I'm back! And I'm rewriting the mod from scratch! Sorry for the gap in updates the past couple months, started a new job in June and have been working like crazy.
The Reason for the Rewrite
Back in 2013, I decided to create this mod to add more content to the oceans (and beaches) of minecraft. At the time, ocean monuments weren't in the game so oceans were pretty much useless.
However, the code behind it was janky. It was the first coding project I had ever undertaken and I had no design in mind when I started. I just figured out how to add a block to world generation and went from there. Which became more and more of a problem as I went along. I grew increasingly frustrated with my own work and didn't have the time to actually fix the underlying problems with the code. Two weeks ago, I decided to plan out what I wanted and needed from the mod and start fresh.
Current Progress
These are the current things that I have working:
Shipwrecks are now generated from a JSON file instead of hardcoded in. This will allow determined people to add their own structures that the mod can generate (it's time consuming to create one of these files though).
Instead of having a different set of coordinates for every ship orientation (i.e. North, South, East, and West facing ships), the rotation is done through code. It handles most blocks with faces currently but I haven't added stuctures larger than a block (e.g. doors and beds).
Biome checking is done slightly differently. Instead of checking for specific biome names, the mod just checks to see if the word "ocean" or "beach" appears in the biome name. This means it should work with mods that add custom biomes (though I haven't tested it yet). Hopefully they don't add a lava ocean biome... This one will require more testing before I will leave it in though.
The rowboat and sailboat spawn correctly.
Config files are working. Wrecks spawn using a list of names corresponding to the json files and you can adjust the spawn weights to your liking (including disabling them with a value of 0 and having a chance for no wreck to spawn in a spot).
Added code so chests have loot and the "tier" of chest loot can be specified as a value in the Json file.
Sloop spawning correctly.
I completely forgot that 1.8 introduced changes to blocks (particularly with properties). I've spent a bit of time reworking the generation code and json to support different properties.
I skipped over the Schooner and did the Waverunner! The largest ship is complete.
Schooner is now complete as well!
I adjusted the world generation a bit to reduce the chance of causing extra chunks to load. Helps for the smaller wrecks but the larger ones are going to cause an extra chunk or two to load.
Got wrecks spawning correctly above and below the surface.
The diving suit is back with some changes! Instead of the helmet giving nightvision and the full set preventing your breath from decreasing, the full set gives waterbreathing so you have limited visibility underwater without nightvision potions. In addition, wearing less than the full set will give you a random chance of gaining some breath so your breath will decrease at a slower rate overall (the more pieces you have on the greater the chance). The suit still slows you down out of the water.
Planned Features
These are the features I'm still working on:
Creating the JSON files for the other wrecks:
Sailboat Sideways
Sloop
Schooner
Waverunner
Stone Spire
Longboat
Adding fields in JSON files so blocks can spawn in a random range from the center of the spawn.
Writing the wreck generation code so the min/max spawn distances actually work correctly. I was doing something stupid before.
Adding the Piranhas again.
Adding the diving suit again.
Adding the ability to spawn doors and beds
Look into the config files more (need to make sure it is possible to add fields for new wrecks without needing to hardcode that in. I assume it is but I will have to code my own solution if it isn't).
Add fields to JSON files for loot generation tiers for chests.
(Long term) create a tool to convert .schematic files to the correct format.
Create a template/how to on adding new structure JSON files.
Final Thoughts
So, there is quite a bit of work I still need to do before I am going to release it. I'm also going to have to test the performance. With wrecks in every chunk, the server starts to lag quite a bit.
Sorry I've been MIA for the past year and a half. I quit my job as a paramedic, got a degree in CS, and got married since I last worked on the mod. I should be able to keep this mod up to date this time around and, if I don't, it will also be open source this time around. I will update this post as I finish features and will create a new post when everything is finally complete
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Not sure if you would be interested in it but you might want to look into adding your mod to Curse to allow others easier access to your mod. Your mod is one of the few that offers a way to explore the ocean early on.
if you're taking suggestions, add muskets and small floating towns(abandonded) with loot, like in that video game landless. i would also love the schooners to have more chests.
