Egg Drop
by DJChaos42
Egg Drop gives mobs a chance to drop their spawn egg when they are killed, and this card covers how that drop is set up.
What it does
When a mob dies, Egg Drop can release its matching spawn egg, with the chance set in the config. Some variant mobs are excluded, so the mod does not produce their eggs for every type. Spawn eggs from this mod use a non-standard naming scheme, so they are compatible with the default spawn eggs only in part. The author attempts to address more mob types in future updates.
The mod also adds a config option that lets Monster Spawners drop their items when mined with Silk Touch. It is disabled by default, and spawners keep their entity after being broken. The config file holds several properties that can be edited, including the drop chance and a blacklist of mobs that should not drop eggs. The default blacklist includes the Ender Dragon, Wardens, Withers, Giants and Illusioners. The list can be extended, shortened or inverted, so a server owner can change how egg drops are handled.
Egg Drop depends on Cloth Config API, which must be installed next to it. It runs on Fabric only and is published for 1.20.1 – 1.20.4, with 0.1.2 for 1.20.4 as the latest file. The mod runs on the server alone, so players join without installing it. Its code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Mob egg drops
Killed mobs can drop their spawn egg at a configurable chance, adding eggs to the loot of normal play.
Silk Touch spawners
An optional setting lets Monster Spawners drop when mined with Silk Touch, and spawners keep their entity.
Blacklist control
A blacklist stops selected mobs from dropping eggs, and the default list covers bosses and rare mobs.
Editable config file
Drop chance, blacklist entries and other properties can be changed in the config file to suit a server.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who want to control egg drops from mobs and players who run a Fabric server with Cloth Config API installed.
How it compares
Spawn Egg is a client and server mod for 1.20.1, released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license and not open source. Craftable Spawn Eggs (spawn-egg-recipes) is a client and server mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.2 under the MIT License and not open source. Capture Egg is open source under the MIT License, client and server, and covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.6.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egg Drop | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2024-01-16 |
| Spawn Egg | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-07-12 |
| Craftable Spawn Eggs | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2024-12-20 |
| Capture Egg | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-07-14 |
Questions
Does Egg Drop need Cloth Config API?
Does Egg Drop have to be installed on the client?
Why do some mobs not drop their eggs?
In the catalog
Egg Drop is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.
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What the author says
The config file contains several properties which can be edited. This includes features such as the chance for eggs to drop, as well as a blacklist for mobs which shouldn't drop their eggs. By default this list includes Ender Dragons, Wardens, Withers, Giants, and Illusioners. This list can be added to, taken away…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/egg-drop
- Owner
- DJChaos42
- Published
- 2023-12-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-01-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15