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I don't have a donation button right now, but since there is some interest, I would be happy to add one. Any donations would be extremely appreciated!

Edit: Just added a donation button.

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Seriously how does this help anyone? XyCraft is a WIP mod in *gasp* the WIP Section of the forums. So...tell me.... why are you upset? I am here to make a mod. I am modding because I had once found it fun, but with this continual spiral of "Whaaaa I want this to release now because..well... I want it". To me that just flairs immaturity.
I am working extremely hard to juggle, XyCraft modding, College, my sanity, and my actual life. So I thank you for being passive aggressive. It means a lot to me. Because... you know...that is a plus.

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by Karob

(Updated September the 23rd, 2014)

Prelude
Some time ago I downloaded the Minecraft Coder Pack and monkeyed with the Minecraft code, mostly altering the tree generator to make the trees much bigger. Eventually I decided to make public my little project, now known as the "BigTrees" mod. The purpose of the mod is to create immersive forest environments, inspired by forests I have been to, yet modeled to suit the Minecraft universe. I gladly accept any opinions you might have, and hope to continue updating the mod with new features, though very slowly.

Features

• Adds several large tree types using vanilla blocktypes.
• Sections of the forest biome are populated by either wide trees or tall narrow trees.
- Wide trees: Great Oak, Thick Pine, and Block Oak.
- Tall trees: Post Oak

• Parts of the forest biome still predominately feature the normal small trees.
• The small swamp trees are accompanied by big trees.
- Great Swamp Oak, Cyprus, and Hat Trees.

• There are big dead trees in the desert.
• There are large pines in some regions of the taiga.
• Vanilla birch and pine trees are taller.
• Huge jungle trees have more, longer branches.
• Roots! They sometimes find their way into near-surface caves or off of cliff edges.
• There's a configuration file now. (kbigtrees.txt)
• Planting saplings and placing wood blocks controls the type of tree that grows. (See Tree Growth Guide below.)

Videos

Screenshots

BigTrees 1.7.2 configured with Biomes O' Plenty:



1.1b: Added Cyprus and Hat trees to the swamp biome:


1.1b: The swamp at sunrise.


1.1b: A "Hat" tree. You can often climb all the way up them without destroying or placing a single block. (I named them "hat" trees because the leaf pattern reminds me of the conical hats some Asians wear.)


Hop in a boat and follow me! I'll show you a land with great forests and dark woodlands...

Here! An old forest of some sort!


The trees overshadow the land. Perhaps monsters will spawn?


Perhaps you should build a treehouse!


Let's fly over to the swamp.


Here it is. There are some great big trees in the swamp!


And it can be very dark in places too. Hey Mr. Piggy!


Wow, look how the roots hang off that cliff. Hey Mr. Piggy!


The trees are narrow in this woodland.


And they stand proudly on the great hills.


Even pine trees grow a bit taller in this land.


These trees are long dead. The dry desert has kept them preserved.


We've seen a nice variety of big trees here. Now download the mod!


Bye!

License
You may do whatever you like with this mod as long as it does not violate Minecraft's license. Just please credit me for what I have done (and don't credit me for what I have not done). Thanks!

Downloads:

BigTrees 1.7.2b: (For Minecraft 1.7.2 and Minecraft 1.7.10.)
(direct) (adfly) (readme) (source)

• Compiled with Forge 1060.
• Fixed crash when growing hat trees.
• Fixed incorrect sapling names in tooltips.
• Fixed incorrect version number in mod properties.
• If you use this mod with Biomes O' Plenty, then I suggest you use these configuration files: (download) They optimize BigTrees spawning in Biomes O' Plenty biomes, and also add new BigTree variants that use Biomes O' Plenty wood and leaf types.

BigTrees 1.7.2:

• Ported to Minecraft 1.7.2 by Thorin_Stonehelm. I will give him the adfly revenue if he wants it.
• Also works with Minecraft 1.7.10.
• Includes new configuration options allowing you to make multiple copies of trees with slightly different settings, e.g., using Biomes O' Plenty blocks for leaves and trunks of post oak trees as well as vanilla blocks.
• If you use this mod with Biomes O' Plenty, then I suggest you use these configuration files: (download) They optimize BigTrees spawning in Biomes O' Plenty biomes, and also add new BigTree variants that use Biomes O' Plenty wood and leaf types.

BigTreesForge-164.zip: (direct) (adfly) (mirror) (source)
890 kilobytes - Compiled for Forge 9.11.1.916.

