How to Make Custom Village Datapacks in Minecraft 1.20 (Ep 1)

[@conure512]

FAQ (Please read if you're having issues!) Q: "It worked for me in 1.20, why isn't my structure appearing in 1.21?" A: Folder names were changed. The first "structures" folder is now called "structure" (singular), just like the other one under "worldgen". Other than that, everything SHOULD be identical. Q: "Where's the download link/Ep2 link?" A: Video description. Q: "Can I do this on Bedrock edition?" A: No! Bedrock doesn't support datapacks. Q: "I followed along and I can't get it to /place!!" A: First off, if you're playing in 1.21 (or above), then read the above question about that version. If that fix doesn't work, then the issue is almost certainly that you spelled something wrong. Go back into your datapack, make sure all your references to your own files are spelled exactly the same as how you named them. Also, if you're running this on a personal server (which is highly recommended instead doing this in singleplayer), make sure you're checking the SERVER LOGS for any info on errors you might've made! Error messages often tell you exactly what part of the datapack is having an error. Q: "I got /place to work but it won't spawn naturally in the world" A: Same answer as the last question - make sure you've spelled everything right. But if you've checked through and still can't find the error, another potential problem is that in structure_set, "separation" must always be a smaller number than "spacing". Other things to remember: - Datapack files cannot have capital letters in their names. Lowercase letters, numbers, and _ - . are all allowed. - The command /reload DOES NOT WORK!! You MUST restart your world/server if you've made edits to your "worldgen" files. This is different from almost every other datapack file type. I've also gotten other questions such as "How do I make the structure spawn underground?" For questions like this, and pretty much any other type of question regarding customization and configuration, see the available options on the Wiki: minecraft.wiki/w/Template_pool minecraft.wiki/w/Structure_definition minecraft.wiki/w/Structure_set

[@Cactusking1]

Just wondering why do you recommend doing this on a personal server and not singelplayer. and how do I get one, do they cost money?

[@TheFoldedUniverse]

@@Cactusking1 For that I would recommend using the Essential mod (it adds the friends feature from bedrock edition). That way it is not only free but you can also really easily open the world folder. Be warned though. If you open Minecraft through any other launcher other than the official one, this will not work.

[@therombaro]

13:27 - @conure512, if I'm on a single-player world, in order to refresh the worldgen folder do I have to completely close and open the game? Or is it sufficient just to exit the world and re-enter it without closing the entire game?

[@TheFoldedUniverse]

@@therombaro you can just close the world without closing the game and that would work just fine

[@therombaro]

@@TheFoldedUniverse okay thanks! Yeah, it’s kinda hard to tell how it works when nothing is working in my world. I’m getting there, tho

[@tjb3171]

Finally, someone who makes a vid on how to do this in 1.20

[@unstableisotopeyt]

it should work in (most) versions

[@ImGoingQuackers]

@@unstableisotopeyt Will it work in 1.18.2? I'm trying to make custom villages for my Create Mod server.

[@asdfasdfasdf2053]

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude, this is amazing. A lot of the other tutorials focus on typing out the JSON, but this is EXACTLY what I was looking for! Specifically what file does what and how to test as you go. Now, I'll just need to watch it like 3 more times to get it to sink in and build my first datapack hahahah

[@TheFoldedUniverse]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!! I have been trying for a year to get this working and it has never worked. Thank you for providing me with the tutorial that FINALY made it work! I hope you can continue the structure series, and maybe do tutorials on other custom worldgen to. Thank you.

[@idk-u5r]

How much talent do you want to have? Conure : Yes!

[@thugpug4392]

Excited for episode 2, jigsaw blocks seem so cool

[@_pakoreii]

Tysm, fjnally found someone who explains and makes the folders itself instead of having a preloaded pack and just explaining the json

[@DoctorPlasmaMC]

Excellent series from the very start. I will say the autocomplete functionality with the Visual Studio Code datapack plugin is super helpful.

