Resource Data Pack Loader
by tgstyle
Resource Data Pack Loader lets a data pack ship new content, replacement textures and recipes that load from one world's save folder without a separate mod for each addition.
What it does
The mod reads a data pack placed inside a world's resource folder and applies its blocks, items, fluids, entities, variants and dimensions to that world. Content is written as JSON, so a pack author can register an ore such as mypack:ruby with a data file, then add its texture, blockstate models, loot table and tags as ordinary resource files. Once written, the pack loads without a new build for each Minecraft version. Files placed in the rdploader folder can replace existing textures, such as the iron ore texture, by using the same path that file has inside the Minecraft jar.
Key features
Data-driven content
New blocks, items, fluids, entities and dimensions are defined in JSON inside a world's data pack.
Texture replacement
Files at the same path as a vanilla texture in the Minecraft jar can override it from the rdploader folder.
Priority-ordered packs
Packs are grouped into zips with a set priority order, and a disabled folder name keeps a pack out of loading.
Per-world installation
Each pack lives in one world's save folder, so content is added to that world only.
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 2
Use cases
Modpack content
Modpack builders can add custom ores, blocks and biome-driven generation without writing a Java mod for each change.
Who it’s for: Pack authors and modpack builders who want custom content through JSON and resource files. Players who only install finished packs do not need to write any files themselves.
Questions
Which dependencies does Resource Data Pack Loader need?
Does a server need Resource Data Pack Loader?
Which Minecraft versions are supported?
Can a pack replace vanilla textures?
In the catalog
Resource Data Pack Loader is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,441 Optimization mods for Forge. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
Minecraft is data driven right up to the point where it gets interesting. A data pack can change a recipe, but it cannot add a block, an item or a fluid, and it lives in one world's save. Past that line you write a mod, once per version and once per loader. This mod moves the line. New content is a JSON file, one…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/mct-resource-data-pack-loader
- Owner
- tgstyle
- Published
- 2026-07-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15