CurseForge Datapacks
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Blahaj - restuffed
Blahaj, restuffed is a Java Edition Minecraft datapack focused on playful decoration. It adds collectible IKEA BLÅHAJ plush items, including the classic soft toy shark, a gray shark, a blue whale, a giant bread pillow, a brown bear, and colorful pride sharks. Recipes provide most variants, while the brown bear can arrive as a villager gift after rescuing a village. Players can place plushies on beds or on ground item frames, where they turn toward the player, then pick them up with shift and right click. This cosmetic pack brings extra personality to a Minecraft server’s bedrooms, shops, and social areas. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for friendly community builds, with a required resource pack for clients.
Disable AE2 Meteors | Applied Energistics 2
Disable AE2 Meteors is a Minecraft datapack for Applied Energistics 2 that stops AE2 meteorites from generating in newly loaded terrain. It keeps landscapes clear of large impact craters, making it a practical choice for a tidy Minecraft server or a world with custom terrain. To preserve progression, the datapack adds alternative recipes for essential materials and Processor Presses. Sky Stone Dust and Certus Quartz become obtainable through crafting, while the Calculation, Logic, Engineering, and Silicon Presses can be made with an Inscriber. The Meteorite Compass remains available for achievements, so AE2 automation stays accessible without requiring meteor hunting. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for modded servers seeking smoother exploration and predictable progression.
BetterTrees
BetterTrees is a Minecraft Java datapack that reshapes most vanilla trees with more exotic and distinctive forms. Oak, birch, savanna, spruce, and cherry trees receive new silhouettes, giving familiar biomes a more varied and attractive appearance without changing Minecraft’s core identity. Designed for decoration and world generation, this datapack adds visual interest to exploration, building, and survival. It is a pleasant choice for a Minecraft server seeking richer natural scenery while remaining close to the vanilla style. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for players who want forests to feel less repetitive.
Gunpowdered Zombies!
Gunpowdered Zombies is a lightweight Minecraft datapack for Java Edition that gives zombies a chance to drop gunpowder when defeated. Designed for Minecraft 1.20 and 1.20.1, it adds a small but useful change without altering the core vanilla experience. It suits combat focused survival, zombie apocalypse scenarios, and worlds using TACZ zombie packs, where gunpowder helps support ammunition and explosive gameplay. Drop chances and quantities can be adjusted, while the datapack remains suitable for existing worlds and multiplayer environments. Our BoxToPlay team recommends it for any Minecraft server seeking a simple, practical progression improvement.
Craft the Impossible
Craft the Impossible is a Minecraft datapack that adds custom recipes for items normally unavailable through standard survival gameplay. It lets players create valuable gear and resources such as the Elytra, Totem of Undying, Nether Star, and other rare rewards, making progression more flexible without removing the need to gather materials. The recipes are intentionally expensive, so obtaining these powerful items still requires considerable grinding and resource management. On a Minecraft server, the pack can make exploration and recovery easier while preserving a survival focused challenge. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for players who want practical upgrades and greater control over long term worlds.
Craft the Uncraftable Items and Blocks
Craft the Uncraftable Items and Blocks is a Minecraft Java Edition datapack that adds recipes for objects normally unavailable through standard crafting. It gives survival players new ways to obtain selected rare, difficult, or otherwise uncraftable items and blocks, making long term progression more flexible without requiring a mod. It is compatible with Minecraft 1.21.5 to 1.21.7. Designed for single player worlds and a Minecraft server, the pack expands resource management and building possibilities while preserving the familiar vanilla crafting experience. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for communities that want fewer progression bottlenecks and more freedom when gathering essential materials.
J' Dynamic Lighting
J’ Dynamic Lighting is a lightweight Minecraft datapack that brings practical, responsive illumination to exploration. Holding a torch, soul torch, lantern, or soul lantern in either hand creates a moving light around you, making caves and night time journeys easier without constantly placing blocks. Lanterns can also illuminate the area while they remain in your hotbar, giving your character a convenient belt style light while building or mining. The datapack adds a useful extra touch: carrying a soul lantern grants Night Vision as well as light. It also supports copper torches and lanterns, making it a natural utility for a modern Minecraft server. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for smoother and more immersive adventures.
Apocalypsenow x epic fight compat
This Minecraft datapack connects Apocalypsenow with Epic Fight on Minecraft 1.20.1, bringing the zombie apocalypse mod’s creatures, weapons, and armor into the enhanced combat system. It is designed for a more coherent and dynamic experience on a modded Minecraft server. Most Apocalypsenow mobs receive Epic Fight’s zombie preset and attack behavior, while nearly every included weapon is matched with an appropriate weapon preset. Armor pieces also gain stun and weight statistics, helping combat feel more balanced and responsive. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for survival servers that combine postapocalyptic tension with animated, skill based battles.
