A mod that seeks to add vegan alternatives to all Minecraft mob/animal products using the following guidelines:
Nothing added to worldgen
No new crops added
"Veganism is a way of living that seeks to exclude, as far as possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose."
- The Vegan Society
Pam's HarvestCraft - Food mod that adds vegan alternatives for most (if not all) recipes Not Enough Items - VO integrates with NEI to provide in-game documentation
4 Encrusted Obsidian blocks placed in a diamond shape creates an Ender Rift in the center of it
Water flowing through an Ender Rift at night has a chance to be converted into Raw Ender. However, if this is done during the day, a random block around the Ender Rift will be consumed by it and lost forever.
Soap + Water + Sugar + Glass Bottle crafted together creates Soap Solution
Soap Solution + 8 Ice (or 1 Packed Ice) crafted together creates a Frozen Bubble (Pufferfish alternative)
Soap Solution used by a player or a dispenser creates a Bubble in the world, and the Bubble will freeze if it is surrounded by enough Ice/Snow/Packed Ice
Frozen Bubble + Raw Ender Bucket crafted together creates an Ender Pearl
Frozen Bubble placed in Raw Ender (in the world) will soak up the Raw Ender and become an Ender Pearl once it is fully filled
Burlap and Black Vegetable Oil Ink are usable in the Mystcraft Book Binder/Ink Mixer
BBQ Sauce and BBQ Tofu added when HarvestCraft is installed
Goals Before v1.0.0
Balance (I will need a lot of feedback on balance)
Add a Nether Star alternative or an alternative method of obtaining a Nether Star (need ideas)
Add a Dragon Egg alternative or an alternative method of obtaining a Dragon Egg (need ideas)
Make the mod configurable
Add as much cross-mod integration as possible
FAQ
Why?
In-game veganism is simply a playstyle that I prefer, in that I think survival games offer a unique way to explore vegan ethics that the real world doesn't provide. For example, attempting to adhere to veganism within Minecraft leads to weird/interesting questions like, "Is it really self-defense to kill a mob if I'm semi-responsible for mobs being able to spawn at all?". It can also encourage non-standard behavior like building a weapon that does the least amount of damage possible.
Do I have to play as a vegan if I install this?
No, this mod simply aims to allow veganism to be a viable option in Minecraft. If you don't choose to adhere to veganism while using this mod, it'll still do a few nice things for you:
Allows for alternate (hopefully interesting) methods of obtaining mob drops
Gives uses to various vanilla Minecraft blocks/items that didn't really have a use before (ferns, sunflowers, spruce wood, sandstone, etc)
Another good option for you animal lovers out there is Botania. It adds several ways to get animal materials without harming animals, including shedding. Is the use of shedded feathers vegan? I have no idea. I don't know much about the subject.
I'll be entirely honest. As someone who was vegetarian for about a year before going vegan (which has now been several years).
I've never quite understood bringing ethical things like this into gaming.
I'm not sure there's much to understand. I found that I quite enjoyed the process of coming up with alternatives and figuring out how to fit them together; this is mostly just the end result of that.
On compatibility is it possible to add some for plants mega pack? some of the features require the use of animal products and with the added compatibility you guys would go great together!
EDIT: after experimenting I found that they already work just fine!
Changelog
- Added white/black ink, soap solution, and vegetable oil fluids
--- Can be picked up by right clicking the fluid in the world with a glass bottle
--- Currently no method of placing these fluids without grabbing the fluid block from NEI
- Made Burlap and Black Vegetable Oil Ink usable in the Mystcraft Book Binder/Ink Mixer
- Added BBQ Sauce and BBQ Tofu when HarvestCraft is installed
- Added Inventory Tweaks support to the composter
- Fixed fluids not behaving like fluids (not pushing entities, no overlay while inside, no splash, etc)
- Fixed haunted composter because it's too scary (stopped the composter from spinning infinitely when its lastAeration field somehow gets set to sometime in the future)
- Fixed not being able to pick up Wood Ash Lye in a bucket
- Fixed rotten flesh oredict being registered later than it should
does this mod just add the items alongside the others? if it does then i might try this mod, although as Emerald_Chicken so aptly put it ^ i'm also "Religiously carnivorous"
Note to self: use "Religiously carnivorous" more often.......
but seriously the mod looks great so far and seems like it could have a lot of potential for adding (well for me) more ways to get hard to find materials
does this mod just add the items alongside the others? if it does then i might try this mod, although as Emerald_Chicken so aptly put it ^ i'm also "Religiously carnivorous"
Note to self: use "Religiously carnivorous" more often.......
but seriously the mod looks great so far and seems like it could have a lot of potential for adding (well for me) more ways to get hard to find materials
This looks amazing! As a 100% Vegetarian and mostly vegan (I love cheese), I think this mod adds that little bit of something extra to minecraft. It's nice being vegan in minecraft without having to live on bread. (Until you have enough gold to use on carrots) I am considering adding this to my modpack, and I probably will.
