Compatibility
Minecraft: Java Edition
Platforms
Supported environments
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Details
Remote Resource Pack
This mod enables you to load resource packs to which contents are downloaded from the internet.
Why do I need this?
Some players, mods and modpacks may need to keep their resources up-to-date.
What's more, some resources may not be legal to distribute directly, therefore needed to be downloaded in runtime.
Config Format
Put the config file in .minecraft/config/RemoteResourcePack/
directory (or its subdirs),
suffixed .json
.
Here's an example. Please not that comments are not allowed in the config file.
{
"schema": 1, // Mandatory
// How long will the pack be outdated and require re-downloading
// e.g. 2min / 3d / 11h45min14s
// Can be "always" or "never"
"autoUpdate": "2h",
// The pack config, which controls what files are included
"zipconfig": "https://featurehouse.github.io/epx_packs/v2/dl/zipconfig.json",
"args": { // Dynamic content arguments
"poem": "random", // Can be literal "random"
"splashes": 0 // Can be a numeral index
},
// Base URL for the remote contents URL
"base": "https://featurehouse.github.io/epx_packs/v2/dl/index.html"
}
zipconfig format (comments are also not allowed):
{
"static": { // Files that are always included
"pack.mcmeta": { // Can be literally defined
"raw": "{\"pack\":{\"pack_format\":18,\"description\":\"Hello World\"}}"
},
"assets/example/test.bin": { // Can be defined as base64
"base64": "TmV2ZXIgR29ubmEgR2l2ZSBZb3UgVXAh"
},
"assets/example/songs/dynamic/rickroll.ogg": { // Can be downloaded from the internet
"fetch": "https://www.example.net/songs/Rick%20Astley/Never_Gonna_Give_You_Up-HiRes.ogg"
},
"assets/example/lang/fr_fr.json": { // Can be relative URL, whose base URL is defined in the above config
"fetch": "/my-interesting-example-mod/resources/i18n/fr_fr.json"
}
},
"dynamic": {
"example-arg": { // See "args" in the above config
"default": "random", // Select an item randomly. Can be overridden in args.example-arg.
"items": [{
"weight": 250, // Can be omitted, defaulting to 100
"files": { // Same as in "static"
"assets/example/news/content.json": {"fetch": "/my-interesting-example-mod/news-channel/1.json"},
"assets/example/news/timestamp.txt": {"raw": "2023-10-10T09:24:30+08:00"}
}
}, {
"files": {
"assets/example/news/content.json": {"fetch": "/my-interesting-example-mod/news-channel/2.json"},
"assets/example/news/timestamp.txt": {"raw": "2023-10-10T09:25:21+08:00"}
}
}]
},
"another_arg": {
"default": 0,
"items": [
{},
{
"files": {
"assets/example/textures/items/silver_ingot.png": {
"fetch": "/my-interesting-example-mod/experimental/resources/silver_ingot/2023-10-10.png"
}
}
}
]
}
}
}
Built-in config for mods
Mods can include their config at RemoteResourcePack.json
in the root dir of the JAR.
This is an example:
{
"end-poem-extension/recommended-pack-v2.json": {
"schema": 1,
"_description": [
"End Poem Extension Recommended Pack",
"Contents may differ between downloads as they are picked randomly"
],
"autoUpdate": "2h",
"args": {
"poem": "random",
"splashes": 0
},
"base": "https://featurehouse.github.io/epx_packs/v2/dl/index.html",
"zipconfig": "https://featurehouse.github.io/epx_packs/v2/dl/zipconfig.json"
}
}
Config will be dumped into .minecraft/config/RemoteResourcePack/end-poem-extension/recommended-pack-v2.json
(if not exist) and thereby loaded.