Dune Striders 🏜️

A lightweight vanilla+ mod that gives Armadillo Scutes a highly requested secondary use!

The Concept

Armadillo scutes currently only have one use: crafting Wolf Armor. This mod adds a brand new utility armor piece called Dune Striders, crafted directly from Armadillo Scutes.

When equipped, these boots grant the player a slight speed boost (Speed I) only when walking on:

• Sand
• Red Sand
• Suspicious Sand

Why Dune Striders?

It perfectly fits the vanilla aesthetic and the savanna/badlands vibe of the Armadillo. The lightweight, tough composition of the scutes allows players to traverse desert environments rapidly, making exploring and excavating much more engaging!

Features

• New Item: Dune Striders (Armadillo Scute Boots)
• Crafting Recipe: Crafted just like standard boots but using Armadillo Scutes (requires 4 scutes).
• Dynamic Effect: The Speed I buff is applied dynamically and feels vanilla-native, instantly boosting your speed as you stride across the dunes.
• Vanilla Enchantability: Fully compatible with normal boots enchantments at the Enchanting Table and Anvil (Mending, Unbreaking, Feather Falling, Depth Strider, etc.).
• New 'Dune Speed' Enchantment: A brand new custom enchantment specifically for the Dune Striders! It can be found on books or in the Enchanting Table, with a max tier of Level 3. Each level upgrades the dynamic sand speed buff by an extra degree (Dune Speed III grants Speed IV!).

Compatibility

This mod is fully server-side compatible but required on the client for the items to show properly. It requires the Fabric API.