Surprising Loot

Surprising Loot transforms ordinary treasure hunting into an exciting adventure with unexpected twists! This configurable modification adds an element of surprise when opening loot containers.

When a player first opens a chest or other container tied to a specific loot table, there's a configurable chance that hostile mobs will spawn nearby. This makes every exploration of temples, dungeons, and other locations truly thrilling and unpredictable.

The mod works with both vanilla chests and containers from other modifications, and is fully compatible with Lootr.

Creating Custom Events

You can create datapacks to define unique surprise events. An example configuration file is located at:

data/surprisingloot/loot_events/example.json

Here's an example setup:

{
  "loot_table": "minecraft:chests/jungle_temple",
  "check_range": 3,
  "chance": 1,
  "spawn_times": 3,
  "entity_pool": [
    {
      "weight": 2,
      "entity_type": "minecraft:zombie",
      "nbt": "{CustomName:'\"Gift\"',CustomNameVisible:1b,Health:2.0f,Attributes:[{Name:\"generic.max_health\",Base:50.0}]}"
    },
    {
      "weight": 1,
      "glowing": true,
      "entity_type": "minecraft:bat"
    }
  ]
}

Configuration Parameter Description

• loot_table — the loot table ID this event applies to
• check_range — search radius for suitable spawn positions (in blocks)
• chance — probability of successful mob spawn for each attempt (from 0.0 to 1.0)
• spawn_times — number of spawn attempts when the event is triggered
• entity_pool — list of possible entities to spawn with weighted selection
  • weight — higher values increase the probability of selecting this entry
  • entity_type — entity ID to spawn
  • nbt (optional) — NBT data string to customize the entity
  • glowing (optional) — if true, the entity will spawn with the glowing effect