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Leather Overhaul

by BrokenK3yboard

Leather Overhaul changes leather armor so that armor kits can reinforce it, add a second durability layer and extra protection, and let players craft, dye and recycle the pieces.

ForgeNeoForgeClient and serverGNU General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.18.2 – 1.20.1

What it does

Applying an armor kit at a smithing table reinforces leather armor worn by a player. Each kit lasts four uses and consumes one piece. Armor reinforced with a kit shows a second, blue durability bar and grants one extra point of protection, and both stay in place until the reinforcement is used up. The base durability is also repaired by a small amount, and the size of the bonus durability can be set in the config.

Leather armor can take on beneficial potion effects when a player applies a potion that has a positive effect alongside an armor kit. The effect stays on the armor and is applied again each time the armor takes damage. When the bonus durability is depleted, the effect is removed, and another armor kit is needed to restore it. Unbreaking and Mending enchantments affect the reinforced durability as they do on other armor.

Leather Overhaul is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and is published for Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.18.2, 1.19.2 and 1.20.1. Latest files are 1.2.0 for 1.20.1, dated 2024-01-06. Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. Its source code is publicly available.

Key features

  1. Reinforced leather armor

    Armor kits add a second durability layer and extra protection to leather pieces worn by a player.

  2. Craftable and dyeable bundles

    Armor kits and bundles can be crafted and dyed, and leather armor can be recycled into leather.

  3. Potion effects on armor

    Positive potion effects can be bound to leather armor and reapplied whenever the armor is damaged.

  4. Configurable durability

    The amount of bonus durability that a kit adds is set in the config, so server owners can adjust it.

  5. Enchantment interaction

    Unbreaking and Mending work on the reinforced durability layer, which gives leather armor its own mechanics.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.11.2.01.2.0
1.19.21.2.0Not available
1.18.21.2.0Not available
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Use cases

Who it’s for: Players who want leather armor to stay useful through mid-game, and server owners who want a configurable reinforcement system on a shared world.

Questions

Does Leather Overhaul need to be installed on the server?

Yes. The server and every player need the mod installed.

Which loaders does Leather Overhaul support?

The mod is published for Forge and NeoForge. Files cover 1.18.2, 1.19.2 and 1.20.1, and the latest file for 1.20.1 is 1.2.0.

How many uses does an armor kit have?

An armor kit lasts four uses and consumes one piece of leather armor each time it is applied.

Can the reinforcement bonus be changed?

Yes. The amount of extra durability per kit is configurable.

In the catalog

Leather Overhaul is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.

Storage mods4,058Forge modsMods for 1.20.134,764

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What the author says

This mod is an attempt at fixing issues with leather as an in-game resource as well as giving the armor unique mechanics to incentivize its usage.
BrokenK3yboard, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
BrokenK3yboard
Published
2023-04-07
Updated on Modrinth
2024-01-06
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

DecorationEquipmentStorage
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