Make ANIMATED Models - Custom Mob Movement, Death, and Damage!

Welcome back to the custom mob series! Having finished with custom spawning and attacks for your mob, you can now animate your mob! I will show you how to create animations for the death, hurt, and movement of your mob, but the concepts that I show can be used to animate any aspect of your mob. Combining it with the last video will also let you animate attacks.
I tried to explain the commands and concepts as thoroughly as possible, but if you need clarification or have other questions, feel free to ask me a question here. You can also join the discord server to get help or ideas from other data pack creators.
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Table of Contents:
0:27 Turn Red on Hurt (Explanation)
1:33 Turn Red on Hurt (Tutorial)
5:34 Change Model on Death (Explanation)
6:45 Change Model on Death (Tutorial)
10:50 Two Animation Method Comparison
11:25 Manual Animation Tutorial
15:14 Transparent Texture Animation (Explanation)
16:12 Transparent Texture Animation (Tutorial)
DOWNLOAD THE DEMO PACK HERE:
drive.google.com/file/d/1ARE7...
Resource Pack for this demo:
drive.google.com/file/d/1ad3t...
JOIN MY DISCORD FOR DATA PACK CREATION:
discord.gg/bwBsSbr
Credit to Gravitowl for the crimson serpent model from my nether mobs+ pack: / @gravitowl
#datapacks #minecraftmods #minecraftdatapacks

[@TimberForge]

Something I forgot to mention is to add this command to the 20t function to clean up any armorstands of mobs that have despawned instead of dying: execute as @e[tag=!dead,type=armor_stand,tag=custom_mob1] at @s unless entity @e[type=silverfish,tag=custom_mob1,distance=0..1] run kill @s

[@miltonpacheco9262]

Hey man i need to talk to you for some business if you are interest, but i cloundt find an email, can you give your email so we can talk ?

[@TimberForge]

Discord..?

[@miltonpacheco9262]

@@TimberForge ok #4469

[@miltonpacheco9262]

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[@miltonpacheco9262]

man are your interested?

[@hop3fulpuffin]

OMG Thank you so much you have no idea how much i needed this vid.

[@Sibogy]

These videos are always super helpful! Thanks as always!

[@sheepcommander9445]

Been waiting for this! Pretty nice

[@Sibogy]

I have too!

[@tylermartin7983]

Same for what has felt like the longest time. Soo pumped to try this out

[@ranger2671]

This was very helpful! Thanks!

[@frostbite5081]

Awesome tutorial

[@redstonerandom2717]

this is the best thing i did not know i needed

[@nobledame7110]

Thank you for making videos😁

[@TheeSlickShady]

🏆 thank you Lotsa great tips in this video

[@synicalmx]

This video is everything you want or need but more.

[@Chimerabot]

I had no idea it was this simple.

[@theenchantedraven76]

I've been trying to create my custom minecraft world and mobs and damage red alert so this video is awesome

[@xanderdk]

thanks a lot mate!

[@chopsticks4216]

THE SACRED VIDEO :O

[@AdeTheCoder]

A very beautiful and useful tutorial, however what about implementing the circle shadow to the mob?

[@manuelocana8074]

btw in 1.16 (a don't know if before) there is a really nice way of doing the 20t function more eassily, basically create it, an inside it put: schedule function namespace:your_function 20 You have to run this function when reloading also, otherwise it wont start

[@TimberForge]

O yeah that works too.

[@TimberForge]

Sometimes i just avoid schedule since it overrides itself but i guess it should work fine in that situation.

[@manuelocana8074]

@@TimberForge i think you can do schedule append to prevent that also

[@alfacedasilva2296]

Good video

[@dorbart7594]

Thanks timber this has helped a lot. I was wondering if u could share this data pack u have used for the tutorials it would be really cool I kinda want 2 mess with it but don’t want 2 copy it all lol

[@TimberForge]

Its in the description.

[@najsak]

Thx! :>

[@Movieplayer112]

Would it be preferable to mix the two methods of animation, in terms of performance, quality and work time? To item switch between animated textures, based on your mobs current activity?

[@CocoNot.]

awesome video, it was really helpfull, and if you want to show the table of content on the video, you have to add 00:00 in the description with intro i think, and do - in between the time and the subject like: "00:00 - Intro"

[@vampante]

why would you want that edit: on most devices, 00:00 doesn't even work

[@CocoNot.]

