Hardcore Armor

Hardcore Armor completely changes the way that armor is used in the game. It makes changes that make different armors worth wearing on different occasions: light armor offers little protection, but is cheaper and does not impede swimming, while heavy armor offers more protection but can make hunger decrease faster. This also encourages mix and matching different armor parts, since the total weight of the armor determines the buoyancy of the player.

Armour Statistics

Armour	Advantages	Disadvantages
Leather	Light, cheap	Least protective
Tanned Leather Armor	Higher durability than leather, light	Same protection as leather
Iron	High protection	Heavy, expensive
Chain	Almost the same protection as iron while half as heavy, cheaper than iron	Needs an Anvil
Gold	High enchantability, fancy	Very heavy, low protection, low durability
Diamond	Most protective vMC armor	Very expensive, cannot be resmelted
Plate Armor	Most protective, protects against Groth, helmet enchants to respiration V	Heavy, expensive, needs Anvil, needs Infernal Enchanter