OK, but is the "maximal damage that armor absorbs [sic]" the durabiltiy of the helmet, the body, the leggings, or the boots? Each item has its own separate durability amount. Or is the "maximal damage" spread between the 4 pieces of armor? And if it is spread between the 4 pieces of armor, and the maximum # you can input into this field is 1024, how can you make armor stronger than diamond (which has a "total" of 1819 for all 4 pieces, much higher than 1024)?
There is an option to adjust the armor here
OK, but is the "maximal damage that armor absorbs [sic]" the durabiltiy of the helmet, the body, the leggings, or the boots? Each item has its own separate durability amount. Or is the "maximal damage" spread between the 4 pieces of armor? And if it is spread between the 4 pieces of armor, and the maximum # you can input into this field is 1024, how can you make armor stronger than diamond (which has a "total" of 1819 for all 4 pieces, much higher than 1024)?
That is the absorb option but I think that has to do with the durability but not all of it. From what I have seen in the Wiki
https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Armor
So the durability is affected by the amount of damage the Armor can absorb. It's a bit complicated