No Phantoms & Craftable Phantom Membrane

A quality-of-life datapack that removes phantom spawning while keeping phantom membranes obtainable through crafting and bat drops.

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Features

No More Phantoms

• Completely disables phantom spawning caused by insomnia
• Uses the doInsomnia gamerule for a clean, server-friendly solution
• No more annoying nighttime attacks!

Bats Drop Phantom Membrane

• Drops 0-1 phantom membrane per bat
• Supports Looting enchantment (up to +1 per Looting level)
• Makes bat hunting actually useful!

Craftable Phantom Membrane

A new shaped crafting recipe for phantom membrane:

Recipe Pattern:

[Feather]       [Feather]       [Feather]
[Rotten Flesh]  [Rotten Flesh]  [Rotten Flesh]
[Feather]       [Feather]       [Feather]

Ingredients:

• 6x Feather
• 3x Rotten Flesh

Output:

• 1x Phantom Membrane

Works on both crafting table and in the player's 2x2 crafting grid!

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Installation

1. Download the datapack ZIP file
2. Navigate to your Minecraft world folder: saves/[Your World Name]/datapacks/
3. Place the ZIP file (or extracted folder) into the datapacks folder
4. Launch/reload your world
5. Run /reload in-game to activate the datapack
6. You should see a green confirmation message

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Usage

Crafting

Simply arrange the materials in the crafting pattern shown above to create phantom membrane.

Bat Farming

Build a bat farm in caves or dark areas to collect phantom membrane as drops.

Commands

• /reload - Reload the datapack
• /datapack list - Check if the datapack is active (should be green)
• /gamerule doInsomnia - Verify phantom spawning is disabled (should be false)

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Technical Details

• Pack Format: 88
• Minecraft Version: 1.21.10+
• Server-Friendly: Yes
• Conflicts: None known

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Compatibility

Minecraft Version	Status
1.21.10+	✅ Fully Supported
1.21.0 - 1.21.9	⚠️ May work (untested)
1.20.x and below	❌ Not Supported

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Known Issues

None at this time. Please report any issues in the comments or issue tracker!

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FAQ

Q: Will this remove already-spawned phantoms?
A: No, only prevents new spawns. Use /kill @e[type=phantom] to remove existing phantoms.

Q: Does this work in multiplayer?
A: Yes! The datapack works perfectly on servers.

Q: Can I use this in my modpack?
A: Yes! Feel free to include it in any modpack or world download. Attribution appreciated but not required.

Q: How do I uninstall?
A: Run /datapack disable "file/no_phantoms_datapack", then delete the datapack folder. Run /gamerule doInsomnia true to re-enable phantom spawning.

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License

This datapack is free to use, modify, and distribute. No attribution required, but always appreciated!

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Enjoy peaceful nights without phantoms!