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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 26/06/2026

The Mew mural is based on the Mysterious Slate puzzle in Pokopia. Each piece has a dimly glowing unown on the back. Placing them all in the right order completes the mural!

The unown on the back of the mysterious slates dimly glow in the dark.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 26/06/2026

The Unown Font mod has been ported to 26.1.x! This update also brings a lot of new content for building and decorating! #mcdev #minecraft #pokemon #pokopia

A new mural made from mysterious slate blocks. The mural features copper circuit traces and a giant mew in the centre. This is inspired by the unown puzzle in Pokopia.

Players can craft pottery sherds for all of the unown characters. These can be used for all sorts of puzzles and builds!

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 18/06/2026

Another new mod! Wolf Enchantments makes wolf armor enchantable and adds 11 new enchantments! My favorite one is the Dire enchantment which makes your wolf 50% bigger and boosts their max health! #mcdev #minecraft

The wolf on the left is a normal vanilla wolf. The wolf on the right is equipped with the Dire enchantment, making it 50% larger in size.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 16/06/2026

My CurseForge profile is back, and so is my new mod Iron Wolf Armor! This mod lets you craft wolf armor using common armor materials. You can also dye all tiers of armor added by the mod! #mcdev #minecraft

Dyed netherite wolf armor in all the colors of the rainbow.

A wolf wearing diamond armor attacking a skeleton.

A wolf with netherite armor attacking a wither skeleton.

A showcase of wolves wearing armor of every tier.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 16/06/2026

My CurseForge profile currently 404s. I have not been banned or hacked, looks like my total downloads passed the max signed int value, which is breaking the page. CF is aware and looking into it.

My dashboard shows 2,147,483,647 downloads, which is the max value for a signed int. It is very unlikely that my downloads would stop on this exact number.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 09/06/2026

Just released Pokeframes, a new Minecraft mod that adds 46 tooltip styles inspired by the classic Gen3 games.

Combine frames with any item at a smithing table to apply the tooltip frame style!

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 03/02/2026

If I had a nickel for every time my mods have been downloaded 1 billion times on @curseforge.com I would have two nickels. That's not a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. Thanks to everyone who enjoyed my mods for #Minecraft, #Hytale, and all the other games I mod! #mcdev

A screenshot of Darkhax's total project downloads from the CurseForge authors dashboard.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 08/01/2026

While playing @hytale.bsky.social I often wondered, what are we looking at? EyeSpy, a port of my mod WAWLA will be available for #Hytale on @curseforge.com from day one! Creator code DARK

An info hud showing more info about what you're looking at.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 08/01/2026

So happy that I was able to port one of my favorite mods to @hytale.bsky.social! Pixel Paintings and at least 10 of my other mods will be available for #Hytale on @curseforge.com DAY ONE! Creator code DARK

An assortment of paintings from the Dark Paintings mod, now available in Hytale!

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 05/01/2026

Looks like the cat's out of the bag 😅 I've been working with CurseForge and Hytale for a bit now to test out the game, and put together some day 1 mods! I am looking forward to sharing more info soon!

A twitter post announcing that Hytale mods will be available on CurseForge from day one, along with a quote from Darkhax, wait that's me!

"The game's systems are very modular, which makes adding and modifying content feel intuitive. Creating new blocks and items only takes a few seconds, and it's great to get immediate in-game feedback as you iterate" - Darkhax

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 19/12/2025

It's wild to see #Hytale heading into early access after all these years! I'm really excited to mod this game, and if you want to support my modding work, you can use creator code DARK when buying or upgrading your copy of the game! store.hytale.com

Use code DARK when buying or upgrading your copy of Hytale to support me!

