Armored Illagers

Illagers spawn as new armored variants that draw on the look of older illager eras, with weapons such as gold and diamond axes and enchanted crossbows, and potion-tipped arrows. Armor values and health of these variants can be changed in a config file, and the mod also brings a dungeon-style return of illagers wearing armor and holding hands with tools.

Vindicators use shields by default at a set chance, and the mod extends shield use to the other illagers too. Fresh animations for the illagers come with the package. The config file must be activated before the armor and health changes take effect.

The mod has a Goety-related part: illagers can equip Goety items and appear in Goety box structures and hostility settings, so the two mods share some of their spawning behavior. The author notes that most illager mods should work alongside it, since the mod builds on the base illager entity, and the author is preparing a list of mods tested personally.