layer armors as they do in real life (dyeable) (de-craftable) (now with horse armor not dyable)
i.e. combine them in a crafting table
leather+plate or leather+chainmail+plate
durability, armor points, and toughness all added together
enchant-ability is the highest of any given armor used to craft the layered version
both craft and de-craft in the crafting table taking off armor layer by layer. (dye color resets when crafting and de-crafting)
before:
after: (leather chain helmet left in crafting table after taking the diamond helmet)
gives purpose to leather other than merely being a skipped stepping stone and makes chainmail no longer merely a collectible.
to properly see the armor points and toughness I advise using a couple of overlay mods that provide this utility and already exist on Curse Forge.
1.15.2 versions used MCreator but the
1.18.2+ version does not.
