Straw Statues [Forge & Fabric] for Minecraft

Review Straw Statues [Forge & Fabric]

Advanced Armor Stand

Minecraft features numerous useful items, both with specific functions and purely decorative. If we take, say, the armor stand, though, it is difficult to say to which category it belongs. Many would say that it is rather decorative, given that it is mainly used to store a visually attractive armor set. However, today, we are going to tell you about an add-on called Straw Statues, thanks to which the stands will acquire additional functionality that you have certainly not seen before! Besides, it can boast such a flexible customization system that it is difficult to reject Straw Statues!

The Straw Statues mod adds a new type of armor stand in the form of a straw man to Minecraft, which can be customized in various ways. Thus, you will be able to change the pose of any part of its body, set its size, add captions, type nicknames so that they differ from each other, adjust the position on the stand, and much more. It is one of the most popular and best mods related to the armor stand, which allows you to thoroughly customize the appearance of any straw statue and make not only a decorative item but also a functional one out of it. In this review, we are going to show you the main features of Straw Statues!

This mod adds an alternative version of the armor stand, so you will be able to use both the old and the new one. However, only the latter will acquire new functions. Any player will now be able to install a straw man and customize it as they see fit. Almost everything is adjustable here: different types of hand, head, and body positions, statue sizes, display of some data, nicknames, the position of the stand itself, focus mode, and much more. It is a full-fledged mod with a GUI, and it is enough just to look at the screenshots we have taken to understand how much is being added to Minecraft.

The Straw Statues add-on can boast several advantages and features because of which it has gained such popularity among the Minecraft fan community:

· Fine adjustment of any body part. Thus, you will be able to separately adjust the position of the head, body, legs, and other elements and also lift its legs and arms, spread them on both sides, curl it up into a ball, and so on.

· Poses. If you do not understand the principle by which the system of Straw Statues works, you can take advantage of several dozen predefined poses. All of them are visible right in the GUI, and you can determine whether a particular pose is suitable or not.

· Extra customization options. Thus, you will be able to make a little statue by reducing it several times so that it resembles, say, a baby zombie, add a name, make its body thinner or thicker, etc.

· Enabling or disabling individual body parts. Would like to make a scarecrow with a head only. Not a problem! The Straw Statues mod allows you to select the body parts displayed on each armor stand.

· Position. You will also be able to thoroughly adjust the position of the straw man itself.

· Armor management. You will not have to click the RMB to put each armor piece on a stand. There is a separate section for that, where you will be able to manage the appearance of a straw man. The GUI is similar to that of your main character. That is very convenient and saves you time.

To start using the armor stand, you need to craft a new item called the straw statue. It has a special icon in the character's inventory, so you will certainly not confuse it with the standard version. Once you have installed the stand, click on it with the RMB, holding down Shift, to get into adjustment mode. A separate GUI with several tabs will open, where the entire process of managing your straw man is accomplished. It features a very convenient navigation system that implies switching tabs with many visual elements.

What are the applications of the Straw Statues mod? There are several options here:

· Training. You can install an armor stand and put a set on it that will protect the straw man. It will thus acquire durability and defense points, and whenever you deal damage, you will see where you are hitting and which body parts are better to strike.

· Weapon Testing. If you have installed some new mod to your build and do not yet know how much damage a particular weapon inflicts, you can test it on a stand by simply striking. The same applies to armor if you put a new set on a straw man and monitor the defense level.

· Decorative Design. You can place a huge number of armor stands throughout your castle, including at the entrance, make a makeshift fort, and put guards on the towers, specifying a specific nickname for each. In a video, it will seem that these are real players.

· Making Videos. If you capture videos for YouTube, you can additionally install shaders, assign names to all the straw men, and create cool content.

The use cases are numerous, and the usefulness of Straw Statues is undeniable, as it is a truly important mod for any build. Even if you plan to use it extremely rarely, it is still worth installing this add-on and enjoying its content. And there are indeed a lot of customization options here. So take full advantage of the Straw Statues mod and write in the comments what purposes you are going to use it for.

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