Special Armors
by Zensiert
Special Armors lets players recolor and retrim armor pieces across several armor types, using crafting recipes, a datapack and an optional resource pack.
What it does
Special Armors changes how armor looks and how it is customized. Iron, gold, chain, diamond, netherite, leather and turtle helmet pieces can be combined through crafting with several everyday materials, and armor trims can be applied with a dedicated recipe. The trim material changes continuously rather than once.
The mod runs on Fabric, Forge and Quilt, and the Special Armors datapack adds the customization recipes on any server platform that loads datapacks. The server must run the mod, while a client may leave it out. An optional resource pack disables armor equip sounds, though the author notes that sound suppression does not always work. Files cover 1.20 – 1.21 across six release versions, with snapshot builds published. The code is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and the project is not open source.
Key features
Armor recoloring by crafting
Armor pieces can be combined with listed materials in a crafting recipe, and the result changes color once per craft.
Continuous trim material
The armor trim material changes continuously, instead of being applied as a single fixed color.
Trim recipes with block placement
Trims are craftable from a block placed in a specific spot of the grid, with diamond at the top middle, and extra recipes for the middle and bottom slots.
Recipe Book support
The added recipes appear in the Recipe Book, and datapack recipes show up instantly after loading.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Server customization
A server can ship the datapack so that players get the recipes and trims without installing extra items.
Who it’s for: Players who want armor with more visual variety, and server owners who want armor customization through a datapack.
Questions
Does Special Armors need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders does Special Armors support?
Does the armor equip sound get removed?
In the catalog
Special Armors is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 15,770 mods support Minecraft 1.21.
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What the author says
Special Armors is a datapack that adds various Armor Customizations currently you can craft armor that changes color once an Armor Trim is applied (Specifically, the Armor Trim Material is changed continuously) There is an optional Ressourcepack available on the Planet Minecraft page which disables Armor equip Sounds…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/special-armors
- Owner
- Zensiert
- Published
- 2023-09-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-06-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15