Compatibility
Minecraft: Java Edition
Platforms
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Details
Abilities: An Origin-Like datapack
Ever wanted to play origins without the mod? Or on a bukkit-based server? This is abilities, a datapack that offers similar features as origins
NEWS: ABILITIES IS BACK! (now updated for 1.21!)
Warning: Things are changing for mc datapacking, and so is this datapack. Check the update logs if you are updating from an old abilities version!
How to get abilities
A chat message should pop up (see image), and you can click on whichever ability you want, or hover for more info.
If not, use the command /trigger showMenu
You can choose human by not choosing anything
To stop normal players from choosing abilities, see the config
Note: You cannot change your ability after you choose in some cases! See the for operators section
For operators
Singleplayer world: To use the commands listed in this section, cheats must be enabled
To clear your ability, do /function abilities:reset
To clear someone else's ability, do /execute as <username> run function abilities:reset
After running the reset function, the selection menu will reappear
Config
For operators only. Do /function abilities:config
Click on the check or X to enable/disable and hover to see what each config value is about.
List of abilities
More coming soon!
Ghost
Pros:
- Invisible
- Has speed
- Has night vision
- Special power: Apply glowing to nearby entities
Cons:
- Is always glowing
- Burns in direct sunlight
Blaze
Similar to the blazeborn origin
Pros:
- Immune to fire
- Immune to poison and hunger effects
- Has strength 2 when on fire
- Also has flame particles :]
Cons:
- Damage in water and rain (Doesn't spawn in nether, probably won't add)
Shadow
Removed in versions 53+
Adapted from Become the Shadow datapack
Particles are only shown to others (can be changed, see config
Pros:
- Night vision
- Faster
- Basically invisible
- Hostile mobs are friendly
Cons:
- Burn in direct sunlight
- Is slow and mines slowly in when exposed to sky (can be disabled, see config)
Lightning
Pros:
- Special power: Make a bunch of lightning strike nearby entities when raining and get resistance for 5 seconds
- Get fire resistance for 15 seconds when doing shift + jump
- 30 hp (one and a half row of hearts)
- night vision
Cons:
- Is slow and weak when exposed to a clear sky with less than 5 blocks covering
Avian
Similar to the avian origin
Note: You may feel damage after respawning, but nothing happens
Pros:
- Slow falling (no fall damage)
- Faster and jump higher
Cons:
- Only 5 hearts (10 hp)
Warden
Pros:
- Really strong
- 2 rows of health (40 hp)
- Hostile mobs are friendly
Cons:
- Blindness
Glass Golem
Adapted from my one heart one hit datapack
Can be disabled via config
Pros:
- One hit anything
Cons:
- Half a heart
Shulker
Is also only 1 block tall
Pros:
- Special power: Can teleport randomly to a nearby free block
- Has 10 base armor points
- Immune to levitation
- Mines faster
Cons:
- Is slower
Elytrian
Pros:
- Permanent unbreakable elytra
- Special power: Can levitate into the air every minute
Cons:
- Is slow and weak in places with low ceilings
- Cannot wear a chestpate
Fish
Pros:
- Breath underwater
- Swim fast and mine fast underwater
- Hostile mobs are friendly when underwater
Cons:
- Cannot breath on land, BUT can use a water breathing potion to do so
Creeper
Can be disabled via config
Pros:
- Hostile mobs are friendly
- Special power: explode (will kill you ;])
Cons:
- Slow and weak near cats
Darkness
Pros:
- Affect nearby players with darkness
- Hostile mobs friendly
- See in the dark
Cons:
- Has limited vision
(Elder) Guardian
Pros:
- Water breathing (but also on land)
- Special power: inflict mining fatigue on nearby players (also plays the guardian head thingy to everyone include you, but you don't get affect. Cooldown 2 minutes)
- Immune to mining fatigue
Cons:
- Slow and weak outside of water
Enderian
Pros:
- Infinite ender pearls (you get one to start off with) [​More tbd]
Cons:
- Water and rain damage
Other small abilities
You can see a few other ones in the selection menu
Special powers usage
To use special powers, hold a stick in your offhand and press shift (sneak).
Only works if you are holding a stick and shifting at the same time.
In older verions (<55) do shift+jump at the same time.
Extra stuff
For abilities that burn in sunlight, you can wear a helmet to stop burning (or use fire res)
You cannot use powers while in water
Abilities with weakness needs 5 or more damage in one hit to be able to hit anything
For Paper Servers:
In the config folder, open the world default config. Control F for allow-non-player-entities-on-scoreboards
and set to true. Restart
Geyser & Bedrock
Abilities does NOT support Bedrock (get Java lol), like any other datapacks.
Abilities does NOT COMPLETELY WORK on Geyser, because Bedrock players cannot click in chat (bruh bedrock sucks). But, if a Java operator gave them an ability manually, it will work fine. Note that Java players can use Abilities fine even with Geyser enabled.
If the menu is not working
Do /function abilities:config
and toggle on and then toggle off operators choose ability. Then try again
Suggestions & Bugs
Please add any suggestions for new abilities below in comments! If you find any bugs, also drop them below.
Contact (discord):
nitrgendioxide
The discord support server and testing mc server are no longer up, directly friend request me and state that you are coming from here
Crediting / Terms
- Don't post elsewhere without my permission. If you want to share it, share the pmc link instead.
- When using it in a video, please link the modrinth page. All minecraft servers using the pack must also do the same (in game, in a welcome message, or somewhere in a noticeboard)