ILoot
by Abstrusle
ILoot is a Forge server-side mod that lets a player define custom loot tables for chests and entities, and load them into a world through a single event.
What it does
Once the mod has started for the first time, it creates an iloot tables folder inside the main Minecraft folder. Loot table files placed in the matching subdirectory are read by the game and used when chests or entities in the world are given their contents. Loading a table is done through an event: the example given loads a file named example.json into a chest using the iloot:type/loot table identifier.
ILoot is intended for a Minecraft world that uses custom loot tables, events, structures and entities, and is aimed at players who want their own loot without writing code. Because it runs only on the server, players join without installing it. It is published for Forge and covers 1.12 and 1.12.2, with 1.0.1 for 1.12.2 as the latest file. The code is open source under the MIT License.
Structures from other mods can be paired with ILoot. The author notes that a structure mod such as CubicStruct can be combined with it, so custom tables are pasted into the world save files and the structures use them without extra steps. Where a structure mod does not already read loot tables, the author notes that the mod needs to be added manually.
Key features
Custom loot tables
Players write their own loot table files and place them in a folder that the mod creates on first start.
Default loot injection
Tables can be attached to the default loot that a structure provides, so the custom entries appear in the world.
Event-driven loading
A load event reads the table files, and chests and entities use them when the world loads.
World save integration
Tables are copied into the world save files, so each world keeps the loot it was created with.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Custom chest contents
A map maker can fill chests in a structure with items chosen for the adventure.
Entity drops
Entities can be given their own drop lists from a table file instead of the vanilla defaults.
Who it’s for: Server owners, map makers and modpack authors who want loot set by data files rather than code. Players on a server running ILoot need nothing installed.
Questions
Does ILoot have to be installed on the client?
Which Forge versions does ILoot support?
Where do loot table files go?
In the catalog
ILoot is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,698 Management mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
Iloot is intended for use in any Minecraft world involving custom loot tables, from events, structures, entities, to all else which requires them. With another structure mod, namely 'CubicStruct),' or any similar mod, it can also be implemented to automatically paste custom loot tables into world save files, and…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/iloot
- Owner
- Abstrusle
- Published
- 2023-04-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-04-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15