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EDIT: This mod has been discontinued by the author. the author has given permission for someone else to continue it. This can be found here: TrapCraft v1.03






Welcome to trapcraft, a mod that adds useful new blocks that can be used in countless ways to make evil, malicious, deadly new traps easier and better ever! Currently this mod adds 5 new blocks that are each extremely versatile, and open up a whole new world of trap making possibilities. We have another block coming soon, as well as new additions to the current blocks, bug fixes, and more. You are welcome to suggest additions to this mod.

It now uses modloader! Yay!

Table of contents

1. Videos
2. New Blocks
1. Igniter
2. One-way Glass
3. Sticky Sand
4. Spikes
5. Trap Chest
3. Download!
4. Change Log
5. Coming soon...

Videos
By Palmer125
By CaptainGrianWave


New Blocks
Here is an overview of all of the blocks added to the game:



Download
Trapcraft v0.2!

Install instructions are inside. Please note that this needs modloader to work. You can find it here.

Change Log
v0.2 - Added modloader support
v0.1 - Mod released!


Coming Soon...
Here is a list of things we are planning on adding to the mod when we get the chance. Please note that we are begging modders, so all of this stuff may take a while as we are still figuring stuff out.

• Bug fixes - There seems to be numerous bugs, so we are going to work on those.
• Bait blocks - Blocks that attract mobs. Meat blocks will attract monsters and hay blocks will attract animals.
• Spikes on walls - So you can have smashing spike plates!
• Other types of one-way glass - one way glass made of other materials.
• Multiplayer mod - This may take a while, but we will try to make a bukkit plugin or something for this mod.

Bugs:

• Igniter has to un- and re-light ever 10 seconds or so.

Please report any bugs you find so we can fix them.

If you like this mod, post to keep it alive and press the !

This is not a mod, and I didn't create it as a mod! However, the wonderful geniuses at ABP Mods have made a mod based on my Art Of Painting suggestion!Check it out!

The great arts. Minecraft, as is, does well in two sections of the arts: Architecture and Sculpture. However, adding access to some of the more neglected arts would make fuel creativity and multiplayer role-playing, as well as having some practical applications. I am making a get satisfaction post for these topics. So far I have made the one for painting and literature, but I am holding off on the last one until it is perfected. Please, if you support these ideas, like them on get satisfaction, here and here!

This is a relatively long suggestion that I will divide into three parts and develop over time. Each part will stick to the same format I show here:

Quote from Example »

Art Name

How it is now: This paragraph talks about what this art is currently like as of now, and the flaws it currently has. Sometimes the art is in good shape but needs a few improvements, and some times it doesn't exist at all.

How it could be improved: This section talks about what needs to be added to make this art complete. It doesn't talk about the specific mechanics, but just the general idea.

What I purpose: This is the main section. It shows exactly how this art is improved, and what new tools, blocks, mechanics, items, and everything else that needs to be added to perfect this art.

Why we need this: The fourth section talks about why we need this implementation. It talks about the role-playing value, creative value, and practical value of this perposal.

Banner: And finally, included is a banner for that art. Banners will come in 100x500 and 50x250, as well as an Orion-Pyro style icon.

And without further ado, here are the art topics:

The Art of Painting!
The Art of Literature!
The Art of Music!

Here are the images for the items:

Quote from Equeon

Do you really want to see sheep and pigs in the swamp? No! So if none of the normal mobs are found here, there has to be custom mobs to fill those spots.

But mobs take ALOT of Mojang's time, and if the swamp is overhauled, then the desert, savanna, rainforest, tundra, and all other biomes will need to be overhauled too in a near equal way. It adds up to be over 50 new mobs! And while that's great, it's going to take a unreasonably long time to code.

I don't want to argue with you that much, because I do think this is a really great thread.

Nice! But too many unique mobs. I think each biome should have at most 1 or 2 unique mobs, no more.

Already Posted Topics
Updated August 31, 2011

Swingerzetta, and then Kira, were the original creators/managers of this thread. Thank him and her for their hard effort in the past  :smile.gif:

This is the place for searching (with command+F) for ideas to make sure that they haven't already been posted, and posting links to ideas so they can be indexed. I will update this thread as often as possible, adding more suggestion threads to the list. I will only add topics that are on the first page and seem like they are relatively well made, but to make sure yours is added, post a link to it in this thread.

This thread is meant to serve the community, not myself, so if there's something you'd like to see being done differently with this, feel free to discuss it with me. Be sure to post your suggestions (with links) so I can add it.

Also, be sure to check out the Gigathread, an index of megathreads to also post your ideas in.

This thread is divided into sections based on what kind of ideas it is, as well as being alphabetized in each section:

Natural Blocks and Items, Terrain, Ores, Caves, Mobs, New Realms, and all of Nature
Crafted Blocks and Items, New uses, Redstone, Tools, Workstations, Minecarts and all Player made Stuff
GUI, Interface, Game modes, Abstract concepts, Graphics, and Miscellaneous

Quote from BergyBirdman

His topic was about in general how to 'behave' in the suggestion forum but i wrote about how everyone should be productive in creating suggestions. Essentially everyone who posts a topic in the suggestions want to see their idea put to life in vanilla minecraft and to play it. So as people create comments they help move the suggestion into creation. If people look down upon ideas than they have a very low chance of being implemented into the game.

Not true. Notch couldn't care less if an idea in this forum has a million reps. He doesn't check this forum. This forum is just for getting advice and praise for your idea, and has no bearing for what gets in the game.

In any case, I don't really understand what the point of this thread is. You should make it more clear who and what you are addressing,

Quote from watisagamertag

Come on man, shes 7! Give her a break! Maybe there will be boss monsters in minecraft, this is a pretty good suggestion for a boss, I think. And im 14 so i applaud her for making better suggestions than 99% of the people who post that are around my age.

