Not sure how much of this has been said or not, but....

1: is it possible to set in the config the base damage for lightsabers, or have a means of upgrading sabers for more damage, or getting some kind of battlemind force power that only works with sabers or something? the base +8 damage seems a little skimpy to me - Its not *too* low for my usual mods, but just seems like it could use a boost. Its just a "there are lots of potential power levels people could want to play at" sort of thing.

2: While I'm talking about configs, could we set the frequency of some of the spawns? I wandered around the desert for forever trying to find a sith tomb, and I've only found a single saber part so far in blacksmith chests - theyre just so full of stuff from other mods. The latter could be tweaked with too much loot or something, but I haven't found a single part since I did said tweaking and am worried the spawning algorithm has gone strange.

3: instead of making all vanilla armors not be effective against lightsabers, maybe you could make it so all unenchanted armors are not effective? Or having a special enchantment that allows for any armor to be effective? Additionally, being able to set up a whitelist or blacklist in the configs for which armors to have be effective would also be an idea, magical or force-field armors might be more effective, butsay, the pile of "just another material" armors shouldnt be effective if iron and diamond aren't.

4: if you're still taking requests on lightsaber parts, I've always loved the angled lightsaber that count dooku has, it was the only one that was like, noticeably different before the cross guard one was revealed.

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5: also yae the config is totes just a blank page.

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Right now, I am working on adding another mob.

I am also contemplating working on adding interaction with other mods: at the moment, I am specifically looking at the APIs for Doomlike Dungeons and Thaumcraft.

I'm not entirely sure what interaction would be needed for Thaumcraft beyond adding aspects to the mobs, but that *is* a pretty helpful and atmosphere-assisting benefit for those playing with that mod as well. I for one applaud any attempt at mods adding mod interaction as it always helps to create a more cohesive experience. If you need any advice or assistance determining aspects, I would be glad to aid; in the mean time I'm going to see if I can convince my friends to accept this bit of Gygax brutality on our server.

Edit: not sure if this is possible or even a thing, but is there an API for the graveyard mod, to allow adding ghouls or whatever other undead are in this mod to occasionally spawn from the graveyard mod's graves when they go into "overwhelm the players with zombies and skeletons" mode? That might be a fun addition.

What would you describe as the "power level" of the items and monsters added by this mod? I'm trying to maintain a balancing act with the other mods on my server, so the equipment from no one mod suddenly completely overwhelms everything else. I'm also hoping to add a new area of challenge for more geared players on my server to expand into, without alienating those with less equipment just trying to start out. I'm downloading now to test it myself (or at least, test it when I get off work), but I thought I'd go straight to the horses mouth for advice in the meantime.

Is there an in-game guide regarding the mechanics of the mod? How much compatibility has been added to make it fit in smoothly with other mods, like adding thaumcraft aspects or other api's? I'm probably forgetting a bunch, but.... I'm just looking forward to trying this out, looks like its gonna be a blast. I just hope its gonna be a blast that I can use well.

I'm having some trouble again- I got the mod working, but I cannot get my skin to change from daring doo. Am I missing something? Here are the steps I've taken so far:

From the title screen, I hit F1. I find my skin I used to use, upload it, press the arrow so its sent to the server and replace my human skin.... but then in the game I'm still Daring Doo. If I go to F1 again, it still shows my choice of skin, it just does't want to work in game. At first I thought there was supposed to be some time I needed to wait for it to start to work, but it has been over a day so I thought I would double check. Is my skin from some old, outdated version and needs to be updated to work right? I did make it quite a while ago.

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PLEASE add more quest and maybe a Quest Tracker.
And PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Try to do something like the Adventure craft Zelda mod... like a certain gamemode with a zelda map and stuff, and 3 hearts at the beginnign and stuff like that. E-mail me if you wanna talk about it ([email protected])
Please do this I know it will be hard but your mod will be even more perfect

Ive got a few mods that would be perfect for making a modpack like that, but theyre predominantly for 1.6.4.
Firstly, nohero's more health mod has options for starting at 3 hearts and getting more through heart peices, which most dungeon mods have a config for you to add the heart peices too.
Secondly, and this is the one whos update I awate with bated breath, is cocolotin's better dungeon mod, which creates semirandom dungeons (more accurately, theres a bunch of peices of dungeons, or like, dungeonrooms that it assembles randomly when it generates the dungeon) with massive bosses at the end of them. It is alledgedly highly configurable, with an ability to create your own dungeon rooms and everything using it. I could totally set like, the pendants from this mod to drop from the dungeon boss rooms. I intended to create my own super adventure mod pack and have like, dungeon rooms that you would specific items to get through, like a hookshot room or like, something with the ocarina mod so you have to play a song to get in.

If you really want to abandon the sheer freedom of openworld exploration and adventure that is the minecraft adventure pack experience in favor of something more directed, the Qadom mod might be the way to go. It has very large generated dungeons and villages, and quest maps that tell you where in the world the next peice of magical swag might be, not unlike a quest tracker. Qadom is even up to date with 1.7.2 (though Ive been having trouble with it, if you do go for that try using the forge version they suggest instead of latest? i dunno.)

I do think that a fair number of these features are indeed under construction as part of the Quest mod that Zelda Sword Skills is the precursor for, the quest log for instance, but I think what you're really looking for is a premade adventure map made utilzing ZSS. I do not know yet if any exist, but its been mentioned a few times as the mod is built quite effectively for such a task. I just think that the intention was that the community would have to make it if they wanted it, not CoolAlias.


Edit, mostly for the intention of not doubleposting while I go on an unrelated topic to my previous post.
Legend of Zelda: Steves Adventure? Oracle of Mine / Oracle of Craft? Herobrine's Mask? Endless-Northward-Cloud-Motion waker? Four... uh, blocks? Oh, Six Sides, there we go. Phantom Minecart... uuuuh Voxel Cap? Cus you turned like, 1 pixel tall in that game? Could make an adventure map called that combining this and that gulliver mod.

Actually, I went into this intending these to be pretty terrible, just expanding the idea for a joke, but I really want Herobrine's mask now. Is it too late to add that to the oll? MM is my favorite of the zeldas.

(Dagnabbit, I apparently got phantom hourglass and spirit tracks fused in my head, I never played either and theyre both cellshafed and for the ds, thats the problem.)
(Hmm... Now I'm thinking, an Oracle of Seasons in minecraft, would probably have the nether as Subrosia, perfect fit.)

