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Quote from MechJunky

Alright then that would be bad. I didn't know they could copyright the sounds.

What mechwarrior game are you thinking of taking sounds from?

Or are you going to make your own?

They can copyright anything they please, actually. In answer to the question, we have some sounds ripped from Mechwarrior 2 and 3, some I ripped (and edited) from other games (for example: Empire Earth II), and I may make some other ones.

Quote from vistawiz

Oh hi, happy LATE 4th of July! Anyways, sense its July, I expected some people to be out of school, but I don't know how the other schools work. Anyways, if some of the people who are working on this mod got out of school, I wan't to ask them a question. What progress do you have right now? Like I said, I don't know how the other schools work, but just asking with curiosity, but sometimes curiosity kills the cat, or the MadCat. o_O

I present a certain portion of my paystub as indication as to our progress:


Also, Waddles temporarily (I hope) left, I only recently heard from Kielaran, and everyone else appears to be MIA. If I ever find the time, I promise I will release an alpha build (which will likely be extremely glitchy) for you guys to play with.

Cheers!
~Alt

Quote from dsl11598

You should make a HUD like something out of ironman that would be so cool

heres the link of a pic of iron mans HUD


http://fc08.devianta...ksx-d5gc7wu.png

That's actually a little fancy for minecraft, but there will be a HUD. It will probably look more like this:

Quote from Ncisdiaboloist

What are you opening it with because notepad (for me) is doing the same thing??

Also what file are you in - is there an actual file in flans mod called config (because i cant find one) or are you in the blockgunbox file?

I use TextEdit - the mac version of notepad.

anyway, that file is FlansMod.cfg in the config folder.
Try this site:
http://file.org/extension/cfg#

Cheers!
~Alt

Quote from jwong98

I have a huge bug which i believe to be related to a model thing inside the forge mod or missing files. because after flying a plane for a medium amount of time my plane flies away from me and i fall out of the cockpit onto the floor and the character looks like he is sitting down on the chair on the plane the plane eventually disappears and all the chunks and other things disappear as well and i fall slowly into the void. However even after installing the latest version twice it still happens.

Mods installed:
Flans mod
Codechicken core
Not Enough Items
Forge



sometimes i get the error "null pointer exception: name" after a crash and removing the Flan folder fixes it

HELP!?!

So I'm not the only one...

For some reason, when I was going to report the issue by making a short video, I just hopped in a plane in creative and it didn't happen. Then I remembered a pattern:

Maps.

Every time this has happened to me, I was using a map in the world. Therefore, I believe that if you stay away from maps, the issue will disappear.

I would also suggest a parachute mod, since you may get bumped out of your plane if you fly outside of the loaded chunk boundary (since that seems to trigger it, too. I suggest jumping in creative and flying all around your world for some distance, or playing a prebuilt map, such as Tropica Islands or Elderia Islands.)

Trade ya: Support for some info on what it is!

Quote from Arkalius

Snip

It's a nice story, one that fails to connect with actual historical fact. There really is no evidence that the Egyptians ever systematically enslaved an entire culture, and there's certainly no evidence of the terrible plagues and exodus of such a set of slaves. Let's also not forget that it was the Egypitian people who suffered as a result of the Pharaoh's stubborness (stubborness that God himself facilitated, to continue to have an excuse to show off his power). This is not the act of a just being.
-Man, I really wish I had my study aids with me. If I'm not mistaken, Jacob was led to Egypt to avoid a massive war in the promised land (which he likely wouldn't have survived). When the enslaving occurred (which I cannot confirm outside the scriptures without a reference), the war was winding down. Effectively, God was telling the people it was time to leave.
Since Pharoh heart was hardened, God was able to demonstrate all of his miracles and wonders to effectively prove that He was God to both the Egyptians and the Israelites!

If the laws are abusive, then yes.
-But the laws were very specific. God wanted his people "Set apart" from the rest of the world. Since Christ had not atoned for all sins as of yet, this was their best bet. Better a rough road than no road!

The fact that you freely admit this and still want to defend this being makes this all kinds of sad.
-First, you took that out of context. Second, this was likely a test for Moses. Third, This was also after God had practically unveiled his glory for the Israelites, and they failed to believe in him!

