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?<\/p>\n
That’s what this is. 1.0 is 10 lines of Java code, including formatting:
\n“`java
\nnew File(“resources”).mkdirs();
\nfor (var t : ResourceType.values()) {
\n ResourceLoader.get(t).getRegisterTopResourcePackEvent().register((ctx) -> {
\n ctx.addResourcePack(new ModNioResourcePack(
\n “QDResLoader resources”, mod.metadata(), null, ResourcePackActivationType.ALWAYS_ENABLED,
\n new File(“resources”).toPath(), t, null
\n ));
\n });
\n}
\n“`<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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`.<\/p>\n
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:<\/p>\n
> This directory is created and handled by QDResLoader. You can delete this README
\n> once any of the following things exist.
\n>
\n> This directory itself is loaded as a datapack *and* resourcepack, so any pack.mcmeta
\n> will be considered (using a default provided by QSL if not present) and any data in
\n> “data”, as well as resources in “assets” on the client, will be loaded.
\n>
\n> You may also create a “packs” directory, and put directories, zips, or jars in there
\n> that will all be loaded as packs. For organization purposes, you may also create a
\n> “datapacks” or “resourcepacks” directory — packs in those directories will only be
\n> loaded as one type instead of both.
\n>
\n> The resources in the main directory cannot be disabled by users, but will be visible
\n> in the “Resource Packs” and “Data Packs” menu, and can be reordered. Packs in all
\n> three pack directories can be disabled as the user pleases, but are all enabled by
\n> default.
\n>
\n> Jars are recognized as packs so you can take “datapack-as-mod” JARs and drop them
\n> here instead of in mods, if that’s something you would like to do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A dead-simple resource loader that reuses existing functionality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":127268,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"qdresloader","_minecraft_project_id":"8bvlUrBx","_minecraft_author":"exaptations","_minecraft_license":"CC0-1.0","_minecraft_downloads":14596,"_minecraft_follows":10,"_minecraft_client_side":"optional","_minecraft_server_side":"optional","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"qdresloader.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":59216,"_minecraft_version_count":9,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-15T22:14:15.487604Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2022-12-23T05:51:52.366260Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2023-07-06T04:53:01.041248Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/qdresloader","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":127268,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-07T11:39:05+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"c3e8946efc0249e3d9cd5ad563c91eb1","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[98,92],"mod_loader":[100],"minecraft_version":[51,52,53,54,55,56,58,59,36],"class_list":["post-127267","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-quilt","mod_category-utility","mod_loader-quilt","minecraft_version-1-18","minecraft_version-1-18-1","minecraft_version-1-18-2","minecraft_version-1-19","minecraft_version-1-19-1","minecraft_version-1-19-2","minecraft_version-1-19-4","minecraft_version-1-20","minecraft_version-1-20-1"],"yoast_head":"\n