@@vampante to see the title of the part during the video like on tech linked videos

[@vampante]

@@CocoNot. yes thats already a thing in the description, im talking about 00:00 - Intro, why would you need a thing that tells you "00:00 intro"

[@TimberForge]

I changed it probably

[@CocoNot.]

@@vampante to tell youtube to show it up, like an _init_ in a program, it's the whole principe of the youtube description time stamps thing, just google it bro

[@gravitowl]

super pog

[@cat_silly]

What about making these animations using different mobs to make it more smooth?

[@ZacharyKing9]

Can you do a video on making custom inventory slots.

[@amyprewer5618]

I love your snake

[@oldpb2134]

If I want a small mob with a bigger hitbox, like I want a Mob with the properties of an chicken, but I want its hitbox to be a Bit bigger like that of a pig. I want like a duck and I am baseing it on a Chicken for the eggs. Would it be easier to spawn a NoAI pig on the chicken and constantly teleport with it and when it takes damages and it transfers the health data to the chicken. Or just periodically summon eggs?? (Also thanks for making these tutorials, you don't know how much each one of your videos help, not just me but so Many people)

[@TimberForge]

I think it would be easier to periodically summon eggs. Check out my timer video if u dont know how to use the schedule command, but you could schedule a function which runs like every 2 minutes which has a 25% chance of spawning an egg at any given duck. (You could use a loot table for that)

This is intersting

[@andrebatista4488]

Are You going to do a custom world/biome generation datapack tutorial once 1.16.2 come?

[@TimberForge]

Watch sliced lime the actual developer for that stuff.

[@goldenmenas290]

Your tutorials are really good, can you make a tutorial on how to make custom blocks?

[@TimberForge]

Yes I will, but keep in mind there isnt a really good way that causes no lag at all, eventually too many blocks will cause lag, since an entity is needed for displaying the model, because normal blocks on their own dont have nbt data, and none can change model without overriding.

[@Greigames]

I'm having a problem with both my custom mob pack and yours- when a mob gets into water flowing too high, the armor stand will separate from the mob. I tried storing the mobs Y coord value into the armor stand but I can't for the life of me get it to work. any fix ideas?

[@amyprewer5618]

I'm going to try to make a mod soon

[@craftingnerf2593]

how do you have the json file set up in the resourcepack for the custom animations I'm trying to make a 1903 springfield from WW1

[@RSGuy_]

Can you make a tutorial on how to make custom ores?

[@oldpb2134]

He made a tutorial on Custom blocks, and in the comment section, someone asked the same thing and he explained it there.

[@saucedbox5138]

Is there a way to make a head look at a player like a cow or a sheep when you get close to them? Or make them have legs that move when they walk normally instead of manually animating?

[@TimberForge]

Not sure what you mean when you say doing it instead of manually animating it. If you mean procedurally generated animations I dont think you could do that, it would be annoying to recreate with data packs. You could just detect if they are moving and swap out the movement animation. I dont think default mobs have different moving animations anyways.

[@winteralf7300]

Can you do a tutorial on vehicle creation and to make flying vehicles?

[@TimberForge]

I will release one eventually, one of the issues is that there are so many ways to implement it so i would have to make a bunch of examples. And some of the ways that i am trying make jittery movement.

[@IdaeChop]

When are you gonna tell the datapack theme thing?

[@TimberForge]

Its space themed for the next one, just havent had the chance to release it yet.

[@mooster2095]

can i animate a slime jump? like, when my entity jumps it changes the model

[@mr.limner]

Can you pls make a tutorial for how to customize the villager or Piglin trades?

[@craftingnerf2593]

I know you can do villager but I'm like 99% sure you cant do piglin with plain commands you'd need to use some loot table thing for the piglin bartering

[@catcrafterkid7066]

i know how to use the /give command, and know how to add enchants to the item in the /give command. BUT i have a question that has to do with custom player heads: Can i use the /give command to A) give me the head, and B) add enchants to the head?

[@TimberForge]

Use mcstacker, you probably can.

