BrianTU’s Vanilla Features (BVF) is a lightweight, lore-friendly expansion for Minecraft that thoughtfully fills in the gaps left by vanilla. It introduces balanced, immersive recipes and quality-of-life tweaks for items that are otherwise uncraftable, rare, or inconsistent - without breaking the spirit or progression of the game.
- ✨ Adds 15+ balanced recipes for previously uncraftable items
- 📜 Uses lore-friendly materials that make sense in vanilla context
- 🧠 Designed to feel like official features - subtle but satisfying
- ✂️ Shears can now collect Lily Pads from Big Dripleaves
- 🐸 Frogs drop slimeballs at half the rate of slimes
- and more!
If you've ever said, “Why can’t I craft that?” - this pack is for you.
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⚠️ Compatibility:
This pack modifies some vanilla recipes using the minecraft namespace and replaces some defaults with more balanced or logical alternatives. As a result, it may conflict with other data packs or mods that alter the same recipes.
Additionally, this pack disabled achievements.
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📋 Recipes & Features:
📦 Version 1.0.0
| Item | Method |
|---|---|
| Bell | Crafting Table |
| Chainmail Helmet | Crafting Table |
| Chainmail Chestplate | Crafting Table |
| Chainmail Leggings | Crafting Table |
| Chainmail Boots | Crafting Table |
| Enchanted Golden Apple | Crafting Table |
| Leather Horse Armor (Replaced) | Crafting Table |
| Iron Horse Armor | Crafting Table |
| Gold Horse Armor | Crafting Table |
| Diamond Horse Armor | Crafting Table |
| Acacia Leaves | Crafting Table |
| Spruce Leaves | Crafting Table |
| Pale Oak Leaves | Crafting Table |
| Oak Leaves | Crafting Table |
| Mangrove Leaves | Crafting Table |
| Jungle Leaves | Crafting Table |
| Dark Oak Leaves | Crafting Table |
| Cherry Leaves | Crafting Table |
| Birch Leaves | Crafting Table |
| Azalea Leaves | Crafting Table |
| Azalea Leaves Flowered | Crafting Table |
| Name Tag | Crafting Table |
| Saddle (Replaced) | Crafting Table |
| Totem of Undying | Crafting Table |
| Trident | Crafting Table |
| Web | Crafting Table |
| Wet Sponge | Crafting Table |
| Lily Pads from Dripleafs | Shears (Feature) |
📦 Version 1.1.0
| Item | Method |
|---|---|
| Bread (Replaced) | Crafting Table / Inventory |
| Cake (Replaced) | Crafting Table |
| Raw Iron Block → Iron Block | Blast Furnace |
| Raw Copper Block → Copper Block | Blast Furnace |
| Raw Gold Block → Gold Block | Blast Furnace |
| Rotten Flesh → Leather | Furnace |
| Slimeballs from Frogs | Mob Drop (Feature) |
📦 Version 1.2.0 (NOT RELEASED)
| Item | Method |
|---|---|
| Slimeballs from Frogs (updated) | Mob Drop (Feature) |
| Seeds from Parrots (Wheat, Melon, Pumpkin, Beetroot) | Mob Drop (Feature) |
| String / Spider Eye from Bats | Mob Drop (Feature) |
| Fish from Squid/Glow (Raw Cod/Salmon, Tropical Fish, Pufferfish) | Mob Drop (Feature) |
| Nautilus Shell from Glow | Mob Drop (Feature) |
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⭐ Credits:
- Recipes: Created by me using MCreator (initially)
- Coded Features: Coded by me using Visual Studio Code
- Images: Generated using TheDestruc7i0n's Crafting Generator
Thanks for checking out the pack! I welcome feedback, suggestions, or bug reports - leave a comment and I’ll do my best to respond. If possible, I’ll continue learning and improving the pack as I go!
- Edition: Minecraft Bedrock
- File type: .mcpack or .mcaddon
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.50, 1.21.81, 1.21.73
- How to install: Download the .mcpack or .mcaddon file. → Open it — Minecraft imports it. → In your world: Behavior Packs → Available → Activate, then the same under Resource Packs.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Bedrock addons & mods walks through it step by step.
BrianTU's Vanilla Features is a free Minecraft Bedrock addon. Compatible with Minecraft 1.21.50, 1.21.81, 1.21.73, 1.21.90 and newer. Downloaded 95 times (via CurseForge). Download it and open it directly in the game.