[@conure512]

Convincing argument. However, if I may present my own counterargument: notepad opens faster lmao

[@DoctorPlasmaMC]

@@conure512 *pulls syntax highlighting out of sheath*

[@s.her.3006]

I made a little datapack myself where I also generate some custom structures but since 1.19.4 the worldgen just didn't work anymore and i didn't know why. And thanks to ur tutorial i could fix my mistakes and now it also works in 1.20! Thank u very much

[@asdfasdfasdf2053]

Did you post a summary anywhere? I'd like to update some datapacks that some other people made for 1.19, and that would be helpful to try to update a big unfamiliar codebase.

[@thesuitablecommand]

Thank you so much for making this tutorial! I have been trying for days to find a way to replace stronghold generation with justthe end portal frame, and was getting nowhere until I found this video. My technical skyblock datapack still has a future!

[@OLIVER427]

FINALLY! Someone who has a GREAT tutorial for 1.20! Thank you!!

[@ssneakyandfriends1626]

Ok, after along while of "whoops i capitalized this" hell. My copper Super Structure WORKS. still awhile to go, but thanks a ton for the assistance along the way!

[@EnderThePirate]

i downloaded the datapack you uploaded to planetminecraft and i edited it to be my structures and file names and for some reason it keeps saying that it failed to validate the datapack whenever i try to add it to a world

[@Bixpick]

12:53 just for saving my spot

[@mariushauge7628]

This is amazing and really helpful! Thanks!

[@SirCauliflowerr]

Heya, I really liked the video's, your explanations are clear and consise, and you explain it better then other yt'ers in my opinion. I have a request! Would you also be able to make a video on how to add lootchests with loottables to these structures? I cant seem to figure it out. Much thanks already!

[@TheFoldedUniverse]

So....... I did exactly what you said but when I tried to save the structure I got a message that said: "Unable to save structure 'mci:well/entrance/well_top/well' " Do you know if there is something I did wrong?

[@poot6760]

Hey, I am really enjoying it so far. Could you maybe paste the file templates for structures/pools though? Copying by hand takes time and it is easy to make a mistake so I figured it would be best to ask you. Thanks in advance :D Also you earned a sub with how well this is explained. Edit: OMG IT WORKED!!! YOU ARE WONDERFUL!!!! IT ACTUALLY WORKS I LOVE YOU THIS IS SO GREAT

[@conure512]

I've got a download link to the datapack in the description! And thank you! Glad you made it work :)

[@raffoxygames2249]

So I'm encountering a anoying error after implementing the worldgen JSON files. It says: the currently selected datapack prevents the world from loading. I've found out that it only gives me this message after adding in the JSON files. I am also using version 1.20.5. Don't know if that could be one of the reasons. Any ideas on how to fix this?

[@War_games_ps4]

Do you know how to place it in a single player world with the structure block. By me it says that it is not available.

[@carlislepoe5966]

I'm having the same issue. Did you ever figure it out?

[@Neo-ho8lu]

Best Minecraft videos ive found on the internet about this topic. But how do i get the datapack into a world before it is generated?

[@conure512]

In singleplayer, in the world generation screen, open the Datapacks menu and it'll let you put files into a folder. On a server, you can create the world folder containing only the datapacks folder, put your datapacks in, and the server will fill out the rest of the world when it starts.

[@TheGeekFactor]

I know this video is a bit old and I'll likely not get a response, but if I want to make a structure underground, should I use WORLD_SURFACE_WG or OCEAN_FLOOR_WG in the structure file? I've already set the step to underground_structures, but looking on the wiki about the project_start_to_heightmap is giving me more questions than answers lol

[@contrastedred5933]

What do I need to change to make this spawn underground?

[@conure512]

If I remember correctly, there's a setting in the structure json file which I have as "WORLD_SURFACE_WG" and you can change it to "BURY" or something like that. All the details are on the wiki under Custom Structure :)

[@contrastedred5933]

@@conure512 thank you

[@FunKayyy]

Is there a way to disable blobs of ground from generating beneath the structures or even continue generating certain blocks down like how old villages generated cobblestone foundations if they generated over an edge? I'm interested in making a Mangrove Village that consists of raised docks and platforms so features like that are kinda essential.