Except they were often commanded to slaughter entire cities. Defending yourself from an attacker means taking out their ability to make war, not slaughtering non-combatants. Genocide in "self defense" is still genocide, and not legitimate self defense.
-Yes, they were, because God wanted to show the Israelites what would become of them if they turned from him.

Except substitutionary atonement is a ridiculous idea. If a man murdered your family and was sentenced to death, but another man who was innocent elected to take his place, and the murderer was set free, would you feel justice has been done? This idea that Christ died for our sins betrays a primitive and backward view of justice, whereby justice can be served so long as the pendulum of suffering remains balanced. As long as someone suffers the consequences, all is well. And, that somehow, the suffering of an innocent man is worth several orders of magnitude more than the suffering of ordinary people for this purpose. It's a bizarre and idiotic kind of moral calculus that no modern culture today would find value in.
- That would be true, provided the innocent man was forced to take the punishment. Christ did this voluntarily. Imagine that a son had committed murder. If the father took the punishment for the son, as an act of undying devotion, wouldn't this have a profound impact on the son? And not only that, the entire courtroom?


EDIT:
"It's the whole "god's chosen people" thing. What makes them special? They're just flesh and blood like anyone else for all I care."
This is why: In Genesis 12, God came to Abram and told him to follow Him. If Abram hadn't done so, someone else would have gotten the task. However, Abram said "yes". Therefore, God promised him that he would make him into a mighty nation, and that his descendants would be as numerous as the sands on the seashore.

Rare is also known for, if you grew up in the bronze age, as I did, Banjo Kazooie and Conker's Bad Fur Day.

(CBFD: best. game. ever. )

It is the 31st century, and mankind is once again at war.

The battlefields of the future are dominated by huge robotic war machines, known as BattleMechs.

Piloting these awesome weapons of war are men and women, the elite of the elite, knowing that each battle could be their last.

They are

MechWarriors.

Okay, this is starting to get annoying:

There is no download yet!

We are working to rectify that situation.

What MineCraft player hasn't wanted to get revenge on a Creeper or griefer for destroying his or her house? Do Diamond Swords or TNT just not cut it when it comes to revenge? Well, if that describes you, look no further!

This mod is based off of BattleTech, and allows you to pilot canon BattleTech 'mechs. These 'mechs actually fire, allowing you to blow the crap out of creepers, griefers, and friends (equipped with their own, naturally!) alike!

One final note: This is not a Gundam mod. This is a BattleTech mod. All Gundam suggestions (which we have been getting a lot of lately) will be ignored.

The Succession Wars (Alpha)

Updates!


Okay, I owe you guys a bit of an apology:

I know I've thrown out some arbitrary alpha release dates that never happened. Truth is, I've had a lot of false starts and setbacks. I am sorry that I did this, and if I led to any disappointment.

Therefore, the current release date is: I have no idea.

However, do not think this mod is dead, by any means! The mod is under active development, and hopefully we will have some awesome news soon!

If you can code, or contribute in any way, please let me know!

The Current Team

AlternateLives: Team leader, Coder
Oblivimancer: Coder
NerdicusUltimus: Coder
Kielaran: Model Textures


Current (Alpha) 'Mech Lineup:



Firefly



Until the arrival of Wolf's Dragoons, the Firefly was a 'Mech thought to be extinct from the rigors of the Succession Wars. The Firefly is a well-armed recon 'Mech that tips the scales at thirty tons. Since it was reintroduced to the Inner Sphere, the 'Mech has been refitted by the Wolf's Dragoons with Star League technology. It has a maximum ground speed of 86.4 km/h and can jump up to one hundred and twenty meters. As a scout 'Mech, the Firefly gives average performance with its energy weapon-heavy arsenal and is useful in both a recon and in a guerilla fighter role.

Hunchback



Originally conceived in 2572 as a Reunification War-era street fighter, the Hunchback is well-known as an urban combat BattleMech built for close range combat. Since then, the Hunchback has been in near-continuous production. The only real flaw in the Hunchback's design as a city fighter is its lack of jump jets combined with its relatively slow ground speed of only 64.8 km/h. Aside from this flaw, the design is a respected and dangerous 'Mech when in a city environment. When in the open, though, the Hunchback's lack of any long-range weapons makes it little more than a slow-moving target.