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 19/11/2025

CurseForge and Noxus are hosting a mod of the year contest together, and they are accepting nominations! None of my mods are eligible, but many of your favourites are! Check it out, and submit your nominations here: mod.curseforge.com/minecraft-mo... #minecraft #mcdev

Mod of the year contest, by Noxus and CurseForge. Mod of the year 2025.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 10/10/2025

Dark Paintings just got darker! Featuring 9 new fall themed paintings by the incredible Absolem Jackdaw and Foreck! #mcdev #minecraft #pixelart

Top Left: Hoot by Absolem Jackdaw - An owl perched on a tree branch.
Top Centre: Skull by Absolem Jackdaw and Foreck - A skull on the ground.
Top Right: Pumkin by Absolem Jackdaw - A pumpkin on the ground.
Middle Left: Sunset by Absolem Jackdaw - A fall sunset.
Middle Centre: Waterways by Absolem Jackdaw - A river flowing through a fall forest.
Middle Right: Chimnee by Absolem Jackdaw - Eyes reflecting in the dark from inside a fireplace.
Bottom Left: Acorn by Absolem Jackdaw - An acorn growing on a tree.
Bottom Centre: Fall Forest by Absolem Jackdaw - A landscape of trees during fall.
Bottom Right: Shroom by Absolem Jackdaw - A red mushroom growing on the ground.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 01/10/2025

SpookyJam returns! Join us in celebrating the fall season with our annual Minecraft mod jam! spooky-jam.com/events/2025 #mcdev #minecraft #modding

A spooky forest in a Minecraft style. There are pumpkins, and various mobs in the background. For example, an enderman holding a jack o' lantern, a cat winking, and a creeper about to smash a pumpkin.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 21/08/2025

After countless hours of development Botany Pots has been ported to Minecraft 1.21.1! Thank you to everyone who joined to beta tests and gave feedback! Downloads are available on CurseForge and Modrinth! #minecraft #mcdev

A room with many kinds of brick botany pots. The room is made of tuff bricks where adding in Minecraft 1.21.1. There is a painting on the wall of a rose which was also added in this version of Minecraft. The botany pots are growing an array of flowers that are similar to the rainbow color spectrum.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 21/06/2025

Did you know there is a public beta for Botany Pots 1.21.1 on my Discord? Come check it out at discord.darkhax.net! #mcdev

The vanilla Minecraft trees growing in an array of botany pots. The pots dyed glazed terracotta and are arranged from red to pink emulating the colours of the rainbow.

A screenshot of the Botany Pots GUI. The pot is growing an oak sapling. Using shears is required to get leaves as a drop.

The latest beta adds two new properties called growth and yield. The soil, tool, and pot type can change these properties. Growth changes the time it takes for the crop to grow while yield gives you more drops!

In the vanilla content you can increase growth by using soils and a tool with the efficiency enchantment. Yield can be increased by the looting and fortune enchantment (in the next beta).

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 19/05/2025

CurseForge is rolling out a new feature that makes it easier to download and manage data packs! These packs will be automatically loaded for every world using a mod like Open Loader! This currently supports Minecraft 1.21.1 and will be coming to more versions later on. #mcdev @curseforge.com

When installing a data pack you will be prompted to select which data pack loader you want to use. The available options depend on which version of Minecraft you are using and the mod loader you chose. The screenshot shows Global Packs by JTK222, Paxi by Nick Yung, and Open Loader by Darkhax. Global Data Packs by Declipsonator is also available for some platforms.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 14/04/2025

I think I may be here a while... #mcdev

An example of the missing crops command being ran on the ATM 10 mod pack. There are 1155 potentially missing crops and dozens of mods for me to add support for.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 08/04/2025

I've released another new mod! Simple Loot Viewer is a lightweight mod that lets you view loot tables in game! It supports many categories of loot, including mobs, chests, fishing, and archaeology. It also syncs data with servers and has plenty of config options! #mcdev

A JEI display showing what items are dropped by what mobs. For example it shows that pink sheep can drop pink wool and that zombified piglins can drop gold ingots.