• Updated to Minecraft 1.6.4.
• Details and instructions are in included "readme.pdf".

BigTreesForge-162.zip: (direct) (adfly) (mirror)
891 kilobytes - Includes Forge version only.

• Ported to Forge.
• Added large birch tree.
• Added custom saplings.
• Vanilla tree modifications do not work.
• Details and instructions are in included "readme.pdf".

BigTrees-162.zip: (direct) (adfly) (mirror)
852 kilobytes - Includes client and server versions.

• Updated to Minecraft 1.6.2.

BigTrees-161.zip: (direct) (adfly) (mirror)
852 kilobytes - Includes client and server versions.

• Updated to Minecraft 1.6.1.

Old Downloads:

BigTrees-152-forge-fixed.zip: (direct)
69 kilobytes - Forge version only.

• This is just the Forge patch version of the mod.
• Updated to fix a bug that crashed the game when used with other mods.

BigTrees-152.zip: (direct) (adfly) (mirror)
315 kilobytes - Includes client and server versions, and Forge version. No BWG patches included.

• Updated to Minecraft 1.5.2.
• Now loads config file from "config" directory like most other mods do.
• Corrected Forge version loading config files from wrong directory.
• Includes Forge version. To install the Forge version, first install Forge into minecraft.jar, then install BigTrees-152-forge into minecraft.jar. DO NOT put BigTrees-152-forge.zip into the "mods" folder. Thank you for your cooperation. )

BigTrees-151b.zip: (direct) (adfly) (mirror)
313 kilobytes - Includes client and server versions, and Forge version. No BWG patches included.

• Updated to Minecraft 1.5.1.
• Minor tweaks.
• Includes Forge version. To install the Forge version, first install Forge into minecraft.jar, then install BigTrees-151b-forge into minecraft.jar. DO NOT put BigTrees-151b-forge.zip into the "mods" folder. Thank you for your cooperation.

BigTrees-1.4.6b.zip: (direct 1) (direct 2) (adfly)
563 kilobytes - Includes client, server, and BWG3 patches.

• This should work fine with 1.4.7 Minecraft (and Better World Gen).
• Added a patch for BWG3 Forge version for servers.
• Modifies one less class, allowing compatibility with more mods (like the Highlandsmod), thanks to some advice from sdj64 (and Lighkeks for pointing it out to me).
• Added more config file options for choosing which dimensions BigTrees naturally generate in and can be manually grown in.
• Added a single option that can disable all modifications to vanilla Minecraft trees (except the jungle trees, which already have their own option).
• Fixed a bug where the tree generators were not really realizing what dimension the tree was being generated in sometimes.
• Now if the configuration file "kbigtrees.txt" does not exist it will automatically generate whenever a world is loaded. (Standard log file or terminal output will tell where the file is located any time it is created or loaded.)
• BWG3 patch now also adds BigTrees to the Cave world type.
• Added growing pattern for dead desert trees. Like this, as seen from above:

 w w w = wood<br>w s s = sapling<br>

BigTrees-1.4.5b.zip: (direct) (adfly) (mirror)
380 kilobytes - Includes client, server, BWG3client patch, and BWG3server patch.

• Fixed a bug that caused crashes with the BWG3 patch.
• Might have fixed another bug.
• Properly packed the zip files this time.

BigTrees-1.4.5.zip: (direct) (adfly) (mirror)
418 kilobytes - Includes client, server, BWG3 client patch, and BWG3 server patch.

BigTrees 1.4.2
- Updated for Minecraft 1.4.2.
Client: BigTrees-client-1.4.2.zip (AdFly) (Mirror)
Server: BigTrees-server-1.4.2.zip (AdFly) (Mirror)

BigTrees 1.4.2 for Better World Generation 3 v1.1.3
- Patches BWG3-113 to have BigTrees in it!
- Does not generate BigTrees naturally in the cave worldtype. (May change in the future.)
Installation instructions: Download BWG3-113 and this patch. Install BWG3-113, then install this patch. (You only need the patch - you do not need the BigTrees download above.)
Client: BT142-BWG113-client.zip (AdFly) (Mirror)
Server: BT142-BWG113-server.zip (AdFly) (Mirror)

BigTrees 1.3.2b
- Fixed bug that caused jungle tree branches to not generate.
- Fixed bug that prevented custom hat tree height. (Then I tested it out with height 100. Check it out.)
Client: BigTrees-client-1.3.2b.zip (AdFly)
Server: BigTrees-server-1.3.2b.zip (AdFly)

