Notices:
Currently hosting a Minecraft: Create Aeronautics server. Download the .mrpack
Featured Blog Post:
datapack-primer - 2026-07-27 13:52:39 -0400
This is a introduction to the tools and workflows I use to develop Minecraft datapacks.
| Link | Description |
|---|
| wiki | Documentation for datapacks |
| mcmeta | Misode’s repository has all of the vanilla game assets. Textures, UI masks, item sprites, worldgen JSON, loot tables, It’s all here |
| JSON generators | Misode’s web app that uses form inputs to generate JSON you can then export into your datapack. I use this for everything tbh |
| mcstacker | MCSTACKER is the other generator. Instead of JSON, this does minecraft commands. I often use it for \data,\summon,and \scoreboard commands |
| vanilla tweaks | To begin a new datapack, I’ll usually just download a similar one from Vanilla Tweaks to get the proper directory structure and then overwrite everything |
| blockbench | Webapp to make minecraft textures, models, and animations |
| optifine CEM | Custom Entity Models are not supported by default and require optifine to work properly |
| CEM models and documentation | vanilla models and documentation. Nice integration with blockbench |
Some Youtubers that make tutorials/feature showcases:
- slicedlime - Minecraft Technical Director. This is his personal Youtube channel and he showcases datapack feature updates
- Cloud Wolf - Mostly focuses on /trigger and /data commands
- WafflesAreBetter - Beginner tutorials and 1.18 worldgen and structure datapacks.
Settings & Commands:
- I keep the minecraft log open at all times to help diagnose errors/warnings
- /reload hot-reloads all datapacks and helps you iterate quickly
Featured Recipe:
flan - 2026-08-11 19:21:58 -0400
Ingredients:
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 can of sweetened condensed milk
- 1 can of evaporated milk
- 1 tablespoon of lemon extract
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Place flanera in a wide pan filled with water. The water should not pass the buckles on the flanera
- Place flanera and wide pan in the oven
- Blend the eggs, condensed milk, evaporated milk, and lemon extract together
- Make caramel from the sugar (see below)
- Remove flanera from the oven and pour caramel into the flanera
- Allow caramel to cool slightly before pouring egg and milk mixture into the flanera (avoids caramel splattering)
- Seal flanera and return it to the water bath
- Bake for 1 hour
- Remove flan from oven and leave it to cool to room temperature (avoids cooling too quickly and cracking the flan)
- Refrigerate overnight
Caramel:
- Under medium heat, allow a steel or nonstick pan to heat up completely (water droplets should immediately boil on the surface)
- sprinkle a light coat of sugar on the pan, allow it to melt completely before adding a new layer of sugar
- stir routinely with a rubber spatula to avoid burning
- use the spatula to lightly break up solid chunks of sugar
- lower heat if the caramel begins smoking
- increase heat briefly so pouring is easier
Serving:
- Run a knife along the edge of the flanera, separating the flan’s side from the walls
- Tip the flanera upside down onto a plate, holding the buckles back so they don’t gouge the flan
- Cut and serve with blackberries or another fruit of your choice