Breaks should never be given for age. It's here for us to judge weather it should be in mine craft, and wether it came from a 7 or 70 year old has no bearing. I don't hate it. I don't love it. Im impartial, and my main complaint is that it is sort of unoriginal. But being written by one who is seven doesn't magically make it a better or worse idea.

Quote from Leosanims Studios

but she is smarter than us , or atleast smarter than the 12 year old minecraft players.

False. I am twelve.

Although this isn't a wonderful, original idea, it sure makes me smile, and is appreciated a lot more then half a million two sentence moon realm suggestions each day.

Ask her what it's called. ^^

Nah, minecraft has unrealistic skins like that for a reason. It gives it a fun, 8-bit, blocky feel. It would take a TON of work to add all of that advanced eyes and joints, and would partially kill the feel of the game in the process.

I'm 12. I find it disheartening that so many people my age and older are much more immature.

Update: This thread is kind of old. Yes, it's been necro'd a few times, and I'm glad for that. But this thread was created before we even knew that there would be ocelots in the game. At one point there were some people interested in doing this as a mod, but they kind of lost interest when ocelots were officially released. I'd still like to see cats done as a block, but any way you slice it, they're going to have to share the spotlight with some pretty frisky official vanilla Minecraft cats.

This is also a Mod Request in that forum, to see if there are any modders who may have missed this thread, but might want to try doing a cat block.

Cat Block

For the people who want cats in the game, I suggest: not a mob, but a block. You cannot craft a cat block; they must be found. Sometimes they are found curled up in dungeon chests, but they are also found in the wild in any biome, in the branches of trees, and even in the shallower parts of natural caves. The cat block can be picked up (by punching it, the usual minecraft method of picking things up) and placed anywhere, as a normal block. I personally plan to put one on top of my bookshelf. You cannot stack cats in your inventory.

The cat block's normal state is asleep, with eyes closed. Cat blocks sleep all the time. They don't chase mice, they don't meow. They don't run around. Running around all crazy-like is for wolves.

However, a cat block can be woken up. Right-clicking on the cat block will cause it to open its eyes for 8 seconds, after which they will automatically close again.

A cat block can be fed cooked fish or raw fish, but this has no effect. The cat simply eats your food. Cats do not show gratitude.

Other mobs, including wolves, ignore the cat block, and the cat block ignores them.

Cat blocks come various colours (see images, below). Cat blocks cannot be dyed (or can they? read the rest of the thread for discussion; it's never too late to weigh in).

Other Ideas from the thread that need work/playtesting:
Cats might scare away spiders. Spiders won't approach within X squares of a Cat Block unless they are pushed or attacked first. Perhaps the cat's eyes must be open for this function to work, and it needs to be fed fish (raw or cooked) to keep it awake. Tentatively, 1 piece of fish or 1 bucket of milk will keep the cat awake for 1 minute. Every time you feed the cat, the timer is reset to 1 minute. Credit to ThatDutchIdiot for development of this idea.

When you walk on a Cat Block, instead of the normal footstep, it makes a tiny fraction of a purring sound.

Advanced Idea:

Quote from toatanu »

I just thought that a cat block should occasionally delete, spawn a cat mob, have the cat MOB walk to another position on cobblestone, brick, obsidian, planks, or other crafted blocks near(five blocks?) it, then despawn and put a sleeping cat BLOCK placed there. Kinda like sand that moves when it decides to, and horizontal.

Quote from valdark

it should be a mob that wanders in a set area and picking it up and placing it "tames" it.

Edit for Images!
[Face] [Block's Left]
[Face] [Top, Right, Back, and Bottom]

Quote from PugRme »

Quote from llama66613 »

Nether Cat

Okay, so I'm not the best artist. This is just to give an idea of what such a block might look like.


Ceiling Cat is Watching You Masturbate


Half-Block Cat variant

Quote from DigitalBoy

This is sort of what I want a cat block to look like, part block and part mob.

Info before you read: This is to be part of a series of complete biome overhauls. As the name implies, the biomes will be almost completely overhauled: with many new mobs and several blocks added to give a reason for exploration and adventure that 1.8 couldn't really provide. For example: you plan to enter the Nether, but always seem to burn to death. You've got to track through the hot desert in order to find a material you'll need for a potion of fire resistance. Maybe you're the kind of person that hates going to retrieve items and/or XP when you kill mobs from a distance? Why not track down a Falcon in the Grasslands and attempt to tame it?

I know this has been done a million times before, but this is the first time we've received information about one single biome. Unless you've been living under a rock, you've seen the new picture that Notch released of the swamp biome.

Unfortunately, the biome is lacking in many ways. While I'm sure Notch will continue to improve upon this "swamp" in the future, I've decided to make a topic dedicated to improving the swamp, and only the swamp.

Here are some images of a decent swamp, created by a user from Reddit.





Although the tree coverage isn't quite as dense as I would like, already several improvements have been made over Notch's version.

* Forced fog
* Greenish, murky water
* Larger and taller trees
* Much more abundant foliage (tall grass and shrubs)

Let's take a look at some of the new blocks that can be found in the swamp.


Mud



Mud is basically the Overworld equivalent of Soul Sand. It's sticky and slows you down about 20%, and your feet sink into it. This block, by itself, is generated near the watery areas of the swamp, on the edges and under the water itself. Grass grows on Mud that is not within 4 blocks of water, so there's absolutely no regular dirt in the Swamp.

Tar



Tar is the big, deadly brother of Mud. It's much rarer, but sinking into it gives a good possibility of dying. It spreads about as slow as Lava, but most of the time it just generates in non-moving pools. If you place a block in the tar, there's a small chance that some bones will pop out as the tar disappears.

