Unnecessarily Harder Armors
by ninetytavo
Unnecessarily Harder Armors makes obtaining vanilla armor pieces slower and adds a delay before they can be equipped, for Forge 1.20.1.
What it does
The mod adds a layer of difficulty to vanilla armor, so crafting and wearing each piece takes more effort in survival play. It is intended as a challenge for players who want a harder progression. Client and server both need it, so the server and every player must run the mod. Files are published for Forge only, for 1.20.1, with 1.0.0 as the latest beta file released on 2025-03-17.
Key features
Harder armor acquisition
Vanilla armor pieces are made more costly to obtain, which adds a extra step to the progression.
Equip delay
Putting on armor takes additional time, adding a slowdown before the protection applies.
New strategy layer
The added difficulty gives players a reason to plan armor use and sequence their gear choices.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Armor Equip Delay is server-side only and open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, covering the equip delay for 1.20.1 without the armor cost changes. Armor & More is a Client and server mod released under All rights reserved, for 1.20.1, and Adamandite is a Client and server mod under the MIT License, also for 1.20.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnecessarily Harder Armors | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-17 |
| Armor Equip Delay | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2026-06-15 |
| Armor & More | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-06 |
| Adamandite | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-19 |
Questions
Does Unnecessarily Harder Armors need to be installed on the server?
Which game version does the mod support?
In the catalog
Unnecessarily Harder Armors is one of 17,631 Equipment mods on ModsFinder, and one of 9,216 Equipment mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Hi, this is my first project and I’m just learning, so you’re free to comment with due respect any feedback or suggestions. I really hope you like my work. This is a beta version, so the mod doesn't have a translation yet and may have some bugs. I have some ideas to improve my mod that I hope to implement in the…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/unnecessarily-harder-armors
- Owner
- ninetytavo
- Published
- 2024-08-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-03-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15