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Quote from killeraled

please make it smp i neeeeeeeed this on my server and please make it soooooon

Thats the third time you've asked for it this week. Stop asking.

Quote from Estee008

I installed the mod following the instructions (install Modloader, copy the downloaded .zip to .minecraft/mods,copy wu.class to minecraft.jar) and got this:

Mods loaded: 3
ModLoader 1.2.5
mod_Biosphere 1.2.5
mod_Zeppelin 1.2.5.0.30

Minecraft has crashed!
----------------------

Minecraft has stopped running because it encountered a problem.




--- BEGIN ERROR REPORT 1ea3dcbd --------
Generated 22.04.12 0:29

Minecraft: Minecraft 1.2.5
OS: Windows Vista (amd64) version 6.1
Java: 1.6.0_10, Sun Microsystems Inc.
VM: Java HotSpot™ 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Sun Microsystems Inc.
LWJGL: 2.4.2
OpenGL: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5400 Series version 4.1.10600 Compatibility Profile Context, ATI Technologies Inc.

java.lang.RuntimeException: javax.imageio.IIOException: Error reading PNG metadata
at ModLoader.registerAllTextureOverrides(ModLoader.java:1356)
at ModLoader.onTick(ModLoader.java:1074)
at EntityRendererProxy.b(EntityRendererProxy.java:22)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.x(SourceFile:752)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(SourceFile:671)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: javax.imageio.IIOException: Error reading PNG metadata
at com.sun.imageio.plugins.png.PNGImageReader.readMetadata(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.imageio.plugins.png.PNGImageReader.readImage(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.imageio.plugins.png.PNGImageReader.read(Unknown Source)
at javax.imageio.ImageIO.read(Unknown Source)
at javax.imageio.ImageIO.read(Unknown Source)
at ModLoader.loadImage(ModLoader.java:1016)
at ModLoader.registerAllTextureOverrides(ModLoader.java:1348)
... 5 more
Caused by: java.io.EOFException
at javax.imageio.stream.ImageInputStreamImpl.readFully(Unknown Source)
at java.io.DataInputStream.readUTF(Unknown Source)
at javax.imageio.stream.ImageInputStreamImpl.readUTF(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.imageio.plugins.png.PNGImageReader.parse_iTXt_chunk(Unknown Source)
... 12 more
--- END ERROR REPORT 79c72dd6 ----------

What am I doing wrong?

Update your java version, and it should be fixed.

Quote from Philosophiac

It's been a long while since I posted in here, but I find that I have a fairly legitimate question.

Basically, I was flying along minding my own business... when suddenly this massive mountain appeared in my way. I was rather interested in the idea of mining said mountain, so I hopped off of my fully-loaded cargo ship and went down to have a looksee. The only problem was, I accidentally parked my ship a square away from the mountainside, and fell down into a hole.

The second problem is that my ship wasn't entirely stopped after all, and kept on flying away without me.

Now, I'm not certain, but I was wondering what exactly HAPPENS to runaway ships. Is there any use in my going out to hunt for it? Is all my hard-earned loot forever lost? Can nothing be saved?

All these questions have arisen, and more.

Worse still, I fell off the damn ship I went out in to look for the FIRST one, and now it's gone off into the world alone as well, and I've seen no sign of the thing since.

Once a ship hits an unloaded chunk, the ship unloads as well. If you walk that direction, as soon as the chunk loads, the ship loads and runs away into the next unloaded chunk.

BUT

If you logout, all the ships stop. You can then head in the direction your ship went, and it should be there, waiting for you. This is also handy, if you fall off and see your ship escaping, just hit ESC, wait for the save to finish, then exit and reload your world. The ship will be stopped.

Quote from MineCrak

w00t! I've just verified that the Cart Mod v1.1 Dispenser Cart shoots, and kills, just fine while on a moving Zeppelin! I was also able to harness a cow I had on the Zeppelin with me while we were in flight. Afterwards I used the cart to shoot it as well as shoot holes in the Zeppelin itself while we were in flight (I know, not smart ). Plus, this was while Cart Mod + Mo Creatures + Zeppelin were all installed and working together smoothly.

Woot

Quote from Piniritong_Isda

Thank you.

Here is the crash report I got when I activated the control block while connected to a leaf block.

Mods loaded: 2
ModLoader 1.2.5
mod_Zeppelin 1.2.5.0.30

Minecraft has crashed!
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Minecraft has stopped running because it encountered a problem.