Tempad Loot Structures
Tempad Loot Structures is a lightweight Minecraft datapack for Java Edition 1.21.1 that adds structures to the Overworld and The End. Each location contains loot from the Tempad mod, giving exploration a clear purpose while expanding access to its teleportation focused gameplay. Overworld structures provide Basic Tier Iron items, while End structures hold Advanced Tier Time Steel rewards, creating natural progression between dimensions. This is a practical addition for a modded Minecraft server, especially for players who enjoy travel, exploration, and finding useful equipment in the world. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for communities seeking a simple way to make Tempad content more rewarding without overwhelming survival gameplay.
Hatred
Hatred is a Minecraft Java Edition datapack that turns ordinary survival into a tense zombie apocalypse while preserving Minecraft’s familiar vanilla foundation. Overworld hostile mobs are replaced by dangerous zombies that move faster, see farther, appear in larger numbers, and become stronger as the days pass. Different variants, professions, custom loot, and special drops make every encounter unpredictable. The experience adds custom weapons, guns, grenades, crafting recipes, structures, a skill tree, and a radio used to trigger military protocols. Supply air drops and flare gun mechanics create valuable objectives, while adjustable settings let you tune spawn rates and difficulty for your Minecraft server. At BoxToPlay, we recommend Hatred for cooperative survival sessions where preparation and teamwork matter.
Immersive Weathering + Nature's Delight: Bark Stripping
This lightweight Minecraft datapack adds compatibility between Immersive Weathering, Nature’s Spirit, Nature’s Delight, and Farmer’s Delight. It lets the Farmer’s Delight Cutting Board strip bark from the additional wood types supplied by these mods, turning a familiar woodworking action into a consistent part of survival gameplay. Designed for Java Edition 1.20 and 1.20.1, it works as a practical server side recipe expansion for Fabric and Forge setups. The pack keeps building and resource gathering simple while making modded forests more useful. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for any Minecraft server focused on natural decoration, farming, and immersive progression.
Sounds Integration
Sounds Integration is a Minecraft datapack for the Sounds mod by IMB11, created to connect its audio features with selected modded content. It currently adds integration for Tetra, Withering Boon for Tetra, and Sophisticated Backpacks, helping equipment and actions from these mods fit more naturally into the server’s soundscape. Support for MineColonies and Ocean’s Delight is described as work in progress. Designed for Minecraft 1.20.1, it suits modded communities seeking a more cohesive atmosphere without changing core gameplay. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for immersive Minecraft server experiences.
Pixelmon Spawn Restricted Area
Pixelmon Spawn Restricted Area is a Minecraft Java Edition datapack for Pixelmon that prevents natural Pokémon spawns inside selected parts of a world. It uses Pixelmon’s Better Spawner configuration, applying coordinate based restrictions through a global composite condition and its exclusion settings. Designed for a Minecraft server, it helps keep towns, building plots, arenas, hubs, and other carefully planned locations clear of unwanted encounters while leaving spawning unchanged elsewhere. The pack supports Minecraft 1.16.5 and 1.20.2 with Pixelmon 9.1.x and 9.2.x. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for administrators who want cleaner builds and more controlled gameplay without changing Pixelmon’s wider spawning system.
But Inventory is Random
But Inventory Is Random is a Minecraft Java Edition data pack that transforms the items in players’ inventories into random new items at regular intervals. The default cycle lasts 30 seconds, but the timing can be adjusted. Tools, food, blocks, and valuable equipment may suddenly change, turning ordinary survival into an unpredictable challenge where preparation is never enough and quick thinking matters. Designed for a Minecraft server, the pack includes a visible countdown bar that can be hidden, plus controls for changing the interval and the number of affected items. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for chaotic multiplayer survival, challenge videos, and fresh gameplay that constantly demands adaptation.
Cobblemon Server Features: Extras
Cobblemon Server Features Extras is a Minecraft datapack designed to extend the Cobblemon Server Features mod and support more immersive roleplay on a Minecraft server. It refines the world by removing swords, Warp Stones, and Warp Dust, while keeping swords available through Weaponsmith villagers. The datapack also adds shoulder riding and default animations for starter Pokémon, while preventing starters from spawning naturally. Designed for Minecraft 1.21.1, it gives server owners greater control over progression and atmosphere. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for Cobblemon communities seeking a more focused, coherent, and story friendly adventure.
