BetterPiercing -
BetterPiercing introduces a fundamental change to how crossbows function in Minecraft. Instead of regular damage calculations, arrows with the Piercing enchantment now completely bypass enemy armor and all protective enchantments.
This game-changing mechanic transforms crossbows into truly formidable weapons against heavily armored opponents, addressing their core limitation of being unable to receive the Power enchantment like regular bows.
The armor penetration effectiveness scales with the enchantment level: Piercing I gives you 25% armor ignore, Piercing II provides 50% penetration, Piercing III reaches 75% bypass, and the maximum Piercing IV completely nullifies all armor protection. An elegantly simple yet powerful modification that gives crossbows new strategic importance in combat.