--- BEGIN ERROR REPORT c6be9968 --------
Generated 4/14/12 12:52 PM

Minecraft: Minecraft 1.2.5
OS: Windows 7 (amd64) version 6.1
Java: 1.7.0_02, Oracle Corporation
VM: Java HotSpot™ 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
LWJGL: 2.4.2
OpenGL: Intel® HD Graphics Family version 3.1.0 - Build 8.15.10.2509, Intel

java.lang.NullPointerException
at ack.a(SourceFile:864)
at xd.a(SourceFile:98)
at aem.c(SourceFile:183)
at vl.i(vl.java:1459)
at vl.b(vl.java:132)
at Zeppelin.RenderBlockGridEntity.a(RenderBlockGridEntity.java:96)
at ahu.a(ahu.java:149)
at ahu.a(ahu.java:143)
at l.a(SourceFile:313)
at lr.a(SourceFile:838)
at lr.b(SourceFile:693)
at EntityRendererProxy.b(EntityRendererProxy.java:21)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.x(SourceFile:752)
at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.run(SourceFile:671)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
--- END ERROR REPORT ee56bb12 ----------

Found it, was a naming bug between my two MCP versions. Fixed for next release.

Quote from Arenus_Obscurus

Awesome looking Mod! Since I play virtually no SSP however I'm waiting for it to become SMP compatible.

I had an idea concerning the use of ladders though, blakmajik. Seeing how you wrote they require the player class to be edited, would it be possible to add the feature as an addon mod so players could decide to use the "usable zeppelin" ladders mod at the risk of losing compatibility with other mods, without forcing the issue on the rest of those that use the mod in combination with other mods?

EDIT: To clarify, what I propose is a second mod file that serves as an addon to the vanilla mod, which players can download in order to make climbing ladders on zeppelins possible.

I could do that, it would probably be similar to how the guiControls works, a different download with some class files to replace. Same for pistons probably.

Quote from JT`

And, finally, a third post unrelated to the above two:

Could we get a user option to have the compass block point "real north" rather than "original north"? Currently it points towards the rising sun, which I understand is no longer officially north even though it is still Notch's north.

Finally, having a secondary option for the compass block (or even a second parallel compass block that you can choose from in the game) to point towards the spawn point of the player who activated the ship rather than "eastnorth" would be pretty nice, since then your compass blocks and hand compasses will be pointing the same way and everything will be all nice and consistent for we obsessive-compulsive types.

*knocks the desk three times* Three posts. Also, "obsessive compulsive types" is three words.

Yes, I want to implement these compasses when I get the chance. There's plenty of metadata left for new compasses Not sure how to differentiate the recipes though...

Quote from JT`

... snip ...

[edit] For the scenario where a non-collidable block is present when the ship rejoins the world... just delete the non-collidable block. A 500 ton airship that lands on a flower is going to have a small red stain on the bottom, which in Minecraft terms is simply "bye bye flower". (Admittedly, though, the craft probably only has a few pounds of ground pressure per square centimetre. Sometimes I wish I was a little more blissfully ignorant about how the world worked.)

When the physics are done, "bye bye flower" is exactly what will happen. The craft will have significantly more kinetic energy than will be required to break the flower block, and it will break.

Once you start hitting icebergs, the ship won't fair as well

But that is still coming. Deciding to do something different with each collision that occurs is.... intensive for now.

Quote from Daxtely

Well.. It didn't work. I did what you said.
The good news though, IT DIDNT CRASH!! (:
But, when I checked in creative it wasn't there... I even gathered up the materials to craft it but it didn't work.
Then I downloaded Too many items. Generated a new world (Survival) with TMI. And It wasn't there.....
I even gathered up the things i needed to make it, put it in the crafting table... But the outcome was nothing.
I'm sure its some noob mistake somewhere round there.
So help?!! (Sorry If Im bugging you too much )

The mod_Zeppelin-client-1.2.4.0.29.zip needs to be in your mods folder. Don't unzip it, just put the downloaded file there. Modloader reads it straight out of the zip.

Quote from Eissesh

Hi everyone!
I just installed this awesome mod a few days ago, hoping it is soon SMP compatible, because I want to install it on my server...but first I decided to try out some things, because mostly I want to use it for warship battles, xD

I actually built an aircraft with a tnt cannon (using djoslin's cannonpowder) and added a shield system with some Deflectors from Modular Force Field System powered by a nuclear reactor from Industrialcraft 2 (crazy, isn't it?) xD
Right now everything is working beautifully (as long as the craft is stopped and it has rejoined the world, but nevermind) The problem is that when I stop the warship oriented differently as I built it, the Deflectors and the MSFU don't change their orientation, so the whole system is pretty useless. I think I can resolve it with the MetaRotation info, but I didn't understand a thing about how it works, although I read the "tutorial" inside...can anyone help me?

Thank you! ^^

If you can find out what the metadata numbers are for the MSFU and Deflectors, I can show you how to make a MetaRotation file for them.