Nether Spawn
Nether Spawn is a Minecraft datapack for Java Edition that changes the beginning of a survival adventure by placing players in the Nether when they create a new world. It keeps familiar Nether terrain and generation while reversing the usual relationship between the Overworld and Nether, creating an immediate survival challenge. Because beds cannot set a safe respawn point in the Nether, players must rely on a charged respawn anchor instead. This unusual setup suits solo challenges and multiplayer sessions on a Minecraft server. At BoxToPlay, we make it easy to enjoy this distinctive progression in a curated server experience.
Apotheosis Arrow Compatibility Datapack
Oakspire Data is a balance focused Minecraft datapack for players who want a more consistent survival experience without radically changing vanilla gameplay. It introduces measured adjustments to selected hostile and passive mobs, including their health, damage, behavior, and spawning conditions, helping reduce overcrowding and uneven difficulty in key biomes. The pack also reworks the stats of certain weapons, tools, and armor so progression feels more coherent, while refining crafting recipes for smoother compatibility with Oakspire modules. Minor fixes add polish, making it a practical choice for a balanced Minecraft server. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for subtle improvements that preserve Minecraft’s familiar feel.
Life Series Recreation
Life Series Recreation is a custom Minecraft datapack for Java Edition that blends ideas from Grian’s 3rd Life and Last Life series rather than copying them one to one. Designed for multiplayer, it turns survival into a tense social game where every death matters. Players begin with three lives, shown through green, yellow, and red name colors. Red players become hostile, while the secret Boogeyman must eliminate a green or yellow player before the session ends. Extra recipes, configurable settings, spectator access, event commands, and eight language options make it practical for a Minecraft server. At BoxToPlay, we present it as an engaging choice for organized community sessions.
SmeltRawOreBLocks
SmeltRawOreBlocks is a Minecraft Java Edition datapack that adds a useful recipe for processing raw iron, raw gold, and raw copper blocks. Instead of breaking compressed resources into individual items first, you can place a raw ore block directly into a furnace or blast furnace and turn it into the corresponding refined block. Processing is balanced to match the vanilla equivalent: one raw ore block takes the same time as smelting nine raw ore items. This simple utility saves inventory space and streamlines large mining sessions without changing progression. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for any Minecraft server focused on convenient, familiar survival gameplay.
No Free Deaths
No Free Deaths is a Minecraft Java datapack that stops keepInventory from turning death into a free teleport or hunger reset. When keepInventory is active, dying can reduce a player’s experience levels and make them respawn with a hunger penalty, while their items remain protected. It preserves convenience without removing the consequences of reckless decisions. Built for a multiplayer Minecraft server, the datapack gives admins control over each penalty and lets them opt specific players out. Experience loss can be configured, while optional Curse of Vanishing handling and a health penalty provide extra flexibility. Our BoxToPlay experience makes it a useful choice for balanced survival gameplay.
Cube's Craft - Mob Tweaks
Cube’s Craft, Mob Tweaks is a Minecraft datapack and resource pack expansion designed for the Cube’s Craft visual experience. It requires the base pack and enriches a Minecraft server with small, vanilla inspired changes to mob models, sizes, variants, drops, and brewing recipes. Chickens gain detailed tails, cave spiders can drop stingers, and frogs provide edible frog legs used for Leaping potions. The expansion also adds themed animals in selected biomes, enlarges several creatures, and gives armor stands arms. Compatible with Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.5 to 1.21.8, it is a charming way for our BoxToPlay servers to feel more varied without losing Minecraft’s familiar character.
Eternal Night
Eternal Night is a Minecraft Java datapack that turns survival into a permanent nighttime challenge. The sun never returns, so hostile mobs remain an ongoing threat and every journey beyond shelter demands careful planning. Players must manage light, food, equipment, and safe routes while exploring, mining, and building under constant pressure. Beds cannot skip the night, and attempting to use one causes it to explode, making ordinary survival routines considerably more dangerous. It also lets a respawn anchor work in the Overworld and is designed to function alongside mods that add beds. Suitable for experienced players, it creates a tense cooperative experience for any Minecraft server. Our BoxToPlay team recommends it for groups seeking a simple rule change with a major impact on progression and atmosphere.
Old Bed Crafting Recipe
Old Bed Crafting Recipe is a Minecraft datapack that restores the classic bed recipe used before version 1.12. Instead of requiring three matching wool blocks, players can combine any three wool colors with three wooden planks to create a red bed, just as in older Minecraft experiences. After crafting, the bed can be recolored with a dye, making early survival more convenient without adding items or changing core gameplay. It is a simple vanilla friendly tweak for a nostalgic Minecraft server, especially useful for communities that want familiar mechanics. At BoxToPlay, we recommend it for relaxed survival worlds and classic themed gameplay.
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