Better Christmas Chests

Custom textures for Enderchests and trapped chests and Christmas

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About this Mod

Better Christmas Chests

Requires the Fabric Loader and Fabric API

Logo made by @CarbonGhost

Setup

Drop the mod in the mods folder

Details

Changes the textures used for Enderchests and trapped chests at Christmas as vanilla uses the same texture.

My textures are probably trash but I'm a programmer not an artist.

You can change when Christmas chests appear (from v1.0.1 onward):

Always
Only at Christmas
Never

You can change each separate feature on and off (from v1.0.7 onward):

Features include:

Christmas regular chests
Christmas trapped chests
Christmas ender chests
Christmas minecart with chest
Christmas horse chests
Christmas zombie/skeleton horse chests
Christmas donkey/mule chests
Christmas chest boats

Resource packs

Feel free to make a resource pack to change them

Path: assets/better-christmas-chests/textures/item

Files:

christmas_chest_minecart.png
christmas_acacia_chest_boat.png
christmas_birch_chest_boat.png
christmas_dark_oak_chest_boat.png
christmas_jungle_chest_boat.png
christmas_mangrove_chest_boat.png
christmas_oak_chest_boat.png
christmas_spruce_chest_boat.png

Path: assets/better-christmas-chests/textures/entity/chest

Files:

ender_christmas.png
trapped_christmas.png
trapped_christmas_left.png
trapped_christmas_right.png

Path: assets/better-christmas-chests/textures/entity/chest_boat

Files:

christmas_acacia.png
christmas_birch.png
christmas_dark_oak.png
christmas_jungle.png
christmas_mangrove.png
christmas_oak.png
christmas_spruce.png

Path: assets/better-christmas-chests/textures/entity/horse

Files:

christmas_donkey.png
christmas_horse_black.png
christmas_horse_brown.png
christmas_horse_chestnut.png
christmas_horse_creamy.png
christmas_horse_darkbrown.png
christmas_horse_gray.png
christmas_horse_skeleton.png
christmas_horse_white.png
christmas_horse_zombie.png
christmas_mule.png

Discord

https://discord.gg/usbmdrJ

Download

Available Versions

better_christmas_chests-mc1.20.4-1.0.1-build.12.jarrelease

MC 1.20.4fabric, forge, quilt

January 19, 2024

better_christmas_chests-mc1.20.2-1.0.0-build.9.jarrelease

MC 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, 1.20.3, 1.20.4fabric, forge, quilt

January 8, 2024

better_christmas_chests-mc1.20.2-1.0.0-build.7.jarrelease

MC 1.20.2fabric, forge, quilt

October 3, 2023

better_christmas_chests-mc1.20-1.0.0-build.5.jarrelease

MC 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2fabric, forge, quilt

July 4, 2023

better-christmas-chests-mc1.19-4.0.1+build.17.jarrelease

MC 1.19, 1.19.1, 1.19.2, 1.19.3fabric

October 17, 2022

How to Install Better Christmas Chests on Your Server

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

Set fabric Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.20.4).

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Better Christmas Chests". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabricforgequilt

Minecraft Versions

1.20.4, 1.20.3, 1.20.2 (+6 more)

Server-side

✗ Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Better Christmas Chests server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.20.4). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Better Christmas Chests compatible with fabric and forge and quilt?

Better Christmas Chests officially supports fabric, forge, quilt for Minecraft 1.20.4, 1.20.3, 1.20.2. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Better Christmas Chests – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Better Christmas Chests consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.