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Linear Armor

by Abyssal Vanguard

Linear Armor changes the armor crafting order so each tier has to be built from the one before it, from leather through chainmail, iron, gold and diamond to netherite.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalMIT License1.21.9 – 26.2

What it does

Vanilla lets a player go from leather straight to iron and then rush to diamond without ever crafting chainmail, and the mod closes those gaps. Chainmail is given a proper place in the sequence, and iron still carries the middle of the run. After iron, a player moves to gold before the diamond recipe becomes available, so the strongest tier has to be reached gradually.

The crafting recipes are adjusted so each armor piece needs an ingredient from the previous tier. Netherite is still upgraded from diamond as normal. The server must run the rules, while players can join without installing it on their side. It is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across seven release versions, 1.21.9 – 26.2, and a data pack variant is also available. The code is under the MIT License and is not open source.

Key features

  1. Ordered armor tiers

    Leather, chainmail, iron, gold and diamond armor each depend on the tier before, so no tier is skipped.

  2. Adjusted crafting recipes

    Each armor piece uses an ingredient from the previous tier, which makes the progression follow the sequence.

  3. Gated diamond armor

    Diamond armor cannot be crafted until a player has built up through the earlier tiers.

  4. Netherite upgrades kept

    Netherite is still made by upgrading diamond armor as it is in vanilla.

  5. Multiplayer pacing

    On shared servers, the sequence stops one player from reaching the top tier long before the others.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

26.22.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
26.1.22.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
26.1.12.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
26.12.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
1.21.112.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
1.21.102.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
1.21.92.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod2.0+mod
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Use cases

Who it’s for: Server owners who want armor progression to feel earned and players who prefer a slower, more RPG-like climb through the equipment tiers.

How it compares

Full comparison

Chainmail Armor Craftings is server required with client optional, open source under no license and published for 1.21 – 26.2 under All rights reserved. Linear Progression is also server required with client optional, covers 1.21 – 1.21.11, and is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Linear Armor covers 1.21.9 – 26.2 under the MIT License.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Linear ArmorFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21.9 – 26.2Server required, client optional2025-12-08
Chainmail Armor CraftingsFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 26.2Server required, client optional2025-12-26
Linear ProgressionFabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt1.21 – 1.21.11Server required, client optional2026-08-11

Questions

Does Linear Armor need to be installed on the client?

No. Only the server has to run it; players can join without installing it, so the client side is optional.

Which loaders does Linear Armor support?

Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt all have files, with the latest build for 26.2 dated 2025-12-08.

Can Linear Armor be used without a mod loader?

A data pack variant is published as well, so a server can apply the same progression without installing a loader mod.

In the catalog

Linear Armor is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 8,894 Equipment mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.

Equipment mods17,631Fabric modsMods for 26.213,894

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What the author says

# Linear Armor Progression Do you ever feel like armor in Minecraft is easily skipped? In vanilla, you can jump straight from leather to iron, or even rush diamonds without ever touching chainmail. Whole tiers of armor are often ignored. Chainmail Next: Instead of being unobtainable, chainmail now has a proper place…
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Official listing

Owner
Abyssal Vanguard
Published
2025-10-03
Updated on Modrinth
2025-12-08
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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