ModsJava
Better Armour Progression
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…
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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.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Ships as armourhard-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 13 KB
- Download link checked 21 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.