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Falling Meteors Mod
By AlexDGr8r

This mod was developed as a little side project of mine. I had seen previous Meteor mods before with some of the features I have here, but they have all been discontinued or missing. After many hours of coding I have completed my goal and come out with an awesome mod. This mod includes many excellent features that make it stand out from the rest of the old Meteor mods. The features of this mod are listed below.

Features:

• Meteors Fall to the ground and explode, forming craters that house various minerals from space.
• New Tools that give different properties: Magnetization, slowing enemies, burning enemies, mining underwater faster, etc.
• New Armor Sets that give you different abilities: Magnetization, walking on water, immunity to fire, etc.
• Mine all the minerals from the craters as quick as possible because the debris from the crash will cool, giving less minerals
• Protect your precious creations with Meteor Shields that can be fully upgraded to protect a huge area of land.
• Varying sizes and types of Meteors
• Craft Detectors to find out WHERE a meteor is going to land
• Craft a Meteor Timer to determine WHEN a meteor is going to land
• Freeze blocks using the Freezer as well as craft ice, packed ice, and more.
• Summon meteors down onto your friends with Meteor Summoners
• Obtain an adorable Comet Kitty as a pet!
• Configure the mod to your liking with many configuration options
• Fully SMP compatible!
• Multilingual!

Here's some screenshots of the mod:





Be sure to have Forge installed in order for this mod to work.
Also be sure to install Baubles for the new Magnetization Controller!


Previous Versions:

Installation Instructions:
1.Install Forge
2.Run Minecraft once
3.Put the ZIP/JAR file in the mods folder located in your .minecraft folder (Do not unzip)
4.Run Minecraft and have fun!

Changelog: Check the Curse mod page for version differences

Old Changelog:

It seems Curse broke the formatting. Sorry.

2.11.1:<br>-Updated to MC 1.6.2<br>-Meteor Shields block Kitty Comets<br>-All auto-enchanted items will no longer require a right-click to enchant the item<br>-All auto-enchanted items also can't be disenchanted then re-enchanted automatically (so no farming for exp with Enchanting Plus)<br>-Meteor ore now gives experience when mined<br>-Various tooltips have been added to the Detectors to help explain what each detector detects, as well as, telling you if it has found a meteor/crash.<br>-Detectors now work as intended<br>-The Meteor Timer block has now been updated to work more properly and will also take into account if meteors only fall at night.<br>-Two game rules have been added: meteorsFall and summonMeteors. This uses Minecraft's system of setting game rules via /gamerule to turn off/on the falling of Meteors and the ability to summon meteors with the summoners.<br>-Meteor Shields now drop red meteor gems that have been applied to them if the shield is broken.<br>-Red Meteor Gems now have a tooltip explaining their use<br>-Meteor Shields when charged now inform the player that the shield can be upgraded using red meteor gems<br>-Protected Land Testers now have a tooltip explaining that the tester has a one-time usage.<br>-Network traffic has been reduced with less packets being communicated between the server and client.<br>-The mod should now handle multiple dimensions properly.<br>-The tick rate for meteor updates has been reduced to once per second rather 20 times per second.<br>-The mod now uses the world's data folder to read/write from for "Ghost Meteors" and "Crashed Chunks" (used to prevent meteors from falling in an area where a meteor recently landed). This also uses MC's system of saving dat files, similar to how maps are saved. So there should be no more errors with linux users.<br>-Various sounds have been added to the Meteor Shield (thanks to mucusBones)<br>-Summoners now give off a particle trail when thrown<br>-Meteor crash sites now sound hot (except Frezarite of course)<br>2.10.2:<br>-Fixed Crash when a meteor crashes<br>-Added missing crafting recipes<br>-Updated to MC 1.5.2<br>-Updated German Language pack to make sense<br>2.10.1:<br>-Entity spawning bugfix<br>-Added multilingual capabilities (check github)<br>-New Detector Textures<br>-New Achivements added<br>-Meteor Timer block added<br>-New Recipes for Random and Unknown Summoners<br>-All drops are now attracted with the Magnetization enchantment<br>-Optimization

