ModsJava
Better Armour Progression
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.21–26.x. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
All iron and diamond armour are pretty easy to make, right? Well now they require leather armour to craft it! Iron helmet require a leather helmet…
⬇ Download on Modrinth
This allows you to enjoy the lack of armour a little longer than usual. Iron and diamond armour require leather armour to craft, to make it a bit more realistic. Gold and copper armour doesn't need it because they're weak.
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.1, 1.21.2, 1.21.3
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
File checked by MCModsHub
- Ships as armourhard-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 13 KB
- Download link checked 12 Nov 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.