Studded Armor: Lost Tier & Chainmail Rework
A Forge mod for Minecraft 1.20.1 that brings back the forgotten Studded armor set and adds proper crafting recipes for chainmail.
Revival of a Forgotten Era
Using the smithing table: Any chainmail piece + Studded Upgrade Smithing Template + Stud → Studded Armor Piece
[Image of Studded armor crafting process]
Component Crafting
Stud
[N] [N] [N]
[N] [L] [N]
[N] [N] [N]- N = Iron nugget
- L = Leather strip
[Image of stud crafting]
Leather Strip
[ ] [ ] [ ]
[L] [L] [L]
[ ] [ ] [ ]- L = Leather
[Image of leather strip crafting]
The Studded Upgrade Smithing Template is found by brushing suspicious sand or gravel (archaeology). Clone it like any vanilla template using a leather strip as the central material:
[Image of template cloning]
Armor Statistics
| Set | Armor Points | Durability (Chestplate) |
|---|---|---|
| Iron | 15 | 240 |
| Studded | 17 | 384 |
| Diamond | 20 | 528 |
Chainmail Crafting
Chain
[ ] [N] [ ]
[ ] [N] [ ]
[ ] [N] [ ]- N = Iron nugget → 1 chain
[Image: chain crafting]
Chainlinks
[ ] [C] [ ]
[C] [ ] [C]
[ ] [C] [ ]- C = Chain → 2 chainlinks
Chainmail armor pieces use chainlinks in standard vanilla armor crafting patterns.
Mod's Purpose
This mod restores the Studded armor set that existed in Minecraft Indev versions from December 31, 2009 to February 6, 2010. During that time, the set spawned in the player's starting inventory but couldn't be equipped and provided no protection.
Modpack Compatibility
The mod works perfectly for builds where enchanting is disabled or armor weight systems are used. Studded completes the light armor branch (leather → chainmail → studded), balanced with the heavy armor branch (gold/copper → iron → diamond).
All textures are drawn in the "Programmer Art" style.
Technical info:
- Minecraft: 1.20.1
- Loader: Forge 47.4.0+
- Mod ID: studdedarmor
