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[Elk_GHZ]

Finally, it's here!

It's shiny, it's colourful, it's-.. ooOOoo!

As of January 27, 2011, I will try to update the mod to 1.1 as soon as possible. Thank you.


[- DOWNLOADS(1.8.1) -]
Download Link Here(v1.2.5) - Please do reply with your feedback!
This mod requires ModLoader by Risugami.

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[- INFORMATION -]
Coloured Torches can be used in many ways; to mark stuff, as decorations, or for a substitution to a regular torch! You can use it however you want, and it is easy to craft. They can be placed like a torch, and has easy placements. They do give off slightly more light than torches and glowstone. You can also craft coloured coals, which can be made by following the Recipe Guide below.


[- INSTALLATION -]

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1. Download the mod.
2. extract the mod using 7zip or winRAR.
3. open your minecraft.jar (usually located in /.minecraft/bin/).
4. Delete your META-INF folder.
-- If you haven't done so already, install Risugami's ModLoader.
5. Drag the contents from the mod zipped file into the minecraft.jar. ALL of the contents in it.
6. Run Minecraft.

Installation video for MAC OS X:


If it didn't work, please don't post something inappropriate such as "hurr durr blackscreenurr"! Recheck if you skipped a step first. If you've done everything right, please post your error message from ModLoader.txt.

[- CRAFTING RECIPES -]

Grey Torch(x4) - Grey Coal(x1), Stick(x1)
Blue Torch(x4) - Blue Coal(x1), Stick(x1)
Green Torch(x4) - Green Coal(x1), Stick(x1)
Red Torch(x4) - Red Coal(x1), Stick(x1)


[- SCREENSHOTS -]

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[- VIDEOS -]
made by alf3mb(Letsplaytehgames YouTube Channel):


made by ntyGuns:



[- CHANGE LOGS -]

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V1.2.5 -

• Added Red Torch.
  
• Added Red, Green, Blue, and Grey Coal.
  
• Changed Crafting Recipes.
  
• Tweaked Tint on Grey Torch (again).
  
• Fixed coloured smoke.
  
• Removed unnecessary code.

V1.1.2 -

• Changed name to 'coloured torches', rather than flares.
  
• Changed block names.
  
• Added coloured smoke(or as one would put it, 'torches farting colours'), as well.
  
• Slightly changed Grey Torch's flame colour.

V1.0.5 -

• Fixed Green Flare Name.

V1.0.3 -

• Release mod! Yay!

[- SPECIAL THANKS -]
I'd like to thank, for helping me with my (first) mod:
Newthead - Helping me out A LOT. I owe him BIG TIME!
LexManos - Helping me out when needed!
DiskDaemon - Giving some clues on what to do; thanks .


[- SIGS -]
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[url="http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/777786-181-coloured-torches-v125-coloured-torches-with-stronger-lighting/"][img]http://minescream.comxa.com/private/flares1.png[/img][/url]

[- COPYRIGHT -]
This document is Copyright ©2011 and is the intellectual
property of the author. Only Minecraftforum.net, mcmodcenter.net, mutinycraft.com and curse.com is able to host any of this material without my 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 made on any other site, I may express my angst at you in the form of a lawsuit.

Side-Note: If you would like to use this in a Mod Pack, or anything related to one, please notify me first.

[zeaga]

Shouldn't it be coloured torches? o.o Flares are usually dropped or thrown, instead of attached or mounted.

[Garfield237]

Is It me or is there only 3 color torches? O.o

[HaXIXoR]

I thought this will fart colourful smokes

[Elk_GHZ]

Garfield, as of right now, yeah, but I'm planning on adding more

Zeaga, I thought 'flares' was a more appropriate name.

HaXiXor, I could possibly do that also. Thanks for the idea ^^.

~Elk

[Goleathus]

Could you make it give off colored light?
Like the green torch giving off green light. O.o

[Elk_GHZ]

Goleathus, I have thought about it, and I might do it in the near future .

~Elk

[MutinyCraft]

Works as stated.

Needs:

• More colored flares

Fix:

• White flare looks just like a regular torch
  
• Green torch does not have an item name it shows up as "unnamed"
  
• Blue torch does not look like the other torches, the flame effect is a bit off.

[Elk_GHZ]

MutinyCraft, on 10 November 2011 - 05:14 AM, said:

Works as stated.

Needs:

• More colored flares

Fix:

• White flare looks just like a regular torch
  
• Green torch does not have an item name it shows up as "unnamed"
  
• Blue torch does not look like the other torches, the flame effect is a bit off.

• White flares: paste a pic of what they look like?
  
• Green flares: woops, fixed! I'll update the download link.
  
• Blue flares: this is just a temporary tint for the flame effect until I find a more accurate RGB colour.
  
• I plan on adding more flares in the future.

~Elk_GHZ

[Neon_ColorsFTW22]

FRIKIN AWESOME DOWNLOADING

[Elk_GHZ]

Neon_ColorsFTW22, on 10 November 2011 - 06:38 AM, said:

FRIKIN AWESOME DOWNLOADING

Haha, thanks .

