I'd like to request what I expect to be a rather simple 1.11.2-compatible mod which adds a reach-weapon to the tune of a spear or halberd. In the case of a halberd, a nice bonus would be if there were some way to toggle between slash and thrust just so the option is there, but I've no idea how or even if that's possible.
This is spurred by three factors: (a) the new sword-sweep attack is not always necessarily convenient or desirable, (b) the new weapon cooldown thing makes wasted swings very punishing in close-in fights (particularly against baby zombies or cave spiders; if you miss, somebody's gonna eat a few hits), and (c) with my community's server utilizing the Roguelike Dungeons mod, team engagements are the norm rather than the exception, and with swords we end up crowding each other and causing quite a bit of collateral damage.
I've put in a little time looking into the potential of writing it myself, but starting from a completely illiterate position makes the prospect seem very intimidating.
What say you? Will some God of Java smile down upon me this day?
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Since we have shields it would be epic if we could also have spears. There actually used to be a mod back in 1.6, perhaps even 1.7 that added spears and shields to the game. Was a good mod. I will post the name if I find it. But ya, for someone actually fluent in modding I'd be surprised if this was really all that difficult of a request for a mod for the current updated version of Minecraft.
I imagine you're referring to Balkon's Weapon Mod, which has a successor by the name Reforged. Unfortunately, neither of those are working with 1.11 at this time.
The scope of those mods is also quite broad in comparison, which is why I didn't ask for somebody to update them; the task would be quite large and time consuming as evidenced by the Reforged team still working on complete 1.9 & 1.10 implementations.
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I'd like to request what I expect to be a rather simple 1.11.2-compatible mod which adds a reach-weapon to the tune of a spear or halberd. In the case of a halberd, a nice bonus would be if there were some way to toggle between slash and thrust just so the option is there, but I've no idea how or even if that's possible.
This is spurred by three factors: (a) the new sword-sweep attack is not always necessarily convenient or desirable, (b) the new weapon cooldown thing makes wasted swings very punishing in close-in fights (particularly against baby zombies or cave spiders; if you miss, somebody's gonna eat a few hits), and (c) with my community's server utilizing the Roguelike Dungeons mod, team engagements are the norm rather than the exception, and with swords we end up crowding each other and causing quite a bit of collateral damage.
I've put in a little time looking into the potential of writing it myself, but starting from a completely illiterate position makes the prospect seem very intimidating.
What say you? Will some God of Java smile down upon me this day?
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Bump.
Since we have shields it would be epic if we could also have spears. There actually used to be a mod back in 1.6, perhaps even 1.7 that added spears and shields to the game. Was a good mod. I will post the name if I find it. But ya, for someone actually fluent in modding I'd be surprised if this was really all that difficult of a request for a mod for the current updated version of Minecraft.
I imagine you're referring to Balkon's Weapon Mod, which has a successor by the name Reforged. Unfortunately, neither of those are working with 1.11 at this time.
The scope of those mods is also quite broad in comparison, which is why I didn't ask for somebody to update them; the task would be quite large and time consuming as evidenced by the Reforged team still working on complete 1.9 & 1.10 implementations.