Chain Links
by Hindbodes
Chain Links, a Forge equipment mod for 1.12.2 and 1.14.4, changes how chainmail armor is crafted by adding a Chain Link item built from iron.
What it does
Chainmail armor is usually expensive early in a survival world, because each piece costs far more iron than its leather or iron counterparts. Chain Links adds a Chain Link item that is crafted from four iron ingots, and nine iron nuggets are used to make one of them. Armor is then assembled from these links, so the early-game cost of chainmail drops by more than 40 percent compared with the standard recipe.
Studded Armor, a discontinued piece from early Minecraft, returns in Chain Links, made by pairing a leather armor piece with a matching chainmail unit. Its icons follow the early Minecraft art style. Chain Links runs on client and server and is published for Forge only, for two game versions: 1.12.2 and 1.14.4, with 0.5.1 for 1.14.4 as the latest file. It is not open source and is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license.
Key features
Chain Link crafting item
A Chain Link is made from four iron ingots, and it serves as the building block for chainmail armor recipes.
Lower early-game cost
Chainmail armor can be assembled from links, which reduces the iron needed for early pieces.
Studded Armor
A revived piece from early Minecraft, made by pairing leather armor with a matching unit of chainmail.
Early-style icons
Item icons for the new armor pieces follow the look of the earliest Minecraft textures.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Early survival armor
Players who want chainmail before they have a large iron supply can craft the first pieces sooner using links.
Who it’s for: Survival players on Minecraft 1.12.2 or 1.14.4 who want chainmail armor earlier in a run, and server owners who prefer the classic look of Studded Armor.
How it compares
Craftable Chainmail Armor is a Forge mod for 1.19.4 – 1.20.1 with All rights reserved licensing, and it is not open source. Craft Chain Armor covers Forge and NeoForge for 1.19 – 1.21.3 under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, and it is open source. Chain Links is limited to 1.12.2 and 1.14.4 and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chain Links | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.14.4 | Client and server | 2023-07-22 |
| Craftable Chainmail Armor | Forge | 1.19.4 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-03-21 |
| Craft Chain Armor | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19 – 1.21.3 | Server required, client optional | 2025-05-30 |
Questions
Does Chain Links need a loader other than Forge?
Does Chain Links have to be installed on the server?
Which game versions does Chain Links support?
In the catalog
Chain Links is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 1,621 mods support Minecraft 1.14.4.
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What the author says
Chain Links is a simple Minecraft mod from 2018 - back when I hardly knew what I was doing - and it allows you to craft chaimail armor easily in "legit" survival. That doesn't sound particularly original, but Chain Links sets itself apart from the rest by using the most logical damned crafting recipes in its…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/chain-links
- Owner
- Hindbodes
- Published
- 2023-07-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-07-22
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15