Cursed Armor

Cursed Armor

Opening chests, barrels, and other loot containers now comes with a risk — a hidden entity known as Cursed Armor may awaken and attack.

This isn’t a normal mob. (it definently isnt a zombie i made invisible and hid the particle effects then made silent)

This is a force that equips itself with gear and weapons, appearing only as the armor it wears. It strikes with minimal warning, turning every structure into a potential trap.

The core idea and motivation for this mod was inspired by Majrusz’s Progressive Difficulty.
My mod builds on their concept, expanding it into a system with much deeper customization.

⚔️ Features

• 📦 Loot Traps
  Opening naturally generated containers can spawn Cursed Armor.
• 🧠 Smart Detection
  Only triggers on loot-generated containers — player-placed chests and minecart chests are ignored.
• 🧱 Structure Awareness
  Fully supports structure checks and blacklists (villages, etc.).
• 🌍 Dimension Scaling
  Spawn chances increase as players progress through dimensions.
• 🎲 Advanced Spawn System
  • Base chance + container bonuses
  • Loot table modifiers
  • Dimension-based scaling
  • Multiple rolls per container if desired
• 🧰 Custom Gear Presets
  Define full armor + weapon sets for the Cursed Armor to use.
• 🏛️ Structure-Based Presets
  Certain gear only appears in specific structures
  (e.g. miners in mineshafts, brutes in bastions)
• 🔊 Immersive Effects
  • Optional spawn particles
  • Optional sound on spawn (Armor equip sound effect)
  • Completely silent enemies otherwise
• 🧹 No Free Loot
  Cursed Armor drops nothing by default.

⚙️ Fully Configurable

Everything is adjustable:

• Enable/disable container types (chests, barrels, shulkers, minecarts)
• Fine-tune spawn chances per container type
• Add loot table and dimension bonuses
• Blacklist dimensions, structures, or containers
• Control progression scaling behavior
• Customize gear presets and restrictions
  
  View Config
  
   

  ["spawn settings"]

  #Base chance for Cursed Armor to spawn when opening a valid unopened loot container

  #This chance is modified further by block, loot table, and dimension bonus entries below

  #Default: 0.25

  #Range: 0.0 ~ 1.0

  base_spawn_chance = 1.0

  #Number of spawn rolls performed each time a valid container triggers

  #Each roll uses the final calculated spawn chance independently

  #Default: 1

  #Range: 1 ~ 5

  rolls_per_instance = 1

  #If true, once a container has been checked once, it will never trigger again

  #Default: true

  one_check_per_container = false

  #Maximum final chance per roll after all bonuses are added together

  #Helps prevent stupidly high values from stacking too hard

  #Default: 2.0

  #Range: 0.0 ~ 5.0

  max_final_spawn_chance = 2.0

  #If true, particles will appear when Cursed Armor spawns

  #Default: true

  enable_spawn_particles = true

  #If true, Cursed Armor plays the armor equip sound when it spawns

  #Default: true

  enable_spawn_sound = true

   

  ["container toggles"]

  #If true, normal chests can trigger Cursed Armor

  #Default: true

  enable_chests = true

  #If true, trapped chests can trigger Cursed Armor

  #Default: true

  enable_trapped_chests = true

  #If true, barrels can trigger Cursed Armor

  #Default: true

  enable_barrels = true

  #If true, supported shulker containers can trigger Cursed Armor

  #This includes Lootr shulker containers if Lootr is installed

  #Default: true

  enable_shulker_boxes = true

  #If true, minecart chests can trigger Cursed Armor

  #Default: true

  enable_minecart_chests = true



  ["container bonus options"]

  #Extra spawn chance added if the triggered container is a normal chest

  #Default: 0.0

  #Range: -5.0 ~ 5.0

  chest_extra_spawn_chance = 0.0

  #Extra spawn chance added if the triggered container is a trapped chest

  #Default: 0.25

  #Range: -5.0 ~ 5.0

  trapped_chest_extra_spawn_chance = 0.25

  #Extra spawn chance added if the triggered container is a barrel

  #Default: 0.0

  #Range: -5.0 ~ 5.0

  barrel_extra_spawn_chance = 0.0

  #Extra spawn chance added if the triggered container is a supported shulker box

  #Default: 0.0

  #Range: -5.0 ~ 5.0

  shulker_box_extra_spawn_chance = 0.0

  #Extra spawn chance added if the triggered container is a minecart chest

  #Default: 0.0

  #Range: -5.0 ~ 5.0

  minecart_chest_extra_spawn_chance = 0.0

  ["spawn bonus options"]

  #If true, dimension bonus chances become permanently active once the player has visited that dimension

  #Default: true

  dimension_bonus_unlocks_globally = true

  #Extra spawn chance added if the opened container is in one of these dimensions

  #Format: "namespace:path=chance"

  dimension_extra_chances = ["minecraft:overworld=0.0", "minecraft:the_nether=0.25", "minecraft:the_end=0.5"]

  #Extra spawn chance added if the container uses one of these loot tables

  #Format: "namespace:path=chance"

  loot_table_extra_chances = ["minecraft:chests/simple_dungeon=0.0", "minecraft:chests/abandoned_mineshaft=0.0", "minecraft:chests/desert_pyramid=0.0", "minecraft:chests/jungle_temple=0.0", "minecraft:chests/shipwreck_supply=0.0", "minecraft:chests/stronghold_corridor=0.0", "minecraft:chests/woodland_mansion=0.0", "minecraft:chests/ancient_city=0.0", "minecraft:chests/bastion_treasure=0.0"]

