Mod elements

Wiki pages in this section are dedicated to the process of the creation of mod elements. Each mod element has its own properties and specifics so each of them has its own wiki page describing it.

How to Make a Ranged Item


This tutorial will guide you through the whole process of making a new ranged item in MCreator. Before you start You will need to make a texture for both the ranged item and projectile either by an…

How to Make a Biome


Making a New Biome On this page, we'll show you how to make your very own biome. Biome Settings Basic Properties Name: Your biome's name Climate rain probability: This controls how humid your biome…

How to make a key binding


What is a key binding?   Key binding allows the player to associate in-game client-side actions with a specified button on the keyboard or mouse. Usually, key bindings are used to separate a…

How to make an overlay


What is an overlay?   Overlays are special GUIs that appear client-side in the player or block interface. Examples of overlay uses are placing textures over the player view (like the carved…

How to make a Particle


What is a particle? Particles are visual effects that some blocks, entities and some other entities use for visual display. One example of particles in the vanilla game is composting particles. When…

How to Make a Fluid


What is a fluid? Fluids are special types of blocks that have the ability to flow over the terrain and fall according to the game's gravity. Items and entities are pushed in the direction of the flow…

How to make Villager Trades


Villager trades Contrary to other mod elements, when you create a Villager trade mod element, you can put all your custom trades inside this specific mod element. However, you can still make multiple…

How to Make a Villager Profession


What is a villager profession? A villager profession is a job type for the vanilla entity called a Villager. This mod element allows you to create a new workstation block, and change the work outfit…

How to make an Enchantment


Enchantment is a modifier that adds special abilities to items when applied. Properties The enchantment mod element has the following properties: Enchantment name: It is the displayed name of…

How to Make a Recipe


Creating the recipe Start MCreator Create a new Recipe element and give it a name Name your recipe (For sample: diamond_block) Fill the parameters and the empty squares Click finish and you're done…

How to Make a Plant


What Is a plant? A plant is a specific kind of block with some feature that allows it to be placed only on specific blocks, grow, tick randomly without being forced, and generated in patches on…

How to Make a Painting


On this page, we'll show you how to make your very own painting. Properties Painting texture: This is how the texture of your texture. The texture used has to be in "Others". Painting width: The…

How to Make a Music Disc


This tutorial will guide you in the creation of a custom music disc. Creating a Music Disc Click on "Add New Mod Element" Choose "Music Disc" and name it. Set the properties of the music disc Add…

How to Make a Loot Table


Loot tables are technical JSON files that represent what items should be in naturally generated containers, what items should drop when breaking a block or killing a mob, or what items can be fished…

How to Make a Game Rule


What are Game Rules Game rules are world settings that allow the player to control features of the save game they are playing on. As of 1.16, you can now set game rules before the world is created.…

How to Make a Function


What is a function Functions allow players to run lists of commands using text files with the extension .mcfunction. Settings and Configuration Naming You can write your function name in one word or…