Recursive Resources Forge Edition

This is an adaptation of the Recursive Resources mod for the Forge platform. While the original version was designed for Fabric, Forge users can now also enjoy all the benefits of enhanced resource pack management.

The mod represents a significant improvement over Minecraft's standard resource pack interface. Regular functionality is quite limited, but with this mod, you get a true content organization system.

Key Features

Folder Organization

Now you can create folders within the .minecraft/resourcepacks directory, and they will be displayed directly in the game. You can freely navigate this structure, opening and closing folders to select the desired resource packs. Any changes in the file system are instantly synchronized with the game interface.

Note: Unpacked resource packs are still correctly identified and displayed in the list.

Quick Pack Management

New buttons have appeared at the top of the resource pack list, allowing you to instantly activate or deactivate all packs in the current folder. The same functionality is available for individual folders when hovering over their icons.

The order of resource pack application matches their arrangement in the folder, which can be configured through configuration files.

Folder Personalization

Each folder can have its own custom icon by placing a file named icon.png inside it. This significantly simplifies the visual identification of required resource categories.

Configuration Setup

The folder.json file allows flexible configuration of each folder's properties. When creating a new folder, this file is automatically generated. Its structure looks like this:

{
  "icon": "icon.png",
  "description": "",
  "packs": [
    "circular hotbar.zip",
    "Not Microsoft"
  ],
  "hidden": false
}

Configuration Capabilities:

• icon - name of the icon file for this folder (relative path)
• description - text description of the folder, displayed below its name
• hidden - parameter for hiding the folder from the list
• packs - ordered list of resource packs in the current folder

The packs list can be reordered at your discretion. However, removing an item from the list will cause it to be automatically restored if the corresponding file is still in the folder.

Virtual Links

There's often a need to use one resource pack in multiple folders simultaneously. To avoid file duplication and unnecessary disk space usage, you can specify references to packs from other folders in the configuration file.

For example:

{
  "icon": "icon.png",
  "description": "",
  "packs": [
    "vanillatweaks packs/VanillaTweaks_general.zip",
    "circular hotbar.zip",
    "Not Microsoft"
  ],
  "hidden": false
}

This approach allows the VanillaTweaks_general.zip resource pack to appear simultaneously in both the vanillatweaks packs folder and the current folder, creating a kind of link system.