Dive Into the Rain World Origins Datapack for Minecraft
Minecraft’s ever-expanding universe thrives on creativity, and few additions capture the spirit of adaptation quite like the Rain World Origins datapack. Inspired by the brutal, rain-soaked ecosystem of the indie game Rain World, this datapack injects two wholly unique playable origins into your world, each with a distinct set of mechanics, strengths, and vulnerabilities. Whether you want to flutter through the skies as a mischievous Squidcada or pounce on prey as a cyan Leapzard, this datapack reshapes survival into a tense, tactical experience. It’s not a mod you drop into your mods folder; it’s a datapack that must live inside your world’s datapack folder, relying on the Origins mod (Fabric or Forge) and the Pehkui library to function.
What Makes This Datapack Special?
Unlike many origin add-ons that simply tweak stats, Rain World Origins builds entire playstyles around movement and environmental pressure. Both origins are carnivores, both dread the rain, and both must constantly balance aggression with self-preservation. The datapack is still under active development, so expect future updates that may introduce even more creatures from the Rain World menagerie. For now, the two available origins offer a fresh challenge for players who find vanilla survival a bit too cozy.
Meet the Origins: Squidcada and Leapzard
The Squidcada: Fragile but Ferocious
Squidcadas are cuttlefish-like critters that buzz through humid regions on delicate wings. In Minecraft, playing as one means embracing a tiny, 0.7-block-tall frame with only seven hearts of health. Your survival hinges on mobility and hit-and-run tactics.
Key Abilities and Traits:
- Climbing (Primary): Scale any vertical surface, not just ladders, giving you unmatched vertical freedom.
- Bite (Secondary): After grabbing an entity, bite them to deal damage and sate your hunger. Biting a player heals them instead.
- Fragile Wings (Space): Flap your elytra-like wings for limited flight, but carrying an entity or wearing armor heavier than an iron helmet disables flapping. Chestplates of any type also ground you. Damage your wings enough, and you’ll need sleep to recover them.
- Grab (Right Click): SHIFT + right-click to latch onto not-so-heavy mobs. Grabbed players become grappled and must spam the space bar to escape.
- Cheating Death: When you would die, you instead survive with half a heart, dropping all hotbar items. You can’t attack until you sleep in a bed, though potions can still heal you.
- Safety Landing: Fall damage is completely negated.
- Aerial Combatant: Deal substantially more damage while flying with elytra.
- Lil’ Body: Your hitbox is only 0.7 blocks tall.
- Wakeup: Sleeping fully restores you from incapacitation.
- Fragile: You have three fewer hearts than a human.
- Carnivore: Only meat satisfies your hunger.
- Large Appetite: Exhaustion drains faster, forcing you to eat more often.
- Unwieldy: Your hands can’t hold a shield.
- Downpour: Rain deals heavy damage, so always seek shelter when the sky darkens.
The Leapzard (Cyan Lizard): Predatory Pouncing
The cyan lizard, or Leapzard, is a confident predator built for explosive bursts of speed. Standing 1.2 blocks tall, this origin trades the Squidcada’s aerial finesse for ground-based lunges and a sticky tongue. Your bulk and boldness come with severe armor restrictions and a risky relationship with heights.
Key Abilities and Traits:
- Climbing (Primary): Wall-climbing just like the Squidcada.
- Lizard Tongue (Secondary): Pull an entity from up to nine blocks away, dealing one heart of damage and applying debuffs.
- Energy Leap (Space): While airborne, press space to launch yourself forward. Shifting reverses the leap direction but grants extra distance. Overuse tires you out, requiring a short rest.
- Clashing Air: Deal 30% more damage while airborne — even a simple jump counts.
- High Confidence: Fall damage is ignored for the first 15 blocks, but any drop beyond that deals increased damage. Fire and arrows also hurt you more.
- Particles: Emit visible particles when damaged or tired, revealing your state to observant foes.
- Balloon: A 15% chance when attacked to deflate and bounce around uncontrollably.
- BIG Body: You’re 1.2 blocks tall.
- Need for Mobility: You cannot wear armor with protection values higher than chainmail.
- Unwieldy: No shield usage.
- Carnivore: Meat-only diet.
- Downpour: Rain inflicts heavy damage, just like the Squidcada.
Both origins force you to rethink every biome and weather cycle. A sudden rainstorm isn’t just an inconvenience; it’s a death sentence if you’re caught without cover. This constant tension makes the datapack feel less like a simple tweak and more like a full survival overhaul. While manual installation is straightforward, many players prefer a more streamlined approach. If you’re juggling multiple datapacks and mods, the foxygame.net launcher offers a convenient, flexible, and modern way to manage everything — you can even download and activate this datapack right from its built-in menu, saving you the hassle of digging through folders.
Installation Guide
Because this is a datapack, not a mod, it requires a few extra steps compared to dropping a file into the mods folder. You’ll need the Origins mod (Fabric or Forge) and Pehkui installed first. The datapack is designed for Minecraft version 1.19; using it on other versions may require editing the “grab.json” file inside the Squidcada origin to remove incompatible mobs, and versions below 1.17 will likely need a full rework of the origins themselves.
Single-player Installation
- Launch Minecraft and enter your single-player world list.
- Select the world, click “Edit,” then “Open World Folder.”
- Navigate to the “datapacks” folder.
- Extract the contents of the downloaded zip file into this folder.
- Load the world; the origins should appear when you create a new character.
Server Installation
- Access your server’s world folder.
- Open the “datapacks” directory.
- Extract the zip contents here.
- Restart the server (recommended) or run “/reload” in the console.
- Players joining with the Origins mod and Pehkui installed will see the new origins.
Tips for Thriving in a Rain World
Adapting to these origins takes practice. Always carry a bed or know the location of a safe shelter; the moment rain begins, your health will plummet. As a Squidcada, master the grab-and-bite combo against mobs to keep hunger at bay, but avoid carrying heavy entities during flight. Leapzards should use their tongue to yank foes into melee range, then leap backward to trigger the airborne damage bonus. Remember that shields are useless, so dodging and positioning become your primary defenses. Since both origins are carnivores, set up a reliable meat farm early — chickens or hoglins work wonders.
Despite the challenge, the Rain World Origins datapack rewards creative play. Gliding across a ravine with a goat in tow or narrowly cheating death after a misjudged pounce creates stories that vanilla Minecraft rarely delivers. The datapack’s active development means more creatures and refinements are on the horizon, so keep an eye on its GitHub repository for updates. Whether you install it manually or through a launcher that simplifies the process, this datapack is a must-try for anyone craving a survival experience where the environment itself is the ultimate adversary.