A JEI display showing the potential drops from loot chests like the buried treasure chest found from pirate ship maps, and the ominous trial reward loot.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 10/03/2025

As a little treat for those who made it this far, the mod also has an undocumented alchemy system that can be fully automated using vanilla mechanics. I was going to include it in the guide book after you collect all three crops, but ran out of time for the modjam.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 10/03/2025

I also took inspiration from the "Three Primes" of alchemy. Each crop tries to incorporate aspects of a primary element into the mechanics and visuals.

The Spireshuck is based on Mercury, the twisting vines forming the circle and horns of the symbol. The Paleogourd is based on salt, where the fruit represents the circle and the roots and leaves form the line going through the crop. The Rumblepea is based on sulfur, with the leaves forming the triangle.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 10/03/2025

You can now unearth the bounty of a bygone era with my new Primordial Harvest mod, available now on CurseForge and available soon on Modrinth! www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc... #mcdev

A farm built using the three new crops added by the Primordial Harvest mod. The tall crops on the corners are Spireshuck which weaken and repel undead mobs. The inner crops are Rumblepeas, they speed up the growth of other crops but can explode if trampled. In each corner of the field is a Paleogourd, which strengthens the soils with its roots, preventing trampling.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 08/03/2025

Taking a break from other projects to work on something for the ECJam. The theme is synergy. My take on the theme is a bit out there, but it's been fun to work on. #mcdev

A curious crop from a long forgotten era. Its thick roots stabilize nearby soil, preventing trampling and erosion. The largest specimens create vast root networks, securing soil up to 5 blocks away! The fruit tastes of salt and is better used to brew potions of fortitude.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 27/02/2025

Botany Pots now have an optional harvest tool slot that will be used to harvest the crop. Enchantments like Fortune will result in more drops, and Efficiency will speed up growth by 5% per level! I also added some overlays when the slots are empty to help players navigate the GUI. #mcdev

A Diamond Hoe in the new harvest slot. It is enchanted with fortune 3 and Efficiency 5. The fortune enchantment increases the amount of items dropped by some crops, while the efficiency enchantment speeds up growth by 5% per level!

The Botany Pots screen now has slot overlays to indicate input slots. This is something Mojang has been doing with their new crafting stations. The goal is to make things more intuitive for players who are not immediately familiar with the pot layout.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 25/02/2025

Improving the performance has been a major goal of this rewrite. I've cleaned up the pot logic, and implemented caching all over the place. Here's a comparison of 32k hopper pots growing and exporting items (6.7ms), compared to 32k vanilla hoppers doing nothing (7.6ms).

The F3 debug menu when looking at 32k botany pots. The game is running at 6.7ms per tick. The pots are out of render distance so FPS should not be compared.

The F3 debug menu when looking at 32k vanilla hoppers. The game is running at 7.6ms per tick.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 25/02/2025

Finally got around to adding Botany Pots for different brick types. Hopper pots also got a visual upgrade, making it clearer which pots have a hopper upgrade. #mcdev

Twelve new variants of botany pots that are based on the various brick blocks in the game. These pots function the same as normal botany pots and are only a visual alternative. Like other pots, these can also be upgraded into hopper botany pots.

Hopper botany pots now have a dark iron ring around their base. This allows players to clearly see if the pot has the hopper upgrade. Previous versions of the block only had the hopper indicator on the top and bottom, which is generally not viewable when the pot is in use as the top is obscured by the crop and soil, and the bottom is obscured by the block you are hopping into.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 16/02/2025

Here's an example of the issue from a bug report I made in 2019. I am guessing this is what you ran into.

Example code that will crash because player is a subtype of EntityPlayer and this assignment implicitly casts the value, causing the client side class to be validated on the server.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 16/02/2025

Also a bonus tip, Forge will mark any class, field, or method with an annotation if it only exists on the client. You can reference these to know when it is necessary to check the physical side before using the code.

