CBC:Enhanced Shell Armor [Create Big Cannons]
CBC:Enhanced Shell Armor is a NeoForge addon for Create Big Cannons that gives cannon-related blocks tougher armored variants for 1.21.1.
What it does
The mod adds armored versions of 57 block types. Each armored block is tuned for Create Big Cannons, with configurable piercing resistance and blast resistance, and the armor can be applied to blocks that are already built by turning cobblestone, deepslate or planks into reinforced equivalents through a Cannon Compressed Armor recipe. Armored glass uses Create's connected texture system, so reinforced walls join neighboring panes and stay transparent.
Armor comes in three variants: Toughness, which raises CBC piercing resistance up to 3,500, Blast, which raises explosion resistance by 50, and Combined, which adds both at a heavier weight. Each variant has six upgrade tiers, and each tier is made from a template crafted in a template crafting table with eight base blocks. Templates are built from tiered compressed iron ingots, where each level compresses nine of the previous tier, and the built-in compressed iron is accepted alongside them.
Sable physics weights are accounted for, so armored airships stay balanced when Create Aeronautics is installed. The mod needs Create and Create Big Cannons, and it is open source under the MIT License, with source code and an issue tracker linked from the project. It runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it, and files are published for NeoForge only, with 1.0.1 as the latest build.
Key features
Armored block variants
Common building blocks gain reinforced versions that are tougher against cannon fire and explosions.
Cannon Compressed Armor recipe
Existing cobblestone, deepslate and planks can be converted into armored blocks for reinforcing built structures.
Three armor variants
Toughness, Blast and Combined variants each target a different kind of damage, with six upgrade tiers apiece.
Connected armored glass
Reinforced glass joins neighboring panes through Create's connected texture system, keeping walls transparent.
Airship balance
Armor weight is counted by Sable physics, so heavily armored airships remain controllable in sky combat.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Questions
Does Shell Armor need Create Big Cannons installed?
Does the server need the mod for players to join?
Can armor be added to blocks already in a build?
In the catalog
CBC:Enhanced Shell Armor [Create Big Cannons] is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,743 Transportation mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Cannon Compressed Armor reinforces the blocks you already build with — turning cobblestone, deepslate, planks, logs, and more into battle-hardened armor capable of standing up to Create Big Cannons fire. Toughness — increases CBC piercing resistance (up to 3,500 toughness at Mk.6) Blast — increases explosion…
Official listing
- Owner
- zwachinabottle
- Published
- 2026-06-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15
