[ Future request ] Better config

[JackYevhen]

The one more thing I'd like to see in mod is: better config & data pack compatibility.
In main game a lot of similar things (form fishing to chest loot) are determined by loot tables.

Example loot table:

{
  "type": "minecraft:command",
  "pools": [
    {
      "rolls": 1,
      "entries": [
        {
          "type": "minecraft:item",
          "weight": 100,
          "name": "minecraft:diamond_ore",
          "conditions": [
            {
              "condition": "minecraft:location_check",
              "offsetY": 1,
              "predicate": {
                "block": {
                  "blocks": [
                    "minecraft:stone"
                  ]
                }
              }
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "minecraft:item",
          "weight": 100,
          "name": "minecraft:deepslate_diamond_ore",
          "conditions": [
            {
              "condition": "minecraft:location_check",
              "offsetY": 1,
              "predicate": {
                "block": {
                  "blocks": [
                    "minecraft:deepslate"
                  ]
                }
              }
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "minecraft:item",
          "weight": 1,
          "name": "minecraft:diorite"
        }
      ],
      "conditions": [
        {
          "condition": "minecraft:location_check",
          "offsetY": -1,
          "predicate": {
            "block": {
              "blocks": [
                "minecraft:diamond_block"
              ]
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "rolls": 1,
      "entries": [
        {
          "type": "minecraft:item",
          "weight": 9,
          "name": "minecraft:netherrack"
        },
        {
          "type": "minecraft:item",
          "weight": 1,
          "name": "minecraft:nether_gold_ore"
        }
      ],
      "conditions": [
        {
          "condition": "minecraft:location_check",
          "offsetY": -1,
          "predicate": {
            "fluid": {
              "fluid": "minecraft:lava"
            }
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

What it does:

• If diamond block is bellow:
  • if deepslate is above: deepslate diamond ore
  • if stone is above: normal diamond ore
  • if not any of those: diorite
• if lava is bellow:
  • 1 / 10 - nether gold ore
  • 9 / 10 - netherrack

How I'd like to see config for the generator: (does nearly the same loot table above)

[
    {
        "type": "condition",
        "conditions": [{"type": "block", "position": [0, -1, 0], "match": ["minecraft:diamond_block"]}],
        "content": [
            {
                "type": "condition",
                "conditions": [{"type": "block", "position": [0, 1, 0], "match": ["minecraft:stone"]}],
                "content": [
                    {"type": "block", "content": "minecraft:diamond_ore"}
                ]
            },
            {
                "type": "condition",
                "conditions": [{"type": "block", "position": [0, 1, 0], "match": ["minecraft:deepslate"]}],
                "content": [
                    {"type": "block", "content": "minecraft:deepslate_diamond_ore"}
                ]
            },
            {"type": "block", "content": "minecraft:diorite"}
        ]
    },
    {
        "type": "condition",
        "conditions": [{"type": "fluid", "position": [0, -1, 0], "match": ["minecraft:lava"]}],
        "content": [
            {
                "type": "condition",
                "conditions": [{"type": "chance", "content": {"min": 0, "max": 100, "reqiered": 90}}],
                "content": [
                    {"type": "block", "content": "minecraft:netherrack"}
                ]
            },
            {"type": "block", "content": "minecraft:nether_gold_ore"}
        ]
    },
    {"type": "block", "content": "minecraft:stone"}
]

I am ( NOT ) an expert, but I can try to design editor for this (if it will actually will be implemented).

[OffsetMonkey538]

Alright yeah this is an interesting idea. If I do this, I think I might make it as a separate mod and have it do nothing by default so modpack makers can add custom stuff with datapacks and mod developers can also include the mod for their fluids or whatever. I'd also include a (or multiple) default datapack that players can enable for the functionality of this mod.