Quote from ChenSun

So can you please tell me what I'm doing wrong when it comes to SDK mod and the zeppelin mod. I use mod loader, when I install sdk it works fine, when I install zeppline it works fine, but when I install them together, my minecraft crashes.

Post a crash report and I can maybe help you. Otherwise, you're on your own. You can use MCPatcher to get the crash, or see the instructions in the first post for the command you can use on windows.

Quote from darkrage93

hey um dunno if this has been asked but is there a way to get the water and TNT physics where water keeps tnt from blowing stuff up to work on an active craft?

Djoslin has a cannon powder mod that will work quite well on Zeppelin when 0.28 is released.

Ok 0.26 is almost ready, should be out in the next hour.

Edit: Issues with reobf, delayed

Edit2: Yay fixed! Packing now.

So I've been working on a very large super-cruiser class ship for the past few days.

This is my second ship I've made, the first is a smaller, frigate size vessel called the HMFV Prowler


The super-cruiser is called the HMFV Bonaventure it's still under construction, but I would love some feedback. The current plan is to include a two smaller batteries along the port and starboard sides, and a obnoxiously large main cannon under the bow.


Please let me know what you think of the construction, and what you could imagine me adding to it!

Quote from dist7action

I installed the aether mod correctly and then i installed this but it gives me the error screen. someone with knowledge please help'

The Aether mod added more blocks in its last update, and now the two mods conflict. You'll have to change the blockID for the controller block in the zeppelin config file. I use 200.

Quote from blakmajik

0.10 is out! Thanks again to nudurandal for his fence render function!

Release Notes
1.7.3.0.10

• Added reverse speed of -1.
• Speed changed to range from -1 to 20 (old 10 is the new 20).
• Workbenches work during flight.
• Chests work during flight, and across saves.
• Fixed stair direction rendering.
• Fixed fence rendering thanks to nudurandal!
• Added / to beginning of texture path to support re-texturing.
• Align to grid no longer stops the craft.
• Added config option for diagonal connections.
• Added config option for upper Y limit.

oh well it porbably wont work with my stupid game an how
i just install it for the lulz


*installs & runs minecrafts

:dry.gif:


*game doesn't black screen

:unsure.gif:


*loads world and craft controller






You sir are amazing and will be receiving a healthy slice of cake in your donation box in 2 weeks

P.S After taking a bit of a break, could you please work on getting redstone/bed to work, that would be a dream

Quote from sporkinator4

I NEED HELP!!!!!! P L E A S E HELP ME!
i have a block id conflict with block id 195 aka quicksoil glass from the aether mod. HOW DO I FIX THIS???

Just a thought to remember...
...Your post is R E A L L Y ANNOYING!!!!!!

iDONTknowWHATtoDObecauseTHISisHAVINGproblemsWITHthisPLEASEhelpHELPhelpHELP!!!!eleven!1!one

See? That was Really annoying

Stop it with the all caps...

...just read what the creator has to say then if that doesn't help please post a clear precise comment explaining WHAT JUST HAPPENED.

Quote from buggy1997123

Exactly what is the "Dynamic craft lighting" mentioned in the op? I have never seen it in use before, is it like smooth lighting but for aircraft?

It uses the light values of the air blocks the ship passes through to light up the ship. The ship itself cannot produce light normally and it would be rather difficult to make it do so. If you change the values, the ship will maintain a constant light level independent of time of day or surroundings.

Quote from taji34

Why do blocks such as fences change the way they look when they become part of a craft?

Short answer: Because they're not fences.

I've been seeing a lot of questions lately about why the mod behaves the way it does, or why this or that doesn't work. Let's see if we can't answer all those questions at the same time by shining a light on the inner workings of the zeppelin mod:

First, when you enter flight mode, the craft is identified by building a list of all connected blocks attached to the control block (you could tweak the code to check diagonals, taji, though it would increase the search time. For the time being, try using a torch or a button or some other disappearing object to bridge the gap). Every block in minecraft relies on being aligned to the world grid to render and function normally; the only things that get around this are entities: things like players, mobs, boats/carts, falling sand, and item drops. Therefore, to move around freely, the Zeppelin mod removes all those discovered blocks and replaces them with custom entities that attempt to match the appearance of the block they replaced.

Each entity has a collision box which is aligned to the world grid, so that it can detect if it hits terrain. However when the ship is diagonal you will experience things like not fitting through a narrow hallway or being able to walk through walls because of it. I think blakmajik said he might try to fix this eventually, but for now, keep that in mind when designing vessels.

Holding it altogether is a master controller, which directs the flight of the individual block entities and calculates rotation vectors for each of them, kind of like simulating a particle swarm. The reason for the block count limit is because of the stress this potentially thousands strong swarm of entities puts on the game engine. Terrain blocks get away with it because of optimizations made by opengl and copious amounts of caching. Entities, on the other hand, have to be processed in full every single frame.

