
Desire Lines
Creates natural looking trodden paths in high traffic areas, but be careful not to ruin your neighbour's lawn!
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Desire Lines by Gamemode 4
Ever felt like minecraft could do with a bit more immersion? This modular data pack adds a new cool interaction to your survival world in the form of self generating paths! When you walk between two places enough, a desire line will form transforming your grass into coarse dirt all on its own!
Features
- When grass or dirt is stepped on it has a chance of turning into dirt or coarse dirt respectively.
- Flowers, grass and other plants will be trampled and break if walked on enough.
- Adds two new custom advancements to be obtained by trampling enough blocks.
Compatability
When playing with other Gamemode 4 data packs, adds some bonus features:
- Adds the Celaro shamir when used with the Metallurgy data pack.
- Use the Boots of Ostara data pack to spread nature instead of trampling it.
More Info
Credits
- Creator: Sparks
- Updated by: Bloo, SpecialBuilder32, Misode, dvitski
- Icon Design: JonPot
About Gamemode 4 
Gamemode 4 is a series of command-powered creations that are designed to change and enhance the survival experience. All of our modules are designed to work together flawlessly, and are balanced for usage in a survival setting. Pick and choose your favorites from our website, or wherever you get datapacks.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: 26.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
- Downloads as gm4_desire_lines_26_2.zip
- Download size: 120 KB
- Download link checked 29 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.