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Crawling Critters

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Compatibility
Minecraft 1.21
Changes include
  • Advancements
  • Functions
  • Loot Tables
  • Predicates
  • Recipes
Added CreditThanks to my brother for some creature ideas :)
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    MagmaPress678
    Lvl 8 • Apprentice Crafter
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    Datapack compatible with versions 1.21.6+

    This datapack features 8 Critters with unique abilities:
    • Butterfly with 10 colorful variants
    • Ant able to carry you when hit, also has variants
    • Fire Ant that inflicts fire damage
    • Dung Beetle able to pick up items
    • Termite that looks for planks to burrow into
    • Stick Bug with a regular stick disguise
    • Snail that spawns in swarms when it's raining (spawns in beaches & swamps)
    • Gnat (ambient)

    You can gain access to the new Spawn Eggs, given from the command: /function rigs:creatures/get_all

    This datapack also features mechanics such as:
    • Putting critters in jars
    • Breeding critters & discovering mutations
    • Framing butterflies

    New items:
    • Empty Jar, made with glass panes
    • Jar Lid, made with wood slabs
    • Apple Slice, made with apples
    • Fermented Apple Slice, made with apples & sugar. This item is also used to breed critters.

    For guidance check out the new Advancements in the Husbandry section.

    (Developer Info)
    This datapack also allows full support of rig systems, animations, mob groups & much more.
    The full guide on how to add creatures and animations is inside the datapack.

    1 Update Logs

    Update #1 : by MagmaPress678 11/08/2025 7:38:30 amNovember 8, 2025 @ 12:38 pm UTC

    • Added 6 new Butterfly variants, including one that can only spawn in the Cherry Grove.
    • Added Pierced Butterflies you can frame, obtained by killing a butterfly with an arrow.
    • Redesigned the Ant & added 4 new variants
    • Added Jars & Jar Lids.
    • Implemented Breeding - giving two critters a Fermented Apple Slice will create eggs that hatch in about a minute.
    • Implemented Mutations, allowing for rare variants when breeding.
    • Added 7 Advancements to guide you through the features.
    • Added Stick Bugs, Snails & Gnats.
    • Termites can now burrow into logs & wood, in addition to planks.
    • Fixed bugs & adjusted some stats.
    • Completely reworked the world-generation mechanic, leading to the following changes:
    ‎ ‎ - Critters will now be able to generate when returning to a chunk multiple times.
    ‎ ‎ - Critters now despawn if no player is nearby (128 blocks)
    ‎ ‎ - The probabilities of different critters now change depending on rain. Rain prevents Butterfly spawning & increases Snail spawning.
    ‎ ‎ - In order to prevent critters from spawning, place blocks like water/lava/campfires/magma or bottom slabs.

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    Cleora
    • 10/11/2025 6:40 am
    • Level 73 : Legendary Pixel Painter Terraformer
    Cute, I hope to see some more bugs.



    May I suggest being able to catch them?

    For example; butterfly net, butterfly jar, dead butterfly in a jar, alive butterfly in a jar, dead butterfly in a item frame



    Then have other bug catchers, nets, lures, critter containers,

    and also have terrariums you can put live bugs in, breed bugs, and unlock achievements for rare bugs



    also dead-bug stands for stuff like beetles, spiders, etc
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    MagmaPress678
    • 10/11/2025 6:12 pm
    He/Him • Level 8 : Apprentice Crafter
    Thanks for checking out my datapack!

    You got some really cool ideas! I'd definitely like to add more aspects to this datapack, like catching bugs & achievements.
    Specifically the framed butterflies idea is something I've been considering, and I'm glad to see I'm not alone in that.
    I must say that these sound like a real fun challenge and I'm looking forward to trying them out.

    Again thank you very much for the kind suggestions :)
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    Welcome