Punishment Gear TaCZ Addon

You're not a soldier anymore. No unit, no orders, no backup. Just you,
the gear on your back, and everyone who made the mistake of thinking
this city was theirs to take.

A ballistic armor addon for TaCZ (Timeless & Classics Zero) built around
one idea: survival should depend on what you're actually wearing, not
a flat number vanilla armor gives you for free.

Requires: TaCZ, Curios API, GeckoLib.

THE CORE IDEA

Vanilla armor doesn't know what a bullet is. This addon adds a dedicated
ballistic plate system, worn in its own Curios slot, that specifically
reduces TaCZ gunfire damage and stacks with your worn armor. Every
firefight comes down to what's actually strapped to your chest when the
first shot goes off.

THE GEAR

All custom GeckoLib 3D models, built from scratch for this addon, not
reskinned vanilla armor.
- Kevlar - the base material every operative starts with
- Tactical Vest - a slim tactical vest, built for movement, not bulk
- Tactical Vest (Painted) - the vest a veteran marks as their own; the
only piece that carries the Last Stand mechanic
- Combat Pants - integrated thigh holster, kneepads, and a fitted belt,
one piece instead of separate leggings and boots
- Tactical Boots - slim boots that move with your legs instead of
sitting frozen like vanilla armor

BALLISTIC PLATES - 5 TIERS

Base -> Iron -> Gold -> Diamond -> Netherite, worn in a dedicated Curios
slot. Every upgrade is a decision about how far you're willing to go to
stay standing.
- Each tier scales bullet damage reduction and armor toughness
- Gold+: even Piglins learn to leave you alone, unless you give them a
reason not to
- Diamond+: explosion damage reduction
- Diamond+: fills your armor toughness bar to the vanilla max
- Netherite: permanent, particle-free Fire Resistance while worn
- Plates wear down proportionally to the damage they block, and can
fully deflect bullets at low damage thresholds
- Enchantable only with Unbreaking and Mending, no shortcuts

LAST STAND

Wearing the Tactical Vest (Painted), the moment that should kill you
doesn't. The vest keeps you standing at 1 heart, and for 10 seconds
you hit harder, move faster, and shrug off damage while you heal, one
last push before the world goes dark. It only works once a day, and it
costs you afterward with a wave of hunger, so treat it like the last
card you have, not a free win.

ADVANCEMENT

"Let me tell you something"

Unlocks the moment the full set is on your
back: painted vest, combat pants, boots.

The gear is complete.

So are you.

CONFIGURABLE

Damage reduction per tier, toughness values, explosion reduction,
ricochet chance, Last Stand cooldown/duration/sound - all exposed in the
mod config, so pack curators can tune the whole system without touching
a line of code.

CREDITS

Some 3D models adapted from ZeroContact by TuDouNi92 (GPL-3.0). See
CREDITS.md in the mod files for full attribution.

Punishment Gear (TaCZ Addon)