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Craftable Waypoints mod adds survival-friendly waypoints into your Minecraft world.

Unlike other waypoints mods, with this mod waypoints can't just be created anywhere at any time. You will actually have to craft them using a crafting table. This gives waypoints actual value as well as additional use for various resources like dyes, strings, anvils and player experience.
In addition to waypoints, there is also a Teleportation Wand which lets you teleport to your waypoints after you have added ender pearls to them. Right clicking waypoints with the wand will open the ender pearl GUI.

This mod is 100% multiplayer compatible and can be installed on a Forge server.
Waypoints are stored server-side and are visible to all players by default (can be toggled!) in the world.

Please leave feedback so I can improve the mod!

• Change the allPublic setting in the mod's config file .server folder/xaerocraftablewp.txt to enable private waypoints. Private waypoints can only be seen or broken by the player who placed them. They are saved in the "world(or dimension)/private waypoints" folder.
• This mod can also be used to make global waypoints on your server. Simply paste the following command in a command block to make a public(assuming allPublic is off) unbreakable waypoint with free teleportation:

give @p xaerocraftwp:waypoint 1 0 {display:{Name:"NameHere"}, forcedPublic:true, breakable:false, freeTeleport:true, colour:5}
Unbreakable waypoints can be broken with an unbreakable waypoint in hand!

Crafting a waypoint

Colouring a waypoint (optional)

Naming a waypoint (optional)

Crafting the Teleportation Wand

Adding ender pearls

Teleport by holding right mouse button (wand)

• You can get forge here: http://files.minecraftforge.net
• Download and run the latest or the recommended(if such exists) installer for the needed version (1.8). This should create a new or replace the old "Forge" profile in your Minecraft client.
• Download the mod by clicking the download link below. To continue, click on the download button at the bottom of the page. Now, choose the appropriate mod version and click the download link. Wait 5 seconds and click "skip ad" in the top-right of the page.
• Go to "C:/Users/YOUR USER/AppData/Roaming/.minecraft/mods" or to an equivalent on other OS' and put the jar file you've just downloaded there.
• Start your minecraft client and log in using the "Forge" profile.
• If you are still having problems getting this mod to work, contact me via PM.
• Have fun

Make sure you have the recommended Minecraft Forge version! Run on other versions at your own risk.

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Quote from Pancakist»

Good mod!

Thanks and thanks for reporting the crash!

EDIT: Seems to work fine for me. What version of forge do you have?

Anyone having the same issue, make sure you are running the recommended version of Forge. If your world has already "crashed" go to it's save folder and delete xaerowaypoints.txt -> your world works again. Now get the recommended Forge.

Quote from dfishnotfisher»

Great mod. I made showcase to show it off for YouTube.

Thank you! Very good review.
I'll put it up on the main post

Quote from Ignacius»

Are these waypoints not usable yet? As in, they can be crafted in the manner described, but they don't actually do anything yet? Just wanted to make sure - this is something I've wanted for my server for a very, very long time... I'm so excited to see one in the works!

You mentioned in your "what's coming" list a wand to be used to port among available waypoints... Will that be the only way to do so?

If so, I have a suggestion... I'm very much a fan of sticking true to Minecraft itself in making the waypoints require crafting to place/use. Kudos there - I was working on a similar mod myself, albeit much simpler and not nearly as elegant, but while my programming skills are great, my familiarity with the Minecraft side of things is not so much. I scrapped my project because it became too much work for my own "play time" lol.

Anyway, if the wand you mentioned is the only planned way to use the waypoints, I would like to suggest that the wand be like a "master key" to all the waypoints (that, in lieu of your 2nd mentioned plan, you the player have access to)... But there should still be a way to use them otherwise - a limited way. My suggestion would be that the wand enables you to pick your destination from a list, but if you don't have the wand, you could step onto the waypoint and be teleported to the other end of the path. Perhaps the waypoint's name could be the link.

I.E. You name two waypoint blocks the same thing with the anvil, let's say "Home". Place them wherever, and then when you step on one "Home" waypoint it teleports you to the other "Home" waypoint. Similar to the nether portal. Maybe allow more than two, in which case it would teleport you to one of the others with the same name at random. Or something.

All just my two cents, based on my own personal excitement.

Good work!

