Variant Features

This is a list of features that you variant can use. Features are initialized on the server, and then sent to and handled by the client. So you probably shouldn't use them to reference classes that are only on the client.

Features are defined in the features array in the variant json. They will look something like this:

{
    "type": <feature id>,
    ... feature args
}

type: The id of the feature.

Custom Eyes

ID: variantapi:custom_eyes_feature

Args:

• texture (Identifier): The texture to render as part of the EyesFeatureRenderer

This feature is only to be used on entities that have the EyesFeatureRenderer (Which is currently Spiders, Endermen, and Phantoms) to specify their eye texture, if you would like custom eyes on another entity use a variant overlay.

Slime Overlay

ID: variantapi:slime_overlay

Args:

• texture (Identifier): The texture to render as over the slime (its gel stuff)

This feature is only to be used on entities that have the SlimeOverlayFeatureRenderer (Which is just the slime) to specify their goop texture, otherwise its just normal green.

Custom Lighting

ID: variantapi:custom_lighting_feature

Args:

• light (Integer): The light level the variant texture should render as. (Can be used to basically make it emissive)

Custom Render Layer

ID: variantapi:custom_render_layer_feature

Args:

• layer (String to Enum): Accepts the following values:
  • "EYES": Will render the texture using the eyes layer
  • "ENTITY_ALPHA": Renders the texture without shading
  • "ENTITY_CUTOUT_NO_CULL": This is the default

Custom Sheared Wool

ID: variantapi:custom_sheared_wool_feature

Args:

• texture (Identifier): The texture that will be color according to the sheeps color

This is used to give sheeps their dyed color even when they are sheared.

Custom Wool

ID: variantapi:custom_wool_feature

Args:

• texture (Identifier): The texture to use for custom wool (as the default is the vanilla one)

Horns

ID: variantapi:horns_feature

Args:

• texture (Identifier): The texture to be applied to the sheeps horn
• color (Integer): Optional. Defaults to -1 to use texture color. The color for the horn

Wolf Textures

ID: variantapi:wolf_textures

Args:

• tame (Identifier): Texture for the tamed wolf
• angry (Identifier): Texture for the angry wolf

When specifying a variant for a wolf, the default texture will be used as the wild texture.

Display Name

ID: variantapi:display_name

Args:

• translate_key (String): This is the translation key that will be used for the new name of the mob (Shows up in Death messages and mods like jade)

(SERVER) Daylight Immunity

ID: variantapi:daylight_immune

No arguments for this one. It will tell the server not to set the entity on fire if they are in the sun.

(SERVER) Water Affinity

ID: variantapi:water_affinity

Args:

• sensitive_to_water (Boolean): Can be used to specify whether the variant should take damage on contact with water

(SERVER) Fire Affinity

ID: variantapi:fire_affinity

Args:

• immune_to_fire (Boolean): Can be used to specify whether the variant should take damage on contact with fire

(SERVER) Explosion Radius (Creeper only)

ID: variantapi:explosion_radius

Args:

• radius (float): The radius in blocks for the explosion.

(SERVER) Attribute

ID: variantapi:attributes

Args:

• attributes (Object Array): These are the attributes to be applied to the entity when it is spawned (or synced).
  • type (Identifier): The id of the attributes (e.g. minecraft:generic.armor)
  • value (Integer): The value to modify the attribute by.
  • operation (String): ADDITION, MULTIPLY_BASE, or MULTIPLY_TOTAL. Tells the server how to handle the value.

(SERVER) Custom Sounds

ID: variantapi:custom_sounds

Args:

• sound_map (Object Array): This is a map of what to replace the default sound with.
  • from: The vanilla (or default) sound (e.g. minecraft:entity.zombie.ambient)
  • to: The new sound event
  • volume (Optional float): The volume to play the sound at, defaults to whatever vanilla was going to do
  • pitch (Optional float): The pitch to play the sound at, defaults to whatever vanilla was going to do

Note: Not all sounds can be replaced, if the entity calls the sound from its own class and not the Entity class this will not work

(SEVRER) Custom Loot table

ID: variantapi:custom_loot_table

Args:

• loot_table_id (Identifier): The location of the loot table to drop when the variant is killed.