[@conure512]

Sure! You can set "terrain_adaptation" in the structure file to "none" instead of "beard_thin".

[@FunKayyy]

@@conure512 wonderful, tysm!

[@nuklearboysymbiote]

hi just found your channel. congrats on 1k subs! added one more for u :)

[@jacobgutierrez7945]

Can you please give us the scripts that you used to make the datapack work? The letters are to hard to copy.

[@conure512]

I've got a download link to the datapack on Episode 2 right now, I might add one to this video as well if I get around to it

[@cathiz3387]

7:44 I think they changed the foldername in 1.21 from 'structures' to 'structure'

[@conure512]

Yes they did!

[@_pakoreii]

You deserve 100k subs

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar]

if you want to make the structure underground remove the project start to heightmap line and put a Y number on the absolute line where there's a zero thing

[@Cactusking1]

I dont have the "pack.mcmeta" at 7:36, is it neaded? If yes why dont I have it and how do I get it

[@5oc788]

yes it is - its literally renaming the end file part after . to mcmeta

[@sahilislam7709]

@Conure you advice has been amazing but i have one question. i am attempting to make boats but everytime they spawn they generate pieces of land with them and i dont want that to happen so how would i stop it

[@conure512]

Change terrain_adaptation from "beard_thin" to "none" :)

[@sahilislam7709]

@@conure512 thank you it worked but the tags dont work it keeps sending me to the safe mode screen no matter what i even checked the name spaces over 5 times but it still keeps sending me to the safe mode screen

[@timewarper9575]

Im having a problem where I copied everything word for word, but mine doesnt do the /place at all

[@iliyangamer]

I'm trying to use /locate structure, but nothing. I don't understand how to put "overworld"

[@conure512]

Structure placement is dependent on the biome, not the dimension. Getting your structure to spawn in the overworld is as simple as specifying that it should spawn in overworld biome(s).

[@iliyangamer]

@@conure512 Is there no way I can find on the site to know it?

[@conure512]

@@iliyangamer minecraft.wiki should have all the info you need. just go to the page called Custom Structure.

[@iliyangamer]

@@conure512 Ok thank you.

[@agravemisunderstanding9668]

Can i use this to remove villages? I want to make a custom data pack with cave villages (that generate like dungeons or ancient cities do) instead of overwold villages

[@conure512]

You can block certain village types from spawning by editing some of the vanilla biome tags, like minecraft:has_structure/name_of_structure, and then add your own village afterward. I'd suggest doing that rather than trying to have your villages directly overwrite the vanilla ones, because that can get awkward.

[@Ekipsogel]

Do you know how much of this is in parity with behavior packs on bedrock? I know custom structures are supported with an experimental toggle but I’m not sure how and if jigsaws are the same or even functional.

[@gamedog123games]

Yo, on 1.21 here, I want to make nether and end structures but for the nether the structures end up on the bedrock roof, how do I fix this?

[@ChristopherEddy-w6w]

Can you / replace air for the structure voids?

[@conure512]

yeah, or you can just add "keep" to the fill command

[@shua_the_great]

I can use the jigsaw command to spawn in my structure in place of the vanilla one. I can't for some reason do so with the structure command. I have also attempted at increasing the rate at which villages naturally generate. I'm thinking it's perhaps too big, since I did make mine a good bit larger than the vanilla structure. However, I can not find anything which might indicate why that would be a problem. :/ Any ideas?

[@igr6623]

Worked really well, although i have a question, why does it say experimental feature when loading it.

[@conure512]

Because Mojang apparently still hasn't finalized this as their implementation. They've completely changed how it works multiple times (which is why this tutorial vid won't help you at all in 1.19 and below), and who knows when they'll change it again. When you see that warning, just click past it. It will always be there and it doesnt mean anything's wrong.

