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[CsprBzmr]

Ever wanted to discover the world, but found walking too boring? Well then, I now proudly present:

HOT AIR BALLOONS! v2.1

1.2.5!!!

Hot Air Balloons isn't like any airship mod already around. No, Hot Air Balloons is a compact, easy to handle air-transportation-vehicle, that will take you to your destinations in style, and will help you discover your world in no-time.

Note to everyone: I've had to recreate the topic due to a forum bug. This is the official topic.

This mod is a completion of a suggestion on the Minecraft Forum. link

Fly with your friends!


About:
There are two balloons, a non-propelled, and a propelled one.
The non-propelled balloon drifts along with the north-pointing wind. It should use less fuel, but it can, as said before, only travel to the north.
The propelled balloon, along with the need of 2 iron ingots, it also requires a lot more coal and water than the non-propelled balloon, making it more expensive to use.

More info in the Manual below!

Release notes:
- SMP support

Feature List:
A Flying Balloon
Items: Leather Sheet, Balloon, Rope, Hot Air Balloon
Wind acceleration
Fuel (Bucket of Water and some Coal)
Configuration file for custom keymapping (Client only)
SMP support, fly with your friends!
Handy dandy GUI for managing fuel and possibly other stuff
Applying further suggestions

= Implemented
= To be implemented in the very near future


Installation

Install instructions are found on the download page.
Or watch this video!(deprecated)

Incompatibilities:
- Anything incompatible with ModLoader, Forge or TurboModelThingy

Download
You can also click the Advertisement on the download page to 'donate' some money! It's free, and helps me a bunch!

Changelog:

Spoiler:

v2.1
- Changed update checking system to point to a dedicated server
- Switched to Forge

v2.06
- Fixed ModloaderMp incompatibility

v2.05
- Added property file for server
- Added windstrength property to change wind strength - duh
- Minor tweaks in behaviour
- Raised max height to 256

v2.01
- Fixed bug making balloon undestroyable
- Deleted Arrowshooting
- Added update-notifications
- Cleaned unneccesary code formations of doom

v2.0
- SMP Support
- Code completely redone

v1.25
- Code Cleanup (prefixed everything with HAB_ so that conflicts will be avoided)
- Added properties file

v1.15
- Fixed the fall-damage glitch
- Fixes the fuel drain glitch
- Tweaked collision breaking

v1.10
- Tweaked Fuel system
- Changed ascend key to SPACE
- Arrow Shooting

v1.00
- Added Fuel system
- Fixed incompatibility with DJoslin's rope mod
- Added cool smoke effect on ascending
- Proper Balloon crash items

v0.75
- Switch to Gary's TurboModelThingy
- Nice Models
- Two of 'em
- Both Balloons are now saved
- Tool tips for the custom items.

v0.05
- Added propelled balloon crafting recipe
- Made regular balloon drift-only
- Added stabilizer function, so you will stay at a level until you hold C
- You can no longer fly out of the world
- Changed the model to be slightly more proportioned.
- Added north-pointing wind

v0.01
INITIAL RELEASE

Support!

[url=http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1231648-125-hot-air-balloons-v21-forge-multiplayer-smp/][img]http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/263/hotairballoons3.png[/img][/url]

Check out this cool instructional video, made by ThePCGamingGuy:


H.A.B. manual

Crafting Recipes:

How to make the basic balloon:
You need:

• 20 leather
  
• 6 string
  
• 5 wood
  
• 8 cobblestone

First, we need to make the balloon itself out of leather sheets, like this:

NOTE: This is NOT a new block; It's a storage unit.

Reverse-crafting is possible, but you only get 3 back.


Arrange your sheets in a "plus" shape to get a leather balloon.

NOTE: This is NOT a new block either.

Before we go any further, we need rope. String just isn't strong enough.


Now, arrange the boat, furnace, rope, and balloon like this:

NOTE: Yes, that is a BOAT.
Boat: Used as the basket.
Rope: Holds it together.
Furnace: Makes hot air.
Balloon: Provides lift.

How to make the propelled balloon:
You need:

• 20 leather
  
• 6 string
  
• 5 wood
  
• 8 cobblestone
  
• 2 iron

Using the steps for the basic balloon, you should now have a balloon.
Next, using a bit of iron, you can add a propeller.