Thanks for the feeback
The waypoints obviously work as you can see from the video and screenshots. They show the direction + the distance you are from the waypoint.
Teleporting is just a thing I'd like to add on top of everything. The wand used for it will most likely be crafted using valuable resources (nether star could be one of them). Right-clicking the wand would teleport you to a waypoint that has ender pearl(s) added to it. The wand will choose the waypoint which is the closest to the cross-hair. Every teleportation will use up 1 ender pearl and once they run out you will need to refill the waypoint.
EDIT: Also, since you are server owner, I will most likely add an 'op' requiring method to make waypoints with infinite teleportation, incase you want to add one to spawn and such
And you might want to wait for the private waypoints because at the moment everyone would see everyone else's waypoints which wouldn't be too great for a server. There will most likely be a config option to choose whether crafting makes private or public waypoints. Public waypoints would always be available through the creative menu though.

Update 1.1 (MC 1.8):

+ Added a config file "xaerocraftablewp.txt" which can be found in the ".minecraft" folder or in your server's directory.
You can now change whether players normally place public (seen by everyone) or private waypoints by changing the allPublic setting in the config file.
Set to TRUE by default. I recommend server owners to change it to false, which will enable private waypoints.
Private waypoints can only be seen or broken by the player who placed them. They are saved in the
"world(or dimension)/private waypoints" folder.
+ Added 2 new boolean NBT tags for the waypoint item: forcedPublic and breakable.
forcedPublic - ignores the allPublic config setting, will always place a public waypoint when set to true.
breakable - will place an unbreakable waypoint if set to false.

Here is an example of how you can give yourself an unbreakable public(assuming allPublic is off) waypoint:
Use a command block (too long for the chat):
/give @p xaerocraftwp:waypoint 1 0 {display:{Name:"NameHere"}, forcedPublic:true, breakable:false, colour:5}

Unbreakable waypoints can be broken with an unbreakable waypoint in hand!

Please PM report any crashes/errors/bugs that you've found in the 1.1 version of the mod.
1.2 is basically ready but I'd also like to fix some things before the release.

Update 1.2 (MC 1.8):

+ Added a new Teleportation Wand crafted using a nether star, a blaze rod and an eye of ender. The wand will let you right click waypoints (hitbox) to add ender pearls to them.
Holding the right mouse button and pointing at a waypoint containing ender pearls will let you teleport to it when releasing the button.
+ Added a new NBT tag to waypoints called "freeTeleport" which, when true, will let you teleport to the waypoint without the need of ender pearls. This could be useful for multiplayer servers.
* Empty waypoints will no longer drop as items when breaking them in creative mode.

1.7 version please and can you put it on curse apparently this guy is taking your mod and claiming it as his http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/2561984-craftable-waypoints

Quote from djkp»

1.7 version please and can you put it on curse apparently this guy is taking your mod and claiming it as his http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/2561984-craftable-waypoints

I don't think there will be a 1.7 version. 1.9 is more likely to happen.
Thanks for letting me know about that thread
It's funny how proud this guy is of 'his' work.

Why are people even making mods for 1.8?


Edit: I take that back, I understand making 1.8 mods, it makes sense, but without a 1.7.10 version is just uncomfortable for everyone.

Also, I'm a fan of your minimap mod, would it be possible to use that mod with waypoints turned off, alongside this mod?

Quote from ArloTheEpic»

Why are people even making mods for 1.8?


Edit: I take that back, I understand making 1.8 mods, it makes sense, but without a 1.7.10 version is just uncomfortable for everyone.

Also, I'm a fan of your minimap mod, would it be possible to use that mod with waypoints turned off, alongside this mod?

Yes! And craftable waypoints are also displayed on the minimap
The reason I make 1.8 mods is because it would be easier to port to 1.9 when it comes out.

Quote from ChalzZy»

I did a review of your mod, then I realized I reviewed a older version of your mod, haha. Hope you enjoy anyways! -

Nice review! You got the mod from an unofficial source and that's why it was outdated ^^
Can you please link your viewers to this page instead?

Quote from eogen»

This is a great idea that I have been waiting for. Makes me sad about the 1.7.10 support, but it is what it is.

I made this mod just for fun and downgrading to 1.7.10 is very far from being fun

Quote from DeafLion»

download block by google ?????

Works completely fine for me.