Wearable Backpacks: RLCraft Edition
by fonnymunkey
Wearable Backpacks: RLCraft Edition lets players wear a backpack on the body bauble slot instead of the chest, while still wearing a full armor set.
What it does
This fork of copygirl's Wearable Backpacks adds bauble support, so a backpack can be worn in the Body bauble slot and the chest armor slot stays free for a chestplate. The original mod needs bauble support to offer this, and this edition supplies it for the RLCraft modpack. Backpacks are simple containers that can be placed, opened and carried, and worn backpacks remain visible on other players, who can open them by clicking behind the wearer.
The fork also changes how death and placement work. Backpacks drop as a whole item instead of spilling their contents across the ground, and a placed backpack keeps its contents while the block is held. Compatibility fixes for Lycanite's Mobs are included, covering boss arena protection so that backpacks are not voided in protected areas. The original project remains the source for the base feature set, and its credits go to the contributors listed on its page.
Installation needs Forge for 1.12.2, and the mod runs on the client and on the server, so the server and every player need it. Source code and the issue tracker are public, and the mod is open source under the MIT License, with builds for 1.12.2 only.
Key features
Body bauble slot
A backpack can be equipped in the Body bauble slot instead of the chest slot, so armor stays on the body.
Placeable backpacks
Backpacks can be placed on the ground and opened later, and they keep their contents while placed.
Death drops the whole backpack
On death the backpack falls as one item, instead of its contents scattering across the ground.
Dye and wear visibility
Backpacks can be dyed, and a worn backpack is visible to other players, who can open it by clicking behind the wearer.
Lycanite's Mobs protection fix
Backpacks are not voided inside boss arenas protected by Lycanite's Mobs.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Complicated Backpacks targets Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 under the MIT License, so it covers a different range of game versions. Good Backpacks is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, but it is not open source. RS Rings and Tanks is a Forge 1.12.2 mod under the MIT License that adds storage tanks rather than wearable backpacks.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wearable Backpacks: RLCraft Edition | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2026-06-06 |
| Complicated Backpacks | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.8 | Client and server | 2025-11-06 |
| Good Backpacks | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-15 |
| RS Rings and Tanks | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2026-03-13 |
Questions
Does Wearable Backpacks: RLCraft Edition need bauble support?
Does the mod have to be installed on the server?
Is the mod available for versions other than 1.12.2?
In the catalog
Wearable Backpacks: RLCraft Edition is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,886 Storage mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
NOTICE: This is a fork of "copygirl's Wearable Backpacks", for the original mod please go to their page, all credits go to them and their contributors. This fork was made for RLCraft to give bauble support to backpacks and fix other issues, while it will work outside of RLCraft it will likely have issues with other…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/wearable-backpacks-rlcraft-edition
- Owner
- fonnymunkey
- Published
- 2023-03-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-06
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15