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Protection Balancer

by ElocinDev

Protection Balancer replaces the vanilla armor and Protection enchantment damage formulas on Fabric servers, with customizable reduction curves.

FabricServer-side onlyMIT LicenseOpen source1.17 – 1.20.4

What it does

The mod recalculates how much damage armor and the Protection enchantment absorb. By default, full armor at 60 points reduces damage by up to 15 percent, and a full set of Protection V reduces it by up to 10 percent, far below the vanilla figures. Custom formulas can be defined to set different limits.

It runs on the server alone, so players join without installing anything. Installation requires Fabric API. The mod is published for Fabric across 15 release versions, 1.17 – 1.20.4, and is open source under the MIT License.

Key features

  1. Armor reduction formula

    Damage reduction from armor is recalculated with a configurable formula instead of the vanilla values.

  2. Protection enchantment formula

    The Protection enchantment uses its own customizable formula, separate from the armor calculation.

  3. Default balance

    Out of the box, armor caps at 15 percent and Protection at 10 percent, reducing the effect of enchantments.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.20.41.2.0
1.20.31.2.0
1.20.21.2.0
1.20.11.2.0
1.201.2.0
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.19.41.1.0
1.19.31.2.0
1.19.21.2.0
1.19.11.2.0
1.191.2.0
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.18.21.2.0
1.18.11.2.0
1.181.2.0
1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

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

Questions

Does Protection Balancer need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API is required, and it must be installed on the server.

Do players need to install Protection Balancer?

No. The mod is server-side only, so only the server needs it and clients join without it.

Which game versions does Protection Balancer support?

Files exist for 15 versions, 1.17 – 1.20.4. The latest Fabric file is 1.2.0 for 1.20.4, published on 2024-08-21.

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What the author says

Requires Necronomicon API and Fabric API. Lightweight, serverside mod that allows to define custom formulas to calculate damage reduction from armor and the protection enchantment.
ElocinDev, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
ElocinDev
Published
2024-03-16
Updated on Modrinth
2024-08-21
Facts verified
2026-10-15
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