Photocraft

Photocraft

A functional "instant" camera that generates map art of the player's viewpoint

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Screenshots

Final Photo
Photographed Area

About this Mod

Warning

This datapack uses experimental features!

Please make a backup before adding this pack to an existing world!

Resource Pack Required

To find the relevant resource pack, go to the page for the specific datapack version you are trying to install!

Photocraft Datapack

Animated comparison of photographed region and resulting photograph

This datapack adds a camera that can be used to create map-art "photos" of the world.
There are two items and recipes added to the game - the camera itself, and photo paper.

You can craft a Camera with 3 Black Carpet, 2 Iron Ingots, 2 Redstone, 1 Spyglass, and 1 Lightning Rod:
Crafting Recipe for Camera

You can craft 4 pieces of Photo Paper with 3 Resin, 3 Paper, 1 Cyan Dye, 1 Yellow Dye, and 1 Magenta Dye:
Crafting Recipe for Photo Paper

To use the camera, click and hold the use-item button. This will pull up a viewfinder that will provide a frame of what will be included in the photo. Releasing the use-item button will place the camera in the world.
Example of Viewfinder

To take a photo, click the use-item button on the camera while holding a piece of photo paper. The camera will start emitting smoke particles and the lights on the back of the camera will start turning on, showing photo progress.
A Camera generating a photo

When the camera is done exposing the photo, the lights on the back will turn green and the camera will play a sound.
A camera that is done generating a photo

Right click the camera with an empty hand to retrieve the final photo.
A finalized photo

At any point, other than when retrieving a photo, left-clicking the camera will cause it to break, dropping a camera. Any photo that is stored in the camera will be lost if it is not retrieved first!

Available Versions

Mounts of Mayhem Updaterelease
MC 1.21.10, 1.21.11fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt
December 11, 2025
Mounts of Mayhem Updaterelease
MC 1.21.10, 1.21.11datapack
December 9, 2025
v0.0.3 - Log Fixesrelease
MC 1.21.10fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt
November 20, 2025
v0.0.3 - Log Fixesrelease
MC 1.21.10datapack
November 13, 2025
v0.0.2 - Stabilityrelease
MC 1.21.10datapack
November 12, 2025

How to Install Photocraft on Your Server

1

Order Server

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

2

Set datapack Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.11).

3

Install Mod

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

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

datapackfabricforgeneoforgequilt

Minecraft Versions

1.21.11, 1.21.10

Server-side

Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Photocraft server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong datapack 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 (1.21.11). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.

Is Photocraft compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?

Photocraft officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 1.21.11, 1.21.10. 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 Photocraft – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Photocraft 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.

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Details

License
MIT License
Server-side
Required

Supported Versions

1.21.111.21.10