Generic Swamp Plant

It's a generic swamp plant. Really, what do you expect? This plant has 2 possible sprites, which are randomized when it generates.
Here you can see a picture of some cattails and other plants found near a small pond. More on these later!



Now, you're probably asking "What about the new animals and monsters that live here?" Well, I'm getting to that.


Alligator



What's a swamp without the stereotypical alligator? This creature can be found lurking in water that is at least two blocks deep. With the murky water, it's extremely hard to see this creature. Once you get within 4 blocks of the water it's hiding in, it will pop up and attempt to rip you apart.

Health: 25
Speed: Fast for the first five seconds of aggression, then Normal
Damage: 2 on Easy, 3 on Normal, 4 on Hard.
Spawns: Under water that is at least 2 blocks deep
Spawnrate: Common
Drops:


Alligator Skin.

Used to make Alligator Skin armor, which provides the protection of leather, but a constant speed boost of 10%. Also used to make a Satchel, which can store 8 extra items at the price of one inventory slot.


Satchel.

Floating Flamme



A creepy floating monster composed mostly of swamp matter and stringy bits of plants. Once spawned, it patrols in a circle-shaped radius around its spawn point. When it spies the player, it will shoot out a special green fire that won't burn trees, but it will hurt you.

Health: 20, takes half damage from melee weapons but double from arrows.
Speed: Very Fast
Damage: 2 on Easy, 2 1/2 on Normal, 3 on Hard
Spawns: In dark areas of the swamp.
Spawnrate: Uncommon
Drops: 2-5 Mushrooms, 1-3 Generic Swamp Plant
A rare chance of dropping Frayed Vines, which are combined with gunpowder and generic swamp plants to make Swampfire! It deals green fire damage to nearby mobs, regardless of whether they are in water or not.

Shallowbreath



A disgusting, oozing monster made entirely out of gas. It's immune to everything but fire, and will attempt to suffocate the player.

Health: Almost instantly killed with Flint and Steel or Torches, immune to any other form of damage.
Speed: Slow
Damage: 1 heart/second on Easy and Normal, 2 heart/second on Hard.
Spawns: Near coal in the swamp biome only.
Spawnrate: Rare
Drops: 2-4 Tar Blocks, 0-5 Coal, 2-3 Flint

Cockatrice



A terrifying creature indeed: putting your crosshair close to this creature will cause you to become completely immobilized for several seconds. You'll have to find ways to combat this creature without looking at it!

Note: The Aether mod creators used THEIR OWN VERSION of this creature for their mod. This is the original version made by Firehazurd.

Health: 20
Speed: Normal
Damage: 1 on Easy, 2 on Normal, 2 1/2 on Hard
Spawns: On Mud or Grass in the swamp biome at night.
Spawnrate: Uncommon
Drops: 3-4 Cockatrice Feather, used to make a special arrow that stuns mobs for several seconds.

Well, nasty things that want to kill you are wonderful: but are there no peaceful creatures in the swamp? Yup, we got that too.

Mud Crawler



A large but passive creature, the Mud Crawler is typically found in groups of 2 or 3 near mud and water. They bask in the sun, occasionally sliding into the water and swimming around. If approached, they make loud bellowing sounds and back away. If attacked, they stir up a large dust cloud to escape into the mud or water.

Health: 20
Speed: Slow
Spawns: on Mud
Spawnrate: Common
Drops: 3-4 Mud Blocks, 0-2 Generic Swamp Plant

Giant Cricket



Swamps are infamous for having lots of insect life. In Minecraft, even the spiders are giant- so why not crickets? These little buggers (HA HA HA) are the swamp equivalent of pigs: they're common and a good source of food. They can also be tamed.

Health: 10
Speed: Fast
Spawns: on Grass
Spawnrate: Common
Drops: 1-2 Juicy Cricket Leg

Taming: Once given 4-5 Cattails, they will follow you around. They can be told to stay, and will occasionally drop Cricket Eggs, which heal 1 heart but can be stacked up to 64.

Giant Caterpillar



A gigantic caterpillar. If it "feeds" on Milkweed plants (doesn't actually consume the block, but walks over it for a bit and then moves on) it will drop Sticky Sap. This item can be eaten to heal 3 hunger points, but it takes a total of 5 seconds to eat. It's really only for those times when you don't want to waste food.

Health: 15
Speed: Normal
Spawns: On Grass
Spawnrate: Rare
Drops: 10-15 Leaves

A note about the new mobs: If you're going to complain about the amount of creatures added in this topic, keep in mind that none of the normal mobs will spawn here. No creepers, no skeletons, no pigs. However, the zombie remains, but its skin is replaced with this:



If you're still uptight about the amount of content for the swamp biome, I will be making other topics for the rest of the biomes, as well.

New Dungeon Type: Overgrown Dungeon
Clicky.

New Feature: Herbalism

New Feature: Spider Caves

Total list of other tweaks and changes:

* Sand no longer generates in the swamp, and is replaced by Mud.
* Trees can and will generate in the water.
* Logs can generate on the ground, representing a "fallen log."
* Coal is three times as common here, and other ores are about twice as common.
* Fog is forced to the Tiny render distance.
* Water color is a dark, murky green/brown.
* All caves in the biome are Spider Caves (to be added soon!)

Credits

Mod Progress
The team currently consists of:

Equeon: me. The creator of this topic.
Futil: the awesome mob creator.
RealSurge: the texturer.
AdventurerOK: the coder / partly texturer.


If you support, put this in your signature!


Herbalism textures are done, and that only leaves two parts left before the topic is done. The mod may take some more time, but with a basic generation and most sprites made, it shouldn't be long before a basic version is made!

