It's finally time! Releasing the biggest update of Vanilla Backport to the date and the result of 4 months of development, finally introducing... Bundle o' Life!

This update brings features of not one, but multiple updates!

• Spring to Life
• Bundles of Bravery
• Armored Paws
• Bats & Pots

FEATURES

• World generation & ambience:
  • added leaf litter:
    • toggleable via config.
    • generates in biomes that use the biome tag #minecraft:spawns_leaf_litter
    • they generate under trees that use the block tag #minecraft:allows_leaf_litter
    • sparse leaf litter patches generate on biomes that use the tag #minecraft:spawns_leaf_litter_patches
  • added wild flowers:
    • toggleable via config.
    • generates in biomes that use the biome tag #minecraft:spawns_wildflowers
    • noise-based wild flowers generate in biomes that use the biome tag #minecraft:spawns_noise_based_wildflowers
  • added bushes:
    • toggleable via config.
    • generates in biomes that use the biome tag #minecraft:spawns_bushes
  • added firefly bushes:
    • toggleable via config.
    • generates in biomes that use the biome tag #minecraft:spawns_firefly_bushes
    • they may generate in land in biomes that use the biome tag #minecraft:spawns_firefly_bushes_swamp
  • added cactus flower.
  • added short and tall dry grass:
    • toggleable via config.
    • generates in biomes that use the biome tags #minecraft:spawns_dry_grass and #minecraft:spawns_dry_grass_rarely
  • added farm animal variants.
  • added falling leaves.
  • added fallen trees:
    • toggleable via config.
    • generates in the biomes that use the following biome tags:
      • #minecraft:spawns_fallen_oak_trees
      • #minecraft:spawns_fallen_birch_trees
      • #minecraft:spawns_fallen_birch_trees_rarely
      • #minecraft:spawns_fallen_super_birch_trees
      • #minecraft:spawns_fallen_jungle_trees
      • #minecraft:spawns_fallen_spruce_trees
      • #minecraft:spawns_fallen_spruce_trees_rarely
  • added desert ambient sounds:
    • Dead Bushes, Dry Grass, Sand and Red Sand now have a chance to play ambient sounds.
  • updated lodestone recipe.
  • updated Bundle UI and controls.
    • toggleable via config.
    • bundles now change their model depending on whether you are using legacy or modern bundles.
  • added dyable bundles.
  • reworked creative tabs
  • added support to conventional tags (Forge / Fabric / Create).
  • added background music by Amos Roddy:
    • "Below and Above"
    • "Broken Clocks"
    • "Fireflies"
    • "Lilypad"
    • "O's Piano"
  • sheep now have color priorities based on their spawning biome.
  • updated camel spawning:
    • toggleable via config.
    • they can generate in biomes that use the biome tag #minecraft:spawns_camels
  • added wolf variants
  • added armadillos
    • toggleable via config.
    • they spawn in biomes that use the biome tag #minecraft:spawns_armadillos
    • spiders are now scared of armadillos.
  • decorative pots can now store items. (thanks to Echo2Craft)

CHANGES

• namespace update
• creative tab rework
• updated configs:
  • updated bat model is now toggleable.
  • removed creaking heart on pale oak sapling config.
  • resin config now controls its generation on woodland mansions loot.
  • dried ghast config now controls whether dried ghasts are bartered by piglins.
  • music disc drops from ghasts and chicken jockeys are now toggleable.
  • villager's and wandering trader's trades are now toggleable.
  • happy ghast movement speed can now be modified.
  • music fading for pale garden is now toggleable.
  • creaking trail particle colors are now configurable.
• eyeblossoms and firefly bushes are now emissive by default.

BUGFIXES

• Happy ghasts no longer consume saddles.
• Creakings no longer die from colliding with players for too long.
• Creakings wouldn't play their attack sound.
• Creakings wouldn't spawn properly.
• Parrot sounds were incorrectly referenced in crash logs for Sinytra Connector.
• Configs were not properly generating.

NAMESPACE UPDATE

• migrated all features from vanillabackport namespace to minecraft.
  • Allows safe port-forwarding to vanilla versions and the usage of resourcepacks
• features data conversion:
  • this system may be removed in a future update.
  • allows to safely migrate worlds that used the old vanillabackport namespace.
  • includes support for Every Compat features

CREATIVE TAB REWORK (BUNDLED TABS)

• merged previous tab from vanilla backport onto a single creative tab.
• added a vertical menu to switch between contents of versions.
• titles are fully translatable.

FALLING LEAVES

• fully client sided and configurable.
  • toggleable via config.
  • can modify their frequency via config.
• block-tag based:
  • spawn_falling_leaves allows to control which leaves spawn falling particles.
  • spawn_falling_needles allows to control which leaves spawn coniferous falling particles.
• resource-pack API:
  • resource packs can override leaf colors via JSON files under assets/<your-id>/leaf_colors/

  • {
      "block": "minecraft:azalea_leaves",
      "properties": {
        "color": -9399763,
        "priority": 0
      }
    }
    

  • block: ID of a block that is an instance of LeavesBlock.
  • properties:
    • color: ARGB color value for the particle.
    • priority (optional): highest priority override wins (default: 0).