2.9.2:
-Fixed major bug with armor enchantments not working properly
2.9.1:
-Updated to 1.4.7
-Alien Creeper and Comet Kitty spawn eggs now have appropriate colors
-Unknown meteor now has texture
-Random black particles bug fixed
-Summoner not spawning meteors correctly fixed
-Detectors reload locations after world change
2.9:
-Added Frezarite tools complete with special effects
-Redone the old auto-enchanting system to insure the effects get added and it is known that there should be an effect
-Less network traffic
-Meteor shields now have a beam of light once they are fully powered which are set to the color of the type of meteor the owner of the shield blocked last.
-Added sounds for meteor shield
-New particles for meteor shield
-Redid flying ray for meteor shield
-added informative compatibility issues for server-client compatibility
2.8.2:
-Updated to MC 1.4.6
-Minor Bugfix with Fire Immunity when wearing full Krekno armor
2.8.1:
-Bug Fixes/Optimization
-Config options added: meteor ore generation, meteor type control, kitty attack chance modification, meteor shield radius modification, text crash notification control
-Meteor type specific meteor summoners added
2.8:
-Comet kitties added
-Kitty comets added (there's a difference)
-Enchantment IDs now configurable and default ids were change for compatibility
-Updated to MC 1.4.5
2.7:
-SMP Compatible (finally)
-Packets are now being used to sync the server with the client
-Server configuration properties are used when a player with different config properties logs in to the server to prevent issues. Note: Does not sync block/item ids
-Meteor detectors should work again in all instances
-Safe chunks are now being removed properly when a meteor shield is broken/destroyed
2.6.2:
-Fixed more bugs of all sorts
-Client and Server communication now operable - 80%
-Summoner grief protection working again
-Multiple crashes fixed
-Config options redone a little bit again. CHECK YOUR CONFIGS TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS GOOD!
-Bugs:
-Safe chunks can be added, but not removed (at least on the server side)
-Meteor Detectors I feel may be unoperable quite yet. Wait until next patch for that. Should still work on SSP though.
2.6.1:
-Fixed multiple NPE's causing crashes
-Magnetization of items now works again (even in SMP)
-Game no longer crashes when mining Meteor blocks
-Added option in config to set max and min meteor sizes
-Renamed config option "Meteor Fall Rate" to "Meteor Fall Deterrence" to help clear up confusion. CHECK YOUR CONFIGS!
-Bugs:
-Summoner grief protection is not working properly in SMP
-Some achievements may still not trigger properly in SMP
2.6:
-Ported to MC version 1.4.2
-Unknown meteor type added
-Meteor spawning redone
-Frezarite pickaxe and shovel added
-Magnetization and Cold Touch enchantments added
-Meteor detectors added
-New configuration options
-Semi-anti-grief system with meteor summoners
2.5:
-Halfway ported to MC version 1.3.2, did not make release
2.4.1:
-Adjusted Meteor Type rarity
-Nether portals only appear with Medium and Large Kreknorite Meteors
-Meteorite Blocks now have a 25% chance of giving 1 meteor chip once cool.
2.4:
-Frezarite and Kreknorite Meteors added
-Frezarite and Kreknorite tools and armor added
-Updated for 1.2.3
-Minor bugfixes
-Armor abilities and strength adjusted
2.3:
-Minor bugfixes
-Code redone for mod compatibility
-Crash sites are now more fiery
-Meteor fall distance adjusted
-Meteor cooling rate adjusted (takes a little longer to cool)
-Groundwork for future plans was made
2.2:
-Meteor Shields now vary in strength on how much land they cover
-Meteor chip drops rarity adjusted
-Meteor blocks cool faster
-Adjusted slight bugs in crafting recipes
-Meteor blocks are now flammable
-Meteor crash rarity adjusted
-Meteor blocks cool much faster when near water.
2.1:
-Fixed Meteor Shield causing crash when right-clicked
-Implemented infinite textures with Forge
-Uploaded the correct armor skin (my bad)
-Added configuration file to control ID's, meteor rarity, and tool crafting
-Added Meteor Summoner along with a rare Red Meteor Gem
2.0:
-Updated for 1.1 with updated Forge
-Different Meteor sizes added
-Meteors now Render correctly
-Meteorite tools and armor are now magnetic
-Meteor crash generation redone to support fire blocks and random Alien Creeper spawning
-Alien Creeper Mob added
-Meteorite Ore now generates underground as well
1.1:
-Meteors now cool over time, giving less meteor chips the more it cools
-Meteor Shields Added
-Meteor Shield Test Torches added
-Most Textures Updated (Thanks all goes to NoobSauce!)
-Modified Time Between Meteor Crashes
1.0:
-Released