Catapult



The Catapult was designed as a long range fire support 'Mech built for the Star League as part of a limited two-year contract starting in 2561. Being a fire support 'Mech, the Catapult is not as fast as other 'Mechs of similar weight. This is because the Catapult is designed to stay at the edge of the battlefield providing fire support for friendly units. The one upper hand that this 'Mech does hold is in maneuverability with a jumping distance of one hundred and twenty meters to allow the Catapult to easily seize the high ground to give it an advantageous position for fire support operations. The Catapult is heavily used by the Capellan Confederation, although it is found in other Great House armies in smaller numbers.

Atlas



The Atlas was probably the best-known 'Mech to set foot on the modern battlefield. The Atlas was designed with specifications from Aleksandr Kerensky in 2755 in the midst of the Cameron Edicts. The Atlas was originally intended to ensure SLDF superiority over the Star League member states. Though the inexorable arming of the Successor states continued, the Atlas proved itself to be everything General Kerensky requested, "a 'Mech as powerful as possible, as impenetrable as possible, and as ugly and foreboding as conceivable, so that fear itself will be our ally." With nineteen tons of Durallex Heavy Special armor, crippling firepower, and the foreboding skull shaped "Death's Head" cockpit/head assembly, the Atlas lived up to its reputation; the mere sight of an Atlas had been known to make even a veteran MechWarrior break out in a cold sweat.



'Mech Crafting



'Mech crafting is simple!

Simply open up the GUI on the 'mechbuilder, and select your 'mech! Resources are collected from your inventory. right click to deploy your 'mech.

Weapons and systems have the complicated recipes. they aren't cheap, either.

{Recipes will come once they are finalized}

luckily ammo isn't too expensive.



Clan Invasion (Beta)

Factions



75% in the poll is quite telling. Add factions, plus Minecraft clans!

Here are the factions:

IS

Federated Suns (House Davion)
Draconis Combine (House Kurita)

Clan

Clan Wolf
Clan Jade Falcon
Clan Ghost Bear
Clan Smoke Jaguar

Minecraft

Clan Creeper
Clan Ender



'Mechs



4 IS, 8 Clan, 4 MC

IS

Raven
Centurion
Dragon
Awesome

Clan

Kit Fox (Uller)
Fire Moth (Dasher)
Storm Crow (Ryoken
Arctic Wolf
Timberwolf (MadCat)
Mad Dog (Vulture)
Warhawk (Masakari)
Dire Wolf (Daishi)

MC

Blaze
Enderman
Creeper
EnderDragon

Good news!

I got forge working! Now it's just a matter of getting all of the sprites together, finalizing models, and coding the whole shebang!

I plan to work on this every day starting today until it is finished. I am not releasing an end date, because I have no freaking clue how long it is going to take. My goal is this:

Make the alpha code as rock solid as obsidian.

This has been your battletech news flash. Please tune in next time for tips on how to equip your 'mechs.

Hmmm...

I'd add either an agressive mob that you could get meat from, such as a bear (giving hunting more of a use, and it would be more fun), or some sort of flying mob, like maybe crows (that eat your crops) or eagles, or something.

As for biome, I liked what lilwayne98723 said about the snow-peaked mountains. I would also like to see some shoreline cliffs.

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Table of Contents:

Overview
Changes in how things work
Frequently Asked Questions
[WIP] The Cubic Chunks Mod!
Gallery
Supporting this suggestion
Special thanks

[spoiler=Tl:dr]Q: Won't this increase lag?
A: Absolutely not. The title of this suggestion and big red letters at the top of this post aren't lying. If you want to know how, then I suggest you actually read this post.

Q: Will this change terrain? Will this break existing worlds?
A: No. Terrain change is not necessary. Existing worlds can be converted fairly easily with a process described later in this post.

Q: How can sunlight or rain work with infinite vertical space?
A: I suggest you read Coping with sunlight, because it's too complex for a tl;dr.