  #If true, when a new dimension bonus is unlocked globally, it replaces the currently active unlocked dimension bonus

  #instead of being added on top of earlier unlocked dimensions

  #Default: false

  set_as_new_dimension_spawn_chance_value = false

  #Defines the progression order for dimension bonus unlocks

  #The last visited dimension in this ordered list becomes the active one when replacement mode is enabled

  #Default: ["minecraft:overworld", "minecraft:the_nether", "minecraft:the_end"]

  dimension_spawn_chance_progression_order = ["minecraft:overworld", "minecraft:the_nether", "minecraft:the_end"]

   

  ["blacklist options"]

  #Loot tables that should never allow Cursed Armor to spawn

  #Format: "namespace:path"

  blacklisted_loot_tables = ["minecraft:chests/spawn_bonus_chest"]

  #Dimensions where Cursed Armor should never spawn

  #Format: "namespace:path"

  blacklisted_dimensions = []

  #Specific container block IDs that should never trigger, even if otherwise valid

  #Format: "modid:block_name"

  blacklisted_container_blocks = []

  #Structure IDs or structure tags where Cursed Armor should never spawn

  #Useful for things like villages or other safe structures

  #Accepted formats:

  #  Structure ID: ["minecraft:village_plains","minecraft:village_savanna"]

  #  Structure tag: ["#minecraft:village"]

  #Default: ["#minecraft:village"]

  blacklisted_structures = ["#minecraft:village"]

   

  ["mob settings"]

  #Bonus health added to the spawned mob. A vanilla zombie starts at 20 HP.

  #Default: 10.0

  #Range: 0.0 ~ 1000.0

  bonus_health = 0.0

   

  ["mob gear"]

  #List of full gear presets the spawned zombie can use

  #Format: "preset_name=helmet|chestplate|leggings|boots|mainhand"

  #Use "empty" for any slot you want left blank

  custom_gear_presets = ["leather=minecraft:leather_helmet|minecraft:leather_chestplate|minecraft:leather_leggings|minecraft:leather_boots|minecraft:stick", "chainmail=minecraft:chainmail_helmet|minecraft:chainmail_chestplate|minecraft:chainmail_leggings|minecraft:chainmail_boots|minecraft:stone_sword", "iron=minecraft:iron_helmet|minecraft:iron_chestplate|minecraft:iron_leggings|minecraft:iron_boots|minecraft:iron_sword", "gold=minecraft:golden_helmet|minecraft:golden_chestplate|minecraft:golden_leggings|minecraft:golden_boots|minecraft:golden_sword", "diamond=minecraft:diamond_helmet|minecraft:diamond_chestplate|minecraft:diamond_leggings|minecraft:diamond_boots|minecraft:diamond_sword", "netherite=minecraft:netherite_helmet|minecraft:netherite_chestplate|minecraft:netherite_leggings|minecraft:netherite_boots|minecraft:netherite_sword"]

  #If true, certain presets can be restricted to certain dimensions

  #Default: true

  enable_dimension_preset_restrictions = true

  #If true, preset groups unlock permanently per player once that player has visited that dimension

  #Default: true

  dimension_presets_unlock_globally = true

  #List of which presets are restricted to which dimensions

  #Format: "dimension=preset|preset|preset"

  dimension_restricted_presets = ["minecraft:overworld=leather|chainmail", "minecraft:the_nether=iron|gold", "minecraft:the_end=diamond|netherite"]

  #If true, when a new dimension preset group is unlocked globally, it replaces the currently active unlocked preset group

  #instead of being merged with earlier unlocked preset groups

  #Default: false

  set_as_new_dimension_preset_list = false

  #Defines the progression order for dimension preset unlocks

  #The last visited dimension in this ordered list becomes the active one when replacement mode is enabled

  #Format: ["minecraft:overworld", "minecraft:the_nether", "minecraft:the_end"]

  #Default: ["minecraft:overworld", "minecraft:the_nether", "minecraft:the_end"]

  dimension_preset_progression_order = ["minecraft:overworld", "minecraft:the_nether", "minecraft:the_end"]

  #Presets restricted to specific structures

  #These presets are added to the current dimension preset pool when inside the listed structure

  #Accepted formats:

  #  Structure tag: "#minecraft:mineshaft=miner"

  #  Structure ID or multiple entries: "minecraft:bastion_remnant|#minecraft:ruined_portal=brute"

  #Left side = structure ids and/or structure tags separated by |

  #Right side = preset names separated by |

  structure_restricted_presets = ["#minecraft:mineshaft=miner", "minecraft:bastion_remnant|#minecraft:ruined_portal=brute"]

  #If true, when structure restricted presets are found, they replace the dimension preset pool entirely

  #If false, they are added to the current dimension preset pool

  #Default: false

  structure_presets_replace_dimensional_preset = false

   

🔧 Compatibility

• ✅ Built to work with Lootr (including Lootr minecart containers and shulkers)
• ✅ Designed for modpacks
• ✅ Lightweight and server-friendly

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  🧪 Future Plans

  • 🩸 Cursed Loot-Only Mode
    An optional mode that disables all spawn chance calculations entirely.
    Cursed Armor will instead, only spawn if cursed gear is actually present inside the container.
  • ⚔️ Dynamic Gear Extraction
    Instead of using presets, Cursed Armor can be equipped directly from the loot inside the container itself — turning the chest into the source of the threat.