v2.1

This release supports Minecraft 1.21.4

What's Changed

• There are now 12 variants on the lost library, with different blocks and layouts. Also, they will appear in a few more biomes.
• If you are updating from v2.0, you will need to restart minecraft to ensure the changes are correctly registered.

If you just want the data pack

Download babel_v2.1.zip. and place it in your Minecraft world's datapacks directory.

Pre-customized versions

These data packs are variations with tweaked rules for obtaining the books:

• babel-bookish-zombies_v2.1.zip: Zombies can drop books when killed by a player.
• babel-only-chests_v2.1.zip: Books are chest-exclusive (no fishing or raid reward).
• babel-no-libraries_2.1.zip: Removes Lost Libraries.
• babel-fairytales_2.1.zip: Replaces lore books with public domain fairy tales.
• babel-recipe_v2.1.zip: Adds the below crafting recipe for random books.

If you want to add or remove books, or other customisations...

Use the builder tool. See README.md for more information.

• For windows, download babel-builder-windows_v2.1.zip
• For other OS, download babel-builder-python_v2.1.zip

Upgrading from v1

Add the following values to your config file:

# Add lost lost libraries with book loot to world generation
add-lost-libraries: true
# Add test loot tables. To get a copy of every book in shulker boxes, run the command:
# /loot give @s loot babel:metabox
add-metabox: false

Update your book_path:

# Path containing the book json / yaml files
# set to fairytale_books for the old set
books-path: lore_books