Project Overview
Backpacks! is a Minecraft project created by EclipseStudios. Categorized under Game Mechanics, Storage, and Utility & Quality of Life, it introduces vanilla-friendly backpacks to provide players with expandable, portable item storage. Players can upgrade, dye, and style their backpacks to customize their appearance and utility during survival expeditions.
Platform Compatibility and Installation
Backpacks! offers flexible installation options across different Minecraft setups and is published under the Apache License 2.0. It can be installed as a standalone Datapack or run as a mod on the Fabric, Forge, Neoforge, and Quilt mod loaders.
The project defines specific environment requirements:
- Server side: required, meaning the server must have the project installed to handle backpack functionality.
- Client side: optional, allowing players to connect and interact with backpacks without needing the mod installed on their personal game client.
The project officially supports the following discrete Minecraft versions: 26.2, 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1, 1.21.11, 1.21.8, 1.21.7, and 1.21.6.
Technical Credits and Interface Design
The visual presentation and container mechanics in Backpacks! Here's the thing, rely on several community-developed assets and utility libraries:
- Backpack item models were designed and provided by Mitsaori.
- Third-person interface cleanup is handled by Evtema3's shader, which hides the container menu's nametag when viewed in third person.
- AmberWat's Negative Space Font is used within Evtema3's shader to hide the menu nametags.
- Container closing detection is powered by Highmore's Sentinel library. Note that this library may cause visual flickering of items inside backpacks.
Community Translations and Documentation
Backpacks! includes internationalization support for multiple languages provided by community contributors:
- English (en_us) provided by ElGeroIngles.
- Spanish (es_es) provided by ElGeroIngles.
- Brazilian Portuguese (pt_br) provided by alexsanderfer and MeiaQuatru.
- Simplified Chinese (zh_cn) provided by calmastorm.
- Russian (ru_ru) provided by Akrek.
- European Portuguese (pt_pt) provided by AlexandreC2000.
Players interested in expanding localization can contribute translations for additional languages. For further information and user guides, EclipseStudios provides an official project wiki.