Q: I have a different question but still don't feel like reading this post. What do I do?
A: Too bad, read the FAQ. I put way too much work into this for the entirety of it to be ignored.[/spoiler]

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Overview:

In Minecraft, the sky is the limit - literally. It doesn't matter how many thousands of blocks a player has traveled, or what dimension they're in, or even if they're playing in creative or survival, the highest they can ever build is up to a height of 256. Why is that? If Minecraft can have a world that's infinite in the north, in the south, in the east, and in the west, why can't that world be infinite up and down too?

In Minecraft's earliest days, in Classic and Indev, the world was not infinite in any direction. This was because the entire world needed to be generated at the same time, and the entire world needed to be simulated at the same time as well. This led to a conundrum - the bigger the world, the more it lagged.
Notch didn't like this. He knew his players liked to explore and build large creations, so he found a way to make the world truly infinite. When the Minecraft '' class='bbc'>Infdev came out, it brought with it truly infinite worlds. Suddenly, players could travel hundreds of thousands of blocks in any direction, and never encounter a barrier, or become too laggy.
The Infdev update brought about a very large change to Minecraft worlds to accomplish this feat. For the first time, instead every world being just a single huge piece, they were broken up into a two-dimensional grid of pieces, called chunks. Through breaking the world up into pieces, this 'chunk system' enabled infinite worlds by letting Minecraft create new pieces and simulate them only when it needs to.

Why does that not apply to the vertical axis? Because the type of 'chunk system' Minecraft uses right now is a linear one, which, by using only a two-dimensional grid to map out chunks, means that it is impossible for chunks to stack on top of one another, and by extension, meaning that a single chunk must cover the entire vertical space. This brings back the problem that the Infdev update was supposed to eradicate, now only with chunks, instead of an entire world; the bigger a chunk is, the more laggy it is. You can't just increase the height limit and make chunks taller, because it will become laggier, and laggier, and laggier to do it.
That's why, to fix this, Minecraft must change over to a cubic chunk system. Under this system, 16³ block chunks are aligned on a three-dimensional grid, completely eliminating maximum height as an aspect of lag.

The immediate benefits:
•Minecraft worlds become as virtually infinite vertically as they are horizontally: The absolute limit being Y = ±30,000,000.
•A large FPS increase: Alpha testers report an FPS increase of 100~200%.
•Increase in running capability: Computers running Minecraft on Tiny render distance will handle only 30% the blocks they do now.

The possible features:
•Spherical render/load distance: Reduce handled blocks by up to 30% by cutting corners made of unneeded chunks.
•Server chunk occlusion/exclusion: Reduce bandwidth usage and defeat hackers by only sending data for visible chunks.
•Three-dimensional biomes: Save biome data per chunk rather than per block column, create volcanoes with magma chambers, underground rivers, tropical skylands floating over icy taigas, and more.

The disadvantages:
•Unloaded gravity-pause: Falling non-player entities and fluids will be forced to pause their fall if they reach unloaded chunks, but will resume falling when those chunks are loaded.
•Slow falling-pause: Players with slower computers and smaller render distances will have falling occasionally paused as they fall into unloaded chunks, until new chunks can be loaded.

The problems:
•Current sunlight and rain calculation methods cannot work with infinite vertical space: The solution to this is described here.
•Current BiomeDecorator cannot work with multiple vertical chunks simultaneously: The BiomeDecorator code must be altered to function correctly with this, or removed.
•Current cave generation method is executed an extra time for each vertical chunk created simultaneously, leading to lag spikes on world generation: Cave generation's method must be altered to suit this system more.
•Current grass/dirt generation algorithm forces additional chunk requests when chunks are loaded, causing chunks to load slower than they should: This algorithm must be replaced with something else.

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Changes in how things work:

Obviously, the implementation of this new chunk system will change quite a few things. These changes are mostly either necessary or in the interest of increased efficiency. Such changes are categorized and explained below.

