Lost Cities Modern Tweaks

This datapack (packaged as a mod for easier installation) applies many tweaks to the default Lost Cities geneartion on 1.20.1.

⚠ You need to have The Lost Cities installed to use this datapack ⚠

Example tweaks:

1. Replaced all torches with lanterns. Unfortunately lanterns still generate when city lighting is disabled.
2. New street and highway designs. Streets now have lamp posts.
3. Added more details to the railway network.
4. More roof variations.
5. More park designs. Some existing park designs are also tweaked.
6. Redesigned fountains to better fit the new streets.
7. More building palettes.
8. A new factory multibuilding with a spacious interior, which can be a convenient place to kick off your factory in tech packs.

There are 100+ modified building parts. You can visit the gallery for some examples.

I started these tweaks in my own playthroughs, when I found it strange that a modern city still uses torches everywhere. As I added more and more tweaks, I figured that it is also a good idea to share these tweaks with you.

Permissions

Feel free to use this datapack in any modpacks. The MIT license also gives you a lot of freedom to do additional tweaks yourselves (as the source code are just json files included in the pack).

Compatibility

Since this datapack modifies lots of parts from the base mod, it is unlikely to be compatible with other datapacks modifying the same parts.

FAQS

I see both the mod version and the datapack version. Are there any differences?

They share the same content. In general the mod version should be easier to use as you can simply install it as a mod, which will enable the tweaks for all worlds. If you only want to enable these tweaks for a specific world, you can download the datapack version and add it to that world only.

I turned off generateLighting, but lanterns and other light sources still generate in cities?

Unfortunately, that option currently only works for torches. I created a separate pack with most light sources removed. It is currently under review and will be accessible via this link.

If you are familiar with configuring datapacks for lost cities, you can also make a datapack changing the light source definitions in the following palette files:

• lcmt\lostcities\palettes\lanterns.json
• lcmt\lostcities\palettes\soul_lanterns.json
• lostcities\lostcities\palettes\rails.json

Is it possible to support older versions than 1.20.1?

This datapack uses blocks from Minecraft 1.20.1+ and some features only available in 1.20.1+ versions of the Lost Cities mod. So older Minecraft versions are not supported.

Can I tweak the loot in factory buildings?

Yes. All loot tables are defined under lcmt\loot_tables\chests. The selection conditions are defined under lcmt\lostcities\conditions\factory_loot.json.