Hey, I've been having some trouble with steamcraft. I'm running 1.7.2 with forge version .1125.

Some of it is minor- like, most ores these days are near unbreakable if you dont have good enough tools, but most ores in this mod are broken with relative ease. I'm never sure if its just a tough ore or if I just dont have a good enough pick until ive ruined the ore block again.
Drills have a similear problem of being able to break through the ores from this mod pretty easilly... but not basic-level stone from other mods, like marble from the chisel mod or the stones from railcraft.

Some ores I'm not sure what they are or how they are processed. The wiki has no mention of sphalerite, and NEI isn't telling me anything either. (suddenly I'm worried this is from another mod, I'm running a lot of mods differing from my usual; but I'm pretty sure waila said it came from Steamcraft).

My other issue is a bit more... major. noone else has complained so either I'm the only who has this issue or I'm the only one using this mod, but... At first I thought none of the blocks had recipes. However, when checking what could be made with, say, brass, I discovered that all of the recipes that create a block instead create fire. Items can be crafted fine, it is only blocks that are problematic.

I've been really enjoying just having this mod again, even with the bugs. Even if the only thing I've done so far is dig around with a stone drill, just being able to use like, the first mod I ever played again alongside modern creations was really satisfying. I'd really love to see the big bugs squished and, if time permits, give it that extra bit of polish. It still feels like an old mod, if that makes any sense.

Hmmm... Well, might as well throw in my thoughts on the topics at hand.

I feel like, lots of other mods have been able to get around the issue of adding their planks to the ore dictionary; like Natura. They have lots of doors and crafting tables and etc made from just their planks, but still function as oredictionary wood. I'm not sure if this was some complicated bodging or something, but it does seem as though there may be a solution out there. Can you like, tell the game to give your recipes priority over the vanilla recipes? I have no idea.

On the topic of the fish farms... I feel as though one of the reasons that the fish trap feels so overpowered is because, well, the fish stacks and the bows / books don't; so any inventory you get will seem much more laden with fish than with loot. It might be beneficial to reduce the rate at which we get "treasures" to like, 1% or 2%, and expanding either fish or junk to cover the balance. My vote is on junk, as you could then add more things to the junk list to simulate a clogging effect, as you keep fishing up sticks and seeds and other detritus to fill up the inventory with reletively useless materials instead of fish and shots at treasure, requiring lots of maintance or an effective hopper system to remain functional. Other ideas for things to add to the lists: Gold nuggets. We're going to be adding it to river biomes more frequently now, it'll be like accidently panning for gold. Also string, for there to be a chance to have the ability to repair your fishtrap right there! just not nessecerially a good chance.

Will the "fishtraps take damage" thing be toggleable in the config file? I feel like that might get tiresome and would just turn into one of the chores I never do around my farm, like harvest my wheat feild or chop down the slimetrees. On the topic of configs, could we also add our own options to the fishing chances? Particularly if you have other fishing mods installed and want a chance to get their fish as well. I don't even have anything I'd want to add right now, but having the option might inspire me!

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My point was that maybe you should talk to the author of the second one, no point in having 2 identical mods when you could both just work on one.

Maybe working together you could actually cover all the power grid systems... Whats with dropping UE?

I like the looks of this! Normally I tend to be a downer on any mod that is just "I took normal things but made them bigger!" like any of the mods that just add a fancy pickaxe, but I think this is definetly a desired addition. I'm tired of carrying around a backpack full of wands and slowly filling them up. I almost want to add it even without it having a texture yet!

On the topic of texture, do you have any idea what ind of texture you're going to be wanting? Like, any sort of color or anything?

What will be the cost reduction for the quicksilver wand cap?

I'm not sure on the name "netherwood wand", puts me in the wrong state of mind right away with making me think it was going to add a tree to the nether as well. I can't thin of a better name right off the bat, but just something worth thinking about.

Quote from Sarzael

I recommend you editing those images somewhat, or atleast put them in Spoilers. As soon as i saw you had no intention to hide stuff that isnt part of the mod itself i decided to avoid looking at them

Woah... what? I think I see what he's getting at there (showing us your kinda tc settup with all the nodes) but this is still the most absurd quible I've seen all week.



Oh, new thought I just had, since you mentioned wanting ideas for this mod.... while its not 100% thaumcraft related, I was reminded of it from seeing your infusion table in in the background there... A mod really needs to add something like the vorpal enchantment from redpower or the headhunter enchantment from harken scythe- something that allows us to get more skulls then just the wither legitamately. I think I have 1 skull in my setup from looting a tombstone from the graveyard mod, but... yeah. Adding an enchantment that adds like a 0.5% per level of making a mob drop a head on death would be great for decorating my infusion table.

Also I just found out that mojang made kinda mobheads for every other default mob (check the wiki, its cool) so getting things like blaze heads or chicken heads or whatever is easilly possible, and that none of the other mentioned versions made use of this feature. I dunno, just a me throwing my random train of thought at ya.

The Torch Levers Mod adds several security themed blocks to the game. Whether you want to keep a room hidden by illusions and secret levers, or place deadly traps in your fortress -- the Torch Levers Mod has something for you.

Spotlight thanks to captainsparklez (Version 1.3.3)

Forge-Built. Install Forge and place these jar files in your mods folder!

All mods listed in this forum post are open to appear in any modpack. No need to ask for permission to use or redistribute the mods. The answer is and will always be "go ahead"; but I can't be held accountable for loss of data due to use of my mods in conflict with other mods in a mod pack. Backup your worlds and test for mod conflicts beforehand.

gokiStats is a small, SMP compatible expansion to Minecraft's current XP system. Put your XP towards passive buffs that make you feel like you're the hero in an RPG.

Soul Tools is a work in progress mod about tools that can replace your friends.

Block Seeker is a client-side material finder mod that allows any number of blocks, with or without metadata, color-coded to be displayed on the screen with ranges from 4-128 blocks away in a variety of highlights. Show a lot or a few.

Waypoint Seeker is a client-side waypoint system. Put down a waypoint and see it onscreen. Quick access menus to toggle waypoints on and off with ease.

Linked Chest is a different kind of ender chest. Instead of allowing personal access to an inventory from any location, it allows items access to a linked inventory from any location.

XP Storage Chest is a chest that stores XP.

Life Experience; because with all these XP based mods there's not enough XP to go around.

this is my first mod, and my first post for that matter. so please keep that in mind. sorry if i make any spelling errors, i am no good at it.

<== if anyone knows what game that is +1 to you!

