TrimResonance

TrimResonance turns Minecraft's armor trim system from a cosmetic feature into a progression system. Every trim material and pattern you craft and wear grants unique, stackable abilities find the right combinations and you'll feel it.

Built on the idea from BetterTrims by Bawnorton. TrimResonance takes that concept and adds its own dual-system on top, with unique material and pattern combinations.

⚙️ How It Works

TrimResonance runs two independent systems at the same time:

System	What It Does	Activation
Material Effects	Core passive ability from the trim material	1 piece minimum
Pattern Effects	Secondary ability from the trim pattern	2 pieces minimum

Both systems run at the same time. A full Gold set with Sentry pattern gives you the Solar Bonus and the armor buff together.

Material Abilities (System 1)

Applies to every piece worn with that material, regardless of pattern. Scales with number of pieces (1–4).

Gold — Solar Bonus

Only active in the Overworld during daytime.

+1 Attack Damage per piece
+7% Movement Speed per piece
+1 Armor per piece
+0.5 Attack Speed per piece
Piglins treat you as friendly

Redstone — Swift Current

+12% Movement Speed per piece (up to +48% total)

Netherite — Nether Ward

Permanent Fire Resistance
+2 Armor and +1 Toughness per piece
7.5% chance per piece to completely negate incoming damage (capped at 30%)

Diamond — Resilience

-5% incoming damage per piece (max -20% reduced damage)

Copper — Conductor

Projectiles you fire summon lightning bolts on hit.
Requires Thundering weather and sky visibility to activate.

Emerald — Merchant's Favor

-6.25% villager trade discount per piece (Capped at 25% max for balance)

Quartz — Scholar

+25% XP gain per piece (up to +100% Experience from all sources)

Lapis — XP Magnet

Requires a full set (4 pieces) to activate.
Pulls nearby Experience Orbs from up to 8 blocks away toward the player.

Resin — Ambush

While sneaking, melee attacks deal +6.25% damage per piece
Scales up to +25% at 4 pieces

Pattern Abilities (System 2)

Requires at least 2 matching pattern pieces. Scales up at 3 and 4 pieces.

Pattern	Name	Effect
Bolt	Conduit Power	Grants Conduit Power in rain or water (Conduit Power II at 4 pieces)
Coast	Dolphin's Grace	Dolphin's Grace while submerged; scales from amplifier I at 2 pieces to amplifier III at 4 pieces
Dune	Desert Endurance	Fire Resistance in hot biomes at 2+ pieces; Slow Falling at 4 pieces; Husks & Strays ignore you at 4
Eye	Vigilance	Night Vision in low light; Hero of the Village at 4 pieces (daytime, sky access); Evokers & Pillagers ignore you at 4
Flow	Evasion	+5% Movement Speed per piece; Step Height increase at 3+ pieces
Host	Phantom Ward	Slow Falling while sneaking; Phantoms ignore you at 4 pieces
Raiser	Strength	+1 Attack Damage per piece
Rib	Fortitude	+2 Max Health per piece; +0.5 Knockback Resistance at 4 pieces
Sentry	Guardian	+2 Armor per piece
Shaper	Mining Mastery	Haste + Mining Efficiency bonus; Haste II at 4 pieces
Silence	Stealth	Invisibility while sneaking; Speed at 4 pieces while sneaking
Snout	Nether Affinity	Fire Resistance in the Nether; Strength at 4 pieces; Hoglins & Piglin Brutes ignore you at 4
Spire	Ascension	Slow Falling; Jump Boost at 3 pieces; Jump Boost II at 4 pieces
Tide	Aqua Affinity	Water Breathing always; Haste while submerged at 4 pieces
Vex	Phasing	Speed; Resistance at 4 pieces; Vexes ignore you at 4 pieces
Wayfinder	Explorer	Luck; Luck II at 4 pieces; Saturation at 4 pieces
Ward	Protection	Resistance; Absorption at 4 pieces
Wild	Nature's Blessing	Regeneration while hurt; Regeneration II at 4 pieces

Hover over any trimmed armor piece to see its active effects:

Shows the material ability and pattern ability clearly
Hold [SHIFT] for detailed descriptions of each effect

⚙️ Configuration

A config file is generated automatically at .minecraft/config/trimresonance.json.

Every material and pattern can be toggled independently
Numeric values can be rebalanced without code changes
Full Cloth Config support included for in-game editing

Server owners: every value and threshold is documented inside the config.

Credits:

BetterTrims by Bawnorton the original idea of giving armor trims gameplay functionality.

⚠️ Optional Dependencies

Vanilla Minecraft caps armor and toughness at 20. Install AttributeFix by DarkhaxDev if you want trim values above that limit to actually count.

🔧 Roadmap & Future Updates

TrimResonance is actively maintained. Planned for upcoming updates:

Balance passes on material and pattern effects based on community feedback
New trim material abilities as Minecraft adds more materials
Multiplayer compatibility improvements
More pattern combinations and effects
Visual and UI Improvements

Trim Resonance