[@igr6623]

Thanks

[@stonksoftheworld2139]

im at 8:26 and it isnt working idk what to do ive restarted 2 times

[@5oc788]

do you have the .mcmeta

[@RoyalG]

I work on Spigot Plugin's with basic Java knowledge and are aware that in order to modify source code, you need to have the source code of a JAR file. Are Datapack's the same in regards to have a source DataPack to modify a pre-existing Datapack?

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar]

my datapack says that it's for an older version, how do i fix this?

[@conure512]

That's all controlled by pack.mcmeta. Make sure you're using the latest format!

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar]

fixed it

[@amwaspgaming1149]

hello I just need to ask. i can /place my structure as a template but not as a normal structure. I can't seem to find anywhere that I have misspelled.

[@PiglinGold99]

same im watching this tutorial because that happen to me on 3 other vids. Also if you found out how to PLEASE TELL ME

[@somsoc_]

If you can't see the operator tab containing the block, you'll need to enable it in Controls options for whatever reason...

[@mr_gaming1382]

Is there a how to put them underground

[@mittens567]

I got the error "Errors in currently selected data packs prevented the world from loading. You can either try to load it with only the vanilla data pack ('safe mode'), or go back to the title screen and fix it manually" Edit: if anyone else has this problem i got it because i forgot to put in separation, make sure to look for typos too!

[@carlislepoe5966]

Hi! I am having the same issue. What exactly did you mean by separation? separation of what? Thanks!

[@mittens567]

@@carlislepoe5966 I wish I remembered. I might look later but this was 5 months ago so I forget 😔

[@carlislepoe5966]

@@mittens567 that's alright, I managed to fix it. Thank you though!

[@ssneakyandfriends1626]

it keeps saying "Structure 'ssneaky:super_structures/super_structure_peaks/sup-struct_peak1' not available" and idk why. structure folder is called structure (because I'm in 1.21) everything else should be set up properly i hope. edit, wait the nbt structures might be named wrong hold on

[@ssneakyandfriends1626]

yeah i had them names wrong lol. dam its picky now you name them when you save them.

[@WilliamDean-b1h]

How do I get to the page where he creates the actual data pack

[@sventomasek]

I can spawn my structure using /place in the world I made the datapack in but not in new worlds. It says "Generated structure..." but I don't see it anywhere, and when I use /locate it says it found the structure at this location but there's nothing there. Edit: Figured it out I just mistyped something but idk why it worked in one world and didn't in another

[@PandaBait28]

What did you mistype? Having the same issue.

[@Adventrous_gamer]

/place is not working and I checked in the files and I spelled everything right I’m in 1.21

[@monocasualzari]

/place places only air, the portal structure is summonable by structure blocks but /places places nothing

[@Lehyperjay17]

Hi, i have question. Is the custom village thing also works on bedrock? If yes, how??

[@conure512]

Nope, bedrock doesn't have datapacks. If there is a way, I am not aware of it, because I don't play bedrock.

[@starwarsbinks6339]

yo how to make the structure rare as an woodland mansion

[@conure512]

The separation and spacing in the structure_set control the rarity. For woodland mansions, separation is 20, and spacing is 80.

[@BuiceyJox]

When add the .json files into the "structure" folder and the "template_pool" folder at 9:16, even with the .json files empty, I get an error message saying one of the selected datapacks had errors. I took out the .json files and the world booted up fine. How to fix?

[@conure512]

The json files cannot be empty! That will actually give you an error. If you were having errors before, then like I tell pretty much everyone here, you've probably spelled something wrong. Pay very close attention to what the errors are actually saying.

[@5oc788]

@@conure512 as someone who is following this tutorial step by step - yes they bloody can for some reason? no error - nothing - completely empty so the description should have at least the bare bones .json code (running on windows 11)

[@RavenRavel]

YEEHAW

[@danRP408]

Does this work on 1.19.2?

[@rshtg2019]

this doesnt work in forge does it

[@conure512]

It's a datapack, so it should still work in worlds loaded by a Forge client or server. But if you're asking whether this could actually be a forge mod, then no, that's a completely different process (and I've never used forge before so idk how to do it)

[@Simiae]

@@conure512 you can package datapacks into forge mods.