Getting back to the original question, the reason the fake fence entities don't look right is because real fence blocks are procedurally modeled based on the presence of neighboring fences. For the time being, the fence entities cannot reproduce that effect. In the same way, chests aren't storing items because they're not actually chests during flight, and chests are programmed to drop their contents when their block is removed from the world.

Fixing these sort of problems would involve rewriting the rendering code for every non-cube based doppelganger entity. Same goes for re-adding the functionality of those replaced blocks, and it's worth mentioning that most of these ports would be non-trivial in nature; there's a reason the game relies so heavily on a grid. That much extra work is pretty unreasonable to ask of blakmajik, and even if he did it, there's all the 3rd party objects to deal with. It's one of the primary limitations to the entity swarm approach.

The better approach (and also what blakmajik originally wanted to do) would be to keep the vessel aligned to the grid so that the blocks on board can remain the genuine articles, and instead bend space around the vessel to give it the illusion of moving off the grid. I'm currently experimenting with a technique that should facilitate just that, but it's going to take some time, and might not be ready before 1.8 is released.

As far as the current incarnation of this mod goes, I predict blakmajik will eventually get properly rendering fences and stairs, maybe hatches and doors, and chests will work but may or may not be accessible during flight. And I think he expressed interest in getting proper lighting, though that's gonna be a beast of an undertaking just by itself.


*final thought*
Blakmajik doesn't have any control over the done button being on top of the keybindings; it's a modloader bug. Follow the instuctions on the front page to alter the keys in the config file. Also, if the default keys aren't working, try toggling your numlock.

I'd say that about covers it.

Quote from Aethling

Fantastic mod, this is truly amazing.
I can't wait until things like chests are useable onboard the crafts. It'll make survival island maps more interesting, to have a semi-difficult to difficult method of escaping the island as an end-goal.

I was just wondering, do we know if this mod is compatible with Better Than Wolves?
If these two mods were compatible, together they'd easily take Minecraft into the next generation.

Yes its compatible with the MTW mod, however the blocks won't function while a craft is active.

Quote from blakmajik

The clouds are probably due to the fact that when I call isOpaqueBlock() on them, it says no. And unless it's one of the special cases I take into account for (stairs, half-blocks, trapdoors etc (only vanilla MC blocks)) transparent blocks are non-collidable (otherwise redstone wires and levers would take up a whole block).

Restone activating the control block is becoming a bother... I'm wondering if I should just take it out until I can get redstone actually working...

The torches duplicate because they are not on the 'fragile' block list internally (no config to add to that yet). So the duplication bug will continue on non-vanilla objects.

Just making sure to be clear, the thing I used to activate it was an adjacent switch - there was no redstone connection. I didn't dare to try direct redstone - lol.

With regards to the other two, it's understandable. I'll just have to go to the config and make it so it doesn't recognize aerclouds for the time being, and just use regular torches on my vehicles.

Things that I have build:

Airship (duh)
Air... motorboat?
Aircanoe!
Flying top hat
Flying igloo
Flying temple
Flying italian restaurant
My house now flies (though I don't do it because it would be annoying to have to refill my Aether chest.)
Flying TNT kamikaze platform (this is going to be great in SMP)
An elevator down a deep mineshaft
A cold aercloud (don't try this, it doesn't work.)


Planned:
Flying watermelon
Flying dutchman (just a big bearded guy)
A bird
A meteor
A bomber that I just thought up how to make.


Some feedback:
There was a glitch on my airship when I tried to activate it using an adjacent switch. It caused it to re-activate every time I de-activated it, and all of my Ambrosium torches kept duplicating. I also noticed that when it was in the state of flux between activated and de-activated, I was able to break blocks. I was able to take it out of this state by placing and activating TNT nearby.

There was also a glitch when I tried to turn an aercloud from the Aether into a ship. I just fell through, and it took several tries for me to be able to deactivate it, as if it had activated several times on the same ship. I know this is an issue of mod compatibility, but it may be related and worth looking into.

Switches that activate the ship preclude all other activations. I find that when there is a switch next to both a TNT block and the controls, it only activates the controls and not that block. I wouldn't expect TNT to activate on an already active ship, but it's worth looking into.


EDIT: Created my bombership.
Pretty simple design. It can be edited.
This will be a mean tool if this mod is made SMP compatible.

Quote from Stoup

Is there a guide anywhere to help find out what keys the numbers in the options.txt correspond to? I'm trying to use the options.txt, and I see where the option to change the controls is available but I don't suppose simply using the key itself would work seeing as the options.txt doesn't record keys for controls, but rather numbers corresponding to keys.

Yes, it's in the FAQ section of the first post.