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QDResLoader

by exaptations · for Minecraft

A dead-simple resource loader that reuses existing functionality.

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3 yr agoLast updated
CC0-1.0License
QuiltLoaders

About QDResLoader

From Modrinth

A dead-simple resource loader that reuses existing functionality.

So, you know how there's this really nice, battle-tested, and fast resource loading system in QSL? It's used for every mod. Wouldn't it be great if we could just reuse that, instead of needing a bloated Architectury-requiring overengineered mess that breaks when you so much as breathe on it?

That's what this is. 1.0 is 10 lines of Java code, including formatting:

new File("resources").mkdirs();
for (var t : ResourceType.values()) {
    ResourceLoader.get(t).getRegisterTopResourcePackEvent().register((ctx) -> {
        ctx.addResourcePack(new ModNioResourcePack(
            "QDResLoader resources", mod.metadata(), null, ResourcePackActivationType.ALWAYS_ENABLED,
            new File("resources").toPath(), t, null
        ));
    });
}

Since 1.0, some more features have been added to make it nicer to use and have some extra functionality, but it's still tiny regardless; just not "put the whole mod in your description" levels of tiny.

Harness the power of QSL Resource Loader in the resources directory. You already know the format; data goes in data, assets go in assets. Maybe you've got some zips you don't want to extract, maybe since you're managing them with Packwiz to update packs someone else manages? Cool, drop them in packs.

On first run, a QDResLoader-README.txt file will be dropped into resources to give you a quick explainer on how to use the mod. Here's what it says:

> This directory is created and handled by QDResLoader. You can delete this README > once any of the following things exist. > > This directory itself is loaded as a datapack and resourcepack, so any pack.mcmeta > will be considered (using a default provided by QSL if not present) and any data in > "data", as well as resources in "assets" on the client, will be loaded. > > You may also create a "packs" directory, and put directories, zips, or jars in there > that will all be loaded as packs. For organization purposes, you may also create a > "datapacks" or "resourcepacks" directory -- packs in those directories will only be > loaded as one type instead of both. > > The resources in the main directory cannot be disabled by users, but will be visible > in the "Resource Packs" and "Data Packs" menu, and can be reordered. Packs in all > three pack directories can be disabled as the user pleases, but are all enabled by > default. > > Jars are recognized as packs so you can take "datapack-as-mod" JARs and drop them > here instead of in mods, if that's something you would like to do.

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Supports 9 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.20.1.

Loaders

Runs on Quilt.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Gameplay & overhauls

New mechanics, content and overhauls that change how the game plays.

Works on a server

From source side support

Modrinth lists server-side support for QDResLoader as optional: it can run on a server, but isn’t required there.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
Quilt
Runs on
Serveroptional on the server
Game versions
1.20.1 and 8 earlier

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-01Open ↗
  • ✓Authorexaptations, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseCC0-1.0Free

QDResLoader, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install QDResLoader?

Modrinth lists server-side support for QDResLoader as optional: it can run on a server, but isn’t required there.

Which loaders does it support?

Quilt.

Is it free?

Yes. QDResLoader is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is CC0-1.0.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

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