Mods / Customizable Plate Armor

Tags:
Cosmetics
Authors:
BowlSoldier, SiiMeR
Side:
Both
Created:
Jul 7th 2025 at 9:08 PM
Last modified:
Mar 6th at 4:31 PM
Downloads:
4643
Latest release (for Vintage Story 1.21.0-pre.1 - 1.21.6, outdated):
customizableplatearmor_v.1.5.0.zip  1-click install

Requires Combat Overhaul and Wearable Render Library

Adds new variants of all non-steel plate armors which have the same defensive protections as full steel plate.

This is to open up more cosmetic options which are equally as viable as plate, allowing for more cosmetic variety on multiplayer servers.

To create these, the recipe uses Steel armor piece as the base. You then use a hammer and a plate of the relevant material to change the armor's style to that of Copper, Gold, etc, but with the Steel metal's colouration and protection.

This uses the Combat Overhaul versions of the plate armor sets, and will not work for vanilla.

Deep red cinnabar trim for Gold, Iron, and Steel Plate made by Chiruda

Also compatibile with:

Known Issues

  • The recipe for changing the style of armor pieces displays in the handbook as needing the armor to be already-customized. This is a visual bug, that's not required. The recipe can work on any valid plate, and can be used to switch between them
  • Combining customized parts from Combat Overhaul: Armory will not result in a customized end-product. Output of such a combination will always be the default appearance, and will need to be re-modified to your desired style using the customization recipes

Mod Version Mod IdentifierFor Game version Downloads Released Changelog Download 1-click mod install*
1.5.0 customizableplatearmor
1.21.0-pre.1 - 1.21.6
811 Mar 6th at 4:31 PM customizableplatearmor_v.1.5.0.zip 1-click install
  • New cinnabar trim for iron and steel plate armor
  • New cinnabar trim for gold plate armor
1.4.1 customizableplatearmor
1.21.2 - 1.21.5
1704 Nov 18th 2025 at 9:28 PM CustomizablePlateArmor_1.4.1.zip 1-click install

* Added Iron plate trims

1.3.0 customizableplatearmor
1.21.2 - 1.21.4
393 Oct 12th 2025 at 4:58 PM CustomizablePlateArmor_1.3.0.zip 1-click install
  • Update Wearable Render Library dependency to 1.3.0
  • Update to 1.21
1.2.0 customizableplatearmor
1255 Jul 14th 2025 at 7:05 AM customizableplatearmor_1.2.0.zip 1-click install

Adds support for Combat Overhaul: Armory mod. Now possible to customize the individual elements of your armor, legs, hands, etc.

1.1.1 customizableplatearmor
73 Jul 10th 2025 at 7:04 AM customizableplatearmor_1.1.1.zip 1-click install

Refactor the base game patch to be better compatible with other patches that also use WearableRenderLib. Without this change, this mod will overwrite the Creative Tabs of anything else attempting to use WearableRenderLib for vanilla armor.

1.1.0 customizableplatearmor
363 Jul 8th 2025 at 7:36 AM customizableplatearmor_1.1.0.zip 1-click install

Updates to use new class name from WearableRenderLib, as the original class name was a typo. This means WearableRenderLib v1.1.0 or higher is required.

1.0.0 customizableplatearmor
44 Jul 7th 2025 at 9:09 PM customizableplatearmor_1.0.0.zip 1-click install

Initial release, only supports Steel armor cosmetic variations.

3 Comments (oldest first | newest first) (threaded | flat)

Chiruda, Mar 6th at 2:38 PM

Kyrios34Actually, my friend made a mod that achieves just this a long time ago. I didn't see this comment until now! https://mods.vintagestory.at/hidetoescot

Kyrios34, Jan 6th at 1:18 AM

any chance for compatability with the Visor helmet mod ? , also the full singular armor legs seem to not show any shoes at all

BowlSoldier , Jul 14th 2025 at 7:08 AM

Version 1.2.0 released, which adds support for Combat Overhaul: Armory. You can now customize the individual pieces of armor like hands, feet, legs, etc, if you want finer-grained customization.