This mod adds a new dungeon type to minecraft. While the default dungeons are small and boring, the ones in this mod are bigger, more interesting, and a lot harder! Unlike most of the default structures they are completely random so each one will be totally different. A lot of current minecraft structures have several different premade peaces that are randomly placed together. This mod does not do that. Allowing for much more variety and excitement.

When you find one you will see a small rundown structure on the surface, with a spawner and a spiral staircase leading to the rest of the dungeon. Down there you will find a multiple room maze with spawners, chests, and possibly some traps.

keep in mind that there is no guarantee that the premade doors will take you though the entire dungeon. you may need to break down some walls

if you want to see some sneak peaks of future content or just to find more info about the mod, look around this post, i post about upcoming content frequently and often post a couple pics of what i have so far!

please leave a reply it really helps encourage me to continue the mod and make updates better and faster!

info on dim torches:

Planed Features:
-more dungeon types

likely to be in next update:
-idfk

Required Mods:
-MinecraftForge (ModLoader should still work, but only tested with MinecraftForge)

Known bugs:
-may crash on creating a world, something to do with picking what mob to put in a spawner. *fixed?*
-some chunks in the dungeons do not get lit correctly, as far as i know there is nothing i can do about it.
-possibility of them generating inside of each other/other structures. probably not going to fix, can result in some rather, interesting things.-
-generates in the end
-sometimes the chests will be very rare and only have 1 item. i have no idea why! (usually happens in larger dungeons)

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thank you SO MUTCH everyone for all of your great positive feedback!!!

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!!! very cool!
it is quite impressive how well they spawn.

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friggin sweet

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This is very sexy.

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While it's not exactly the most amazing mod, it's the most original of the first mods.
Not just bland Vanilla tool weapons, Dirt-to-Diamonds mods or viruses. Just adding a little variety in the dungeons...
Well done

Quote from Sevenedges

This with Better Dungeons and CARuins might very well be a tag team from hell.

Quote from LostKingpin

Very nice project, indeed. I am looking forward to trying this out. Downloading and bookmarked.

'keep on koding'
-LK

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Videos:

how to install by validuser5:

if you make/find a video that is not here please let me know so i can add it.

Versions *read!*:

install instructions and other notes are in the ReadMe.txt in the zip
help with creating a fitting more creative name for the mod would be greatly appreciated!

if you make a post about this mod on another website, do not link to a download (unless its to MY adfly link below), link to this page. read the copyright for more info.

Download:NewDunU.zip(V1.8.5)
i am aware of this error, and i will be looking into it.

how to play SMP:

old versions:

if you try it please leave some feedback, like it or not idc. Constructive criticism is better than nothing!
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like what im doing? don't feel obligated to, but it was recommended to me that i set up a donate button.
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This thread is discontinued.

For Mincraft 1.1 and later, go to this thread.

I have given Infiniti324 permission to post a topic for the 1.1 version of this mod on Planet Minecraft.

If you want to check out my new mod, go here.

Small enough to hold in your hand, strong enough to rule the land!


Clay Soldier Mod V4 by KodaichiZero
Special thanks to VikomMedia for helping me a lot with preparing for the release of 3.5 and 3.6, mDiyo and SmallDeadGuy for helping me test V4

Quick Links:
- Version 1 Stuff
- Version 2 Stuff
- Version 3 Stuff
- Version 3.5 Stuff
- Version 3.6 Stuff
- Version 4 Stuff
- Other Info
- Downloads


An awesome trailer by cherchell58!

A very lengthy showcase/demonstration video by ShaftHandlers!

An installation video for CSM and TMI, by Dannybtwproductions.

An installation video for MAC OSX by kristo123321.

Hall of fame:


~ Version 1 Features ~

So you're probably wondering to yourself "A mod involving clay? No Way! I need all the grey goop I can get for my brick castle!" Well put those tried, burnt hands to rest for a second and think about this: What if you could create your own miniature army out of clay and stage the most epic battles imaginable in a space small enough to be your backyard? Now before you accuse me of being a madman, take a look at this mod. Read ahead through the pages, and you'll see just what kind of violent mayhem you can cause with just a few simple materials plucked right from the ground.




Here's how it works: A clay soldier is an item you can hold in your hand. It is crafted using a clay block (for substance) and soulsand (for sustaining intelligent life). Specifically, one block of clay and one block of soulsand can be used to create four soldiers. Once you have a nice little pile in your hands (up to 16), right-click to place them all at once. They will quickly spread out and begin to roam the landscape. They walk slow and don't jump very high, but they have enough arm strength to climb up a single block. Unfortunately, since they lack a decent skeletal support structure (or even skin, for that matter), their delicate figures can be horribly mutilated by even the weakest of blows. A player can cripple a clay soldier in just a single punch. So naturally, they aren't hostile towards anything bigger than themselves. So, what in the world are they qualified to fight against? ...Other clay soldiers, of course!



Clay soldiers have a team-based mentality. They respect similar colors of their race, and treat their identical equals as brothers. But when colors other than grey come into play, things start to get a little bit more exciting! You can use red dye, blue dye, green dye, yellow dye, orange dye or purple dye to change the color of your soldiers, and then set them loose to start a fight! Grey soldiers are peaceful unless attacked, but all other colors will rush in for the kill without mercy! Their natural hatred towards members of a different spectrum allows for a lot of exciting events to take place in your Minecraft world. Build giant battlefields, arm your fortresses to the teeth, and let your soldiers transform the earth into a sea of crumbled clay!

...But then again, it's just a bunch of identical clay men, right? And there's nothing interesting about that, is there? If only there were some way to make things more interesting... OH WAIT, there is!



Of course it's not just clay! there's MUCH more you can do with your miniature armies! Choose from a variety of equipment, arm your men to the teeth, and have a showdown to see which type of assistance is more beneficial to survival! All you need to do is press q to drop an item on the ground for them. You can even drop a large pile, and the clay men will split it amongst themselves.


Since clay soldiers are so small, most conventional weapons such as swords and bows become unwieldy. So the most obvious thing to do is to start from the basics. A simple stick can easily be held by a clay soldier, and is their fundamental source of offensive power. It will randomly increase their attack by half a heart, or a full heart for 15 uses before it breaks.


Another thing to worry about is protection. Because they're so small, how could any kind of armor fit onto them? Well, it turns out that just one piece of leather can be easily folded into a handy chestplate, reducing every blow from a fellow soldier by 50% for 15 hits in total. Simple and classy.


