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Main setup

Setting world type on single player as default

You simply start the game once. It will generate a config called forge-common.toml. Change the only value in this config to skyblockbuilder:skyblock, or use this example and create a file called forge-common.toml in the config directory with this content: 

[general]
    defaultWorldType = "skyblockbuilder:skyblock"

Setting world type on server as default

If you want to provide a custom server.properties file, set the level-type to skyblockbuilder:skyblock. Otherwise, it's the same as in single player.

Creating a custom skyblock island

  1. Build an island.
  2. Use the custom item Structure Saver from the vanilla Tools tab in creative inventory. The output directory for this is <minecraft>/skyblock_exports/<name>.nbt. If you set a Spawn Block, you'll also get an additional file with all the spawn points where the spawn blocks were. They are not present in the exported file. If you click the option to export everything into the config, the template will be generated into the correct directory. If you used spawn blocks, spawns will also be added to config/skyblockbuilder/templates.json5. Alternatively, you can also use the vanilla Structure Block. Keep in mind that this can only save islands up to 48x48x48 blocks and the output is in <minecraft>/saves/<world>/generated/minecraft/structures/<name>.nbt.
  3. Copy the generated file from its directory (see previous step) to config/skyblockbuilder/templates/<name>.nbt.
  4. Configure the template with a better readable name and spawns in config/skyblockbuilder/templates.json5. There can be multiple spawns, each one is an array with [x, y, z] relative to the 0, 0, 0 from the template structure. You can also modify existing spawns and export them with /skyblock spawns EXPORT. IMPORTANT: You need to be in a world with world-type Skyblock to use the commands.
  5. To view your current spawns, you need to run /skyblock spawns debug to view all possible spawn points.
  6. To apply the new spawn points to your template, copy the exported spawn points (you need to open the file) into the file config/skyblockbuilder/templates.json5 where needed.

Setting a default spawn island

You can set a default spawn island for new worlds by setting spawn. If it's set to null, it will use the default template used for new teams. For more information about the value for spawn, look at Configuring templates.

Setting multiple templates

You can set multiple schematics by putting them into config/skyblockbuilder/templates/. These schematics can the user use by pressing the Customize button in world options screen or changing the schematic with command /skyblock manage islandShape <template> where <template> is the name specified in next chapter.

Configuring templates

As described in Creating a custom skyblock island, you can improve the readability of templates and set the spawn points for each template in the config here: config/skyblockbuilder/templates.json5. There you have multiple options. First the spawns: 

{
   "spawns": {
      "default": {
        "east": [],
        "west": [],
        "north": [],
        "south": [
          [ 6, 3, 5 ]
        ]
      }
   }
}
This option holds multiple objects. The key (here default) is important for the templates option in a next step. You can have multiple entries, but keep in mind that no key can be used twice! The content of each object are the four directions as keys. These include an array of arrays. This array contains the spawn positions. The spawn positions are formatted this way: 
[ x, y, z ]

Second, the spreads: 

{
  "spreads": {
    "default": [
      {
        "file": "default.nbt",
        "minOffset": [ -6, 3, 5 ],
        "maxOffset": [ 4, 10, 3 ],
        "origin": "center"
      },
      {
        "file": "default2.nbt",
        "offset": [0, 64, 0]
      }
    ]
  }
}
This option is similar to the previously explained spawns. It holds multiple objects. The key (here default) is important for the templates option in a next step. You can have multiple entries, but keep in mind that no key can be used twice! The content of each object is an array with other objects. These objects require a file (file name of a file located in config/skyblockbuilder/templates/spreads and ends with .nbt or .snbt), and either minOffset and maxOffset, or just offset for an offset relative to the 0 0 0 position of the main island. If you choose minOffset and maxOffset, it'll be randomly generated somewhere between. There is also an optional config for the origin. This defines where the offset should be calculated at. There are two possible values:

  • zero (default, if not defined) right
  • center left

Next, the surroundingBlocks: 

{
  "surroundingBlocks": {
    "default": [
      "minecraft:stone",
      "minecraft:bedrock"
    ]
  }
}
This options holds multiple objects. The key (here default) is important for the templates option in the next step. You can have multiple entries, but keep in mind that no key can be used twice! The content of each object is an array of resource locations for blocks. These blocks will be used to surround the template with these blocks, randomly selected. Look at the surroundingMargin in the next step for thickness.

Now the templates: 

{
   "templates": [
    {
      "name": "default",
      "desc": "Default template",
      "file": "default.nbt",
      "spawns": "default",
      "offset": [ 0, 0, 0 ],
      "surroundingBlocks": "default",
      "surroundingMargin": 0
    }
  ]
}

  • The name is the name displayed in the Customize screen when selecting the world-preset. Use { at start and } at the end to create a language key. That way, you can translate the name into other languages using a resource pack.
  • The desc (optional - default "") is the description displayed in the Customize screen when selecting the world-type. Use { at start and } at the end to create a language key. That way, you can translate the name into other languages using a resource pack.
  • The file is the name of the file for that template.
  • The spawns is the spawn configuration name from the spawns option.
  • The direction (optional - default "south") is the direction the user should look at for this template. If not provided, it'll be south.
  • The offset (optional - default [ 0, 0, 0 ]) is the offset for this specific template. Read here more about the offset. This specific offset can also be set for x (first number) and z (second number) separately.
  • The surroundingBlocks (optional - default "") is the surrounding blocks configuration name from the surroundingBlocks option.
  • The surroundingMargin (optional - default 0) is the thickness for the border. You can have the same file and the same spawns in multiple configurations. They all are only separated by the name.

You can also set an icon for each template. This is located in config/skyblockbuilder/templates/icon/<name>.png. The name needs to be lowercase.

NOTE: If you spawn inside a block, you could add this block to the block tag 🔗 #skyblockbuilder:additional_valid_spawns.

Loot chests on island

If you want a loot chest on an island, you need to set the NBT data to the chest with the /data merge block <x y z> {LootTable: modid:path/to/loot_table} command to set it as loot chest.

WARNING! Do not open that chest after merging this data into the chest.

Convert existing templates from .nbt to .snbt

You can convert existing templates from .nbt to .snbt files with the command /skyblock templates_to_snbt. This will convert all templates in the config/skyblockbuilder/templates/ directory to .snbt files while keeping the original .nbt files.

Last update: April 25, 2024