Data Packs Game Mechanic

Food Expiration

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    JKuantamechanic
    Lvl 35 • Artisan Network Architect
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    As per the name, this Data pack makes the survival experience more challenging by implementing food expiration. Any food items in your inventory will spoil over time, giving a host of negative effects when eating that will only worsen the more spoiled they become. Now, when you are on a long journey, starvation might finally be a valid fear.

    Features:
    5 different spoilage phases, each with a custom texture. Negative effects for each phase of spoilage.
    Craft a paper bag by surrounding a bundle with paper to store multiple food items. View the image gallery for reference. Put the paper bag in your first hotbar slot, right-click any food item in your hotbar to put it into the paper bag.
    You can also craft a frosty paper bag by replacing the top piece of paper with blue ice. This will reduce the food's expiration rate, acting as a portable fridge.

    Settings:
    use
    /trigger expiration_rate set 1
    A food item with a "half-life" of 60 minutes means that after 60 minutes, half of the fresh food in your inventory will be spoiled.
    /trigger expiration_rate set 2
    for a half-life of 30 minutes.
    /trigger expiration_rate set 3
    for a half-life of 10 minutes.

    Enjoy the Datapack and make suggestions for improvements! :)

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    Update #4 : by JKuantamechanic 02/17/2026 9:38:41 pmFebruary 18 @ 2:38 am UTC

    Fixed for the latest version.
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    tollcraft
    • 01/24/2025 6:14 am
    He/Him • Level 50 : Grandmaster Steve Demolitionist
    You should rly make food bags food expire later
    Also you should make burgers,that dont expire at all (due to them not being actually healthy) ang give slowness 5 for 2 seconds when eaten
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    JKuantamechanic
    • 01/24/2025 6:20 am
    • Level 36 : Artisan Network Architect
    Yeah, I'll probably add another type of paper bag that is harder to craft which does slow food expiration otherwise it'll be too op. For new food items, I might create a new data pack for them and simply check whether the food type matches.
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    tollcraft
    • 01/31/2025 11:10 am
    He/Him • Level 50 : Grandmaster Steve Demolitionist
    Neat yo finally did it
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    GravelNoob
    • 01/27/2025 8:15 am
    He/Him • Level 18 : Journeyman Carrot Cake
    Make potions expire, changing effect to another or adding negative effect
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    GravelNoob
    • 01/24/2025 12:25 am
    He/Him • Level 18 : Journeyman Carrot Cake
    Pls make chest expiration
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    JKuantamechanic
    • 01/24/2025 6:24 am
    • Level 36 : Artisan Network Architect
    Soon:)
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    Team UNNAMED
    • 01/22/2025 4:02 pm
    He/They • Level 69 : High Grandmaster Creeper
    lol
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    JKuantamechanic
    • 01/22/2025 6:07 pm
    • Level 36 : Artisan Network Architect
    League of Legends bad.
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    Team UNNAMED
    • 01/22/2025 8:50 pm
    He/They • Level 69 : High Grandmaster Creeper
    Ok. Never heard of it.
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    JKuantamechanic
    • 01/22/2025 10:12 pm
    • Level 36 : Artisan Network Architect
    LOL == League of Legends (obviously), you can't just say the name and also say you've never heard it.
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