
SpyGlassMe - Modular Loot Datapack Activate spyglass loot in the chests of your choice!
This is the official companion datapack for the SpyGlassMe mod. It contains a collection of pre-configured loot table files that you can pick and choose from to add the magical spyglasses to specific vanilla structures.
How It Works
The main SpyGlassMe mod automatically generates the entire required datapack folder structure in your world, but the loot folders start empty. This datapack acts as a library of individual loot files.
By copying a file from this pack (e.g., simple_dungeon.json) into your world's generated datapack folder, you "activate" spyglass loot for that specific structure. You have full control.
Installation & Usage
- Prerequisite: Make sure you have the main SpyGlassMe Mod installed and have loaded your world at least once. This creates the necessary empty folders.
- Download & Unzip: Download and unzip this datapack file on your computer. You will see a collection of
.jsonfiles, each named after a vanilla structure. - Pick Your Loot: Choose which structures you want spyglasses to spawn in.
- Copy the Files: Copy only the
.jsonfiles for the structures you have chosen. - Paste into Your World: Navigate to your world save folder and paste the copied files into the following directory:
...[your_world_save]/datapacks/SpyGlassMe/data/minecraft/loot_tables/chests/ - Reload: Load your world and run the command
/spyglassme reload. The spyglasses will now have a chance to appear in the chests of the structures you selected!
Example Scenario
You only want spyglasses to appear in Desert Pyramids and Shipwrecks.
- From the unzipped folder, you would copy
desert_pyramid.jsonandshipwreck_treasure.json. - You would then paste those two files into the
chestsfolder mentioned in the instructions above. - After running
/spyglassme reload, only those two structures will have a chance to contain spyglasses.
Advanced Customization
- Removing Loot: To stop spyglasses from appearing in a certain structure, simply delete its corresponding
.jsonfile from your world's datapack folder and run/spyglassme reload. - Changing Chances: You can open any
.jsonfile with a text editor to modify the loot chances or conditions.
Requirements
- This datapack will work without the main mod but will be useless!
- You must have the SpyGlassMe Mod installed.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.4, 1.21.5, 1.21.6
- 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 SpyGlassMe.zip
- Download size: 59 KB
- Download link checked 23 Aug 2026 — working
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