How worlds will be stored:
[spoiler]How the current storage works, and what changes:
Interestingly enough, the current method of storage, the Anvil format, is derived from the storage method that the original Cubic Chunks mod used. The Anvil format stores individual chunk as a series of 16³ quasi-cubic chunks. These 'fake' cubic chunks allow for easier reference of specific data, but they still can't be separated from each other, meaning that it fails to reap the full benefits of this system. Even so, the change allowed Mojang to double the maximum height with no performance hit. Chunks are stored in groups of 32², inside 'MCRegion' files, for a total of 1024 chunks.
By nature, cubic chunks does away with the 'quasi-cubic' nonsense. In terms of chunk grouping, instead of using groups of 32³ chunks, new "3DRegion" files would contain groups of 16³. This means each 3DRegion file contains 4096 chunks, four times as many as MCRegion files. However, each 3DRegion contains only one fourth the amount of blocks. For per-chunk positional metadata, 3DRegion files would use the same number of bits as MCRegion files, after compression. Calculations show that the same area encompassed by a single MCRegion file would consume 64 kilobytes of extra space with 4 3DRegion files, which is nothing.

Converting existing worlds:
Most people are probably wondering something like "But won't this totally destroy all existing worlds?". Absolutely not; conversion could not be simpler. When a non-cubic world is loaded after the implementation of this system, a conversion process will begin and convert the entire world at once(To avoid making chunk loading take longer during play). First, all existing MCRegion files will be divided into quarters to create 3DRegion files. Then, all existing chunks are divided into sixteenths using the quasi-cubic properties to identify boundaries. After that, conversion is done.

The "isEmpty" flag optimization:
A 1-bit flag is added to each chunk, named "isEmpty". If the chunk consists of 100% air blocks, this bit is 1, any other case makes it 0. When the bit is 1, all data for the chunk besides the isEmpty flag is deleted and ignored, which reduces filesize. Empty chunks are never loaded, and locations where they occur are merely simulated as entities reside in them. The chunk will only load when something requires saving inside it.[/spoiler]

Changes to terrain, ores, etcetera:
[spoiler]Terrain:
By default, nothing will change. Small bits of terrain generation code need to be reconfigured to work properly with Cubic Chunks.

Biomes:
By default, nothing will change.

Ore generation:
By default, nothing will change.

Structures:
By default, nothing will change.

The Void:
After conversion to Cubic Chunks, the void and bedrock layer will still exist and generate as they always have. However, the void(Not the bedrock layer!) will not exist as a hard limit and is able to be moved, but not removed, by editing an associated NBT data tag inside a world's level.dat. This feature, that allows for increasing the maximum depth, is intentionally disabled without external programs, to prevent terrain change of any sort. It is intended to be used by experienced mapmakers and world generation mods only.

Superflat settings:
Existing superflat worlds will not change. However, new superflat worlds will gain a new decoration parameter, 'void'. Inclusion of this parameter will cause the void to form below the lowest defined layer. Exclusion of it will cause all layers below the lowest defined layer to copy the settings of that layer.[/spoiler]

Coping with sunlight:
[spoiler]There used to be a solution here, but it wasn't deemed good enough by Jeb. Suggest solutions in this thread.[/spoiler]

Changes to servers:
[spoiler]Settings:
There's a setting inside the Server.properties file called 'max-build-height'. The setting makes it impossible for any player to place or remove blocks above that height.
With the implementation of Cubic Chunks, a new setting named "maximum-generation-depth" would be added. The void, bedrock layers, and magma layers will generate normally at and above the Y level designated by the value of this setting.

Chunk occlusion/exclusion:
Using the raytracing methods already available in the code and used for explosion calculations, servers can identify which chunks are visible to a player, within safe assumptions, and only send the data for those chunks. This both reduces bandwidth usage, and cripples the usefulness of X-Ray cheats.[/spoiler]

Render/Load distance alterations:
[spoiler]After the implementation of Cubic Chunks, view distances' radii will apply to the vertical axis too. This reduces handled blocks in the cases of tiny and short render distances, and increases them in the cases of normal and far render distances. This can be optimized by utilizing a spherical render distance instead of a cubic one, which would reduce handled blocks in all distances except Far.[/spoiler]

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Frequently Asked Questions:

[spoiler=FAQ]Q: This is impossible.
A: No it's not. See below.

Q: Is this available as a mod?
A: Not yet! But it will be!

