A lightweight Minecraft data pack that introduces an intense survival challenge: players are struck by lightning at regular intervals, leading up to a special charged creeper spawn when the strike counter reaches its limit!

Features:
- Automated 15-second lightning countdown.
- Live actionbar counter to track your strikes.
- Spawns a powered Charged Creeper after 5 strikes.
- Fully automatic setup with zero player commands required.

lightning_15s_no_commands.zip

MC 26.2

Release 2026-08-18 Get

Requirements & install

How to use this data pack in Minecraft

Mods needed: None, works in vanilla
Minecraft: 26.2
Install folder: saves/<world>/datapacks

How to install data packs

Download the data pack .zip file (do not extract it).
New world: click Data Packs on the world creation screen and drop the .zip in. Existing world: open .minecraft/saves/<world>/datapacks.
Put the .zip into the datapacks folder of the world (servers: world/datapacks).
Run /reload in game (or rejoin the world) and check it with /datapack list.

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26.2

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Minecraft Versions

MC 26.2

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