As for the issue of health recovery, clay soldiers have the intrinsic ability to digest and break apart the atoms within carbon-based food products to produce raw element compunds that can repair their weakened molecular bonds. In short, they can eat food to gain health. Since one piece of food is too much for them, they will divide it into four meals and eat them correspondingly when their health gets low. Combining all four meals, any food item is enough to recover their entire health bar. This will work for any item of food (and for mushroom stew, they'll even eat the bowl). The only exception is cake - it's way too large for a clay soldier to carry all at once, so they won't accept it.


Moving onto more interesting things, clay soldiers seem to have the ability to recognize a monarch among their ranks. Gold is a symbol of power, so using their incredible metalsmithing skills they will craft a gold ingot into a crown and wear it. Each team will only have one king, unless the kings are so far away from each other that they can be considered as rulers of different regions. When one clay man becomes a king, the rest of the nearby team members will follow it diligently and stay very close. Some may wander due to the fact they technically have no eyes and cannot see their leader, but for the most part, they become a very tightly-knit society.


Everyone knows that anything can be made at least 5 times cooler if it glows in the dark. With lightstone dust, you can turn your soldiers into living glowsticks, and any night time battlefield into a raving disco dance floor! Keep track of your troops by using lightstone dust at night. Best of all, it lasts forever, just like our current torches :smile.gif:


As if a gigantic clay war wasn't awesome enough, now you can add explosions into the mix! A clay man will instinctively incorporate sulfur into their basic body composition to make themselves appear "creepier" to their opponents. But those black specks aren't just for show! When a besulfured clay soldier meets his demise, a small explosion will bring his enemies along for the ride. It will also destroy three or four adjacent dirt blocks, but it's nothing to worry about.


For what they lack in cake-consuming ability, they make up for in their ability to eat sugar. Just one lump of it will send any soldier into a frenzied craze for a whole minute, making them more agile and greatly increasing their walking speed. They tend to be responsible though, and they won't eat another lump of sugar before the effect wears off.


In times of great despair, teammates fall and great armies die, leaving the tired souls of each individual fighter with nothing to do but rest for eternity. That's only the case for humans, though! Clay soldiers only become incapacitated when their bodies are too mangled to even bend a single joint. With a simple lump of clay, any soldier can patch up a fallen comrade's wounds and send him right back to the battlefield, effectively causing a full revival. One clay lump is enough to revive four fallen soldiers. Just don't expect any ressurecting to take place in the middle of a fierce battle.

Well, that information was all fine and dandy. But something just doesn't seem right... don't some soldiers ride mounts onto the battlefield so that they can really get the drop onto opponents? I mean, no army can truly be threatening unless it has the ability to harness the raw power and energy of one of nature's finest beasts. And well... oh, never mind. This mod does have mounts after all.


Indeed it is true, any clay soldier can be given the ultimate gift in times of war: something to sit on. Using dirt and soulsand, you can craft a few horses for your personal armies to use and enjoy. Horses have no team alleigance, so any soldier can use any horse. While a soldier rides a horse, he will experience greatly increased speed. Also, 50% of all incoming attacks directed at the soldier will instead affect the horse. The horse has 50% more health than the soldier, so in most cases, the horse will be taken as a prize for winning the fight.



When a clay soldier dies, his body will always be dropped on the ground in the form of a doll, so you can ressurect him again immediately if you just pick him up. You'll never lose a single soldier (unless you've given him gunpowder and he explodes), so you can keep the battles going for as long as you want! Make videos, post pictures, tell your friends, and heck, go outside and make some real clay soldiers or something. Just don't forget to download the mod, because you'll be missing out on one of the best things that ever got dug out of the sand!

~ Version 2 Additions and Changes ~


For those looking to make even tougher soldiers, look no further than your nearest arts and crafts store. With simple materials like flint and cloth, your soldiers can enhance the equipment they already have! If a soldier has a stick and there is a piece of flint nearby, he'll use the flint to sharpen his stick for additional attack power! And if there is a block of wool nearby, an armored soldier can grab a handful and make some padding to lessen damage even further. The flint and cloth won't be consumed in the process, so they can be used infinitely! Remember, a cozier soldier with a sharper stick is a happier soldier.


As if sharper sticks wasn't enough, now there's an even better way to fight dirty! Redstone dust is good for mainly two things - nerding out your Minecraft world, and making people's eyes sting worse than a snail in a salt factory. If you give your soldiers a handful of redstone dust, they'll throw it in their opponents eyes to temporarily blind them. And while blind, a soldier is completely defenseless and unable to attack! It works for up to 2 uses, but if I were you, I'd bring a pair of goggles just in case any dust gets thrown astray.


For those stubborn opponents who seem to walk around everywhere when all you want them to do is stand still, there's slime. If you give your soldiers a slime ball, they'll make like Dr. Scholls and apply that green goo directly to the feet of their opponents. One slime ball is enough for two counts of adhesive. While a soldier's feet are stuck, they cannot move an inch. They can't be pushed or knocked back, and will only get free after about five seconds - or if the block underneath them is destroyed. Until then, they're just sitting ducks, so you might as well get out the bread crumbs.


You'll discover as you experiment with the clay soldiers that it's unfortunately very easy to get carried away. If you spawn too many of the soldiers, they have a propensity to find their way out of their battle arenas and into just about every nook and cranny in your world. When worse turns to worst, there's the Clay Disruptor. A handy little device made of 2/3 clay, 1/6 redstone and 1/6 stick, it's incredibly powerful when in the right hands. Pressing the shiny red button on the front causes the device to emit incredibly powerful radioactive waves that are capable of instantly killing nearby clay soldiers and causing cancer in small butterflies. Every time you use it, all soldiers in a 16 block radius are as good as toast. It lasts for 16 uses before it implodes upon itself and ceases to exist in our universe. And for some mysterious reason, it seems to work on dirt horses too. So if you're looking to cause some clay genocide, this is the right tool for the job.


~ Version 3 Additions and Changes ~


So you've got a military force armed to the teeth with everything you can possibly give them. One problem: they are still made of clay, so when you talk about their guts... well, they don't really have a whole lot to talk about. That's where iron ingots come in handy. When you give a soldier an iron ingot, they will use it to craft themself a skeletal core, making them stronger and heavier. And as a result of this, the knockback of their strikes will be greatly increased! In turn, they will also fly back a much shorter distance when struck by someone else. Two ironed-up soldiers will cancel out each other, however. The downside to this powerup is that the poor old dirt horses can only handle so much weight, so a soldier with an iron core will not be able to ride one.


