Armor Unlocked
by black_dog20
Armor Unlocked lifts the default 80% cap on armor damage reduction, letting modded armor reach its full stated protection on Forge.
What it does
Minecraft limits how much damage armor can absorb, with a default ceiling of 80%. Many modded armor sets are built to exceed that limit, so their extra protection is cut off early. This mod changes the armor calculation so the cap no longer applies, while keeping the formula close to the vanilla version.
A configuration option controls the behavior. The full removal is switched off by default, and when it is switched off the maximum damage reduction is raised from 80% to 90% instead of being removed. Server owners can choose which setting suits their pack. The author recommends pairing the mod with AttributeFix, which removes the vanilla armor point cap, and the mod uses mixins that aim to stay compatible with other mods that change armor in similar ways.
The project is published for Forge only, across six game versions with 1.20-1.0.2 as the latest file for 1.20.1. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. The mod is not open source and is released under All rights reserved, with public links for the source code and the issue tracker.
Key features
Damage reduction cap removed
Armor is no longer held to the default 80% reduction, so modded armor can give its full protection.
Optional 90% ceiling
With the full removal off, the maximum reduction rises to 90% rather than disappearing entirely.
Configurable behavior
A config option lets server owners switch between full removal and the raised ceiling.
Formula kept close to vanilla
The calculation is changed as little as possible, so armor still behaves in the familiar way apart from the cap.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Required by 1 mod
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and server owners running modpacks with heavy armor content, who want armor protection to reach the values the armor was built for.
Questions
Does Armor Unlocked need to be installed on both sides?
Which Forge version does Armor Unlocked support?
Should Armor Unlocked be used with AttributeFix?
In the catalog
Armor Unlocked is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Minecraft has caps on how much damage reduction armor can do, with the default limit being 80%. This caps early with much modded armors. This mod aim to fix that problem, by changing the armor formula a bit. It does this using mixins so it is not compatible with other mods doing the same. The formula is more or less…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/armor-unlocked
- Owner
- black_dog20
- Published
- 2022-06-11
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-06-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15