[MC-301079] "minecraft:equippable" falls to empty render if path doesn't exist on client

“minecraft:equippable” falls to empty render which cause to players can’t see the armor properly. It should fall back to vanilla since empty equipments misleading the players.

Environment

Java Edition

Linked issues

duplicates 1

MC-276772 Equippable items with invalid specified equipment models do not use the missing texture Resolved

Comments 3

[MOD] Greymagic27 2025-08-15T18:42:46Z

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rudde 2025-08-15T22:14:42Z

Steps to Reproduce:

Use `/give @s minecraf:diamond_chestplate[equippable={"asset_id":"cuce","slot":"chest"},custom_model_data={floats:[440.0}]] 1` without resource pack.
Wear it.
You’ll see empty armor render.

Observed Results:

It shown as empty render.

Expected Results:

It should shown as Diamond Chestplate.

[Mod] Jingy 2025-08-17T20:10:40Z

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We're tracking this issue as MC-276772, so this ticket is being resolved and linked as a duplicate.

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