ARRGGH! WHY NOT BOWS! I WANTED BOOOOWWWSSSS!!!!

Woah, settle down there Mister Piggy. Let me explain. Clay soldiers can use a gravel block to create a supply of throwable rocks. One gravel block is enough for 15 shots. The clay soldiers will hold these rocks in their left hands, and throw the rocks when their enemies are within range. They will back off and try to play defensively, but if an enemy gets too close then they will resort to physical attacks. Also, do you remember those attack-enhancing powerups, like the slime and the redstone dust? Well those powers still apply to the rocks. With the right combination of powers, even just a few rock-throwing soldiers can be an unstoppable force.


Here's a little something I cooked up special for all of you. I'd like to thank a special fellow named "Popular Demand" for making this possible. Here's the thing: a ton of you seem to think this mod is about building a clay civilization with lots of pretty houses rather than fighting. You're incorrect of course, but I decided to do something for you anyway. And this is what you get: A clay soldier is now able to pick up STACKS OF AT LEAST 5 LOGS. Hear that? Not one log, and not two logs. A stack of at least five logs or greater and up to a maximum of 20 logs. What do they do with said logs? They build houses, of course! There are three different random kinds of houses they can build. 5 logs builds a small abode, 10 logs creates a lavish livingspace, and a full 20 logs will fabricate a fabulous fortress (with a bonus chest of sticks inside!). To build these houses however, they will need a good deal of space and no other clay dudes around. Unfortunately, a clay soldier who is holding logs will basically forfeit their ability to fight, climb walls and even ride horses. But if they are attacked, they will drop their logs and defend themselves.


Another largely demanded feature was a better way to manage clay soldier equipment. Well, here it is. A clay soldier near a chest may look inside of it and see if there is any equipment they need. It may take a little while for them to notice a chest, but they will see it eventually. They'll take what they need instantly and leave the rest for everyone else. And if a soldier has clay, they can even bring teammates to life if their bodies are stored within a chest.


And yet another largely demanded feature was the ability to control soldiers. Well, this is pretty much the best I can do! Use a fishing rod to guide a group of soldiers to a central location. I won't get into it, but adding the ability to control a soldier is both VERY difficult to do and causes LOTS of problems, mainly incompatibility with other mods. So, I had to compromise. As an alternate to this, you can also use a dye that is the same color as their team and they'll swarm around it.


Last but not least, it's everyone's favorite dimension-warping handheld tool again! This time, its power has been increased significantly. Not only can it instantly kill all clay-based lifeforms in the near area, but it can also instantly destroy all clay blocks in a 12-meter radius! This opens up a ton of possibilities for fun clay-based projects. Just make sure not to build a stadium out of clay blocks - you'll most likely regret it.


~ Version 3.5 Additions and Changes ~



As promised, this update brings you four new colors of soldiers! There's nothing too special about pink and brown soldiers. In fact, they fight exactly the same way as all the other colors. But if you really want to go through the trouble of getting cocoa beans just to have an additional color, then you have my sympathy! And of course, I didn't stop there. The other two new colors have some very special properties that could quite possibly change they way you think about clay wars...



That's right! White soldiers are completely peaceful. So if a band of ruffians shows up at their doorstep, they'll have no choice but to sit back and take the hurt! They spawn with slightly lower HP (15) than normal, and they won't pick up offensive items. What use are they then? Well, you could have a race to see which team can kill clay soldiers the fastest! And being peaceful makes them the only team which doesn't attack hostile mobs. Now, as for the other team...



Brawler is really the only suitable word for these furious fighters. Black brawlers are so full of rage and fighting spirit, that they will even fight each other! They will also avoid picking up team-based items, such as golden crowns and revival clay. And since they spawn with higher HP (30), there's no telling which one will be the last one standing! And as if that wasn't enough, the boundaries of war have been expanded even further with new items...



What's lighter than a feather? Not a clay soldier! But even so, troops can take advantage of a feather's marvelous air-resisting properties to parachute down from great heights. Once a clay soldier detects that it is falling from a high location and is at the risk of receiving fall damage, it will automatically deploy its carefully-hidden feather and glide down safely. But be careful! Any soldier which has a mount, a heavy iron core, or is carrying logs will not be able to use their feather.



It's the answer to two problems in one simple item! soldiers can't see far enough? Get goggles! Soldiers aren't cool enough? Get goggles!! This convenient piece of headgear extends a clay soldiers's sight range by 5 blocks and also functions as a stylish set of imitation eyes. And to make things even better, all you need is one glass block to make a set of goggles for your whole army! Just make sure to drop it on the ground with q.



Here's a feature that everyone's been waiting for. Well, most people. At least half the people in my forum inbox. Anyway, it's the new Snow Pegasus Mount! A soldier will treat a pegasus mount just like a regular dirt horse, except this one will hover above the ground as its rider traverses the landscape! The snow pegasus can also survive more hits than a regular dirt horse, but at the same time, is just a little bit slower. This new mount is craftable using snow blocks, soulsand and a feather. For more info on crafting, see the summary section.



Unless there's something terribly wrong with you, you probably don't like seeing horse and pegasus carcasses littering the battlefield during an all-out clay war. For those who do have compassion for our miniature equine friends, a new feature has been added! Clay soldiers now have the ability to revive horses, just the same as they would normally revive their friends. And they still use the same material to do so, which is clay lumps. It's hard to tell why that would actually work, but I'm not asking questions.



We're getting closer and closer to the end of our V3 features, so don't give up yet! This handly little addition enables any clay soldier to access a chest within a minecart! It even works as a unit shipment vehichle - load it up with clay dolls and clay lumps, then send it down the road! One cart could change the tide of any battle - and you decide who gets it!



And now, the secret feature! It is a secret so secret that not even the best secret-keepers know about it! It's so great, it's reason to celebrate! It's the ClayCam!

This incredible new feature allows you to view the action close-up! Just right-click a soldier and see the action from over his shoulders! Pressing shift will disable the ClayCam. The smooth and quick camera movement allows you to see the detail of a war like you've never seen it before - until the unit dies, of course!

~ Version 3.6 Additions and Changes ~



Despite the amount of clothes that clay soldiers are able to procure, there has never been a simple material for them to make a cape with. Well, now there finally is. Using a diamond, a clay soldier will not only craft himself a very flashy blue cape, but his abilities as a fighter will increase massively as a result! His health will be multiplies by twenty (20), his weapons and armor will last much longer, he will be able to use food and weapon add-ons for longer, and he will even have a permanent speed-boost effect! Just one super soldier can take down an entire army of foes! But exactly how long will one super soldier last? It's your job to find out!



