Crystcursed Dragon (Dragon Survival Add-On)

📜 About

The Crystcursed Dragon is an addon for Dragon Survival, adding a new type of dragon. The concept originates from the main attribute of my OC, "Crystcursed Magic," which is imagined as a type of curse that has not been fully tamed.

🪶 Features

• Independent Models - There are two species: one that uses the classic model and one that uses a custom model. The two species can be converted between each other in a specific way.
• Built for Combat – The dragon's skill set is designed specifically for combat. When fully upgraded, these skills can be highly effective against large groups of ground mobs.
• New Casting Experience – Many active skills feature branching options (casting while standing or crouching will trigger different effects), offering more flexibility in combat.
• Fine-Tune Your Magic – There's a special active skill that summons a settings panel, allowing you to fine-tune certain behaviors of active skills (e.g., switching skill branches, toggling block-breaking capabilities).
• Species Defect – The dragon's magic source is deeply tied to the curse. The curse obstructs the natural flow of magic, causing the dragon's mana to constantly leak out as crystals or dissipate into the air. The dragon must rely on other mana sources to replenish its power, or the curse will eventually start eroding the dragon's life when its mana runs out.

• Due to the complex logic behind the skills, it’s difficult to describe each skill's effect here. You can check here, or try them out after installation :)
• This addon is still under development, so stay tuned!

📦 Installation

• You need to install Dragon Survival.
• You also need to install Geckolib.

🔧 Development Info

• Creator
  • Dragon_LinFeng
• Tools Used
  • IntelliJ IDEA – Mod development
  • vscode Spyglass – Datapack creation
  • Blockbench – Texturing and Model Creation
  • Blender - Animation Production
• Languages
  • English – Translated by FrostFire-DragonIce
• Mainly implemented via datapack
  • Because I'm not very experienced with Java, most of the behaviors and effects in this addon are implemented via datapacks. The mod primarily complements those datapacks by providing features they cannot, such as registering new items, custom potion effects, and creative tab entries.

📖 Permissions & Copyright

• Copyright Ownership
  • Base Assets: The classic dragon models and base resources used in this mod originate from Dragon Survival and are the property of their original authors. These assets are not packaged within this mod.
  • Derivative Icons: Some skill icons are modified from the original Dragon Survival icons (including but not limited to color adjustments, element replacements, and content redrawing). The original design copyright belongs to the Dragon Survival author.
  • Custom Model: The base version of the custom model for the Crystcursed Dragon in this mod was completed by 神秘奇男子. Subsequent refinements, rigging, and animations have been continued by the mod author. 神秘奇男子 has fully transferred all ownership rights of the model to the mod author.
  • Fully Original Content: The Crystcursed Dragon species design, skill descriptions, balancing, datapack logic, and other assets fully created from scratch by me (including textures/UI elements) are my original work.
• You ARE Allowed To
  • Include this mod in personal or public modpacks.
  • Record videos or live-stream with this mod.
  • Install and use this mod on servers.
  • Learn from and use this mod's datapack/code implementation as a reference.
• You are NOT Allowed To
  • Use any of this mod's assets (including both original and derivative content) in other mods or projects.
  • Use this mod for commercial purposes or sell it.
  • Modify the default model and core visual representation of this dragon species in publicly distributed content (including but not limited to videos, modpacks, etc.) without my explicit permission.
  • Extract, distribute, or modify the derivative icons based on Dragon Survival separately.
• Usage Requirements
  • If you use this mod in videos, modpacks, or any public content, you must:
  • Preserve the original mod download link.
  • Clearly credit the mod name and author.
  • Not claim the work as your own.

🎉 Acknowledgements (in no particular order)

• FrostFire-DragonIce: Provided suggestions for skill descriptions and assisted in translating the mod's language files into English.
• inhrtbury2998: Helped with explanations of some source code in DragonSurvival.
• timeslowly: Tested early versions of the mod.
• 神秘奇男子: Completed the base version of the custom model for the Crystcursed Dragon.