FARM ANIMAL VARIANTS

• toggleable via config.
• provided new variants for cows, pigs and chickens:
  • temperate (default)
  • cold
  • warm
• they spawn in biomes that use the following biome tags:
  • #minecraft:spawn_cold_variant_farm_animals
  • #minecraft:spawn_warm_variant_farm_animals
• these variants do not actually spawn the mob, they only determine the variant from the biome it is spawning in.
• added colored eggs for chicken variants:
  • Blue Eggs: dropped by cold chickens.
  • Brown Eggs: dropped by warm chickens.
• disabled by default when using mixed litter (for safer compatibility).
• data-driven:
  • resource packs can add more variants via JSON files under data/<your-id>/<mob>_variant/
  • example: data/minecraft/chicken_variant/cold.json

  • {
      "asset_id": "minecraft:entity/chicken/cold_chicken",
      "model": "cold",
      "spawn_conditions": [
        {
          "condition": {
            "type": "biome",
            "biomes": "#minecraft:spawn_cold_variant_farm_animals"
          },
          "priority": 0
        }
      ]
    }
    

  • asset_id: represents the location of the entity texture.
  • model: variant model.
  • spawn conditions
    • condition : defines the condition to spawn this variant.
      • type: the type of condition to be used
        • biome: takes a biome or biome tag to check if the mob is spawning in it.
          • requires biome field.
        • structure: takes a structure ID to check if the mob is spawning inside it.
          • requires structures field.
        • moon_brightness: takes a range of moon brightness values to check if the mob is spawning during that moon phase.
          • requires range array with min and max values.
  • for more context, check minecraft official documentation.

WOLF SOUND VARIANTS

• toggleable via config.
• provided new variants for wolf personalities:
  • classic (default)
  • puglin
  • sad
  • angry
  • grumpy
  • big
  • cute
• they are randomly assigned on spawn.
• data-driven:
  • resource packs can add more variants via JSON files under data/<your-id>/wolf_sound_variant/
  • example: data/minecraft/wolf_sound_variant/puglin.json

  • {
      "ambient_sound": "minecraft:entity.wolf_puglin.ambient",
      "death_sound": "minecraft:entity.wolf_puglin.death",
      "growl_sound": "minecraft:entity.wolf_puglin.growl",
      "hurt_sound": "minecraft:entity.wolf_puglin.hurt",
      "pant_sound": "minecraft:entity.wolf_puglin.pant",
      "whine_sound": "minecraft:entity.wolf_puglin.whine"
    }
    

  • each field represents the sound id to be used for that specific action.
  • for more context, check minecraft official documentation.

WOLF VARIANTS

• toggleable via config.
• provided new variants for wolves:
  • pale (default)
  • spotted
  • snowy
  • black
  • ashen
  • rusty
  • woods
  • chestnut
  • striped
• they spawn by default in biomes that use the following biome tags:
  • #minecraft:has_wolf/spotted
  • #minecraft:has_wolf/snowy
  • #minecraft:has_wolf/black
  • #minecraft:has_wolf/ashen
  • #minecraft:has_wolf/rusty
  • #minecraft:has_wolf/woods
  • #minecraft:has_wolf/chestnut
  • #minecraft:has_wolf/striped
• these variants do not actually spawn the mob, they only determine the variant from the biome it is spawning in.
• disabled by default when using backported wolves (for safer compatibility).
• data-driven:
  • resource packs can add more variants via JSON files under data/<your-id>/wolf_variant/
  • example: data/minecraft/chicken_variant/cold.json

  • {
      "assets": {
        "angry": "minecraft:entity/wolf/wolf_ashen_angry",
        "tame": "minecraft:entity/wolf/wolf_ashen_tame",
        "wild": "minecraft:entity/wolf/wolf_ashen"
      },
      "spawn_conditions": [
        {
          "condition": {
            "type": "biome",
            "biomes": "#minecraft:has_wolf/ashen"
          },
          "priority": 0
        }
      ]
    }
    

  • assets
    • angry: represents the location of the angry wolf texture.
    • tame: represents the location of the tame wolf texture.
    • wild: represents the location of the wild wolf texture.
  • spawn conditions
    • condition : defines the condition to spawn this variant.
      • type: the type of condition to be used
        • biome: takes a biome or biome tag to check if the mob is spawning in it.
          • requires biome field.
        • structure: takes a structure ID to check if the mob is spawning inside it.
          • requires structures field.
        • moon_brightness: takes a range of moon brightness values to check if the mob is spawning during that moon phase.
          • requires range array with min and max values.
  • for more context, check minecraft official documentation.

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