And just when you thought the mod couldn't get any more intense... There's ZOMBIES! ...or VAMPIRES! ...or ALIENS! In fact, I don't really know what they are, but they're corrupted and evil! When a clay soldier grabs ahold of an enderman pearl, it gets infected with corruption. And suddenly, nothing else matters except spreading it. When a corrupted soldier attacks and kills another innocent soldier, it doesn't die... It gets all of its health back, becomes evil, and joins the corrupted horde! It doesn't matter what team he's on. A non-corrupted soldier is an enemy. And by the time you realize their piercing cries of agony, they'll already be gone. And they'll start coming... for YOU!!!

...And no matter what happens, don't let a super soldier get corrupted... or else you will have quite a problem on your hands.

Other Things that were Fixed:

- the claycam now works with everything and is compatible with ALL mods.
- soldiers now respond quicker to chests in the nearby area.

~ Version 4 Bugfixes ~

- the old stairs bug is now fixed.
- behaviour regarding picking up items during battle is slightly improved.
- the glowing is now working again.
- mod will be going open source shortly.

~ Summary of all Crafting Recipes ~

Pink, Brown, Black and White colors are created the same way.







~ Planned Features for Future Updates ~
* Will be going open source soon.

Issues:

This mod will work with any other mod (even The Aether, I know because I'm a developer). You do however need ModLoader to run this mod.

Instructions:

You must first install Risugami's Mod Loader before this mod will work. Please do not attempt to install old versions of the mod loader into the 1.0.0 client.
If you are using a Mac computer, search for a special Mac installation tutorial if you have problems installing the mod. "Minecrafter" or something like that might work.
Once you've successfully install the three requirements above, simply drag all the files included in the zip into the jar. Remember to leave the image files in the clayman folder, and drag the folder itself into the jar.

Support The Mod:
Here's a custom signature banner that you can use if you don't already have one.

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Downloads:

Risugami's ModLoader - Required to run the mod.

- Adf.ly Links -
CSM V4 - for 1.0.0
Optional Pack - Don't install this unless you are using Risugami's Spawner GUI.

- Adcraft.co Links -
CSM V4 - for 1.0.0
Optional Pack - Don't install this unless you are using Risugami's Spawner GUI.

- Old Versions -
CSM V3.6 - for beta 1.8.1

Donate: ...only if you want to! Added by request.


Also, This mod seems to have been featured on some site I'm not familiar with. I saw a cool Kenshiro mod on there. They asked me to post this image here, so here you go:


Despite the overwhelming amount of demand for the ability to control clay soldiers, I will not be adding this feature. The requirements for such a thing to be possible involve massive amounts of edits to the original game files, a lot of custom code from scratch and more time than I have available. It would take a miracle for the mod to actually be compatible with anything else as a result. Therefore I shall not be making this feature and instead will focus my efforts on SMP and other creative additions.

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Table of Contents:

Overview
Changes in how things work
Frequently Asked Questions
[WIP] The Cubic Chunks Mod!
Gallery
Supporting this suggestion
Special thanks

[spoiler=Tl:dr]Q: Won't this increase lag?
A: Absolutely not. The title of this suggestion and big red letters at the top of this post aren't lying. If you want to know how, then I suggest you actually read this post.

Q: Will this change terrain? Will this break existing worlds?
A: No. Terrain change is not necessary. Existing worlds can be converted fairly easily with a process described later in this post.

Q: How can sunlight or rain work with infinite vertical space?
A: I suggest you read Coping with sunlight, because it's too complex for a tl;dr.

Q: I have a different question but still don't feel like reading this post. What do I do?
A: Too bad, read the FAQ. I put way too much work into this for the entirety of it to be ignored.[/spoiler]

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Overview:

In Minecraft, the sky is the limit - literally. It doesn't matter how many thousands of blocks a player has traveled, or what dimension they're in, or even if they're playing in creative or survival, the highest they can ever build is up to a height of 256. Why is that? If Minecraft can have a world that's infinite in the north, in the south, in the east, and in the west, why can't that world be infinite up and down too?

In Minecraft's earliest days, in Classic and Indev, the world was not infinite in any direction. This was because the entire world needed to be generated at the same time, and the entire world needed to be simulated at the same time as well. This led to a conundrum - the bigger the world, the more it lagged.
Notch didn't like this. He knew his players liked to explore and build large creations, so he found a way to make the world truly infinite. When the Minecraft '' class='bbc'>Infdev came out, it brought with it truly infinite worlds. Suddenly, players could travel hundreds of thousands of blocks in any direction, and never encounter a barrier, or become too laggy.
The Infdev update brought about a very large change to Minecraft worlds to accomplish this feat. For the first time, instead every world being just a single huge piece, they were broken up into a two-dimensional grid of pieces, called chunks. Through breaking the world up into pieces, this 'chunk system' enabled infinite worlds by letting Minecraft create new pieces and simulate them only when it needs to.

Why does that not apply to the vertical axis? Because the type of 'chunk system' Minecraft uses right now is a linear one, which, by using only a two-dimensional grid to map out chunks, means that it is impossible for chunks to stack on top of one another, and by extension, meaning that a single chunk must cover the entire vertical space. This brings back the problem that the Infdev update was supposed to eradicate, now only with chunks, instead of an entire world; the bigger a chunk is, the more laggy it is. You can't just increase the height limit and make chunks taller, because it will become laggier, and laggier, and laggier to do it.
That's why, to fix this, Minecraft must change over to a cubic chunk system. Under this system, 16³ block chunks are aligned on a three-dimensional grid, completely eliminating maximum height as an aspect of lag.

The immediate benefits:
•Minecraft worlds become as virtually infinite vertically as they are horizontally: The absolute limit being Y = ±30,000,000.
•A large FPS increase: Alpha testers report an FPS increase of 100~200%.
•Increase in running capability: Computers running Minecraft on Tiny render distance will handle only 30% the blocks they do now.

The possible features:
•Spherical render/load distance: Reduce handled blocks by up to 30% by cutting corners made of unneeded chunks.
•Server chunk occlusion/exclusion: Reduce bandwidth usage and defeat hackers by only sending data for visible chunks.
•Three-dimensional biomes: Save biome data per chunk rather than per block column, create volcanoes with magma chambers, underground rivers, tropical skylands floating over icy taigas, and more.

