Ancient Armors

Quickstart

1. Get Flax Seeds and plant them on farmland. Break the crop when it is mature to collect Flax and more seeds.
2. Turn Flax into Flax Fibre with . Fibre is used for Flax Plate, Flax Lining, Rope, and other gear.
3. Make a piece of Flax Plate armor, then combine it with Flax Lining to make it lined. For example:
4. Try the other gear too: craft tiered tools, shields, bows, and weapons. Use a Prospector’s Pick to look for nearby ores.
5. To experiment with diamond enhancements, make Diamond Dust from a diamond with , then try the diamond-coating recipe:

The recipe book shows the ingredients and crafting layout for each recipe.

Overview

Ancient Armors adds flax farming and crafting materials, plate armor and shields, tiered tools and weapons, several Elytra options, and lead and pewter goods. It also includes armor styles and a diamond coating for eligible gear.

What It Adds

• Flax materials: Flax, Flax Seeds, Flax Fibre, Rope, Binding, Tool Rods, and linings.
• Tools and weapons: Wood, Flint, Copper, Iron, Gold, and Netherite versions of many tools and weapons; Flax versions are available for several items as well.
• Armor and shields: Plate armor made from Flax, Leather, Copper, Iron, Gold, or Netherite plates, plus shields made from several materials.
• Bows: Shortbow, Longbow, and Assembly Crossbow.
• Elytra: Flax, Leather, Copper, Iron, Netherite, and Lead Elytra.
• Lead and pewter: Lead Ore and lead materials, pewter ingots and decorative blocks, plus pewter bowls and goblets.

How To Use

Flax and crafting materials

Harvest a mature Flax Crop for Flax and 1–2 Flax Seeds. Flax can be processed into fibre with . Craft Flax into a bale with ; a bale can be turned back into Flax with .

Make Rope from Flax Fibre with . Binding uses Flax Fibre and a slimeball: . These materials are used in bows, shields, and other equipment.

Tools, weapons, and shields

Many tools are made from a tiered head and a Tool Rod. The available tool types include pickaxes, axes, shovels, hoes, mattocks, sickles, and Prospector’s Picks. Check the recipe book for the materials and assembly recipe for each item and tier.

A Prospector’s Pick can report ores detected within range. The message lists nearby ores. Weapon choices include broadswords, rapiers, spears, and harpoons, in addition to the bows and crossbow.

Craft bows from Bow Legs and Rope. The Shortbow recipe is ; the Longbow recipe is . The Assembly Crossbow uses Bow Legs, Rope, a Tool Rod, and a Tripwire Hook: .

Shields are crafted from their listed material and Binding; for example, makes a Flax Shield.

Elytra

Equip an Elytra in the chest slot and use it to glide as you would with Elytra in Minecraft. The mod offers versions made from Flax, Leather, Copper, Iron, Netherite, and Lead. A Waterlogged tooltip warns that flight speed is reduced by 40%.

Crafting And Obtaining

Plate armor

Copper, Iron, Gold, and Netherite ingots can be cut into plates with a stonecutter. Flax Plate is made from Flax Fibre, while Leather Plate uses Leather. Use plates to craft the helmet, chestplate, leggings, and boots of the matching armor set.

Flax armor can be lined with Flax Lining. Make the lining with , then combine it shapelessly with the matching Flax Plate armor piece. For example, the chestplate recipes are and . The recipe book lists the other armor pieces.

Lead and pewter

Mine Lead Ore to obtain Raw Lead; Silk Touch drops the ore itself, while Fortune can increase the raw-lead drop. Smelt or blast Raw Lead into Lead Ingots. Raw Lead can also be combined with Raw Copper to make Raw Pewter: . Smelt or blast Raw Pewter into Pewter Ingots.

Pewter Ingots can be crafted into Pewter Blocks and decorative pieces, including Pewter Slabs, Stairs, Chiseled Pewter, Bowls, and Goblets. A Pewter Bowl recipe is .

Abilities And Mechanics

• Armor styles: If an armor piece shows a style in its tooltip, Lamellar gives 25% projectile resistance and 15% less melee resistance. Maille gives 25% melee resistance and 15% less projectile resistance.
• Diamond coating: The coating tooltip lists 10% more durability, attack damage, attack speed, and mining speed. Use the coating recipe to see its requirements and eligible gear.
• Prospecting: Prospector’s Picks can report ores detected within range.
• Elytra: The mod’s material variants can be equipped for gliding; watch for the Waterlogged tooltip’s flight-speed warning.

Recipes