Q: I like X-ray! What if I don't want it to be broken?
A: First of all, breaking X-ray hacks will only be possible to do in multiplayer. That said, the system that would break X-ray would be possible to disable by the server owner. If the owner doesn't disable the system, then they don't want you using X-ray, and you should not be doing what the server owner doesn't want in the first place.

Q: I play on a PvP/Anarchy/Raid/Faction server. Won't this system let people pillar up into the sky and create a base thousands of blocks in the air and never be found?
A: No.

Q: I like Minecraft's current height limits. What if I don't want to have an infinite sky or infinite underground?
A: If this system is added, all worlds will not automatically gain an infinite underground. As stated below, the Void will remain in all worlds, even after the conversion to Cubic Chunks. The ability to remove the Void will simply be there. As for infinite space in the sky, the current build limit is over one hundred blocks above any terrain that vanilla Minecraft can possibly generate. It is ENTIRELY your decision on whether or not you take advantage of this height. If you play on a server, like stated above, the server owner can set a maximum build height. If s/he doesn't, then don't play on their server - you don't play on servers where the server owners allow things you don't like. Why would you play on an anarchy server if you hate being stolen from and killed?

Q: Will this affect Redstone at all?
A: No. This system will simply make it possible to make larger redstone circuitry than before.

Q: Won't this break existing worlds?
A: No. Existing worlds can be easily converted by dividing each MCRegion file into 4 pieces, then slicing the existing 256 block-high chunks inside them into 16 individual chunks.

Q: Won't this affect mods? Won't mod authors have a hard time updating their mods?
A: The answer to this question depends solely on the answer to the following two questions: Do parts of the modification code rely on chunk data/metadata? Does the mod author want to take advantage of the features of the new chunk system? If the answers to the first and second question are both "No", then updating a mod to this system should be very easy and quick. If the answer to the first question is "Yes", then those parts of the code will need to be rewritten somewhat, but in most cases, the changes should be fairly quick and easy. The only time that it should be hard to update a mod to this system, is if the answer to the second question is "Yes".

Q: Won't this require a total rewrite of the mod API if that's released first?
A: No. Whether or not even a small part of the mod API needs to be rewritten depends on the way that it is implemented and whether or not there are API inclusions for chunk handling and other chunk-related behavior.

Q: Could a player fall into unloaded chunks if chunks aren't loaded fast enough?
A: No, they could not, and for several reasons. Minecraft has a terminal velocity, though it might not seem like it. This velocity is slower than it should take to load new chunks below the player. In cases with exceptionally slow computers, even if the player did manage to reach an unloaded chunk, their fall would be paused until that chunk can be loaded.

Q: What would happen when water, sand, or a mob falls into an unloaded chunk?
A: Nothing. The water/sand/mob would freeze in place until the chunk is loaded and it can continue moving. You can already see this same thing happening on the horizontal axis.

Q: What will happen to the Void?
A: It will still exist, along with all its effects. The only difference is that the Void is no longer a hard limit and it can be moved. After the conversion to Cubic Chunks, the Void's location will be stored in a world's ' class='bbc'>level.dat, and this location can be changed with NBT editing tools. When and where the Void exists, chunks will cease to generate.

Q: Will this affect terrain?
A: No. However, terrain generators will gain the ability to use infinite height.

Q: Will this affect ore generation?
A: No. Ore is a part of terrain generation. As stated above, terrain will not be changed.

Q: Won't all current terrain generators be incompatible with this system and need to be rewritten?
A: No. Terrain generators work independently of chunks. When a chunk is generated for the first time, it calls the terrain generator and receives a specific section of the resultant terrain to save inside itself. Because of this, some custom terrain generators can generate steep terrain all the way to Y256, where you can experience a large, flat cut-off. Since there are no chunks above Y256 to call the terrain generator for terrain, no terrain exists there.

Q: What would happen if there's a huge solid ceiling so far above you that it is unloaded? Wouldn't you just see the sky, just with everything being completely dark?
A: Yes. This already happens on the horizontal axis, and it is an issue with sky rendering, not this chunk system. As such, this has nothing to do with this suggestion. Please do not post about this.