Also, to the people who see this suggestion: please post your thoughts, comments, improvements, dislikes.

This is not a mod, and I didn't create it as a mod! However, the wonderful geniuses at ABP Mods have made a mod based on my Art Of Painting suggestion!Check it out!

The great arts. Minecraft, as is, does well in two sections of the arts: Architecture and Sculpture. However, adding access to some of the more neglected arts would make fuel creativity and multiplayer role-playing, as well as having some practical applications. I am making a get satisfaction post for these topics. So far I have made the one for painting and literature, but I am holding off on the last one until it is perfected. Please, if you support these ideas, like them on get satisfaction, here and here!

This is a relatively long suggestion that I will divide into three parts and develop over time. Each part will stick to the same format I show here:

Quote from Example »

Art Name

How it is now: This paragraph talks about what this art is currently like as of now, and the flaws it currently has. Sometimes the art is in good shape but needs a few improvements, and some times it doesn't exist at all.

How it could be improved: This section talks about what needs to be added to make this art complete. It doesn't talk about the specific mechanics, but just the general idea.

What I purpose: This is the main section. It shows exactly how this art is improved, and what new tools, blocks, mechanics, items, and everything else that needs to be added to perfect this art.

Why we need this: The fourth section talks about why we need this implementation. It talks about the role-playing value, creative value, and practical value of this perposal.

Banner: And finally, included is a banner for that art. Banners will come in 100x500 and 50x250, as well as an Orion-Pyro style icon.

And without further ado, here are the art topics:

The Art of Painting!
The Art of Literature!
The Art of Music!

Here are the images for the items:

Version 0.6_x may have a game freezing problem that crashes minecraft (though, be aware that the game also will freeze if you don't place the included Builders folder in the correct location). If you would like to help me find and remove this problem sooner, if your game freezes follow the instructions in this topic and post your detailed crash reports.

NOTE: Before posting a question in this thread, make sure to review the text files included with the mod, and also be sure to check this post's FAQ and Tips and Tricks section to see if your question has already been answered.


Introduction
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This mod adds 10 new human builder mobs to minecraft. These mobs will build all over your world, by placing blocks and building structures. Backup your saves before use. Currently, for unknown reasons, the mod may occasionally freeze your game. Keep this in mind. I am still working on solving this problem.

This mod can be summed up as follows:
-The builder mobs added by this mod will spawn above ground and build structures without any interaction from you, the player.
-The Mayor mob can gather up other builder mobs and use them to build a giant square wall, after which this will function as a small "trading town". Bakers and Traders will be in these towns. There is a chest in the middle of these towns, which idle builders will place and take items from.
-Builders can be interacted with by the player, and some can be instructed to build specific structures
-The player can place signs with specific text to influence the behavior of the builders.
-There is a configuration file included with this mod, which can be used to set how many builders spawn, how much they build, the default block they build with, and which builders can spawn.
-The structures built by builders are stored as .txt & .schematic files as blueprints. These blueprints can be modified or removed, and new blueprints can be added.

The .txt files included with this mod and the rest of this post explain these points in more detail.


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Logo designed by icyPlate(picture) and Joris_s(some coding)

Table of Contents:
1. Builder Information (includes general builder information, pictures of each builder, and the specific stats of each builder)
2. Structure Information (includes a list of all the possible structures that the builders can build)
2b. Configuring this Mod (includes a list of what parts of this mod can be reconfigured, and how to change builder skins)
2c. Tips and Tricks (self-Explanatory)
3. ScreenShots and Videos (Screenshots and videos of the builders in action)
4. Download Links (download the latest version, previous versions, the source code, and/or a guide for changing the structures that the builders create)
5. Changelist (Specifies all the changes made throughout each version)
6. Upcoming changes (Mentions any new changes that will be in the upcoming version, and my progress on each of these changes)
7. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ, mentions solutions to common installation problems)
8. Credits (Includes credits to modders who have helped me, as well as people who have to contributed to this mod)
9. Other (Other misc. information, like known bugs. Also includes a donate button)

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Builder Information

All Builders:
Each one has a default block, but can place other blocks if the structure's blueprints specify for it.
Each can build a limited # of complete structures.
A maximum of between 1 and 5 of each Builder may exist at any one time, excluding conversions.
None of the builders spawn on leaves, underneath blocks, or underground.
Builders idling in a trading village will place items in the village's center chest.
Each builder can place a different set of items in the village chest and chests they place in the structures they build.
@@@ Player-Interactivity @@@
Each may be right clicked with your hand to follow you, and unfollow you.
When a Builder unfollows you, he will immediately attempt to build a structure.
Right clicking a regular builder with paper or a sign will allow you to control what they build next. If right clicked with paper, they will destroy existing terrain to create the specified structure.
Right clicking a builder with a bucket of milk will make the builder not despawn naturally.
Placing a sign with specific text will allow you to influence the builders. The first two lines of the sign specify the kind of sign, and the third line may be used to specify a "range" for the sign's effect. Here are the available signs:
___"Construction Zone": Builders within 100 blocks of this sign will build more often, and never run out of materials.
___"Private Property": Builders within 100 blocks of this sign will not build anything, unless told to.
___"For Rent": A builder who approaches this sign becomes inactive and stays near this sign, never despawning.
___"Expedition": This makes builders gather around the sign. (Will be expanded in future update)
(See the instructions.txt file (included with mod) for more info on using these signs.)

