Forgotten Armory: Landsknechts

 

 

"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 is the next part in a multi-part series. This one is dedicated to the Landsknecht sellswords.

 

Armors added by this mod are improved versions of the vanilla items, which serve as the base for crafting these modded armors.
The Landsknecht outfit should be overall improvement on the in game Brigandine armor.

 

For each armor, 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, tas always, have fun.
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:(only for 1.21.x)

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: Midday in the forge. The sun spills through the high windows.
In the back corner, Thomas, now older, stronger, and clearly more
skilled than years before, is sewing. On the table lies a vibrant, puffed-and-slashed
Landsknecht-style doublet with bits of brigandine plates sewn inside.
Bright colors, ribbons, and flourishes offend the grim, plate-loving air of the workshop.]

[Master Eldred enters from the main room, holding a polishing
rag and humming contentedly. He stops. The humming dies. His eye twitches.]

Master Eldred (low, dangerous voice):
...Thomas.
What… are you doing.

Thomas (without looking up):
Just… working on a commission, master.

Master Eldred:
That… is cloth.
In my workshop.
Where plate is born.
Where steel sings.
And you…
you bring in thread.

Thomas (shrugs):
Not just thread. Some plates are sewn inside—brigandine, master. It’s armor.

Master Eldred (outraged, pacing):
Armor!? You call this puffed parade peacock’s shirt armor!?
Where are the ridges? The fluting? The plates shaped to dance with the body?
No! This—this is a garment! This belongs on a court jester, not on the battlefield!

Thomas (calmly):
You’d be surprised, master. Soldiers these days… they like to boast.
Show off their sword skills, look flashy… rather than hide behind full plate.

Master Eldred (clutching chest like stabbed):
Boast!? Show off!? The only thing worth showing off is not being dead!
A good suit of plate does not boast. It declares.
It says: "Strike me, fool, and feel your steel bend."

Thomas:
It says: “Here comes a walking oven,” in the summer heat.
These Landsknechts… they move fast, they intimidate with
colors, and they’ve got the swagger to match.

Master Eldred:
Swagger!? Colors!?
War is not a carnival, Thomas!
The enemy should tremble at the gleam of polished steel—
not wonder if you’re about to sell them roasted chestnuts!

[Eldred throws up his arms in exasperation.
Thomas smiles faintly, then feigns sudden realization.]

Thomas (innocently):
Master… speaking of gleaming steel—
Didn’t you leave that fluted Gothic harness out on the west rack…
right where the sunlight hits it in the afternoon?

[Master Eldred freezes. His eyes widen.]

Master Eldred:
The west rack…
The west rack?
In this humidity!?

[Without another word, Eldred bolts toward the display room,
muttering about “spotting,” “surface rust,” and “death to the
fool who leaves armor in the damp.” His heavy steps fade.
Thomas exhales in relief, grins, and keeps sewing, the rhythmic
sound of the needle filling the now peaceful forge.]

Thomas (muttering to himself):
Plate or cloth… as long as the coin’s good.
And maybe a bit of swagger isn’t the end of the world.

[Scene fades with the faint clink of plates being
sewn into fabric and distant curses from Eldred in the other room.]