Better Than Datapacks is a data-driven system for creating custom content in Better Than Adventure, no coding required.
Everything is defined with .atom (TOML) files, packaged in a .zip, and loads straight into the game.
How it works
- Each block or item is a
data/*.atom - All Atoms live inside a
.zip - Datapack-like structure
my_atoms.zip
├─ data/*.atom
└─ assets/namespace/textures/...
Textures
Textures use the same vanilla-compatible system as BTA texturepacks:
assets/<namespace>/textures/...
Fully compatible with the current version of the game. Texturepacks can override Atom textures without hacks.
Current state (WIP) (Upcoming update 2.0.0)
✔ Normal blocks
✔ Items
✔ Vanilla-style block models
✔ .zip loading
:construction: Sounds support
:construction: Recipes (like vanilla works but with toml)
:test_tube: External app for creating Atoms
:question: Tiny Atom Store (idea)
:question: Biome Generation | World Generation
(Support for loose .atom files will return in the future)
Perfect for mapmakers, artists, and anyone who wants custom content without coding.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft version listed: b1.7.3
- 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 — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as better_than_datapacks-2.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 1.1 MB
- Download link checked 10 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.