BigTrees 1.3.2b for Better World Generation 3 v1.1.1
- Patches BWG3-111 to have BigTrees in it!
- Does not generate BigTrees naturally in the cave worldtype. (May change in the future.)
Installation instructions: Download BWG3-111 and this patch. Install BWG3-111, then install this patch. (You only need the patch - you do not need the BigTrees download above.)
Client: BT132b-BWG111-client.zip (AdFly)
Server: BT132b-BWG111-server.zip (AdFly)

Client Versions: (1.3.2) (1.3.1) (1.2.5) (1.2.4) (1.2.3) (1.1c) (1.0.0c)
Server Versions: (1.3.2) (1.3.1) (1.2.5)(1.2.4) (1.2.3) (1.1c) (1.0.1c)

Patches for BigTrees and Better World Generation
Patches made by my brother-in-law. More to come, eventually, I hope.
First install BigTrees, then BWG3, then the patch. That way, BigTree growth patterns will always work.
BWG3-104 / BigTrees-1.2.5 Patch: (client 1.2.5)
BWG3-106 / BigTrees-1.3.1 Patch: (client 1.3.1)
BWG3-109 / BigTrees-1.3.2 Patches: (client 1.3.2) | (server 1.3.2)

Slow Computer?
The game might lag a lot while generating these huge trees on some computers. When this happens on my not-top-of-the-line laptop, I pause the game (which significantly increases generation speed) and let it generate for a bit, then unpause. The lag should go away once all your chunks are generated. Having shorter render distances helps. (I use normal.) (Also, lower screen resolution, not-smooth-lighting, and fast graphics help.) (But most of you probably have a way better laptop than my 2GHz dual-core buddy.)

Installation
1) Install Forge.
2) Put "BigTrees" in the "mods" folder.
3) Play Minecraft!

Tree Growth Guide

First craft whichever saplings you need.

Then plant the saplings on the ground in one of these patterns and wait (or use bonemeal).

Old Change Log

(client-1.3.2b / server 1.3.2b)
+ Fixed bug that caused jungle tree branches to not generate.
+ Fixed bug that prevented custom hat tree height. (Then I tested it out with height 100. Check it out.)

(client-1.3.2 / server 1.3.2)
+ Stopped taproots from growing through bedrock/adminum.

(client-1.3.1 / server 1.3.1)
+ Simply updated to 1.3.1.

(client-1.2.4 / client-1.2.5 / server-1.2.4 / server-1.2.5)
+ Mostly resolved jungle bush bug.
+ Corrected raw wood on top of cyprus trees.

(client-1.2.3 / server-1.2.3)
+ Made huge jungle trees taller with more, longer branches.
+ Introduced a few scattered huge oak trees to jungle.
+ BigTrees now only appear in regular realm by default (see config file) but can be grown in any realm.
+ Fire prevention coding removed. I found out vanilla MC fires don't spread far anyway.
+ Added new hat tree growth patters as per user request.
+ Fixed a couple sapling growth bugs.
+ Added config file options for configuring jungle.
+ Added height options for all trees to config file.

Changes - 1.1c / server-1.1c / client-1.0.0c / server-1.0.1c
+ Added "thick pines" to taiga.
+ Added tree distribution config options for taiga.
+ Added fire control measures - by default, fire does not spread infinitely in forests now.
+ Made config file options such as "dead-tree-percentage" use floating-point numbers.
+ Fixed a bug that caused an odd structure of floating roots at the center of the world.
+ Fixed a bug that added significant unneccesary lag during tree generation. (It kept reloading the config file A LOT.)
+ Updated client 1.0.0 version and server 1.0.1 version to include latest features.

Changes - 1.1b / server 1.1b
+ Added Cyprus and Hat trees.
+ Added config file options. (Such as a lame option that turns roots off. )
+ Changed sapling growth selection. See "Tree Growth Guide" above.

Changes - 1.1 / server 1.1
+ Tall narrow trees grow non-invasively. They will stunt and grow around things instead of growing through blocks.
+ Added roots.
+ Added configuration file.
+ Added sapling growth control. (Wood block below dirt causes a big tree to spawn.)