[@hoangbaokhanh7720]

i want to make a flat model for ender drogon so im finding the way to it alway facing us like an fire ball, can you help me

[@hossamelkhatib905]

for some reason, the motion tag stays at 0.0,0.0,0.0 while the mob is moving in a straight line for a while any idea why that is.

[@animando9311]

(Eu acho que você explicou isso no vídeo mas eu não entendi sou meio lerdo, desculpe mas se quiser explica por favor)

[@hossamelkhatib905]

What about when it gets in contact with water you can’t have passengers in water

[@olajidekiden3411]

When my PC is fixed I'm gonna make 6 animated textures to make it extremely fluent

[@cirvomc]

Can you animate it when a smile jumps?

[@Iigua]

Hey! What would you say the difference is from using the automatic model animator and manually making the animated model?

[@TimberForge]

I think i explained some of the differences before showing the automatic one. The manual one needs more commands but is simpler model-wise, and you also have more precise control over each frame. The automatic one is a bit more optimized and animates without commands.

[@mromg8282]

Question: I've senn some texturepacks in the past that were applying random textures for a mob, i.e. a zombie can have 5 different looks. Is it possible to utilize that so that we can detect which texture is being used in order to change this entity's properties? Like, I want to have a stronger version of a zombie and all I have to do to make it work is to detect it's appearance. I'm mostly asking since there are already some animations done in vanilla game and I just want to know if we can utilize them somehow.

[@TimberForge]

If you are talking about the actual variations like husk, zombie, drowned, villager, baby, then yeah because those are nbt detectable, however I dont think there is a way to change any textures or models in the game(that doesnt straight up override) that doesnt use custom model data. And custom model data would still have to be displayed in a way where the animations wouldn’t transfer over. If you just want to change the effects but not the models then yeah you could just have a function running every 20 ticks that just gives effects of, for example, strength 2 to all husks, or jump boost to baby zombies.

[@mromg8282]

Hmm, too bad but I expected it's not going to be that easy. Maybe I just replace strays then xd Also: how much harder would it be to use stacked mobs as one(I want to use guardian for it's ray attack but on top of a skeleton/zombie)? I know I can run health detection to even their hp when one takes dmg but I just want to know if there's something extra to be careful about before i start messing with it.

[@TimberForge]

You should be able to do it. I have heard that mobs including armorstands pop off when underwater though for some reason.

[@shampabiswas7327]

0:27 5:34 10:50 11:25 15:14

[@s-sagato]

I have 1 Question is it possible to have Zombies With another Texture (Not a 3d Model just the texture from a skin for example) without replacing the zombie? Just like custommodeldata?

[@TimberForge]

Not without replacing it. Changing the look of stuff with resourcepacks as far as I know can only be done with a model or texture override, or custom model data.

[@s-sagato]

Timber Forge thank you so much

[@paradoxtatorstudios9681]

this is cool, but im confused. Can you animate using keyframes like on blender, or does that just not work because it creates a problem downloading it into minecraft? Thank you and nice video.

[@TimberForge]

Actually using blender? Minecraft resourcepack models aren’t actual 3D model files like .fbx or anything like that, they generate the model using .json data which is just a bunch of cubes.

[@paradoxtatorstudios9681]

@@TimberForge nah i was asking if i could import the generic model template into minecraft and if that would make a problem. I'm not using blender, which is more complicated, i was comparing the animation used in that. Like moving parts of the model to animate.

[@TimberForge]

Oh. But then what did you mean when you said “downloading”. Download from where? Blockbench? Blockbench only allows keyframe animations for bedrock, which is useless unless you have access to the beta plugin called animated java which isnt officially released yet.

[@paradoxtatorstudios9681]

@@TimberForge oh now i see! I was using the "generic model" template and i had a question about if keyframe information was ok to use in minecraft or not. Thanks man!

[@TimberForge]

Oh I see, you meant the “Generic Model” option on blockbench instead of “Java Model”. Yeah you have to use the Java model unless you have access to the conversion plugin beta.

[@UgandUCK]

does it work for java too?

[@chipedtvods8060]

for some reason once i added the red tinted model and refeshed my resource pack it all became missing texture

[@TimberForge]

Maybe you duplicated the original model and then changed the texture from blockbench without making new textures? That would mess up the textures. Check the pinned comment for common fixes on the discord.