also this might be too much to ask, but could you make a new helpful villager mod? the old one allowed villagers to do stuff, such as farm, trade, use weapons, armor, mine, chop down trees, and more. heres a link:
the modder hasn't come back in forever, and i would love to see this mod back. i used to use it with your mod, like shipwrecked sailors trying to survive on an island, or make a world that is all beaches and make a village, with me going out to scavenge for supplies and fight mobs in the wrecks. i would love a 1.8 version of it so i can play with this mod on all beach worlds. (in 1.7 you cant do that, and if you make it in 1.8 and go back to 1.7, it works for a little but then the world generator starts loading normal biomes)
Ha, yeah I'm still working on it (slow going though due to my actual job taking precedence). I hope to get a basic version out this month without the stone spire/longboat, captains logs, or the piranhas; the AI for the piranha was a bit of a brute force before and wasn't the most performance friendly so I want to rewrite it but that will delay the release a lot. All that's really left to get that working besides those is the chest loot tables (currently consists of a guaranteed single gold bar).
hey dude, will you add any more items to make things interesting? perhaps some (water-logged) muskets we can find in ships or some dry ones we can make. that'd be pretty cool.
id also love to see something we can use against those pesty piranhas, perhaps a spear or hook of some kind.
I love this mod and i hope to see it updated with new features.
It'd be interesting to see some giant moray eels that live inside of ships and lunge out from holes in ships' holes. Hell, The Ocean Hunter would be an excellent source of inspiration for the mod.
Well, it's been over a year and I have a preliminary release working and ready to go! Just after the minecraft snapshot that adds shipwrecks!
Currently, not all features are in. The notable things missing being the piranhas and captain's logs that were in the original mod. The stone spire and longboat have also not made the cut.
This mod will create a "structures" folder in your minecraft directory that you will be able to add additional json files to if you want your own, custom, shipwrecks in the game (this folder will also be created on servers so you can add custom wrecks when playing with friends). I don't have a guide for creating the json files so it's a bit of a moot point but I will work on creating a template and guide to make that aspect possible.
Before I'm ready to upload and release these files, I need to test them out with the latest versions of forge for 1.11 and 1.12 to make sure everything is working as intended.
Do you think you could add a shark mob. The update aquatic will not be adding one. People really wanted to see sharks. To have a mod has a shark mob and maybe even a few different types would be awesome. Let me know what you think. I have a few ideas for a couple types of sharks.
v2.0.0 of the mod is up and approved! You can download it here for minecraft 1.11.2 and 1.12.2 (the older versions of the mod for older versions of minecraft will remain in this forum post).
Do you think you could add a shark mob. The update aquatic will not be adding one. People really wanted to see sharks. To have a mod has a shark mob and maybe even a few different types would be awesome. Let me know what you think. I have a few ideas for a couple types of sharks.
I would love to but considering the amount of time I have to work on the mod and the number of things I still need to add before I can add anything new, I don't think I will get around to adding sharks.
I can get the suit n creative. Everything else works fine except the recipes. Would be cool if you made the suit also a treasure in one of the ships. That way ppl could get one when in survival mode if their recipe does not work. BTW I'm running version 1.12.2 of minecraft.
would be a pretty cool idea if you can spawn them on your own kinda like a spawn egg
does this not work for 1.8.9?
nice mod, wait new version for 1.9
I'm back! And I'm rewriting the mod from scratch! Sorry for the gap in updates the past couple months, started a new job in June and have been working like crazy.
The Reason for the Rewrite
Back in 2013, I decided to create this mod to add more content to the oceans (and beaches) of minecraft. At the time, ocean monuments weren't in the game so oceans were pretty much useless.
However, the code behind it was janky. It was the first coding project I had ever undertaken and I had no design in mind when I started. I just figured out how to add a block to world generation and went from there. Which became more and more of a problem as I went along. I grew increasingly frustrated with my own work and didn't have the time to actually fix the underlying problems with the code. Two weeks ago, I decided to plan out what I wanted and needed from the mod and start fresh.
Current Progress
These are the current things that I have working:
Planned Features
These are the features I'm still working on:
Sailboat SidewaysSloopSchoonerWaverunnerAdding fields in JSON files so blocks can spawn in a random range from the center of the spawn.Writing the wreck generation code so the min/max spawn distances actually work correctly. I was doing something stupid before.Adding the diving suit again.Adding the ability to spawn doors and bedsLook into the config files more (need to make sure it is possible to add fields for new wrecks without needing to hardcode that in. I assume it is but I will have to code my own solution if it isn't).Add fields to JSON files for loot generation tiers for chests.Final Thoughts
So, there is quite a bit of work I still need to do before I am going to release it. I'm also going to have to test the performance. With wrecks in every chunk, the server starts to lag quite a bit.