A screenshot of the Minecraft class declaration, highlighting the OnlyIn annotation added by Forge.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 16/02/2025

Here is an example with all the suggestions applied. The if condition will fail on a dedicated server, leaving that branch of the code untouched. Feel free to ask if you have any questions about it.

Code that will return true if the player is on a dedicated client, a world is loaded, and the moon is full.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 13/02/2025

They're just normal iron blocks, but they have a tint applied to them in the crop file. I chose iron blocks because textures with less saturation tint better but you can use any block in your custom crops. This example has offsets on the blocks, and a red lectern.

A debug crop in the new botany pots update. It shows an iron block tinted to different colors arranged in the shape of a plus sign. A red lectern is on top of the plus.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 11/02/2025

The upcoming Botany Pots 1.21.1 port has many new features and improvements, especially in rendering! You can override the biome color, apply a color to any block, or display a cube of any block texture. #mcdev

A preview of new rendering features in Botany Pots 1.21.1. The pot on the left contains some tall grass but the biome tint has been overridden. Instead of the normal vibrant green it is now a pale orange. The pot in the middle has a stack of iron blocks that have been recolored from white to a rainbow gradient. The pot on the right has a cube textured with the birch trapdoor texture. This is not a block that exists in the game and would not normally be possible to render in a botany pot. You can use any texture from the block atlas, including custom textures added by a resource pack.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 06/01/2025

I just released a new #Balatro mod in collaboration with @curseforge.com! The CurseForge Joker card gets stronger for each mod you install, gaining +10 chips for each mod! You can check it out and download the project from CurseForge! www.curseforge.com/balatro/mods...

Artwork for the CurseForge Joker card. This card will give +10 chips for every mod you have installed, making each mod count! Artwork by Jenny.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 03/12/2024

Gilded Sherds has been updated to Minecraft 1.21.1! This update adds support for the new sherds found in the trial chamber, and adds several config options to help manage the mod and its recipes! #minecraft #mcdev #minecraftmods

A preview of the new Gilded Sherds update. The screenshot features the new patterns added by the tricky trials update with a gold gilding applied. This includes the flow sherd which depicts a swirl of wind, the guster sherd which depicts the breeze mob, and the scrape sherd which depicts an axe.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 22/11/2024

The SpookyJam 2024 mod pack is now live on CurseForge! This has been a record breaking year for submissions, and there are so many new mods to explore! www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mo... #minecraft #mcdev #minecraftmods

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 23/10/2024

Just released a new Minecraft mod that adds Nyctography to the game! Nyctography is a writing system invented by Lewis Carroll in 1891 to help write in the dark. It's often used for puzzles in games, DnD, and geocaching, due to its cryptic appearance. #mcdev #spookyjam #modfest #minecraftmod

A series of banners that spell out Nyctography using the nyctographic alphabet.

The netherite sword tooltip rewritten with the nyctographic alphabet.

A book displaying the latin alphabet with nyctography.

A message displayed in the nyctographic alphabet using the vanilla title command.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 21/10/2024

Just released a new Minecraft mod that adds a tooltip to the pattern selection buttons in the loom. I hope this QOL mod can make working with banners more accessible, especially for mods like Runelic that add custom fonts to banners. #mcdev #minecraft #curseforge #modrinth

A tooltip showing the name of the pattern and the name of a vanilla pattern.

A tooltip showing the name of a modded pattern and the name of the mod that added it.

A tooltip showing a vanilla pattern and the debug registry ID for the pattern.

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Darkhax @darkhax.dev · 20/10/2024

The Dark Paintings Mod has been updated to Minecraft 1.21.1! This update also includes a new painting I made for the spooky season 🎃 www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc... modrinth.com/mod/dark-pai... #minecraft #mcdev #minecraftart #curseforge #modrinth

This painting is called Omens Wing. It features the silhouette of a moth, or perhaps a human like creature descending in front of the moon.

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