KennySq/EntityModelJson

A Forge 1.17 mod that allows entity models to be defined in JSON

Entity Model JSON

This is a Minecraft mod for Forge 1.17 which allows declaring entity models in JSON. It can be used to create powerful entity models both in mods and modpacks.

For mods, entity models can be declared in JSON and shipped as assets in the final jar, with a required dependency on this mod. For modpack makers, vanilla and modded entity models can be overriden in JSON using this system.

Resources

For resources on how to declare and use JSON entity models, please see the following:

• All vanilla entity models exported as JSON - This resource allows you to see how all vanilla entity models look in a JSON format. They can be used as a starting skeleton, or directly copied to override vanilla entity models with a custom variant.
• An example Forge mod using JSON entity models
• The complete JSON spec - This JSON file documents all the properties you can possibly use.
• The complete JSON schema - This has the complete JSON Schema of entity models. You can use this for hints in your editor of choice when making a JSON entity model.

Declaring a mod dependency

To add this mod as a dependency, first add this to your repositories block:

repositories {
    // Entity Model JSON maven
    maven {
        url = 'https://sizableshrimp.me/maven'
    }
}

Then, add the dependency to your dependencies block. For the latest version, see here.

dependencies {
    implementation fg.deobf("me.sizableshrimp:entitymodeljson:${minecraft_version}-${entitymodeljson_version}")
}

For a complete example, see here.