Sorry I've been MIA for the past year and a half. I quit my job as a paramedic, got a degree in CS, and got married since I last worked on the mod. I should be able to keep this mod up to date this time around and, if I don't, it will also be open source this time around. I will update this post as I finish features and will create a new post when everything is finally complete
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Curse PremiumNot sure if you would be interested in it but you might want to look into adding your mod to Curse to allow others easier access to your mod. Your mod is one of the few that offers a way to explore the ocean early on.
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if you're taking suggestions, add muskets and small floating towns(abandonded) with loot, like in that video game landless. i would also love the schooners to have more chests.
also this might be too much to ask, but could you make a new helpful villager mod? the old one allowed villagers to do stuff, such as farm, trade, use weapons, armor, mine, chop down trees, and more. heres a link:
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/2162777-helpful-villagers-v1-4-0-beta-builders-and-more-on
the modder hasn't come back in forever, and i would love to see this mod back. i used to use it with your mod, like shipwrecked sailors trying to survive on an island, or make a world that is all beaches and make a village, with me going out to scavenge for supplies and fight mobs in the wrecks. i would love a 1.8 version of it so i can play with this mod on all beach worlds. (in 1.7 you cant do that, and if you make it in 1.8 and go back to 1.7, it works for a little but then the world generator starts loading normal biomes)
btw i love the mod! =D
nice mod for exploring
hope you can realease it with newer versions
Hey are you still working on this mod ? Buddy
cool mod
Ha, yeah I'm still working on it (slow going though due to my actual job taking precedence). I hope to get a basic version out this month without the stone spire/longboat, captains logs, or the piranhas; the AI for the piranha was a bit of a brute force before and wasn't the most performance friendly so I want to rewrite it but that will delay the release a lot. All that's really left to get that working besides those is the chest loot tables (currently consists of a guaranteed single gold bar).
hey dude, will you add any more items to make things interesting? perhaps some (water-logged) muskets we can find in ships or some dry ones we can make. that'd be pretty cool.
id also love to see something we can use against those pesty piranhas, perhaps a spear or hook of some kind.
I love this mod and i hope to see it updated with new features.
(btw congrats on getting married)
YAY! I loved to play with this mod in older versions! Keep up the good work!
It'd be interesting to see some giant moray eels that live inside of ships and lunge out from holes in ships' holes. Hell, The Ocean Hunter would be an excellent source of inspiration for the mod.
What version will the next update be for?
this mod is really creative,i love it a lot.Do you have any plans to update to 1.12.2?I'm looking forward to your reply.
Well, it's been over a year and I have a preliminary release working and ready to go! Just after the minecraft snapshot that adds shipwrecks!
Currently, not all features are in. The notable things missing being the piranhas and captain's logs that were in the original mod. The stone spire and longboat have also not made the cut.
This mod will create a "structures" folder in your minecraft directory that you will be able to add additional json files to if you want your own, custom, shipwrecks in the game (this folder will also be created on servers so you can add custom wrecks when playing with friends). I don't have a guide for creating the json files so it's a bit of a moot point but I will work on creating a template and guide to make that aspect possible.
Before I'm ready to upload and release these files, I need to test them out with the latest versions of forge for 1.11 and 1.12 to make sure everything is working as intended.
Do you think you could add a shark mob. The update aquatic will not be adding one. People really wanted to see sharks. To have a mod has a shark mob and maybe even a few different types would be awesome. Let me know what you think. I have a few ideas for a couple types of sharks.
v2.0.0 of the mod is up and approved! You can download it here for minecraft 1.11.2 and 1.12.2 (the older versions of the mod for older versions of minecraft will remain in this forum post).
I would love to but considering the amount of time I have to work on the mod and the number of things I still need to add before I can add anything new, I don't think I will get around to adding sharks.
I can get the suit n creative. Everything else works fine except the recipes. Would be cool if you made the suit also a treasure in one of the ships. That way ppl could get one when in survival mode if their recipe does not work. BTW I'm running version 1.12.2 of minecraft.