Well It's official: I'm changing the name to Coloured Torch, even though the files will stay as Flares .

~Elk_GHZ

[Minimadman]

Looks great, I'm downloading it for sure. Great idea, it's just what Minecraft needs. I agree with you about the name change. I also think that different coloured torches giving off different colour light is great. I look forward to seeing how this progresses. Maybe make torches that are harder to make (AKA the materials are harder to find) brighter, like maybe a diamond torch or a gold torch.

I think it would be cool if the torches also had their own special trait, such as gold torches burn aggressive mobs (like sunlight) and maybe glowstone dust could be used to make brighter torches. I'm sure this will require completely different programming though

[Master666ZX]

not to be a hater, but I think there is already a mod that has more color than this. I think it's called Manly Torch or sumthin.

[seronis]

The coding required to make it give off colored light is an -extreme- ammount of work. Worse even than it would have been in pre 1.8.1 due to changes in how notch handles lighting masks. I wouldnt expect the modder to do that feature.

To the Modder: good job on your first mod. I didnt download (cause i have my own version) but did you get all the different colors using just 2 total block IDs or using 2 IDs per color? its possible to do all 16 standard wool colors using only 2 total block IDs.

[Elk_GHZ]

seronis, on 10 November 2011 - 01:49 PM, said:

The coding required to make it give off colored light is an -extreme- ammount of work. Worse even than it would have been in pre 1.8.1 due to changes in how notch handles lighting masks. I wouldnt expect the modder to do that feature.

To the Modder: good job on your first mod. I didnt download (cause i have my own version) but did you get all the different colors using just 2 total block IDs or using 2 IDs per color? its possible to do all 16 standard wool colors using only 2 total block IDs.

I do plan on expanding the coloured torches, don't get me wrong. Yes, it would be a pain to change every single block for a custom colour, and it seem relatively impossible; if not, time-consuming. I am experimenting with different tints of RGB to give an accurate tint for the flames. I'm limited to only the RGB scale, though.

Master666ZX, on 10 November 2011 - 01:43 PM, said:

not to be a hater, but I think there is already a mod that has more color than this. I think it's called Manly Torch or sumthin.

I looked at that mod (completely unaware of it until now), and I noticed it doesn't produce coloured flames. So it came to a conclusion they're just custom blocks that are rendered as torches, with the same Entity FX as a plain torch.

Minimadman, on 10 November 2011 - 01:32 PM, said:

Looks great, I'm downloading it for sure. Great idea, it's just what Minecraft needs. I agree with you about the name change. I also think that different coloured torches giving off different colour light is great. I look forward to seeing how this progresses. Maybe make torches that are harder to make (AKA the materials are harder to find) brighter, like maybe a diamond torch or a gold torch.

I think it would be cool if the torches also had their own special trait, such as gold torches burn aggressive mobs (like sunlight) and maybe glowstone dust could be used to make brighter torches. I'm sure this will require completely different programming though

I just realized 2 days before it would be a pain, and too much time-consuming if I were todo that xD. I wouldn't have the time to give off different coloured light (even though it was my intentions of doing so when I first thought of this mod), because I'm in independant study, and the packets they give me take a lot of time . If I ever get onto a 2 week break (which is unlikely), I'll try to do it.

I have thought about adding new torches that are crafted with ores (such as diamond torch, gold torch), but I just released this mod Yesterday, so I'll take it a step at a time .

~Elk_GHZ

[JackTurbo95]

Elk_GHZ, on 10 November 2011 - 01:59 PM, said:

I do plan on expanding the coloured torches, don't get me wrong. Yes, it would be a pain to change every single block for a custom colour, and it seem relatively impossible; if not, time-consuming. I am experimenting with different tints of RGB to give an accurate tint for the flames. I'm limited to only the RGB scale, though.




I looked at that mod (completely unaware of it until now), and I noticed it doesn't produce coloured flames. So it came to a conclusion they're just custom blocks that are rendered as torches, with the same Entity FX as a plain torch.




I just realized 2 days before it would be a pain, and too much time-consuming if I were todo that xD. I wouldn't have the time to give off different coloured light (even though it was my intentions of doing so when I first thought of this mod), because I'm in independant study, and the packets they give me take a lot of time . If I ever get onto a 2 week break (which is unlikely), I'll try to do it.

I have thought about adding new torches that are crafted with ores (such as diamond torch, gold torch), but I just released this mod Yesterday, so I'll take it a step at a time .

~Elk_GHZ

Sound freaking epic dude! Looking forward to it

[kaaslolly]

take some pictures at night

[ikentyke]

in my opinion it seems Like Terraria since they are getting color torches :\ but anyway great mod

[Elk_GHZ]

kaaslolly, on 10 November 2011 - 02:58 PM, said:

take some pictures at night

Added.

ikentyke, on 10 November 2011 - 03:31 PM, said:

in my opinion it seems Like Terraria since they are getting color torches :\ but anyway great mod

How? o_O. I dont think it seems anything similar to Terraria.

~Elk_GHZ

[NextGenCrafter]

Could you make coloured redstonetorches? Would be really nice as flashlights!