Spartan Shields

<p><strong>Merry Christmas! Spartan Shields 3.0.0 beta 1 is out now for Minecraft version 1.18.2!</strong></p> <p><strong>Featuring:</strong></p> <ul> <li>The mod is now open source under the Apache version 2.0 license!</li> <li>Aluminum Shields!</li> <li>Tower Shields for all but the Mekanism non-powered Shields (they already exist in Mekanism Tools)</li> <li>Shield Bash Compatibilty for the Vanilla Shield and other modded Shields (the need to be added to the "spartanshields:shields_with_bash" tag though)</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>IMPORTANT:</strong></p> <p>The Spartan Shields issue tracker has been moved to GitHub. It can be found here:&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/ObliviousSpartan/SpartanShields/issues">https://github.com/ObliviousSpartan/SpartanShields/issues</a></p> <p>If there is still an outstanding issue with the mod, please submit an issue there.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Special thanks to Ghost8909 for providing the texture for the Soulforged Steel Plated Shield!</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Spartan Shields is a mod for Minecraft that adds a variety of&nbsp;new shields to the game.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Getting started:</strong></span></p> <p>Right from the outset, you can craft the Crude Wooden Shield as soon as you punch some trees! This has changed in version 3.0.0, now requiring only 4 planks instead of 6</p> <p><img src="https://imgur.com/pdPvynv.png" alt="" width="248" height="272" /></p> <p>Alternatively, you can make a Wooden Tower Shield which allows you to apply banners to them!</p> <p><img src="https://imgur.com/F1yfU4j.png" alt="" width="248" height="124" /></p> <p>Wood won't cut it for long, so you can upgrade it when you get new materials. Note: The Wood Shield you use must be undamaged for this to work!</p> <p><img src="https://imgur.com/ZEIFLzv.gif" alt="" width="248" height="124" /></p> <p>The same can be done with the Wood Tower Shield as well! This has changed in version 3.0.0, these now require six of the appropriate material</p> <p><img src="https://imgur.com/AIo1T1i.gif" alt="" width="248" height="124" /></p> <p>The Shields you can make this way (with no other mods) are the following:</p> <ul> <li>Stone Braced Shield &amp; Stone Tower Shield</li> <li>Iron Plated Shield &amp; Iron Tower Shield</li> <li>Gold Gilded Shield &amp; Gold Tower Shield</li> <li>Diamond Reinforced Shield &amp; Diamond Tower Shield</li> <li>Bulky Obsidian Shield &amp; Obsidian Tower Shield -&gt; Increased Knockback Resistance + Slower movement speed</li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Common Modded Material Support:</strong></span></p> <p>Depending on other mods you have running and the materials which are contained within them, more recipes will become available for you to use.</p> <p>The following require any mod with a valid OreDictionary [1.12.2 and below] or vanilla Tag [1.13.2 and above] entry for their respective ingots:</p> <ul> <li>Copper Braced Shield &amp; Copper Tower Shield [enabled by default in version 3.x]</li> <li>Tin Braced Shield &amp; Tin Tower Shield</li> <li>Bronze Plated Shield &amp; Bronze Tower Shield</li> <li>Steel Plated Shield &amp; Steel Tower Shield</li> <li>Silver Gilded Shield &amp; Silver Tower Shield -&gt; Hurts undead mobs that come in contact when blocking</li> <li>Lead Plated Shield &amp; Lead Tower Shield</li> <li>Nickel Braced Shield &amp; Nickel Tower Shield</li> <li>Invar Plated Shield &amp; Invar Tower Shield</li> <li>Constantan Plated Shield &amp; Constantan Tower Shield</li> <li>Platinum Plated Shield &amp; Platinum Tower Shield</li> <li>Electrum Plated Shield &amp; Electrum Tower Shield <p>&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Mod-specific Material Support:</strong></span></p> <p>The following requires Botania:</p> <ul> <li>Manasteel Plated Shield</li> <li>Terrasteel Strengthened Shield</li> <li>Elementium Plated Shield</li> </ul> <p>All of the above Shields can be regenerated using Botania Mana. They also have Lexica Botania entries!