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Entity Block

A screenshot of an Entity Block on the ground.

The Entity Block is a datapack/mod creation tool that makes adding entities to structures easier.

Entity blocks can be placed in custom structures to represent an entity, similarly to how Structure Voids represent a block that should not be replaced.

When a structure with an entity block is saved, the entity block itself is not saved into the resulting nbt file. Instead, an entity and the block specified in the 'Turns Into' field is saved instead. This makes the structures usable in mods and datapacks without needing to have this mod as a dependency.

This allows for placing entities into structures without always having consistent NBT data, and without needing to worry about entities moving around the structure.

A screenshot of the Entity Block GUI, configured to spawn a zombie with a carved pumpkin on it's head, and to be replaced with a Diamond Block.

A screenshot of a loaded structure, which has a zombie with a carved pumpkin on it's head, and a Diamond Block.

Quick facts

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

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