Changes - 1.0.0b / server 1.0.1b
+ Added server version.
+ Compatible with Mountain Gen Mod (http://www.minecraft...untains-better/)
+ Made birches and pines taller.
+ Removed wolf spawners.
+ Removed sponge. Totally. May be added back in other ways later.
+ Removed coal, lapis, gold, and diamond from trees.

Changes - 1.0.0
+ This version only generates big trees. It doesn't affect sponge or water behavior or lake generation.
+ Forests have a chance to be dense with classic trees, big trees, or both.
+ Some parts of the forest have tall, slender trees. Other parts have wide, big, "old" trees.
+ Swamp has a few big trees mixed with the little swamp trees.
+ Desert has a few big dead trees.
+ Hills have a few tall trees.

Old Screenshots

Wouldn't you like this to be your neighborhood backyard?


Woodland on the left, the classic Taiga on the right.


A look into the Woodland from a small clearing.


In the shade of the Old Forest.


I'm thinking treehouse...


The wonderful spongy thingies.


Sunset over the Old Forest.

Hello everybody,

the Magic Launcher is a new Minecraft launcher which can load mods dynamically without changing or patching the minecraft.jar.

No more mod installation problems, just select your mods and enjoy.

Screenshots

Features

• Minecraft
- selectable minecraft.jar
- selectable environment
- automatic version detection
- automatic library download
- configurable window size, also maximized
- selectable minecraft folder
- selectable java executable
- java memory limit
- java custom parameters
- show error log
- multiple user profiles
- remember password
- configuration profiles

• Mods
- load mods dynamically without changing minecraft.jar
- META-INF does not have to be deleted
- automatic mod compatibility checking
- external mods detection and compatibility checking
- shortcut to external mods folder
- configurable external mods
- automatic mod requirements checking (ModLoader, ModLoaderMP, Forge, GuiAPI)

• Design (screenshots)
- Minecraft style

• News
- Minecraft
- Reddit
- Twitter
- Blogspot ...

Download

Get all MagicLauncher versions here: magiclauncher.com

Download MagicLauncher 1.3.4 (fixed Reddit RSS feed, fixed server status check, increased account limit to 100, fixed handling of derived profiles (Forge + LiteLoader), fixed "${version_type}" in main menu): for Windows, for Mac, for Windows/Mac/Linux
Mirrors: for Windows, for Mac, for Windows/Mac/Linux

Note for Minecraft 1.6.2+

Starting

Double click the downloaded file and the MagicLauncher should start.

Older versions

Changelog

Fixing common problems

TODO

Hello players,

this mod introduces real flowing rivers, with a true current, to Minecraft. These rivers are generated in the world using custom non-decaying flowing blocks and are much larger than anything the player could create using buckets. They originate in multiple sources and flow down the terrain through slopes and waterfalls, joining together into wider rivers until they reach the sea (or the old-style sea-level static rivers, if those exist in your world).

Keep in mind this is still an alpha release. Rivers are fairly short and don't always appear in ideal places, but this will improve in time. Please see the FAQ section below for explanations of various known issues, including tips on finding a river. Let me know of any other bugs you encounter or suggestions you may have.

Note: the vanilla Minecraft terrain generator has low average altitudes, which makes for rather flat rivers. For best results, consider using a custom terrain generator capable of higher average elevations, such as RTG (see Mod Compatibility, below).

Here's a sample picture from version 0.2, featuring the new underground river tunnels:

(Taken using 1.7.10-0.2 seed -7776677084945245050 at coordinates 350 83 265)

Here's a sample picture from versions 0.1.x which featured canyons instead of tunnels:

(Taken using 1.7.10-0.1.x seed -7106934795561659154 at coordinates -166 80 356)

And here's another picture from versions 0.1.x, with shaders. (To enable shaders with Streams blocks, read the FAQ below)

(Taken using 1.7.10-0.1.x seed 395372788128706985 at coordinates 428 66 166)

Here is a mod showcase by Lextube:
Also check out ThnxCya's Villager Boat Race Challenge!
(Note that both videos above were created in versions 0.1.x, and thus feature canyons instead of tunnels.)
Want to know more? You can find some insights about Streams in this mod review by TeronRedoran.

Installation

1. If you don't already have a compatible version of Forge, go to the Forge download page and get a compatible "Installer" version. Then run the installer and choose "Install Client".
2. Download both Streams and Farseek from the boxes below and place them in the "mods" subdirectory of the Minecraft install. (On Windows, that's %APPDATA%/.minecraft/mods.) If upgrading from an earlier version, make sure to delete the old jars.
3. Run the Minecraft launcher and select a compatible Forge profile. Click "Play". To confirm that the mod was properly loaded, click Mods on the main Minecraft menu and look for it in the list.