The disadvantages:
•Unloaded gravity-pause: Falling non-player entities and fluids will be forced to pause their fall if they reach unloaded chunks, but will resume falling when those chunks are loaded.
•Slow falling-pause: Players with slower computers and smaller render distances will have falling occasionally paused as they fall into unloaded chunks, until new chunks can be loaded.

The problems:
•Current sunlight and rain calculation methods cannot work with infinite vertical space: The solution to this is described here.
•Current BiomeDecorator cannot work with multiple vertical chunks simultaneously: The BiomeDecorator code must be altered to function correctly with this, or removed.
•Current cave generation method is executed an extra time for each vertical chunk created simultaneously, leading to lag spikes on world generation: Cave generation's method must be altered to suit this system more.
•Current grass/dirt generation algorithm forces additional chunk requests when chunks are loaded, causing chunks to load slower than they should: This algorithm must be replaced with something else.

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Changes in how things work:

Obviously, the implementation of this new chunk system will change quite a few things. These changes are mostly either necessary or in the interest of increased efficiency. Such changes are categorized and explained below.

How worlds will be stored:
[spoiler]How the current storage works, and what changes:
Interestingly enough, the current method of storage, the Anvil format, is derived from the storage method that the original Cubic Chunks mod used. The Anvil format stores individual chunk as a series of 16³ quasi-cubic chunks. These 'fake' cubic chunks allow for easier reference of specific data, but they still can't be separated from each other, meaning that it fails to reap the full benefits of this system. Even so, the change allowed Mojang to double the maximum height with no performance hit. Chunks are stored in groups of 32², inside 'MCRegion' files, for a total of 1024 chunks.
By nature, cubic chunks does away with the 'quasi-cubic' nonsense. In terms of chunk grouping, instead of using groups of 32³ chunks, new "3DRegion" files would contain groups of 16³. This means each 3DRegion file contains 4096 chunks, four times as many as MCRegion files. However, each 3DRegion contains only one fourth the amount of blocks. For per-chunk positional metadata, 3DRegion files would use the same number of bits as MCRegion files, after compression. Calculations show that the same area encompassed by a single MCRegion file would consume 64 kilobytes of extra space with 4 3DRegion files, which is nothing.

Converting existing worlds:
Most people are probably wondering something like "But won't this totally destroy all existing worlds?". Absolutely not; conversion could not be simpler. When a non-cubic world is loaded after the implementation of this system, a conversion process will begin and convert the entire world at once(To avoid making chunk loading take longer during play). First, all existing MCRegion files will be divided into quarters to create 3DRegion files. Then, all existing chunks are divided into sixteenths using the quasi-cubic properties to identify boundaries. After that, conversion is done.

The "isEmpty" flag optimization:
A 1-bit flag is added to each chunk, named "isEmpty". If the chunk consists of 100% air blocks, this bit is 1, any other case makes it 0. When the bit is 1, all data for the chunk besides the isEmpty flag is deleted and ignored, which reduces filesize. Empty chunks are never loaded, and locations where they occur are merely simulated as entities reside in them. The chunk will only load when something requires saving inside it.[/spoiler]

Changes to terrain, ores, etcetera:
[spoiler]Terrain:
By default, nothing will change. Small bits of terrain generation code need to be reconfigured to work properly with Cubic Chunks.

Biomes:
By default, nothing will change.

Ore generation:
By default, nothing will change.

Structures:
By default, nothing will change.

The Void:
After conversion to Cubic Chunks, the void and bedrock layer will still exist and generate as they always have. However, the void(Not the bedrock layer!) will not exist as a hard limit and is able to be moved, but not removed, by editing an associated NBT data tag inside a world's level.dat. This feature, that allows for increasing the maximum depth, is intentionally disabled without external programs, to prevent terrain change of any sort. It is intended to be used by experienced mapmakers and world generation mods only.

Superflat settings:
Existing superflat worlds will not change. However, new superflat worlds will gain a new decoration parameter, 'void'. Inclusion of this parameter will cause the void to form below the lowest defined layer. Exclusion of it will cause all layers below the lowest defined layer to copy the settings of that layer.[/spoiler]

Coping with sunlight:
[spoiler]There used to be a solution here, but it wasn't deemed good enough by Jeb. Suggest solutions in this thread.[/spoiler]

Changes to servers:
[spoiler]Settings:
There's a setting inside the Server.properties file called 'max-build-height'. The setting makes it impossible for any player to place or remove blocks above that height.
With the implementation of Cubic Chunks, a new setting named "maximum-generation-depth" would be added. The void, bedrock layers, and magma layers will generate normally at and above the Y level designated by the value of this setting.

Chunk occlusion/exclusion:
Using the raytracing methods already available in the code and used for explosion calculations, servers can identify which chunks are visible to a player, within safe assumptions, and only send the data for those chunks. This both reduces bandwidth usage, and cripples the usefulness of X-Ray cheats.[/spoiler]

Render/Load distance alterations:
[spoiler]After the implementation of Cubic Chunks, view distances' radii will apply to the vertical axis too. This reduces handled blocks in the cases of tiny and short render distances, and increases them in the cases of normal and far render distances. This can be optimized by utilizing a spherical render distance instead of a cubic one, which would reduce handled blocks in all distances except Far.[/spoiler]

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Frequently Asked Questions:

[spoiler=FAQ]Q: This is impossible.
A: No it's not. See below.

Q: Is this available as a mod?
A: Not yet! But it will be!

Q: I like X-ray! What if I don't want it to be broken?
A: First of all, breaking X-ray hacks will only be possible to do in multiplayer. That said, the system that would break X-ray would be possible to disable by the server owner. If the owner doesn't disable the system, then they don't want you using X-ray, and you should not be doing what the server owner doesn't want in the first place.

Q: I play on a PvP/Anarchy/Raid/Faction server. Won't this system let people pillar up into the sky and create a base thousands of blocks in the air and never be found?
A: No.

Q: I like Minecraft's current height limits. What if I don't want to have an infinite sky or infinite underground?
A: If this system is added, all worlds will not automatically gain an infinite underground. As stated below, the Void will remain in all worlds, even after the conversion to Cubic Chunks. The ability to remove the Void will simply be there. As for infinite space in the sky, the current build limit is over one hundred blocks above any terrain that vanilla Minecraft can possibly generate. It is ENTIRELY your decision on whether or not you take advantage of this height. If you play on a server, like stated above, the server owner can set a maximum build height. If s/he doesn't, then don't play on their server - you don't play on servers where the server owners allow things you don't like. Why would you play on an anarchy server if you hate being stolen from and killed?

