Staging Toolkit

Staging Toolkit

Staging Toolkit is a vanilla Minecraft datapack designed for virtual photography, cinematic scene staging, and content creation. It provides tools to freeze mobs, adjust their poses, switch visual variants, and fine-tune their position and rotation without external mods.

Features

The datapack adds 9 dedicated tools:

• Freeze Wand — Freezes the target mob in place, disabling AI and gravity for static shots.
• Thaw Wand — Restores the mob's normal behavior.
• Species Wand — Cycles through entity variants (biome wolf breeds, cat skins, axolotls, etc.).
• Pose Wand — Cycles through supported static poses.
• Age Wand — Toggles the mob between baby and adult form.
• Nudge Tools — Shifts the mob forward or backward by 0.25 blocks.
• Rotation Tools — Rotates the mob clockwise or counter-clockwise by 15 degrees.

Installation & Usage

1. Place StagingToolkit_v1.0_BETA.zip into your world's datapacks directory:

.minecraft/saves//datapacks/

1. Run /reload or enter the world.
2. Run the following command to receive the tools:

/function staging:kit

Compatibility & Notes

• Platform: Minecraft Java Edition (26.3 compatible).
• Requirements: 100% Vanilla. No mods, resource packs, or external loaders required.
• Status: Open Beta. Feedback, bug reports, and suggestions for additional poses or entity support are welcome in the comments.