On Dealing with Modpacks:
On dealing with modpacks and this mod, check out this post.

Please tell me your ideas on how to improve on this mod. Any bugs/glitches you have please tell me those also.

Open Source:
This mod is now open source, which means you can now look at the code and how messy it may or may not be (probably is).

Come check out the page here:
http://alexdgr8r.github.io/MeteorsMod/

Multilingual Support:
With update 2.10, this mod now has compatibility for multiple languages. Currently there are only two different languages other than English(US) that are available: German and Chinese. If you wish to help with translation, please check out the LANG file here: https://github.com/A...lang/en_US.lang

Once you have translated it over to your language, either message me on these forums or submit a Pull Request on Github for me to add it to the repository.I really hope I get some help with this because a lot of people really wish for this mod to be translated. ALL help will be greatly appreciated.

Contributors:
eason6666
Kirbster329
BonsaiDen
ImperatorDrakonis - His Language Thread
DEVIUC

Quote from CrispyCokeHat

good mod but u need better textures

Quote from rawgt3

lol, its polka-dotted...like the dance.:biggrin.gif: So how do the shield and torch work, and why do they look like modified redstone torches and furnaces? But yeah, seems pretty cool, I'll wait and see how long it takes them to add it to the vanilla game. :tongue.gif:

Quote from AdmiralMe

Amazing Mod,you should add Impact waves when a Meteorite lands.

Quote from AdmiralMe

When I right-clicked on the Meteor shield,it said saving chunks and shut down.

Quote from bosky2102

I think you need to make them more rare i just got 5 in a row also when right clicking the shield i got saveing chunks crash

Quote from noclue4u

I'll make a mod spotlight if that is alright.
will you put it at the top of this thread once finished?

Quote from TeamDynoModsESP

mod is sexy, but is compatible with other mods?

Quote from Slydog

I think this would attract more visitors if you had a few details and pictures about the 'Alien' mob. If you do so i will download it :biggrin.gif: good looking mod btw

Quote from Zanzah

Wait... Does the meteor actually FALL down? It's not just something coded into the map generator?

Quote from Zombielogic

hm sounds good.......two things. SMP, and forge. and a sphax texture pack add on would be nice.

Quote from Glenn

I assume this is inspired by the meteors in Terraria? Doesn't matter though, it looks great.

Quote from The Benolds

Idea: Maybe include the shield device into the recipe for some kind of warning device
(Like a display with a countdown till next meteor hits and rough coords?
(With maybe 3 Tiers of
1 ,
2 :Diamond:,
3 +
To indicate how accurate the time and location of impact is?)

Then you could add more variety to the meteors, such as ones that chuck out different materials
(Possible way to get End Rock with a portal, as well as adding new uses for it?)
also, extremely rare obsidian meteors?
Maybe even bedrock? (Next to impossible)

Maybe include anti- meteor lazers, with increasing intensities to kill different tiers of meteor?

Sorry, got a little over excited.