Horray! now you can control direction!

How to use the basic balloon

• Right-click to get inside.
  
• The balloon will fly north. (The direction of the "wind".)
  
• Use SPACE to ascend and C to descend.
  
• Right-click to jump outside.

How to use the propelled balloon

• Right-click to get inside.
  
• The balloon's direction can be controlled using standard WASD. (Like a boat)
  
• Use SPACE to ascend and C to descend.
  
• Right-click to jump outside.

Fuel
Non-propelled balloon:

• Once stepping inside, the balloon checks the player's inventory.
  
• It gives itself 1 coal and 1 bucket of water if it can be found. (You keep the bucket.)
  
• Every 8 minutes, it needs another bucket of water. Another check is made.
  
• Every 40 seconds, it needs another lump of coal. Another check is made.
  
• If the balloon runs out of either of these, it will slowly descend.

Propelled balloon:

• Once stepping inside, the balloon checks the player's inventory.
  
• It gives itself 1 coal and 1 bucket of water if it can be found. (You keep the bucket.)
  
• Every 2 minutes, it needs another bucket of water. Another check is made.
  
• Every 15 seconds, it needs another lump of coal. Another check is made.
  
• If the balloon runs out of either of these, it will slowly descend.

Crashing the balloon
The balloon will break into half its basic components if it hits anything with a decent speed (4 cobblestone, 10 leather, 3 planks, 3 string)

Other info

• If there is no driver, the balloon will slowly descend.
  
• The balloon's average speed, (going east or west) is about 2/3 of its top speed.
  
• While going north (with the wind), it's at its top speed.
  
• While going south (against the wind), the top speed is 1/2 of its actual top speed.
  
• The balloon is 4 blocks high.
  
• The Properties file is found in the .minecraft/ directory

Copyright:

Spoiler:

This document is Copyright ©(2011) Casper Bezemer and is the intellectual
property of the author. Only Minecraftforum.net and jcbs.tk is able to host any of my material without my(Casper Bezemer) consent. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. If you mirror this mod page or anything I've(Casper Bezemer) made on any other site, I(Casper Bezemer) may express my angst at you in the form of a lawsuit.

[@shadynate]

wow love this mod great work

[CsprBzmr]

@shadynate, on 16 May 2012 - 10:13 PM, said:

wow love this mod great work

Thanks!

[KaBling]

NOOO! FORGE!

(Anyways I still like the mod, but I probably won't use it anymore because of that )

[CsprBzmr]

ChaChing!, on 16 May 2012 - 11:36 PM, said:

NOOO! FORGE!

(Anyways I still like the mod, but I probably won't use it anymore because of that )

You can still use 2.06, which uses ModloaderMP.
Download it here:
client
server

Or be sure to use the mod as soon as you do make the switch!

[Neon_ColorsFTW22]

Im using the mod for now but i do want to see the handy dandy GUI still

Im also getting a error with the new version of this mod

I both have modloader turbomodelthingy and forge working


java.lang.NumberFormatException: null
at java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Unknown Source)
at mod_HotAirBalloons.load(mod_HotAirBalloons.java:49)
at mod_HotAirBalloons.<init>(mod_HotAirBalloons.java:165)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at ModLoader.addMod(ModLoader.java:294)
at ModLoader.readFromClassPath(ModLoader.java:1210)
at ModLoader.init(ModLoader.java:886)
at ModLoader.addAllRenderers(ModLoader.java:189)
at ahu.<init>(RenderManager.java:86)
at ahu.<clinit>(RenderManager.java:14)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.a(Minecraft.java:394)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(Minecraft.java:732)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

[CsprBzmr]

Neon_ColorsFTW22, on 17 May 2012 - 09:08 PM, said:

Im using the mod for now but i do want to see the handy dandy GUI still

Im also getting a error with the new version of this mod

I both have modloader turbomodelthingy and forge working


java.lang.NumberFormatException: null
at java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Integer.parseInt(Unknown Source)
at mod_HotAirBalloons.load(mod_HotAirBalloons.java:49)
at mod_HotAirBalloons.<init>(mod_HotAirBalloons.java:165)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Unknown Source)
at ModLoader.addMod(ModLoader.java:294)
at ModLoader.readFromClassPath(ModLoader.java:1210)
at ModLoader.init(ModLoader.java:886)
at ModLoader.addAllRenderers(ModLoader.java:189)
at ahu.<init>(RenderManager.java:86)
at ahu.<clinit>(RenderManager.java:14)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.a(Minecraft.java:394)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(Minecraft.java:732)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Delete your properties file, it has been causing problems to other people as well when switching to forge.

