
Nature's & Explorer's Compass Nerf
This data pack makes Nature's and Explorer's compass require 2 Eyes of Ender to craft postponing them until later game.
⬇ Download on ModrinthEver wanted to add compasses that could locate biomes and structures to your modpack but felt like the Nature's and Explorer's compass was too easy to craft? Then this is the datapack for you.
This data pack inserts 2 Eyes of Ender in both recipes (see image for reference) postponing them until later game.
Many people might feel that the functionality of those mods was something they really wanted in a modpack but were a bit skeptical about the ease of acquiring them. That having the oppoturnity to find any place in the world almost instantly takes away from the exploring aspect that early game should provide, and that it is something that should be for late game. With 2 Eyes of Ender, these items can only be acquired after getting to the Nether Fortress, usually something that happens after getting at least full Iron armor or alike.
The addition of Ender Eyes into the recipe also fits the theme of that they are for finding the way to a location, and now the explorer's compass can be used in place of ender eyes, eliminating the RNG aspect of them breaking.
Requires Nature's Compass and Explorer's Compass (duh)
Tested in 1.20.1, but should work for all versions.
- 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.
- Downloads as nature_explorerscompass_nerf.zip
- Download size: 3 KB
- Download link checked 5 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.