Shield Item for Medieval-Themed Servers

[KiKiSa]

Basically, Facepunch is currently working on creating a shield item entity, but it could take months before it's released, and there's a chance they may not add it at all. That's why I'm posting this to see if it's possible to create a plugin with similar functionality.
More info: https://commits.facepunch.com/r/rust_reboot/main/shields
I think this plugin could add a lot of fun, especially for servers that aim to create a medieval themed experience

 

[VisEntities]

If we don’t have an item in the game with a model that resembles a shield, it wouldn’t work

 

[KiKiSa]

If we don’t have an item in the game with a model that resembles a shield, it wouldn’t work

Yeah, I was thinking of modifying an already existing clothing item, like a scuba tank or something similar. When the player equips a machete or another weapon, if they have the scuba tank in their inventory, it could either be manually equipped or automatically equipped. If the player starts aiming with a salvage sword, for example, the shield would activate, allowing the player to block melee attacks. Each time the player blocks, the clothing item representing the shield would take damage, and once it’s destroyed, the player would no longer be able to block.

Second version: When the player starts to throw a melee weapon, it would act as a block/parry against other melee weapons, and the clothing item or the melee weapon would take damage, I thing this version is better.