those features to a 100% vanilla environment. Only the server needs it, since players can join without installing anything. The datapack is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 26.2 and 26.3, under the MIT License and open source.