Q: If you go deep underground, will your plants grow/ores smelt/animals grow?
A: No, because those chunks would be unloaded, just as if you had walked far away. This is a flaw with any chunk system, regardless of shape. It is a necessary evil that allows Minecraft to have infinite worlds. The only way to fix this would be to introduce a separate new system that works with chunks as they are loaded and unloaded. This suggestion deals with the chunk system itself, and not sister processes. Because of that, that is outside of the scope of this suggestion. Please do not post about this.[/spoiler]

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[WIP] The Cubic Chunks Mod! (Tall Worlds Mod):

Cuchaz has taken it upon himself to bring us the glorious Cubic Chunks, since Mojang refuses to do so.

Cuchaz is using a API of his own creation to help assist in the making of this mod, and he's quite far along, as seen in these two tech demo videos:
[spoiler=T-Demo 1: Vertical chunk loading][/spoiler]
[spoiler=T-Demo 2: Broken height cap and no lag!][/spoiler]
With the basic functionality in place - a complete overhaul of the basic chunk system, and height limit removed - this whole concept can already be considered proven. What remains is making sure everything else functions correctly under the new chunk system. In any case, stay tuned for future updates if it interests you(If it doesn't, then you are the weakest link - goodbye!).

You can follow the mod's development in much more depth in its very own topic!

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Gallery:

[spoiler=A mountainside with an experimental engine using Cubic Chunks designed by Nocte. 960 block view radius, and 30 FPS.][/spoiler]
[spoiler=A different view of the mountainside with the same engine by Nocte. This time, with 1600 block view radius and 15 FPS.][/spoiler]
[spoiler="A video demonstrating Nocte's engine."]

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Please help us get word out of this suggestion! Share this with your friends, with Minecraft celebrities if you're familiar with them, or even with Mojangsters like Jeb or Dinnerbone! (Do not share this with Notch. Notch doesn't work with Minecraft anymore.)

The purpose of this suggestion is to have Cubic Chunks implemented in Vanilla. Being available as a modification does not fulfill that purpose. The modification featured in this suggestion is to act as a proof-of-concept only(Note: Its being featured here is to act as a proof-of-concept. The modification itself is on its way to becoming a fully fledged modification).

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Special thanks:
Cuchaz, for taking Barteks' proof and running with it, to give us a truly functional Cubic Chunks mod.
Barteks2x, for updating the Cubic Chunks mod to 1.6.2, proving that it is possible.
Azraile, for posting the original suggestion and allowing me to take ownership of it.
Nocte, for helping resolve flaws and designing Hexahedra.
MineCrak, for a large amount of valuable insight and enthusiasm into the topic of Cubic Chunks.
aaronfranke, for helping resolve flaws.
PanJouda, for creating the original banner.
Flexico, for creating the predecessor to the current banner.
laz2727, for creating the current banner.
Robinton, for creating the original Cubic Chunks mod.
The_Watchman13, for answering all those stupid questions so I don't have to.

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Note: Many calculations and information can be found among the many posts of this topic. There are too many for me to cite here, but if you wish, you can search for them yourself.

This is the most fun you have ever had in the snow. This mod adds a bunch of new things that are really cold along with a new dimension, more mobs, and much much more.

This mod is currently being developed so give some support please.

The current features of this mod:
2 new Ores
2 new tool sets
A new ice only available in Creative(but not for long)

Download:

REQUIRES FORGE 6.4.1 Get it here:
http://www.minecraft...pic,3912.0.html

Glacial Galore Mod Version Alpha 1.0 for Minecraft Version 1.4.5
http://adf.ly/GCZ76

If you want to know why the mod isn't updated or how it is progressing, follow me on twitter.
https://twitter.com/TheChrispCast

Want to check out my other work, here is a link to my mod index thread:
http://www.minecraft.../#entry19936747

Screen Shots


Change Log:

Old Versions

Special Thanks:

DragoFlare101 for most of the Item Textures

If i may make a suggestion, can you make it so the locomotives don't turn around instantly? I would rather have a locomotive go in reverse then have it look buggy and spin around instantly. Would look better that way in my opinion.

Should have been in Disney world in Florida, then I could have gone.

here are some 3ds files i found for mechs http://www.mediafire.com/?jbjc423449jwbvs

I personally like both Windows PC and Mac.
They both have there pros and cons.
(I have used both, but I only have Windows computers)