</p> <p>[Version 1.x and 3.x only] The following requires Thermal Foundation:</p> <ul> <li>Signalum Strengthened Shield -&gt; Inflicts Weakness when mobs hit the Shield while blocking</li> <li>Radiant Lumium Shield -&gt; Inflicts Glowing when mobs hit the Shield while blocking</li> <li>Enderium Strengthened Shield -&gt;&nbsp;Inflicts Slowness when mobs hit the Shield while blocking</li> </ul> <p>[Version 1.x only] The following requires Abyssalcraft:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Darkstone Braced Shield</li> <li>Abyssalnite Plated Shield</li> <li>Coralium Plated Shield</li> <li>Dreadium Reinforced Shield</li> <li>Ethaxium Strengthened Shield</li> </ul> <p>[Version 1.x only] The following requires Better with Mods:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Soulforged Steel Plated Shield</li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 1.2rem;">[Version 1.x only] The following requires Thaumcraft:</span></p> <ul> <li>Thaumium Plated Shield</li> <li>Void Plated Shield</li> </ul> <p>[Version 1.x only. Will be coming to version 3.x when updated to MC 1.20.x] The following requires Ender IO:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Dark Steel Riot Shield -&gt; Powered by &micro;I or RF/FE power</li> </ul> <p>[Version 1.x only] The following requires RFTools:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Infused Riot Shield -&gt; Powered by RF/FE power</li> </ul> <p>[Version 1.x only] The following requires Redstone Arsenal:&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Flux-Infused Shield -&gt; Powered by RF/FE power</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Tower Shields:</strong></span></p> <p>Tower Shields function in the same way as regular Shields but you can also apply some banners to them!<br />In version 3.x, these now have more durability and can Shield Bash multiple enemies in a small radius and has a larger cooldown.</p> <p><img src="https://imgur.com/7ZhgXQp.png" width="854" height="480" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Enchantments:</strong></span></p> <p>Most&nbsp;shields can be enchanted using an Enchanting Table, unlike the vanilla Shield. The exceptions are the RF/FE Powered Shields.</p> <p>The following enchantments can be applied to them:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Unbreaking</strong> [Vanilla]</li> <li><strong>Knockback</strong> [Vanilla] -&gt; Used to enhance Shield Bash knockback power</li> <li><strong>Spikes</strong> - Max Levels: 3 - Gives a chance to inflict damage to any mob which hits the Shield when blocking</li> </ul> <p>New in 2.1.0 (for 1.14.4):</p> <ul> <li><strong style="font-size: 1.2rem;">Firebrand</strong><span style="font-size: 1.2rem;"> - Max Levels: 2 - Shield bashing causes the hit target to catch on fire. Higher levels causes the target to be on fire for longer</span></li> <li><strong style="font-size: 1.2rem;">Payback&nbsp;</strong><span style="font-size: 1.2rem;">- Max Levels: 4 - Blocking absorbs about 50% of damage into the shield. This boosts damage of the Shield Bash. Higher levels increases the max damage that the Shield can absorb by 2 points per level</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong style="font-size: 1.2rem;">Requires Java 8!</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Any Issues/Bugs/Balance Issues?</strong></p> <p>Let me know here:&nbsp;<a href="https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/spartan-shields/issues">https://minecraft.curseforge.com/projects/spartan-shields/issues</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Translations:</strong></span></p> <p>Any language translations anyone can provide would be greatly appreciated! Make an issue at the new issue tracker here:&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/ObliviousSpartan/SpartanShields/issues">https://github.com/ObliviousSpartan/SpartanShields/issues</a><br />Here is the English version of the Language file here for anyone wishing to provide translations.</p> <p>1.12.2 - version 1.5.4:&nbsp;<a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=10lqxoaOpoDxwxf__ecGI6jp4z0GRn2Aj">https://drive.google.com/open?id=10lqxoaOpoDxwxf__ecGI6jp4z0GRn2Aj</a></p> <p>1.16.4 - version 2.1.0:&nbsp;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QnT63oG1CYcfeuOMHSQMtAThg6ZJD5_U/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QnT63oG1CYcfeuOMHSQMtAThg6ZJD5_U/view?usp=sharing</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Modpack permissions:</strong></span><br />Permission granted! No need to ask. If you have a interesting modpack including this in it, let me know! I would love to see it.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Plans for Future Versions:</strong></p> <ul> <li>IC2 Shields</li> <li>Dragonbone Shield (from Ice and Fire) (coming soon)</li> </ul>