Custom Banner Loader

Since the official introduction of banners in Minecraft 1.8, the standard designs quickly became boring for players. However, now with the Custom Banner Loader mod, everything changes dramatically! You can create your own unique banners and shields using simple black-and-white images and JSON files. The mod automatically adds localization and crafting recipes for your creations.

How to Create a Custom Banner

To get started, you need to understand the mod's main folders. JSON files and banner images are placed in the .../entity/banner folder, while shield images go into the .../entity/shield folder.

It's important to note: JSON files are required on both client and server, while images are only needed on the client side. However, having images in the server's configuration folder won't cause any crashes.

JSON File Format

{
  "item": "minecraft:Item_Needed_To_Create_Design",
  "name": "Name_of_PNG_file",
  "id": "ID",
  "localized": "Engilsh_Name_ofDesign"
}

• item — specifies the item needed to create the design (uses the same format as in the /give command)
• id — unique design identifier (should consist of 1-4 characters, automatically gets the "bl" prefix)
• localized — English name of the design that appears in the tooltip
• name — name of the PNG file without the .png extension (incorrect specification will cause texture loading errors)

Special thanks to Vazkii for the inspiration that came after getting acquainted with the custom banner system in the Quark mod.