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Curse PremiumNot Enough Items - VO integrates with NEI to provide in-game documentation
An alternate format of this same information is available on Github
Bioplastic
- Potato Starch in a furnace creates
Bioplastic - Bioplastic crafted in a 1x2 shape creates a
Plastic Rod - Bioplastic crafted in a diamond shape creates a
Plastic Egg (Egg [as an object] alternative)
References: Make Your Own BioplasticBurlap
- Jute Fiber crafted in a 2x2 creates
Burlap (Leather alternative) - Burlap crafted in the standard armor patterns creates Burlap Armor (equivalent to Leather Armor)
References: Hessian (cloth)Composting
- Chest + Sticks crafted together creates a Composter
- "Green" materials alone in a Composter creates
Rotten Plants (Rotten Flesh alternative) - "Green" + "brown" materials together in a Composter creates
Compost - Compost provides passive improvement to adjacent Farmland
- Compost + Saltpeter crafted together creates
Fertilizer (Bone Meal fertilizer alternative)
References: The Carbon:Nitrogen Ratio (C:N)Doll's Eye
Doll's Eye (Spider Eye alternative) occasionally drop from harvesting Grass in a temperate forest biome
References: Actaea pachypoda (doll's-eyes, white baneberry)Egg Replacers
- Apple + Wooden Bowl crafted together creates
Apple Sauce (Egg [as a baking agent] alternative) - Piston + Potato crafted together creates
Potato Starch (Egg [as a baking agent] alternative) - If a potato is crushed by a piston in the world, it will also create Potato Starch
References: Egg Substitutions in Baking, Ener-G Egg ReplacerRaw Ender
Faux Feather
Fossils
Frozen Bubble
- Soap + Water + Sugar + Glass Bottle crafted together creates
Soap Solution - Soap Solution + 8 Ice (or 1 Packed Ice) crafted together creates a
Frozen Bubble (Pufferfish alternative) - Soap Solution used by a player or a dispenser creates a
Bubble in the world, and the Bubble will freeze if it is surrounded by enough Ice/Snow/Packed Ice - Frozen Bubble + Raw Ender Bucket crafted together creates an Ender Pearl
- Frozen Bubble placed in Raw Ender (in the world) will soak up the Raw Ender and become an Ender Pearl once it is fully filled
References: Frozen Bubbles Freeze at -40cSaltpeter
Saltpeter occasionally drops when mining Sandstone
References: Sodium nitrate (Chile saltpeter), Chilean calicheSulfur
Vegetable Oil Ink
- Vegetable Oil + Vegetable Wax + Rosin + Charcoal creates
Black Vegetable Oil Ink (Ink Sac alternative) - Vegetable Oil + Vegetable Wax + Rosin + Nether Quartz creates
White Vegetable Oil Ink (Bone Meal dye alternative)
References: Soy ink, The Printing Ink Manual pg219Jute
Jute Stalks drop from harvesting Large Ferns- 3x3 of Jute Stalks crafted together makes a Jute Bundle
- Jute Bundle, when placed next to or under water, will start retting
- Once retted, the Jute Bundle can be broken to get a variable amount of
Jute Fiber - Jute Fiber can be crafted into Burlap (2x2) or String (1x2)
References: Jute, Jute cultivation, RettingKapok
Kapok Tufts occasionally drop from harvesting Jungle Leaves- Kapok Tufts can be crafted into Block of Kapok (2x2; Wool alternative) or String (1x3)
References: Ceiba pentandraBlank Mob Head
- Water + Potato Starch + 4 Paper creates
Papier-Mâché - 8 Papier-Mâché + Melon crafted together creates a
Blank Mob Head - Blank Mob Head + various dyes crafted together creates each of the mob heads
References: Papier-mâchéPlant Milk
- Water + 2 Pumpkin Seeds (or other plant milk sources) + Sugar crafted together creates Plant Milk (Milk [as a food] alternative)
References: Plant milk, Perfect Pumpkin Seed MilkProof of Suffering
Resin
Resin (Slimeball alternative) occasionally drops when harvesting Spruce Wood- Resin in a furnace creates
Rosin
References: Resin, RosinSoap
- Water + 3 Charcoal crafted together creates
Wood Ash Lye - Wood Ash Lye + Vegetable Oil + Rosin creates
Soap (Milk [as a status effect curative] alternative)
References: How to Make Soap from AshesStraw Bed
- 3 Hay Bales + 3 Wood Planks creates a
Straw Bed (non-perfect Bed alternative) - Straw Bed deals a tiny amount of damage to the player each time it is slept in (it's itchy)
