Description

Remote Resource Pack

This mod enables you to load resource packs to which contents are downloaded from the internet.

Why do I need this?

Some players, mods and modpacks may need to keep their resources up-to-date.

What's more, some resources may not be legal to distribute directly, therefore needed to be downloaded in runtime.

Config Format

Put the config file in .minecraft/config/RemoteResourcePack/ directory (or its subdirs), suffixed .json.

Here's an example. Please not that comments are not allowed in the config file.

{ "schema": 1, // Mandatory // How long will the pack be outdated and require re-downloading // e.g. 2min / 3d / 11h45min14s // Can be "always" or "never" "autoUpdate": "2h", // The pack config, which controls what files are included "zipconfig": "https://featurehouse.github.io/epx_packs/v2/dl/zipconfig.json", "args": { // Dynamic content arguments "poem": "random", // Can be literal "random" "splashes": 0 // Can be a numeral index }, // Base URL for the remote contents URL "base": "https://featurehouse.github.io/epx_packs/v2/dl/index.html" }

zipconfig format (comments are also not allowed):

{ "static": { // Files that are always included "pack.mcmeta": { // Can be literally defined "raw": "{\"pack\":{\"pack_format\":18,\"description\":\"Hello World\"}}" }, "assets/example/test.bin": { // Can be defined as base64 "base64": "TmV2ZXIgR29ubmEgR2l2ZSBZb3UgVXAh" }, "assets/example/songs/dynamic/rickroll.ogg": { // Can be downloaded from the internet "fetch": "https://www.example.net/songs/Rick%20Astley/Never_Gonna_Give_You_Up-HiRes.ogg" }, "assets/example/lang/fr_fr.json": { // Can be relative URL, whose base URL is defined in the above config "fetch": "/my-interesting-example-mod/resources/i18n/fr_fr.json" } }, "dynamic": { "example-arg": { // See "args" in the above config "default": "random", // Select an item randomly. Can be overridden in args.example-arg. "items": [{ "weight": 250, // Can be omitted, defaulting to 100 "files": { // Same as in "static" "assets/example/news/content.json": {"fetch": "/my-interesting-example-mod/news-channel/1.json"}, "assets/example/news/timestamp.txt": {"raw": "2023-10-10T09:24:30+08:00"} } }, { "files": { "assets/example/news/content.json": {"fetch": "/my-interesting-example-mod/news-channel/2.json"}, "assets/example/news/timestamp.txt": {"raw": "2023-10-10T09:25:21+08:00"} } }] }, "another_arg": { "default": 0, "items": [ {}, { "files": { "assets/example/textures/items/silver_ingot.png": { "fetch": "/my-interesting-example-mod/experimental/resources/silver_ingot/2023-10-10.png" } } } ] } } }

Built-in config for mods

Mods can include their config at RemoteResourcePack.json in the root dir of the JAR.

This is an example:

{ "end-poem-extension/recommended-pack-v2.json": { "schema": 1, "_description": [ "End Poem Extension Recommended Pack", "Contents may differ between downloads as they are picked randomly" ], "autoUpdate": "2h", "args": { "poem": "random", "splashes": 0 }, "base": "https://featurehouse.github.io/epx_packs/v2/dl/index.html", "zipconfig": "https://featurehouse.github.io/epx_packs/v2/dl/zipconfig.json" } }

Config will be dumped into .minecraft/config/RemoteResourcePack/end-poem-extension/recommended-pack-v2.json (if not exist) and thereby loaded.