Enable Dragon Texture Variants in Your World

Prerequisites

Before you can see the new dragon textures from Rift Side Realms, you need both the base mod (Isle of Berk or Archipelago Additions) and a variant loader installed. The resource pack alone won't display variants—it requires these mods to function.

Activation Steps

1. Launch Minecraft with both Isle of Berk/Archipelago Additions and your variant loader mod active in your mod folder.

2. Load into a world or create a new one.

3. Open your resource packs menu (Options → Resource Packs).

4. Locate "Rift Side Realms Resource Pack" in the available packs list.

5. Click the arrow to move it into the "Selected" column on the right.

6. Drag it above the default texture pack if multiple packs are active.

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8. Tame or spawn a dragon—it should now display one of the new texture variants.

Troubleshooting

If dragons still appear vanilla-colored, verify that your variant loader mod is installed correctly and that the resource pack is positioned above conflicting packs in your load order.