Q: Will this affect Redstone at all?
A: No. This system will simply make it possible to make larger redstone circuitry than before.

Q: Won't this break existing worlds?
A: No. Existing worlds can be easily converted by dividing each MCRegion file into 4 pieces, then slicing the existing 256 block-high chunks inside them into 16 individual chunks.

Q: Won't this affect mods? Won't mod authors have a hard time updating their mods?
A: The answer to this question depends solely on the answer to the following two questions: Do parts of the modification code rely on chunk data/metadata? Does the mod author want to take advantage of the features of the new chunk system? If the answers to the first and second question are both "No", then updating a mod to this system should be very easy and quick. If the answer to the first question is "Yes", then those parts of the code will need to be rewritten somewhat, but in most cases, the changes should be fairly quick and easy. The only time that it should be hard to update a mod to this system, is if the answer to the second question is "Yes".

Q: Won't this require a total rewrite of the mod API if that's released first?
A: No. Whether or not even a small part of the mod API needs to be rewritten depends on the way that it is implemented and whether or not there are API inclusions for chunk handling and other chunk-related behavior.

Q: Could a player fall into unloaded chunks if chunks aren't loaded fast enough?
A: No, they could not, and for several reasons. Minecraft has a terminal velocity, though it might not seem like it. This velocity is slower than it should take to load new chunks below the player. In cases with exceptionally slow computers, even if the player did manage to reach an unloaded chunk, their fall would be paused until that chunk can be loaded.

Q: What would happen when water, sand, or a mob falls into an unloaded chunk?
A: Nothing. The water/sand/mob would freeze in place until the chunk is loaded and it can continue moving. You can already see this same thing happening on the horizontal axis.

Q: What will happen to the Void?
A: It will still exist, along with all its effects. The only difference is that the Void is no longer a hard limit and it can be moved. After the conversion to Cubic Chunks, the Void's location will be stored in a world's ' class='bbc'>level.dat, and this location can be changed with NBT editing tools. When and where the Void exists, chunks will cease to generate.

Q: Will this affect terrain?
A: No. However, terrain generators will gain the ability to use infinite height.

Q: Will this affect ore generation?
A: No. Ore is a part of terrain generation. As stated above, terrain will not be changed.

Q: Won't all current terrain generators be incompatible with this system and need to be rewritten?
A: No. Terrain generators work independently of chunks. When a chunk is generated for the first time, it calls the terrain generator and receives a specific section of the resultant terrain to save inside itself. Because of this, some custom terrain generators can generate steep terrain all the way to Y256, where you can experience a large, flat cut-off. Since there are no chunks above Y256 to call the terrain generator for terrain, no terrain exists there.

Q: What would happen if there's a huge solid ceiling so far above you that it is unloaded? Wouldn't you just see the sky, just with everything being completely dark?
A: Yes. This already happens on the horizontal axis, and it is an issue with sky rendering, not this chunk system. As such, this has nothing to do with this suggestion. Please do not post about this.

Q: If you go deep underground, will your plants grow/ores smelt/animals grow?
A: No, because those chunks would be unloaded, just as if you had walked far away. This is a flaw with any chunk system, regardless of shape. It is a necessary evil that allows Minecraft to have infinite worlds. The only way to fix this would be to introduce a separate new system that works with chunks as they are loaded and unloaded. This suggestion deals with the chunk system itself, and not sister processes. Because of that, that is outside of the scope of this suggestion. Please do not post about this.[/spoiler]

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[WIP] The Cubic Chunks Mod! (Tall Worlds Mod):

Cuchaz has taken it upon himself to bring us the glorious Cubic Chunks, since Mojang refuses to do so.

Cuchaz is using a API of his own creation to help assist in the making of this mod, and he's quite far along, as seen in these two tech demo videos:
[spoiler=T-Demo 1: Vertical chunk loading][/spoiler]
[spoiler=T-Demo 2: Broken height cap and no lag!][/spoiler]
With the basic functionality in place - a complete overhaul of the basic chunk system, and height limit removed - this whole concept can already be considered proven. What remains is making sure everything else functions correctly under the new chunk system. In any case, stay tuned for future updates if it interests you(If it doesn't, then you are the weakest link - goodbye!).

You can follow the mod's development in much more depth in its very own topic!

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Gallery:

[spoiler=A mountainside with an experimental engine using Cubic Chunks designed by Nocte. 960 block view radius, and 30 FPS.][/spoiler]
[spoiler=A different view of the mountainside with the same engine by Nocte. This time, with 1600 block view radius and 15 FPS.][/spoiler]
[spoiler="A video demonstrating Nocte's engine."]

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Support & Submission to Mojang:

If you support this, hit the rep button in the bottom-left corner of this post. It is the only good way of accurately measuring support here.

If you wish, you can put the following banner, courtesy of laz2727, into your signature. It helps to attract support from all parts of the forum!

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Please help us get word out of this suggestion! Share this with your friends, with Minecraft celebrities if you're familiar with them, or even with Mojangsters like Jeb or Dinnerbone! (Do not share this with Notch. Notch doesn't work with Minecraft anymore.)

The purpose of this suggestion is to have Cubic Chunks implemented in Vanilla. Being available as a modification does not fulfill that purpose. The modification featured in this suggestion is to act as a proof-of-concept only(Note: Its being featured here is to act as a proof-of-concept. The modification itself is on its way to becoming a fully fledged modification).

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Special thanks:
Cuchaz, for taking Barteks' proof and running with it, to give us a truly functional Cubic Chunks mod.
Barteks2x, for updating the Cubic Chunks mod to 1.6.2, proving that it is possible.
Azraile, for posting the original suggestion and allowing me to take ownership of it.
Nocte, for helping resolve flaws and designing Hexahedra.
MineCrak, for a large amount of valuable insight and enthusiasm into the topic of Cubic Chunks.
aaronfranke, for helping resolve flaws.
PanJouda, for creating the original banner.
Flexico, for creating the predecessor to the current banner.
laz2727, for creating the current banner.
Robinton, for creating the original Cubic Chunks mod.
The_Watchman13, for answering all those stupid questions so I don't have to.

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Note: Many calculations and information can be found among the many posts of this topic. There are too many for me to cite here, but if you wish, you can search for them yourself.