[@CookieSlime]

What is the Application called that you are using to code? And do you have a Tutorial for this?

[@timo5988]

Visual Studio Code

[@electriceel-archive]

I have the exact command for red hurt (I'm using a chicken) but when I hit it, it waits 10 ticks then turns red for 1 tick then stops.

[@TimberForge]

Huh thats really weird. Maybe try asking on the discord, make sure to send the commands and all relevant info. I have a lot of schoolwork rn but maybe someone is available to help.

[@electriceel-archive]

@@TimberForge Alright!

[@airflected]

Question, is there a way to get an autocomplete for MC commands in Visual Studio Code?

[@TimberForge]

There is an mcfunction extension thing

[@airflected]

@@TimberForge Oh thank you! I knew it was an extension just didn't know the name. I believe I found it now. Btw you are an amazing youtuber and thank you for getting me into datapacks!

[@smartntboy2474]

Mine isn’t working I’ve done all of the code but it isn’t turning red it says the command is wrong??

[@TimberForge]

Which command?

[@migmatfreitas6035]

i need help i do every step on your videos but when i go to the game it doesn't work can you please help me

[@TimberForge]

You have to be more specific. Watch my troubleshooting video for details, but you need to be able to identify exactly which part breaks. And make sure ur java 1.13+.

[@voidcatalyst7316]

@@TimberForge Baby steps please, baby steps.

[@mrb1378]

can someone teach me to found the custom model data pls??

[@TimberForge]

I have a video on making custom models in my channel

[@king_muw36]

5:34

[@simonbuskandre4876]

Excuse me Timber Forge, but i have a question i really need to be answered. I have been trying to place 2 different models for at single item (carrot_on_a_stick) but it doesn't seem to work :/ Could you mby help me out? I would really apreciate it if you would :D

[@TimberForge]

Did you watch the custom model data video? Skip to the part where I am editing the carrot on a stick json file, I explain what to do if you want multiple models. If you did that already, make sure the custom model data numbers increase as you go down the list. Check The pinned comment on the blockbench video.

[@simonbuskandre4876]

@@TimberForge thx for the help bud :)

[@supercheesygamerboy7035]

I have a bug to report. When the model+entity is in the water, the model dissapears!

[@TimberForge]

Yeah it pops off unless you use a guardian, so I guess the best way there is to use armor stand teleports instead.

[@WhiteSharkfsul]

the mob turns invisible in water

[@radi_7]

I can't make my mobs work underwater. The armorstand just dismounts.

[@TimberForge]

You may have to use a teleportation method instead and make it so all model armorstands teleport to the nearest custom mob that doesnt already have a model near it.

[@monkeyzeqsminecraftchannel879]

I have been trying to add a new mob to the game, but it never seems to work, can you help me? I am trying to add the lorax

[@TimberForge]

What part doesnt work?

[@monkeyzeqsminecraftchannel879]

I don't understand how to actually add the entity model into the game

[@monkeyzeqsminecraftchannel879]

Do you need the blockbench app to do it properly

[@TimberForge]

Its in my blockbench video. I show how to make the model as a json file and i show how to apply it to an item.

[@Theblabla]

10:50

[@Theblabla]

11:25

[@zalanlovas-kondor5880]

Hi dear TimberForge! Could you give your e-mail dress, because i want to send an e-mail for you, because I had some questions about custom mobs in minecraft, but they are a little bit complex to write in a comment? Sorry for my bad english.

[@TimberForge]

You can ask on the discord or send it here, i dont use email for talking to people. You could just type it into a document and paste it to a comment.

[@Thanatos_mortis]

Can u do a tutorial like this but on Android?

[@TimberForge]

No its completely different and i dont know how.

[@Thanatos_mortis]

@@TimberForge oh ok thank yo for your time

[@MinecraftSurge]

so this isn't possible without mods?

[@TimberForge]

This does not use Minecraft mods, it uses datapacks. See my video on the homepage explaining the difference. You can use it with your friends without everyone having to install it. It mostly uses normal Minecraft commands and some Json. Mods use Java.

[@overwinner357]

First

[@Creepyslandofdreams]

no, not at all,

[@enedene]

Its 2020 its really time to stop with that