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[daniel9001]

Minecart Speed Recorder

This mod displays the current minecart speed. It can also record the speed so you can walk down the track afterwards and see exactly what speed the minecart had at any point, allowing you to place powered rails at optimal positions etc.

Download: Version 2.0.6 for Minecraft 1.2.5

Installation
1) Install Risugami's ModLoader.
2) Put the zip file into the .minecraft/mods folder.

Description

• Current Minecart Speed: As soon as you enter a Minecart, something like "Minecart Speed: 8.0 / 9.7" is displayed in the upper right. The first number is the actual speed of the minecart (i.e. the horizontal distance in blocks it moves per second), the second number is the internal "momentum" of the minecart that can be increased even if the cart has already reached the maximum speed of 8.0 (or 11.3 on diagonals).
  
• Recording: To begin recording, press shift/sneak while you are in a minecart. When you walk along the track later, the recorded speed is displayed in the upper right of the screen.
  
• If you sneak/press shift on the recorded path, a full list of all the recorded momentum values (one for each "tick" of 1/20 seconds) is displayed.

The mod now works in SMP, but since it is a client mod and the minecarts are simulated on the server, the speeds are only updated sporadically, so its use for finding optimal powered rail positions is limited on SMP.

Due to a bug in ModLoader, the speed can be recorded at most once per rendered frame. So if you want to make sure that all ticks are recorded, keep the frame rate above 20 fps somehow.

Screenshots
(these are a bit outdated)




Version History

Spoiler

• 2.0.6 for Minecraft 1.2.5
  
• 2.0.5 for Minecraft 1.2.4 (color bug fixed)
  
• 2.0.4 for Minecraft 1.2.4 (small list appearance bug fixed)
  
• 2.0.3 for Minecraft 1.2.4
  
• 2.0.2 for Minecraft 1.2.3
  
• 2.0.1 for Minecraft 1.1
  
• 2.0.0 for Minecraft 1.0.0: no longer editing MinecartEntity.class for better compatibility; independent display of real movement speed
  
• 1.1.3 for Minecraft 1.0.0
  
• 1.1.2 for beta 1.7.3
  
• 1.1.1 for beta 1.7.2
  
• 1.1 for beta 1.6.6: Changed into ModLoader-based mod.
  
• 1.0.1 for beta 1.6.6: first released version, does not require ModLoader.

Note: versions before 2.0.0 cannot be put into the mods folder, they have to be installed in the jar.

[eyecikjou567]

Great work

[izbbass]

I'm guessing it works client side?

[daniel9001]

izbbass, on 17 June 2011 - 03:57 PM, said:

I'm guessing it works client side?

Yes. It may not work very well in laggy multiplayer.

[evanrelf]

This mod looks AWESOME, but I'm not going to get it because it conflicts with Improved Chat (uk.class), which is an essential for SMP.

[daniel9001]

I have made a new version that uses ModLoader, this should fix most conflicts. It now changes only one class, yc.class/EntityMinecart.

[Wizboiii]

Great work, maybe add some other skins for the actual speed recorder?

[aalleecc248]

Good job! Now I can place my booster rails accordingly.

[daniel9001]

updated for beta 1.7.2

[DoctorX70]

Are YOU TELLING ME SPEED LEVEL CAN BE OVAR 9000!!!!

[daniel9001]

updated for beta 1.7.3!

[Dalinuxman]

Really like this mod keep updating <3

[alfblack]

Currently using Yogbox. Going to install this to test the speed of horses and the airship.

[daniel9001]

alfblack, on 21 July 2011 - 03:30 AM, said:

to test the speed of horses and the airship.

I'm afraid this won't work, the mod only displays the speed of minecarts.

[Farn]

how about a exact speed?

such as 40 km/hr.....

[kooldj1111]

something else that would be useful is a mine cart you can pull around with you so you can take chests, furnaces, and even animals and monsters with you (monsters = pet slimes)

[CovertJaguar]

This dead? I've had requests that something similar be added to Railcraft.

[UndercoverGTR]

long story short, you can adjust the max speed a cart goes? correct me if im wrong

[daniel9001]

Updated for Minecraft 1.0.

No, this doesn't change the max speed, it just displays the speed without changing how minecarts move.

[GengarTS]

Realy cool