Construct's Armory

Construct's Armory

A Tinkers' Construct add-on for those looking to enter the world of armor.

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Screenshots

1.12.2 - Armor Forge and Armor Station
1.12.2 - Armor Forge GUI
1.12.2 - Simple Wooden Armor
1.12.2 - Multi-Material Armor with Accessories

About this Mod

Construct's Armory is an add-on mod for Tinkers' Construct that adds four armor items: Helmet, Chestplate, Leggings, and Boots. These armor types can be customized just like the tools from Tinkers' Construct, allowing you to make different armor parts out of different materials in order to form a completely custom armor item.

Getting Started

All of the information you'll need is located in the in-game book, titled "Materials and You - Armory Addendum". If your game is configured to give you the Materials and You book on spawn, it will also give you this addendum at the same time. If not, the crafting recipe is simply:

This book will have information about the new tinkering tables you'll need, the Armor Station and the Armor Forge, as well as information about the material stats and available modifiers.

1.16.5 Alpha: An in-game book has not been implemented yet.

FAQ

Q. Can you add a modifier/material to support ?

A. No. I could, but I won't. As soon as I add support for one mod, then I won't have any reason not to add support for any and all mods. Considering the scope of possibilities, this is a huge endeavor and will only end up bloating this mod with a bunch of optional features. In addition, I'd rather have the other mods add support on their end because then they have full control over what kind of integration to introduce, if any.

Q. Are you going to have different armor types?

A. No. Armor isn't quite as abstract as tools are, and any way that I can think of to differentiate armor is already handled by the traits/modifiers system. There is room however for add-ons to possibly implement cosmetic alternatives.

Q. Does this have integration with <insert Tinkers' add-on>?

A. Only Tinkers' Tool Leveling. All other add-ons will have to do integration on their end as I generally only want to include features that are in base Tinkers' Construct.

Q. Can you add armor dyeing?

A. No. I actually wanted to, but I couldn't get the implementation to work correctly so I'm at a dead end as far as this feature is concerned.

Q. Are you going to add shields?

A. No. Shields are more similar to tools than armor, and I think Tinkers' Construct's battlesigns are a good enough implementation of that.

Credits

A lot of code and assets are modified from parent mod, Tinkers' Construct 2 (MIT License).

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Available Versions

conarm-1.12.2-1.2.5.10release
MC 1.12.2forge
February 9, 2023

How to Install Construct's Armory on Your Server

1

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

2

Set forge Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the forge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.16.5).

3

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Construct's Armory". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

forge

Minecraft Versions

1.16.5, 1.12.2

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Construct's Armory server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong forge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.16.5). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Construct's Armory compatible with forge?

Construct's Armory officially supports forge for Minecraft 1.16.5, 1.12.2. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Construct's Armory – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Construct's Armory consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.

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Details

License
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later
Server-side
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Supported Versions

1.16.51.12.2