Understand Chain Crafting Economics

Why Chains Matter

The mod introduces a dedicated chain crafting recipe to balance the resource cost of chainmail armor against iron armor. This ensures chainmail remains a worthwhile alternative rather than simply inferior.

Resource Comparison

Chains are the key ingredient in all chainmail armor pieces. By adjusting the chain recipe's input requirements, the mod makes chainmail more accessible than traditional methods (like finding it in loot or fishing). This encourages players to choose chainmail as a legitimate armor path.

Efficient Farming

To maximize your chainmail production, focus on gathering the materials needed for the chain recipe. Since you'll need multiple chains for a full armor set, batch-crafting chains before assembling armor pieces is more efficient than crafting one piece at a time.

When to Use Chainmail

Chainmail is ideal when you want protection without the heavy resource investment of iron armor. It's particularly useful for:

• Early exploration before iron is abundant
• Backup armor sets
• Situations where you need quick protection