Various Starting Loot
Various Starting Loot changes the standard loot of the bonus chest, now it depends on biomes. Multiplayer, Custom Generation support!
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About this Mod
A datapack that changes the standard loot of the bonus chest, now it depends on biomes.
You have to enable "Bonus Chest" to make the datapack work!!
🖼️Examples
🏞️Supported biomes:
🌳Vanilla
🌋Terralith (From version 4.0)
📚Modes:
Datapack has two modes
- First one is enabled by default and changes spawn bonus chest
- If you enable the second mode, loot will be given to the all new players directly in their inventories as a chest, that they can place and get loot
- To enable this mode use
/function various_starting_loot:settings - In this mode you don't have to enable bonus chest at all
- To enable this mode use
📂Installing as datapack
- Download and install datapack in the world
- For a new world: You can click the "Data Packs" option when creating a new world and select this datapack
- Enable Bonus Chest
🔧Installing as mod
- Download and put mod in your .minecraft/mods folder
- Enable Bonus Chest
❓FAQ:
- How to enable bonus chest on server? Add --bonusChest argument to your JVM arguments
- Is it possible to get chest with bonus loot again? Yes, use
/function various_starting_loot:loot - Support for "X" datapack/mod Will be done someday if this datapack/mod is popular
enough- Projects that I want to support: Regions Unexplored, Expanded Ecosphere, Oh The Biomes You'll Go
If you have any questions, bugs, suggestions you can create an issue on github or join our discord server
Available Versions
How to Install Various Starting Loot on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended).
Set datapack Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.6).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Various Starting Loot". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.6, 1.21.5, 1.21.5-pre2 (+24 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
6 GB(min. 4 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Various Starting Loot 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 4 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.6). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Various Starting Loot compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?
Various Starting Loot officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 1.21.6, 1.21.5, 1.21.5-pre2. 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 Various Starting Loot – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 6 GB (per 5 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Various Starting Loot 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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