[@tehbeard]

Arrrgh... I've been using the F3 axis indicator for elytra flight for YEARS... And never thought to use it to find the lower coord corner of a build....

[@Wyattcherico]

Note to other people, bc this realy confused me. For some reason, structures made this way will not spawn naturally in a superflat, even with the correct biome. No idea why, but it is the case.

[@conure512]

Did you tell the superflat world to not spawn structures? I believe that's a setting you can specify when generating the world.

[@Wyattcherico]

It spawned normal structures, just not mine @@conure512

[@Wyattcherico]

It spawned normal structures, just not mine@@conure512

[@Wyattcherico]

also I'm having an issue with the buildings/extras from part 2 not spawning. The jigsaws are there, I made a template pool, its spelled right, it just doesn't work for some reason. @@conure512

[@Eaglebrace]

For any dummy like me out there not figuring out why things may not work like really you have typed everything from top to bottom and almost pulling the hair out cause you cant figure out why, Well ladies and Gentlement i found out today thanks too the wonderful community that I for some reason mixed things up by putting my pack in the *Resourcepack* folder, And not in the *Datapack* folder in your saved world folder were it should be. Also for any one who struggle to find the numbers for the pack_format for 1.20.6, it is 41 Happy Datapack making folks!

[@OG-Luminyst]

Thx

[@5oc788]

as I've delved into some comments since I'm making a data pack for a friend discord server Minecraft server, and I've seen Concure512 say ".Json files can't be empty" they can be. at least on windows so, I humbly ask. put the base .Json code into the description or into the comment section.

[@conure512]

The datapack can be downloaded from the link in the description if you want the raw code!

[@5oc788]

@@conure512 yeah I did it looks like the completed code that I can't really use for a base unless I have the raw base code (that you can see in the video)

[@BlebbyBoi]

my structure isnt coming up in chat

[@TheVortex8196]

very cool bro

[@Lurucity]

reusing this for later so i dont have to retype it "name": "minecraft:STRUCTURENAMEHERE", "fallback": "minecraft:empty", "elements": [{ "weight": 1, "element": { "location": "STRUCTUREHERE" "processors": "minecraft:empty", "projection": "rigid", "element_type": "minecraft:single_pool_element" } }] }

[@conure512]

Sure go ahead, or if you want I've put a download link to the pack in the description so you can access all the files :)

[@Lurucity]

@@conure512 thx

[@Lurucity]

btw i can load the center but its saying im loading a template and not a structure@@conure512

[@TooCursed]

dont get it

[@_SnowyPlayz_]

what about minecraft bedrock?

[@ziriken6412]

doesnt work... heres my json: { "biomes": "minecraft:wooded_badlands", "adapt_noise": false, "spawn_overrides": {}, "type": "minecraft:jigsaw", "start_pool": "ts:welna/budynek", "size": 7, "step": "surface_structures", "start_height": { "absolute": 0 }, "project_start_to_heightmap": "WORLD_SURFACE_WG", "max_distance_from_center": 116, "terrain_adaptation": "beard_thin", "use_expansion_hack": false }

[@conure512]

As I've told several people, I guarantee you spelled something wrong. - First, make sure your template pool works without the structure json (so remove the structure json and try to start the world) - If that doesn't work, pay attention to the server logs and fix your template pool. If it's fine, the structure json is your problem. And in that case, I can basically 90% guarantee that you spelled the name of your start pool wrong.

[@ultimate_pleb]

I.... followed this?

[@idk-u5r]

Will you remember me if you blow up?😂

[@conure512]

of course bro, although i doubt i will be blowing up anytime soon lol (im pretty much quitting youtube in like a month)

[@idk-u5r]

@@conure512 why though?

[@Nathan-i6y7g]

HELP

[@FrostyGamer160]

In 2024 it doesnt work

[@Bixpick]

Did you put structure instead of structures

[@Paul_Frank.]

🤎

[@Xinity28]

I build much better then raiven