Minecraft Example Datapack

Example Datapacks

The example datapacks by Slicedlime demonstrate game updates. There are two: the 16th-version (23w31a) demo datapack and the data-driven enchantment datapack. Source: https://github.com/slicedlime/examples/tree/master/datapacks.

16th-version demo datapack

Contains 8 functions demonstrating 23w31a additions.

Macro functions

set_time.mcfunction — sets the time to $(time):

# Set the time to $(time)
$time set $(time)

eval.mcfunction — runs the command stored in $(command) (without leading slash):

# Run the command stored in $(command)
$$(command)

concat.mcfunction — concatenates $(string1) and $(string2) into storage $(id) path $(path):

# Concatenate $(string1) and $(string2), store result to storage $(id) at $(path)
$data modify storage $(id) $(path) set value "$(string1)$(string2)"

Function return values

fails.mcfunction — a function with no return value returns failure (the setblock executes normally but nothing is returned).

fails2.mcfunction — return 0 returns failure.

succeeds.mcfunction — return 1 returns success.

get_player_health.mcfunction — returns the player's health, or 0 for non-players:

# Return health if the target is a player
execute if entity @s[type=player] run return run data get entity @s Health
# Return 0 for non-players
return 0

Line continuation

line_continuation.mcfunction — demonstrates backslash (\) line continuation in commands.

Data-driven enchantment datapack

Contains 14 enchantments demonstrating the 24w18a data-driven enchantment support:

• Curse of Annoyance: curse; each time the holder hits a block with the enchanted item in the main hand, 20% chance to send one of 11 "Cat Facts" messages.
• Boom Boom: arrows explode with radius 2 when hitting a block; level has no effect.
• Claw: +2 block interaction reach per level.
• Cowbow: crossbow load sounds become cow sounds (load = cow idle, loaded = cow hurt).
• Diminishing: shrinks the wearer 20% per level.
• Fire Walker: walking on the ground converts lava sources within radius level+2 into obsidian (10% crying obsidian); caps at level 14; skips lava with entities; also negates powder snow damage.
• Fishy: 0.1% chance per tick while held to spawn a silverfish at the user's position.
• Curse of Fragility: 3% chance per block hit / attack / damage taken to lose 64 durability (256 when attacking).
• Galaxy Brain: +100 XP on mob kill; level has no effect.
• Multi-Multishot: like Multishot, but loads 20 extra arrows per level.
• Curse of Pollen Allergy: in forest biomes, 0.5% chance per tick to deal 1 thorns damage to the wearer; level has no effect.
• Roulette: tools use no durability, but each use has 1% chance to consume 2000 durability (destroying most tools; netherite tools keep 31).
• Sparkles!: wearer continuously emits ominous_spawning particles.
• Thor: holder immune to damage during thunderstorms.