References: PalliasseFalse Morel
False Morels (Spider Eye alternative) occasionally drop when harvesting Mycelium- False Morel + Brown Mushroom + Sugar crafted together creates
Fermented False Morel (Fermented Spider Eye alternative)
References: False morel, Gyromitra esculentaVegetable Oil
Sunflower Seeds drop from harvesting Sunflowers- Sunflower Seeds + Weighted Pressure Plate + Bottle crafted together creates
Vegetable Oil - Vegetable Oil in a furnace creates
Vegetable Wax
References: Vegetable oilWhy?
In-game veganism is simply a playstyle that I prefer, in that I think survival games offer a unique way to explore vegan ethics that the real world doesn't provide. For example, attempting to adhere to veganism within Minecraft leads to weird/interesting questions like, "Is it really self-defense to kill a mob if I'm semi-responsible for mobs being able to spawn at all?". It can also encourage non-standard behavior like building a weapon that does the least amount of damage possible.
Do I have to play as a vegan if I install this?
No, this mod simply aims to allow veganism to be a viable option in Minecraft. If you don't choose to adhere to veganism while using this mod, it'll still do a few nice things for you:
Should I go vegan (in real life)?
Probably.
Rock Paper Shotgun article about the mod
In German:
The Vegan Option
The Spice of Life | AppleCore | Hunger In Peace
Creative Blocks
Squake | Squeedometer
HarvestCraft Waila Fixes
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I've never quite understood bringing ethical things like this into gaming.
I plan to keep an eye on this though. It is interesting if nothing else.
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Curse PremiumI'm not sure there's much to understand. I found that I quite enjoyed the process of coming up with alternatives and figuring out how to fit them together; this is mostly just the end result of that.
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Curse PremiumEDIT: after experimenting I found that they already work just fine!
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Curse PremiumNot yet. See Goals Before v1.0.0 in the OP.
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- Added white/black ink, soap solution, and vegetable oil fluids
--- Can be picked up by right clicking the fluid in the world with a glass bottle
--- Currently no method of placing these fluids without grabbing the fluid block from NEI
- Made Burlap and Black Vegetable Oil Ink usable in the Mystcraft Book Binder/Ink Mixer
- Added BBQ Sauce and BBQ Tofu when HarvestCraft is installed
- Added Inventory Tweaks support to the composter
- Fixed fluids not behaving like fluids (not pushing entities, no overlay while inside, no splash, etc)
- Fixed haunted composter because it's too scary (stopped the composter from spinning infinitely when its lastAeration field somehow gets set to sometime in the future)
- Fixed not being able to pick up Wood Ash Lye in a bucket
- Fixed rotten flesh oredict being registered later than it should
Download v0.1.1 (for Minecraft 1.7.10)
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does this mod just add the items alongside the others? if it does then i might try this mod, although as Emerald_Chicken so aptly put it ^ i'm also "Religiously carnivorous"
Note to self: use "Religiously carnivorous" more often.......
but seriously the mod looks great so far and seems like it could have a lot of potential for adding (well for me) more ways to get hard to find materials
does this mod just add the items alongside the others? if it does then i might try this mod, although as Emerald_Chicken so aptly put it ^ i'm also "Religiously carnivorous"
Note to self: use "Religiously carnivorous" more often.......
but seriously the mod looks great so far and seems like it could have a lot of potential for adding (well for me) more ways to get hard to find materials
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Curse PremiumYes, in the same way that it is in vanilla Minecraft.
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On another note; Are you vegan in real life?
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