<p>As the mod is already loaded with mail armour types*, and there seem to be so many players yearning for plate armour, I propose to actually add a new set of armour to please the plate armour purists.
</p><p>The recipe will be the standard armour recipe but with plates instead of ingots and a piece of string in either the central or top middle slot. It shall be craftable on a vanilla CT.
</p><p>The specific properties will be:
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- Protective values: 1 for helmet, 3 for chestplate, 2 for leggings and 1 for boots.
- It will have a +9 modifier against damage from plates and other crockery.
- Boots will grant the player a speed boost on ice, effect level II.
- Durability: 5 for helmet, 8 for chestplates, 7 for leggings and 4 for boots.
- Wearing a full set will give players a confidence boost, resulting in a shining aura. This will not grant any combat buffs, other than the usual shock and awe on other players.
- When wearing a full armour set, thrown food items will simply bounce off and drop within a range of a few blocks from the target and not cause any damage nor durability loss. Only exception being roast chestnuts, which will have their usual effect.
- Thrown conkers have a chance of being projectiled back to the player who threw them, when the target wears a full set.
- None of the other armour modifiers will be applicable.
- It will be repairable, but not reforgeable.
<p>As special addition one may consider to add a Hobbit variant with some nice textural flavour. That would be craftable on a Hobbit CT.
</p><p>This armour type will not be found on any NPC nor in any lootable chest. Only exception may be a very rare case of a man or hobbit in taverns. In such cases, one may assume they were either being forced to wear it or were so drunk that they developed a specific need to put it on.
</p><p>This feature should come with some tasteful achievements and titles. I propose the following:
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- When putting on a full set for the first time, you get the achievement 'Appetite for Destruction'. This also unlocks the title 'Crock Monsieur'.
- When hit by a conker you threw yourself, you get the achievement 'Bouncing around, bouncing around, bouncing!'. This unlocks the title 'Receiver's End'.
- When hit by a plate while wearing a full set of armour, you get the achievement 'Hell's Kitchen'. This unlocks the title 'Shattered'.
<p>I'd also suggest to add this in the food fight update, PB35. That would seem most appropriate tbh.
</p><p>I bet Gruk and Kars will have a jolly fun time designing both models and textures for this, so I feel spending effort in providing example models and/or textures would be void.
</p><p>* <i>Even though most don't appear to look a lot like mail, scaled mail or lamella plated mail armour, they are, it's great, it's true.</i>
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