>>>>>>>>>Regular Builders<<<<<<<<<<<
~~~~~These builders can build all structures except "Single Block" and "Small Shop", unless instructed via paper/sign. These are the only builders that can be told what to build via right-clicking with a paper or sign. These builders will build nearly all blueprints in the Builders/SinglePrints folder.~~~~

CobbleBuilder:

Places Cobblestone blocks, or occasionally Smooth Stone blocks.
25 hp (3rd CobbleBuilder has 20 hp)
Builds 2 complete structures (3rd CobbleBuilder builds 4)
This builder drops blocks of Cobblestone/Smooth Stone upon death.
Appears commonly during the day, and rarely during the night.\
The 3rd CobbleBuilder shown above always builds using Smooth Stone.
CobbleBuilders have the ability to swim faster, and be submerged slightly longer.
(Credit to Dr. Jeckle for the first and second CobbleBuilder skin)
(Credit to irishladdie727 for the third CobbleBuilder skin)

BrickBuilder:

Places Brick blocks, or rarely Stone Brick blocks.
30 hp
Builds 4 complete structures.
This builder drops blocks of Brick/Planks upon death.
Appears often during the day, and never during the night.
This builder jumps slightly differently.
This builder can spot clay blocks, and will mention this to nearby players.
(Credit to StinkyJoJo for the last three brickbuilder skins)

MultiBuilder

Builds structures using a randomly chosen default block.
30 Hp.
Can build 3 complete structures.
Spawns occasionally during the day, and uncommonly during the night.
Drops a few random blocks at death.
Occasionally, while idle, will dash, causing it to move at a faster speed.
(Credit to irishladdie727 for each MultiBuilder skin)

SandBuilder

Builds structures made of Sandstone.
15 Hp.
Builds 3 complete structures.
This builder drops blocks of Sandstone upon death.
Up to 4 may exist at the same time, excluding conversions (Give HomeSeeker sand or sandstone).
Appears often during both the day and night, but ONLY is desert biomes.
Each SandBuilder has a unique set of abilities. These abilities can include herding specific animals, faster movement on sand and slower movement on other blocks, subtle strafing while moving, and the ability to mimic the sneaking and jumping behavior of who they are following.
This builder now attacks mobs by throwing cactuses!
(Credit to Warro12 for the first 2 SandBuilder textures)

>>>>>>>>>Specialized Builders<<<<<<<<<<<
~~~~~These builders can only build specific structures. These builders will build only specific blueprints in the Builders/SinglePrints folder. These builders can also do more than just build.~~~~

Explorer:

Places torches (or sandstone while building town wall with mayor).
hp varies based on weapon, with some additional random variance.
Can build 16 "structures" (Explorer 3 can build twice as many)
Explorers drop torches upon death. Explorers killed by the player also drop additional items.
Appears very rarely during the day, and very commonly during the night.
Currently, explorers only build Fancy Beacons and place torches in dark locations.
During night time, up to 6 explorers are allowed to exist at the same time, excluding conversions.
Explorers fight monsters, and will fight you if you attack them while they are idle. They will not attack you on peaceful. They have somewhat advanced battle AI, and can change speed, jump higher, and dodge attacks.
Explorers can heal themselves when weak.
There is a 4th kind of Explorer who switches weapons while fighting. His default skin is Explorer #1, though he may occasionally have the player's skin and name.
Explorers may use any of the following weapons: Swords(all types), Gold Pickaxe, Bow & Arrows, Flint & Steel, Gold Axe, Bone, Stick
Explorers ride and control any animal they bump into, except Wolves and Horses (from Mo' Creatures)
Explorers will follow and protect the workers of MineColony
Explorers drop items when falling from large heights.
(Credit to irishladdie727 for the third Explorer skin)

Home Seeker:

Places dirt, or rarely cloth.
20 hp.
Will only build 0-2 Huts and then nothing else.
May be given a Cobblestone, Brick Block, Torch, Shovel, Book, Bread, Sand, Sandstone, or Gold Ingot to convert him into a different builder. Right Click while holding the specified item to change the Home Seeker.
Up to 4 may exist at the same time.
Spawns occasionally during the day, and very rarely at night.
Drops dirt/cloth blocks upon death. They may also drop slime balls while being attacked by the player.
(Credit to Ripclaw for the first HomeSeeker skin)
(Credit to irishladdie727 for the third HomeSeeker skin)
(Credit to Lolligator for the fourth HomeSeeker skin)

Trader:

Builds only a single Small Shop (using Stone) and then enters Shop Mode.
20 Hp
While In shop Mode, can be right clicked while holding specified items to give the player different items.
Drops paper, or rarely a gold bar, on death.
Spawns via Home Seeker conversion (Gold Bar), or via Town being built.
Does not despawn while in Shop Mode, except through death.

Baker (Initial version contributed by jameskmonger):

Builds only a single Small Shop (using Stone) and then enters Shop Mode.
20 Hp
While In shop Mode, can be right clicked while holding specified items to give the player different items related to baked goods.
Drops bread, or rarely a cake, on death.
Spawns via Home Seeker conversion (Bread), or via a Town being built.
Counter of shop holds smoking baked goods.
Does not despawn while in Shop Mode, except through death.

