No Phantoms & Craftable Phantom Membrane

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

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!

Installation

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

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)

Technical Details

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

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

Known Issues

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

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.

License

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

Enjoy peaceful nights without phantoms!

WHP - We Hate Phantoms