💚 Emerald Equipment ⛏️

Expand your Minecraft arsenal with a complete emerald equipment tier! This datapack and resource pack combo adds craftable emerald tools, weapons, and armor that fill the gap between iron and diamond gear.

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✨ Features

🛠️ Complete Equipment Set

Craft a full set of emerald equipment using emeralds you've gathered from mining or trading:

Available Items

• Tools: Pickaxe, Axe, Shovel, Hoe
• Weapons: Spear, Sword
• Armor: Helmet, Chestplate, Leggings, Boots
• Mounts Armor: Nautilus Armor, Horse Armor

All items feature custom textures and full armor trim support!

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⚖️ Balanced Mid-Tier Stats

Emerald equipment sits comfortably between iron and diamond, offering a meaningful upgrade without overshadowing end-game gear:

Stat	Value
Tools/Weapon Durability	960
Armor Protection	19 Armor, 1 Armor Toughness
Horse Armor	8 Armor, 1 Armor Toughness
Nautilus Armor	7 Armor, 1 Armor Toughness
Enchantability	12

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⚔️ Custom Tool Stats

Each tool and weapon has been carefully balanced to feel distinct and useful.

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🎨 Full Armor Trim Support

All armor pieces support vanilla armor trims!

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🔧 Installation

For Datapack + Resource Pack:

1. Download both the Datapack and Resource Pack files
2. Place the datapack ZIP in your world's datapacks/ folder
3. Place the resource pack ZIP in your resourcepacks/ folder and enable it in-game
4. Reload with /reload or restart your world

For Mod Loaders (Fabric/Forge/NeoForge/Quilt):

• Download the .jar file and place it in your mods/ folder
• Requires Fabric API for Fabric/Quilt

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💎 The "Scrappy Underdog" Philosophy

Emerald equipment is designed as the practical mid-tier choice: durable enough to be your everyday gear, protective enough to handle most challenges, and enchantable enough to customize to your playstyle.

It's not as flashy as diamond, but it gets the job done and plays nice with your enchanting table.

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💜 More Equipment Tiers

Also check out:

• Amethyst Equipment - A companion pack adding amethyst gear to complete your mid-tier options!

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🙏 Credits & Inspiration

This datapack was inspired by and builds upon:

• Emerald Equipment © exline – MIT License

Ported to datapack format with custom balance adjustments and full armor trim support.

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📝 License & Usage

• Licensed under MIT.
• Free to use in modpacks and videos with credit.

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