Ore Loot Tables

experimental

easy

Features

This tutorial aims to show a new way of creating custom ore blocks with a proper loot table. The minecraft:loot component will run the specified loot table regardless of the tool used, but by adding the match_tool condition to your loot table you can specify what tools are required per pool.

Features:

Can be mined using any given item (this tutorial covers the iron pickaxe)
Can specify enchantments on items
Also drops experience reward

Issues:

All items must be specified individually
Non-player methods of breaking the block (explosions, commands, etc.) will fail to drop the loot

Block Behavior

The following block behavior can be used as a template. Don't forget to set the block's texture using terrain_texture.json.

BP/blocks/silver_ore.jsonCopy

json

{
	"format_version": "1.16.100",
	"minecraft:block": {
		"description": {
			"identifier": "tut:silver_ore"
		},
		"components": {
			//Basic components
			"minecraft:creative_category": {
				"category": "nature",
				"group": "itemGroup.name.ore"
			},
			"minecraft:destroy_time": 10,
			"minecraft:block_light_absorption": 15,
			"minecraft:explosion_resistance": 3,
			"minecraft:unit_cube": {},
			"minecraft:material_instances": {
				"*": {
					"texture": "silver_ore",
					"render_method": "opaque"
				}
			},
			"minecraft:on_player_destroyed": {
				// Calls an event that loads structure with xp reward
				"event": "xp_reward"
			},
			"minecraft:loot": "loot_tables/blocks/silver_ore.json" //The component will not run the loot if the held tool has silk touch
		},
		"events": {
			"xp_reward": {
				"run_command": {
					"command": [
						"structure load my_xp_structure ~~~" //You can download structure with saved xp orbs lower
					]
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

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Loot Table

The example shown, displays the required components

BP/loot_tables/blocks/silver_ore.jsonCopy

json

{
	"pools": [
		{
			"rolls": 1,
			"conditions": [
				{
					"condition": "match_tool",
					"item": "minecraft:iron_pickaxe",
					"count": 1
				}
			],
			"entries": [
				{
					"type": "item",
					"name": "tut:raw_silver"
				}
			]
		}
	]
{

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Specifying Enchantments

If needed you can add the enchantments section to your condition, but remember each tool and level must be listed as separate pools.

Also note that it can correctly detect only 1st and 2nd enchantment level.

BP/loot_tables/blocks/silver_ore.json#poolsCopy

json

"conditions": [
	{
		"condition": "match_tool",
		"item": "minecraft:iron_pickaxe",
		"count": 1,
		"enchantments": [
			{
				"fortune": {
					"level": 1
				}
			}
		]
	}
]