✅ | can i change the background of the main menu with event? 1.20.6

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i need help changing the background of the mc main menu in certain times of the year say if the month is january we activate a lunar new year background and april we activate a easter one and so on so fourth

[granite mango]

Yes — you can do that with loading requirements and layout randomization, but not really with a single “event” for the background itself 🙂

For your use case, the best way is:

• make separate layouts or background elements for each season/event
• add a layout-wide loading requirement like Is Real Time Month
• show the matching layout only in the month you want

Example

• January → Lunar New Year background
• April → Easter background
• etc.

You can set this on the layout itself by right-clicking the editor background → Loading Requirements [Layout-Wide] and then add Is Real Time Month.

Docs:

• Conditions (Requirements)
• Randomize Layouts

If you want different backgrounds per month

Use either:

• one layout per month/event, each with its own month requirement, or
• one universal layout with multiple backgrounds and toggle them via requirements

If you want, I can help you set up a simple example for January / April / December.

Ticket Summary

The user wants to change Minecraft’s main menu background based on the current time of year, using different seasonal/event backgrounds like Lunar New Year in January and Easter in April. The problem is that they’re asking how to make this happen dynamically, and they don’t yet know how to set up the time-based switching for the main menu background.

Requested by 01d5d

[granite mango]

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