Published Jul 8th, 2022, 7/8/22 4:53 pm
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Overview:
The beetles datapack adds in an entire new mechanic to the game called Sand Fishing, which has an entire set of its own loot drops with items both new and old, as well as an entire set of beetles: a new entity for Vanilla Minecraft. There are over 1000 beetles possible to be found & collected, and the entire system is, I’m proud to say, incredibly server & computer friendly. The beetles datapack also adds in a few aesthetically different versions of pre-existing items, though these items function exactly like the originals. Beetles are incredibly easy to collect, all you need is a shovel & some sand. They can be collected as items in an inventory & on item frames, or be kept in a tank as entities with their own AI.You must be playing on easy or higher difficulty.
I originally posted this datapack to minecraftforum, but I hadn't updated it in a while and decided I should probably post the updated version on here.
Sand Fishing:
When holding any shovel, if a player stands on sand & has sand nearby, Sand Fishing will initiate. When Sand Fishing is active, a few sand particles will start to periodically kick up into the air on a random nearby block within 16 blocks of the player. If the player removes the block underneath the sand particles, they have a 3/6 chance of getting Junk, a 2/6 chance of getting a Beetle, and a 1/6 chance of getting Treasure. Junk items are all preexisting items, just in a new loot table, giving the player a couple of items that other junk loot tables like Fishing does not. Beetles are 1032 new mobs, described below, that do not replace any preexisting mob. Treasure items are a mix of old items and new items, of which the new items function like the old items but have special textures, which are only able to be found from them.Loot:
There's a set of new treasure items provided by this pack: there are Ancient versions of gold ingots, gold nuggets, gold carrots, gold chestplates, gold helmets, gold leggings, gold boots, gold swords, and lapis lazuli. The original versions of these items still exist, and the new items can only be found through Sand Fishing. The Ancient Armour received from Sand Fishing is enchanted @ level 50- the highest in the game. However, since it's Gold gear, it's still worse than the level 20-39 diamond / iron gear found in End Cities by default. Additionally, the Ancient Armour should never by default have Mending on it, and comes severely damaged. All drop tables can be found here.
Beetles:
As for the beetles themselves, they have 2 advancements associated with them; "Buggy Content", which requires you to catch any beetle in your inventory, and "Rare Catch", which requires you to catch any scarab in your inventory. “Rare Catch” is a challenge achievement that rewards 50xp (not levels), as Scarabs have a 1 in 2056 chance of spawning each, and there are only 8 of them. Otherwise, every other beetle has an individual 2/2056 chance of spawning, meaning the chance to get a Scarab is 8 in 2056, whereas the chance to not get a Scarab is 2048 in 2056.
When a beetle appears in the world, it will appear as an Item, and be on its back. After 5 seconds, the beetle will "flip over" and become an Entity. This entity will follow the player within 4 blocks, and will antagonize villagers- who are scared of beetles by default. The beetle entity cannot deal any Damage to other entities, though it can Attack them. Beetle entities will also try to attack Iron & Snow Golems, though these will both attack back. If a Beetle takes ANY damage, it dies & drops Chitin , a new food (parented to Rotten Flesh, meaning functionally exactly the same). If you wish to flip the beetle back over & collect it as an Item, you can do so at any time by submerging it in Water.
Beetles are also set to be easily collectible, having their colouration and type listed under the item name in grey. Additionally, they are set so that, when placed in Item Frames, they are the exact same size as they appear in the world, meaning players can effectively “pin” the beetles to the item frames. To reiterate, there are 1032 beetles, each with a unique combination of their colouration and shape. There are 256 colour possibilities per type of beetle (aside from Scarabs), across 4 different beetle types.
Credit & Usage:
If you feature this content in a video of yours, or use it on a server, please credit me accordingly via linking to either this page, or to my twitter account. Additionally, I would like to shoutout a couple of people who helped me with the finalizing of loot tables. I received help from a friend of mine, Fizzy; his twitter can be found here. I also recieved help from another friend who has her twitter here.
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Seems to be missing the lang file
I don't think the pack is working for me. D:
I do see any sand being kicked up but nothing is underneat. The beetles are also not added to the game? I assume they would show in creative mode?
[MC 1.19 Forge 41.0.93]