>>>>>>>>>Non Builders<<<<<<<<<<<
~~~~~These builders do not build any structures on their own. Both have other specified tasks.~~~~

Treasure Hunter:

Does not currently place blocks, except for placing planks while building town wall with mayor.
Drops either a sign or his shovel upon death.
25 hp.
Uses a shovel to dig up dirt(and its variants), sand, snow, clay, and gravel nearby him.
While digging, treasure chests, ores, and obsidian may appear underneath dug blocks.
Digging speed and idle time affected by type of Shovel given to Home Seeker that converted to Treasure Hunter.
Only spawn via conversions (right click HomeSeeker while holding shovel).
Marks discovered treasure chests with signs.
Does not naturally despawn. Only despawns via death.
(Credit to Ripclaw for the first Treasure Hunter skin)
(Credit to irishladdie727 for the third Treasure Hunter skin)

Mayor

Does not currently place blocks, but drops 0-2 Bookshelves on death.
35 Hp.
Only 1 spawns regularly at a time, except for conversions (give Home Seeker a book)
Spawns occasionally during the day, and very rarely at night.
Will coordinate builders to build Town Wall for small trading village (See FAQ for more info)
Does not despawn after setting up a town.
If killed by the player, the player gains 100 points. Killing 10 mayors gets the player a golden apple.
(Credit to Ripclaw for the first mayor skin)
(Credit to Xequos for the third mayor skin)
(Credit to Dr. Jeckle for the fourth mayor skin)

Aesthetic Features:
Each Builder has a random name which appears above their head.
The background color of each Builder's name will change depending on what they are doing.
Each Builder has 2 or more different textures.
Builders swing their arm while placing their block
Builders grunt when attacked (currently a custom sound)
Builders have a "Living Sound" that is heard when they are nearby. (currently a custom sound)
Builds have a "block-placement" sound that is heard when they place a block (currently random.pop, but may adjust in the future)
Builders rotate body and head toward location that block will be placed in
Builders stand still while placing blocks and checking area.

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Structure Information

Builders require flat land and enough empty space to build the following structure designs. Currently, there are 84 designs (excluding Single Block and Small Shop). Builders currently choose designs entirely randomly. Before builders begin building, they will pull out their blueprints (paper) and look around the area while standing still. If they find the area is empty enough for the structure they have planned they will then begin building. Builders will stop building if blocks are placed in their way. Home Seekers will only build 0-2 Huts out of dirt or cloth and stop building after that. A Mayor can build a single Town Wall with the assistance of at least 3 builders. This Town Wall then forms the basis for a town run by the Mayor. Explorers and Treasure Hunters will not build regular structures, but will assist Mayor, using sandstone and plank blocks respectively. Explorers will also occasionally place Fancy Beacons. Traders and Bakers will build a single Trading shop, and be stuck inside afterward.

What the builders may build:
(Dimensions are given as Z(width) x X(length) x Y(Height) in blocks)

Explorer(Torch):

1. Single Block

Trader(Stone) & Baker(Stone)
2. Small Shop (4 x 3 x 3)


CobbleBuilder(Cobble/Stone), BrickBuilder(Brick/Planks), & MultiBuilder(Random):

3.Hut (5 x 5 x 5)[55 blocks](Also built by Home Seeker)
4.Small Outpost (4 x 4 x 7) [84 blocks]
5.Rectangular Frame (2 x 6 x 5) [28 blocks]
6.Stepping Arch (5 x 7 x 4) [60 blocks]
7.Suspended Platform 1(11 x 7 x 6) [83 blocks]
8.Huge Duplex (13 x 8 x 8) [415 blocks]
9.Hour Glass (7 x 7 x 8)[98 blocks]
10.Tower 1 (3 x 3 x 15) [91 Blocks]
11.Triangular Columns (9 x 2 x 10) [112 Blocks]
12.House 1 (8 x 5 x 8) [209 Blocks]
13.House 2 (5 x 5 x 5) [84 blocks]
14.House 3 (5 x 5 x 5) [88 blocks]
15.Suspended Platform 2 (11 x 7 x 6) [97 blocks]
16.Sky Staircase (2 x 6 x 11) [42 blocks]
**Contributed by TomaHawk**
17.House 4 (7 x 7 x 4) [90 Blocks]
18.Small Castle (14 x 14 x 4) [260 Blocks]
19.Large Shop (10 x 10 x 4) [179 blocks]
20.Tower 2 (4 x 4 x 15) [204 Blocks]
21.Suspended Platform 3 (5 x 5 x 12) [93 Blocks]
22.Aesthetic house (14 x 6 x 11) [340 Blocks]
23.Mayors Office (7 x 5 x 4) [88 Blocks]
24.Two story Saloon (12 x 11 x 11) [531 Blocks]
25.Fancy Beacon (3 x 3 x 3) [7 Blocks] (Occasionally placed by Explorers)
**Contributed by sathapok**
26.Large House (8 x 10 x 13)
**Contributed by me**
27.House 5 (4 x 5 x 4)
28.Tall House (4 x 5 x 12)
29.Suspended House (11 x 7 x 12)
**Contributed by lewsishallam**
30.Glass Hut (9 x 10 x 4)
**Contributed by murillohfb**
31.House 6 (5 x 5 x 6)
**Contributed by LovenDrunk**
32.Two Story House (11 x 12 x 14)
**Contributed by StinkyJoJo**
33.Cactus Planter (5 x 5 x 6)
34.Sugar Cane Planter (5 x 5 x 5)
35.Fancy Beacon 2 (3 x 3 x 7) (Occasionally placed by Explorers)
36.Fence (3 x 17 x 3)
37.Fence Gate (3 x 17 x 4)
38.Flower Bed 1 (5 x 5 x 2)
39.Flower Bed 2 (5 x 5 x 2)
40.Flower Bed 3 (5 x 5 x 2)
41.Fortress (8 x 32 x 22)
42.Fortress Wall Short (7 x 17 x 11)
43.Fortress Wall Not Short (7 x 36 x 11)
44.Fountain (5 x 5 x 3)
45.Guard Tower (10 x 10 x 14)
46.Guard Tower Small (6 x 6 x 24)
47.Hut 2 (5 x 5 x 6) (Also built by Home Seeker)
48.Hut 3 (5 x 5 x 15) (Also built by Home Seeker)
49.Hut 4 (5 x 5 x 6) (Also built by Home Seeker)
50.Lamp 1 (3 x 3 x 3)
51.Lamp 2 (3 x 3 x 4)
52.Lamp 3 (3 x 3 x 4)
53.Lamp 4 (3 x 3 x 3)
54.Lamp 5 (3 x 3 x 3)
55.Lookout (5 x 5 x 11)
56.Lookout 2 (5 x 5 x 17)
57.Lot 1 (32 x 31 x 3)
58.Lot 2 (32 x 31 x 3)
59.Planter Cross (22 x 26 x 1)
60.Planter Empty (32 x 16 x 1)
61.Planter Flowers (17 x 15 x 2)