Streams/Farseek 1.12 for Minecraft 1.12/1.12.2

Streams/Farseek 1.7.10 for Minecraft 1.7.10

Mod Compatibility
Streams should be compatible out-of-the-box with most custom terrain generators. It was confirmed to work with these mods:

• TerraFirmaCraft (see the dedicated thread)
• Realistic Terrain Generation (RTG)
• Open Terrain Generation (OTG)
• Alternate Terrain Generation (ATG)
• Realistic World Gen (RWG)
• ExtraBiomesXL
• Biomes O' Plenty
• Highlands

However Streams is currently not compatible with these mods:

• Deeper Caves (crashes)
• WTF's Expedition and Krikke's Mod (works sometimes, but each can freeze in combination with various other mods)

Please let me know of your experiences with these or other terrain generators, so I can add them to the list if they work, or look into supporting them otherwise.

FAQ

• How do I find a river? For a quick demo you can try the seeds and coordinates from the sample pictures. Otherwise besides walking along coastlines, you can use the game log as a shortcut to find rivers. The log file is log/latest.log. (You can also view the console in real time: in the launcher go to "Settings" then turn on "Keep output log when game starts" and use "Filter" at the top left to find "Streams".) Then when you generate a world, look for an entry like "[06:07:42] [Server thread/INFO] [streams]: River at tp -24 67 -161". This gives you the coordinates of a river, and you can copypaste it as a "tp" teleport command if you're in Creative mode. I find that I get a river on initial world load about 25-50% of the time depending on the generator, so if you don't get one just keep trying. (Note: versions of Farseek prior to 2.2 would sometimes log in fml-client-latest.log or other log files).


• How do I make shaders work with the river blocks?
Due to shaders using different water blocks configuration, Streams as shipped can only support a subset of shaders at a time. Currently this includes SEUS, BSL, and others. Using Sildur's requires modifying a file in the Streams jar as described here, but this will drop support for BSL. Note even with shaders applied, you might not see the directional current of the blocks. This is because very few shaders display water currents currently, for example SEUS did in 10.1 by overlaying the vanilla moving lines, but it stopped doing so in 11.0. This isn't specific to Streams, if you look at regular vanilla flowing water you'll probably see no current in most shaders, you just know it flows based on looking at the angles of the blocks. This is not something Streams has any control over unfortunately.



• Does this mod replace the existing static rivers? No, the old-style sea-level no-current rivers are still around. In fact you will often see flowing rivers terminating in those.


• Can I get rivers in my existing world? Yes, but it probably won't look good. You'll get a patchwork of incomplete river pieces where new and existing chunks meet. You can still do it if say, you're committed to travel far away from your current location, but the mod will warn you to backup your world before proceeding. Streams won't perform the backup for you so make sure you do it!


• Can I create my own rivers? Not at the moment, as the custom flowing blocks are not available to the player. You can alter the existing ones somewhat by digging the shorelines, the rule being that two river neighbors will combine into a new river block by averaging their currents. However a channel dug away from a river behaves as normal decaying water. Later I might add a special bucket that creates custom flows.


• Can I boat on the rivers? Sure! Give it a try. If you just drift along you shouldn't reach boat-breaking speed.


• Why are my rivers so flat? Because the terrain itself is generally flat. You'll find the best rivers in plateau-like biomes. Try a custom terrain generator like RTG to get more of those.


• Are there any underground rivers? How about rivers of lava in the Nether? Rivers do sometimes form tunnels in recent versions although they don't flow below sea level. Lava and Nether rivers are all planned for an upcoming update.


• Why do I sometimes see rivers crossing each other or sources halfway in mid-air? I haven't found out why but I'm working on fixing those.


• Where is the source code? It is now available on GitHub. Please note that the code is in Scala (not Java) and that most of it will be replaced as part of an upcoming major rewrite.


• May I include this mod in my modpack? You may include this mod and API in a modpack if you provide author credit and a link to this forum thread.


• Will this mod be updated to 1.15+? It will, the mod is currently being re-written for a better experience in 1.15+, including giving players the ability to create their own flowing river blocks. Stay tuned!


• How can I help with the mod? There's many ways! You can give feedback, report bugs, help with profiling performance, post screenshots and videos, etc. All help is greatly appreciated!