[paull105]

Here is a mod showcase I made

[Sieron]

For some reason, when I click on the link to follow to your download page Chrome warned me that some page Entitled, "Harleyquin". com or something like that was attempting to give me some suspicious stuff. I think it was just a problem on my side, likely some malware, but I figured I would let you know just in case I am wrong. Thanks!


Also this mod kicks ass!

[Neon_ColorsFTW22]

Sieron, on 18 May 2012 - 03:10 AM, said:

For some reason, when I click on the link to follow to your download page Chrome warned me that some page Entitled, "Harleyquin". com or something like that was attempting to give me some suspicious stuff. I think it was just a problem on my side, likely some malware, but I figured I would let you know just in case I am wrong. Thanks!


Also this mod kicks ass!

Make sure you click on the download link it should take you to ad fly just wait 5 seconds and a button will come out saying "skip-ad" click on it and it'll take you to the download

CsprBzmr, on 17 May 2012 - 09:12 PM, said:

Delete your properties file, it has been causing problems to other people as well when switching to forge.

Thanks that works!

[nukularpower]

New thread? O.o

Anyways, this mod has always been a must have for my server.  Very fun!

[Elusivehawk]

Great work on the transition to Forge! While I will miss having the option of installing this mod the next time I play through the BTW mod, I'll certainly enjoy being able to install it in my Industrial world.

[starlightdrive]

ChaChing!, on 16 May 2012 - 11:36 PM, said:

NOOO! FORGE!

(Anyways I still like the mod, but I probably won't use it anymore because of that )

Same here. I do not and will not use Forge, and so I will no longer be using this mod. I did enjoy it in the past though, so thanks for your hard work. Good Luck!

[smbarbour]

starlightdrive, on 19 May 2012 - 01:20 AM, said:

Same here. I do not and will not use Forge, and so I will no longer be using this mod. I did enjoy it in the past though, so thanks for your hard work. Good Luck!

Good luck with your unmodded Minecraft.  Most mods are switching to Forge since MLMP continues to use the rogue Packet 230.  May I ask what you have against Forge?

[Sieron]

Neon_ColorsFTW22, on 18 May 2012 - 05:08 AM, said:

Make sure you click on the download link it should take you to ad fly just wait 5 seconds and a button will come out saying "skip-ad" click on it and it'll take you to the download


Thanks that works!

You are correct good sir- thank you kindly!

[PureTryOut]

We have this installed on our bukkit server, and it works great! First the balloons were invisible but I somehow fixed it and now we have a lot of fun with it!
Do you know if there is any texturepack supporting this (like Faithful or Dokucraft)?

[CsprBzmr]

The only one I know of is Zekocraft.
If you find any more, please let me know!

[gadgettvman]

Hey, if the balloons are invisible to anyone else playing on a bukkit server with this mod.
Update forge to 3.1.3.105 or higher.

[Regelneef]

Yeah Forge!! THNX for the switch CsprBzmr, I'm going to install it on my server right away!

[francogp]

ChaChing!, on 16 May 2012 - 11:36 PM, said:

NOOO! FORGE!

(Anyways I still like the mod, but I probably won't use it anymore because of that )

starlightdrive, on 19 May 2012 - 01:20 AM, said:

Same here. I do not and will not use Forge, and so I will no longer be using this mod. I did enjoy it in the past though, so thanks for your hard work. Good Luck!

Why are you against forge? i dont undestand.... almost all good mods need forge

PROBLEM-BUG:
since older versions up today, everytime I right click to jump out a ballon in SMP, I get stucked in the air and the server kick me because "its is not allowed to fly". If I relogin, it start to work fine. Is this known?