62.Planter Flowers Big (31 x 15 x 2)
63.Planter Flowers Big (31 x 15 x 2)
64.Plant Sugarcane (3 x 3 x 5)
65.Plant Sugarcane x2 (6 x 3 x 5)
66.Plant Sugarcane x3 (9 x 3 x 5)
67.Plot Cane Field (16 x 16 x 7)
68.Plot House 1 (16 x 16 x 16)
69.Small House 1 (8 x 8 x 6)
70.Small House 2 (8 x 8 x 6)
71.Small House 3 (9 x 8 x 8)
72.Small House 4 (9 x 8 x 22)
73.Small House 5 (9 x 8 x 8)
74.Small House 6 (9 x 8 x 16)
75.Battle Platform (8 x 8 x 8)
76.Tree (5 x 5 x 8)
77.Tree Big (5 x 5 x 8)
78.Tree Planter Big (31 x 15 x 10)
79.Walkway (32 x 4 x 1)
80.Walkway 2 (32 x 4 x 3)
81.Walkway 3 (32 x 4 x 4)
82.Walkway 4 (32 x 4 x 6)
83.Wall (17 x 3 x 5)
84.Wall Door (17 x 3 x 5)
85.Water Tank (8 x 8 x 11)
86.Workshop (10 x 10 x 5)

Mayor with assistance of 3 or more builders (Only 1 of the following can be built by each mayor)
-Town Wall 1 (15 x 15 x 3) [168 blocks] (Includes up to 1 Baker Shop and 2 Trader Shops)
-Town Wall 2 (17 x 17 x 3) [192 blocks] (Includes up to 1 Baker Shop and 2 Trader Shops)
-Town Wall 3 (19 x 19 x 3) [216 blocks] (Includes up to 1 Baker Shop and 3 Trader Shops)
-Town Wall 4 (21 x 21 x 3) [240 blocks] (Includes up to 1 Baker Shop and 3 Trader Shops)
-Town Wall 5 (23 x 23 x 3) [264 blocks] (Includes up to 1 Baker Shop and 4 Trader Shops)
-Town Wall 6 (25 x 25 x 3) [288 blocks] (Includes up to 1 Baker Shop and 4 Trader Shops)

NOTE: The Town Wall is capable of adjusting to height changes of 1 block while being built.

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Configuring this Mod

1. Changing Skins

Don't like the included skins? Well, here's a step-by-step process to show you how you can change them!

1. Obtain or create a minecraft player skin of your choice.
2. Rename this skin to EXACTLY match the file name of the skin you want replaced ("CobbleBuilder1.png", "Trader1.png", etc)
3. Open your minecraft jar using 7zip, Winrar, or any other appropriate program.
4. Open the mob folder of your minecraft jar
5. Drag your new skin into into the mob folder. It should automatically replace the old skin.
6. Close your minecraft jar
7. Start minecraft and enjoy having less ugly people in your game!

If you don't like all the skins for a certain builder (like the Traders), you can replace them all with a single skin to make that builder always have that skin.

Why not try some of these skins provided by various contributors? (I may add some of these skins to the mod later)
NightmareX91's skins



RipClaw's skins



Warro12's skins









2. The Configuration File

Included with the mod is a Configuration File. Read the included Instructions.txt to learn how to set each configuration setting. Here is a list of what is currently configurable:
-Builder Spawn Rates (Determines how often specific builders spawn)
-Builder Spawn Maxes (Determines how how many of a specific builder may exist in your world, excluding conversions. Can be set to 0 to stop specific builders from spawning altogether)
-Structure Limits (Determines how many structures a specific builder may build; If set to 0, a specific builder will build nothing)
-Build Anywhere (Disabled by default; If enabled, builders will build anywhere, with their structures overlapping the terrain)
-Names (Enabled by default; If disabled, builders will no longer display their identity above their head)

Here are some sample Configuration Files:
-NONE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE


3. The Blueprints

It is now possible to easily edit the blueprints of the structures built by the Builders. The mod includes a Builders folder that is placed into your .minecraft/bin folder. The blueprints are included in this folder's SinglePrints folder. These are just text files, so you can edit them as you please. To disable specific blueprints, just move their text files out of the SinglePrints folder. It's that simple! Adding new text blueprints and .schematic blueprints is also possible. The BlueprintGuide.txt file included with the mod explores this is much further detail.

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Tips and Tricks

shannong was kind enough to provide tips for using and configuring the builders, and taking advantage of trader shops and villages:
Tips and Tricks: controlling where and what things are built

Conyers0184 also contributed these tips for configuring the builders:
QUICK TUTORIAL ON HOW TO GET THE BUILDERS TO DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT

Special Tip: While holding paper/sign, you can right click on a Cobble, Brick, Sand, or Multi Builder to determine what he builds next. Continue right clicking on him until he specifies the structure you want built. Then, switch to an empty hand and right click him to make him follow you. Once you have him where you want the structure at, right click him again to make him build it there, renovating the terrain as necessary (if paper was used).

Special Tip 2: If you change the configuration file so that each builder has a structure limit of 0, you can still use the above tip to make them build whatever you want, whenever you want, without them cluttering up the landscape.

More tips and tricks coming later!

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Screenshots and Videos

Note: Most human mob skins are from other sources (See Credits).

Outdated Pictures





For Rent Signs and builders renting



Other new signs.


Baker's smoking baked goods.


A builder tossing a piece of meat to distract a foe.


An explorer who just killed an enemy with a Flint and Steel


New buildings by StinkyJoJo!


Sandbuilders now fight mobs by throwing cactuses!


Right cick a builder while holding a stick to see a new gui!

These videos shows some of the builders in action. Special Thanks to Figglewatts, DeADeND, Lolsenstein, CarlosCH1221, & Sithlego for making the videos!


