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armor Cosmetics Clothing Other

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AladarCZ

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Feb 7th at 2:50 AM

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Recommended download (for Vintage Story 1.22.1 - 1.22.2):
Forgotten Armory_Jousting v1.0.5.zip  1-click install

 

 

"Before the calamity. Before the rot set in. Before the Blackguards and the Forlorn Hope marched.
There was an age of wealth and power — master craftsmen forged blades fit for kings, knights grew fat on coin and blood, women wove their own webs of influence, and lords ruled with iron hands.
Wars raged in the name of the king, calling the boldest and the strongest to seize glory — or die chasing it.

 

That meant every blacksmith, craftsman, and worker strove to give their best. The most skilled members of the guilds approached the status of scholars and devoted their entire lives to perfecting the crafts they were so deeply committed to.

In these times, armors of unquestionable quality appeared, forged with techniques that only the greatest of masters could replicate.

All of this, of course, is now lost to time.
What remains are a few forgotten scrolls, passed down through generations scarred by hardship and suffering, now left to rot on dust-choked shelves and in the deepest shadows of abandoned strongholds.
Only a handful of these schematics survived the devastating scourge of rot, scattered across the broken world — waiting to be unearthed, claimed, and brought back to glory!

The forge of excellence and perfection awaits you — step forward, and let your hands reignite the flame that shapes destiny."

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This series of mods aims to introduce historically inspired armors into the game.
This one is dedicated to the Jousting tournaments.

 

Armors added by this mod are improved versions of the vanilla items, which serve as the base for crafting these modded armors.
Jousting Stechzeug was extremely impractical, meant to protect the knight at all costs from heavy impact, i tried to make this reality known on the stats of the armors.

 

You will need a specific schematic, which can be found in newly generated ruins or may appear at the Treasure Trader once he restocks after you install this mod.
Due to the rarity of these schematics, their price won’t exactly be a bargain.

 

Anyway, this is a simple content mod at heart, with a bit of code, to stop head from moving, since the helmet should be firmly connected to the chestplate. In case of any bugs, as always let me know.
I’m aware that the recipes are VERY expensive, and that’s intentional — these armors represent very late-game technology. On the bright side, once crafted, the armor is easy to maintain.

Of course, all feedback is welcome, and the availability of this armor in survival mode can be rebalanced in the future if there’s enough pushback.

Compatibilities:
Combat Overhaul
Useful Traders

Hope you enjoy!

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Roadmap

(without any commitment and subject to change)

 

 

Greenwich style (plate armorvariation) - DONE	Gothic style (plate armor variation) - DONE	Templar style (plate, scale, mail armor variation) - DONE
Landzknecht style (brigandine armor variation) - DONE	Hussar style (brigandine, plate armor variation) - DONE	Jousting style (plate armor variation)
Attribute Rendering library incorporation / Shields / 1.22. update	Conquistador style (Brigandine armor variation) Planned	English longbowmen (mail / leather variations) Planned
Hussites (mail / leather variarions) Planned	Maximilian armor style (plate armor variation) Planned	and More

... and anything that comes to my mind during development or maybe is suggested by you guys :-) 
speaking of

Mods made by commision and generously shared with yall

(not every one is going to be shared)

Chineese dynasties style (scale armor variations)

Viking style (plate + chain armor variations)

Varangian style (plate + scale armor variations)

 

 

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Thanks to!

DeanBro for the uk translations
JonR for help with the native Combat Overhaul compatibility
Arcadria for help with patching the traders to buy back the schematics
HB866 for the Texture rework!

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From the Memoirs of Grandmagister Cardinalis Thomas IX. The Pure

 

[Scene: The forge is unusually quiet. No frantic hammering. No flying sparks.
Instead, an enormous armor stands in the center like a steel monument.
It is bulbous and exaggerated, the helmet a slit-eyed monstrosity.
Thomas circles it slowly, hands on hips.]

Thomas:
…Master.

Master Eldred (carefully polishing a vambrace):
Yes.

Thomas:
I’m trying very hard to understand this.

Master Eldred:
Good. That means it’s working.

Thomas (gesturing broadly):
It can’t turn its head.
What if the man inside falls over—

Master Eldred:
—he will lie there and contemplate his life choices.

Thomas:
So… completely impractical.

Master Eldred (finally looking up, offended):
Impractical?
Thomas, this is jousting armor.

Thomas:
Exactly.

[He taps the massive breastplate. It barely rings — too thick.]

Thomas:
No walking.
No fighting.
No breathing enthusiastically.
You could survive a meteor strike in this, but heaven forbid you need to scratch your nose.

Master Eldred (steps closer, voice rising):
YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO SCRATCH YOUR NOSE.

Thomas:
That feels like an oversight.

Master Eldred:
This armor exists for one sacred purpose:
to keep the man inside alive whatever happens outside.

Thomas:
So… safety over sense?

Master Eldred (slams a gauntlet onto the anvil):
Safety over everything.

Thomas (grinning):
Ah yes.
The noblest of callings.

Master Eldred (ignoring him, pacing):
That shoulder? Reinforced to catch the balista profectile.
That helmet? Narrow slit so the splinters don’t redecorate the rider’s brain.
That breastplate? Thick enough to shame castle gates.

Thomas:
And heavy enough to sink a ship.

Master Eldred:
If the knight drowns inside it, at least he won’t die as a coward!

Thomas (tilting his head, studying the armor again):
You know what it looks like, master?

Master Eldred:
A masterpiece?

Thomas:
A rook.

[Eldred pauses.]

Thomas:
Square.
Bulky.
Straight lines.
Looks like it moves forward and nothing else.
Honestly, put it on a checkered floor and I’d expect it to shout “checkmate”.

[A long silence.]

Master Eldred (slowly):
…That is the worst comparison I have ever heard.

Thomas:
But you see it.

Master Eldred (grumbling):
…I see it.

Thomas (smiling):
So the knight wears a rook.

Master Eldred (points a finger at him):
Do not repeat that.

Thomas:
I absolutely will.

Master Eldred (sighs, then smirks despite himself):
Listen, Thomas.
Jousting armor is not meant to be elegant.
It is meant to survive stupidity at high speed.
And in that… it excels.

Thomas (nodding slowly):
Fair.

[He pauses, then pats the armor.]

Thomas:
Still looks like it belongs on a chessboard.

[Master Eldred raises his palm, trying to slap snarky Thomas, but he manages
to escape the forge unscathed. The steel rook stands unmoving,
awaiting its knight, ready to charge — straight ahead.]