How do I install Minecraft but you Can't Mine or Craft?

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. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Minecraft but you Can't Mine or Craft work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Minecraft but you Can't Mine or Craft

by AmbiguousChameleon · on Modrinth

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader Data pack1 build
Mod loader Fabric1 build
Mod loader Forge1 build
Mod loader NeoForge1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21.6–26.2Newest

Minecraft 1.21.6–26.2Newest

Minecraft 1.21.6–26.2Newest

Minecraft 1.21.6–26.2Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21.6–26.2 · Data pack ⬇ Download for 1.21.6–26.2 · Fabric ⬇ Download for 1.21.6–26.2 · Forge ⬇ Download for 1.21.6–26.2 · NeoForge

I don't know my version or loader

Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.

No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

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Background, blue sky with clouds. Minecraft logo is in center. The words "Mine" and "craft" are crossed out with 2 big red X's

Overview

In this beat the game challenge, your abilities to mine and craft are totally disabled! You can still place blocks.

Everything required to reach the End and kill the Ender Dragon is doable except for getting blaze powder & eyes of ender. To this end an extra recipe is available for villager clerics, who will offer 2 eyes of ender in exchange for 2 ender pearls and 1 blaze rod.

If you'd like to make a video or content using this pack, go for it! If you do so, you must provide credit to me (Ambiguous Chameleon) and provide a link to this pack in the description and/or comments. Thank you!

Cheats & Commands

Uninstalls the data pack [data pack version only!]

/function ac_cheat:uninstall

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.20, 1.20.1, 1.20.2
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.

Verified by MCModsHub

Downloads as Cant Mine or Craft v1.1.zip
Download size: 535 KB
Download link checked 5 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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