Snowman Helper — Mod Summary

Overview

Snowman Helper is a lightweight Minecraft mod that adds a single friendly mob — a snowman assistant — plus two simple items. It's designed as a small, festive quality-of-life addition for snowy biomes, with minimal content and a clear gameplay loop.

Content Added

Mob — Snowman Helper ❄️

• Spawned by placing a snow block topped with a pumpkin and a Scarf

• Wanders snow biomes and collects nearby snow and ice (5-block radius)

• Deposits gathered resources into the nearest chest or its own bag (opened via right-click)

• Does not melt while wearing a scarf

Item — Scarf 🧣

• Crafted from 3 wool (any color) + 1 string

• Applied to a snowman via right-click to turn it into a helper

• Can be removed and reused

Item — Gift Bag 🎁

• Crafted from 1 leather + 1 string + 1 paper

• Right-click to open for random loot (snowballs, ice, cookies, occasionally a diamond)

• One bag per in-game day can be obtained from a helper

Technical Scope

• Platform: Forge / Fabric, Minecraft 1.20+

• Components: one entity (SnowmanHelperEntity), two items (ScarfItem, GiftBagItem), recipe JSONs, loot table, optional spawn registration

• AI: simple "find block → walk → break → store" loop, no complex pathfinding or structures

• No worldgen, no biomes, no events — intentionally minimal

Design Goals

• Small, self-contained, and easy to maintain

• Adds a useful passive resource-gathering mob without bloating the game

• Festive theme that fits vanilla snow biomes

• Feasible to implement in a single evening

Status

Concept / design stage — ready for implementation.