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Download Links

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Version 0.64 for Beta 1.8.1 is here:
(There are now new installation instructions)

Version 0.64B for Beta 1.8.1 [Requires ModLoader and AudioMod]
Builders 0.64B (Includes the MCP 4.4 Source Code; This source code is only there to be looked at if you are interested in seeing how the mod was coded.)

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Previous Versions and Source Code & Blueprint Creation Guides for Previous Versions

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Changelist
Recent Changelists
[code]0.64B Changelist -Fixed game-freezing bug involving Explorers attacking with flint and steel 0.64 Changelist MAJOR Changes: -Mod updated for Beta 1.8.1 -Changed how this mod is installed; Mod is now installed using .minecraft/mods folder -Added a basic gui for each builder that can be accessed by right clicking a builder while holding a stick. ---The gui for BrickBuilders, CobbleBuilders, MultiBuilders, SandBuilders, and Mayors include additional options. -Added code for telling builders that are following you to do certain actions ---Explorers and SandBuilders will attack any mob you hit, including eachother MINOR Changes: -Changed BrickBuilder's rare building block to StoneBrick -MultiBuilders can now build with Stone Bricks -Builders can now replace tall grass with their structures -Randomly spawning Treasure Hunters now despawn, though converted ones do not. -Removed ability to give milk buckets to builders to make them not despawn (this is now part of builder gui). BUG FIXES: -Expedition sign problem fixed -Sign reloading problems fixed 0.63B Changelist -Fixed major game freezing bug involving town renovation and builder renovation 0.63 Changelist MAJOR Changes: -Added over 50 new contributed blueprints! Thanks JoJoStinky! -Added some new sounds for Builders contributed by JoJoStinky, replacing some disliked sounds. -Added 3 new Brickbuilder skins contributed by JoJoStinky. -Multiple Kinds of Huts and Fancy Beacons may now be built by HomeSeekers and Explorers respectively. -SandBuilders now attack mobs by throwing cactuses. -SandBuilders that are fighting enemies will walk backwards to stay far from their target while throwing cactuses. -SandBuilders that walk backwards into a wall may do a wall jump off of the wall. -SandBuilders can rarely throw multiple cactuses when farther from their target. MINOR Changes: -Builders run away better. -Treasure Hunters dig in a much smoother manner. BUG FIXES: -Builders in water no longer attempt to build things. -Fixed some bugs relating to loading Builder Signs when switching between worlds with the same name. -Fixed some game freezing bugs relating to using metadata in text blueprints or from .schematic files. NEW BUGS: -Since Expeditions are partially coded, signs that say "Expedition" will prevent builders from doing anything until the sign is destroyed. 0.62 Changelist MAJOR Changes: -Builders highlighted with your mouse now have text appear above them that describes what they are doing. MINOR Changes: -Spawning recoded to successfully occur more frequently. Builders spawn very often on freelance modes 0 and 1, but fairly rarely in specific chunks on freelance modes 2 and 3. -If you are playing a world named "BuilderDebug", the mod will tell you the xyz coordinates of every builder that naturally spawns. -Did some recoding to make some things more efficient BUG FIXES: -Builders no longer spawn on multiplayer or in the Nether. -Quick-building Builders no longer leave their hand extended after building. --------------------------------------- 0.61 Changelist BUG FIXES -Explorer arrows are now properly fired at random speeds. MINOR CHANGES -A larger array of items can be given to a HomeSeeker to convert him. -Builders created via conversion gain special secret bonuses depending on the item used to convert them. -Each type of builder now throws specific kind of food instead of raw pork when attacked -Renamed mod's Java and Class files for easier management. -Modified baker's Trade Chest Items slightly -Baker now gives proper cake item -Baker recoded slightly -Baker now drops a larger variety of items -Treasure Hunter's chests now contain a larger variety of items -Modified Treasure Hunter's Trade Chest Items slightly -Modified Brick Builder's Trade Chest Items slightly -Modified Cobble Builder's Trade Chest Items slightly -Modified Explorer's Trade Chest Items slightly -Modified HomeSeeker's Trade Chest Items slightly -Modified Mayor's Trade Chest Items slightly -Mayor now holds more kinds of items while idle -Modified Multi Builder's Trade Chest Items slightly -MultiBuilder can now build with Mossy Cobblestone as a default block. -Modified Sand Builder's Trade Chest Items slightly -Modified Trader's Trade Chest Items slightly -Metadata from Schematic blueprints now partially implemented. MAJOR CHANGES -Added a message which indicates if mod was installed correctly when a world is loaded up. If the Builders folder is not placed in the correct location, the mod will tell the user when he/she loads up a world. -Added custom spawning algorithm; This will make builders start spawning immediately on a pre-existing world. This also allows conversions, renters, and builders told to not to despawn to be ignored when determining if the maximum amount of builders is already in the game. This spawning method is also less CPU-intensive. -Added configuration option for changing where builders naturally build. This option can be used to make builders never naturally build, build anywhere, build only in specific regions of the world, or build only in specific regions that vary between each type of builder. -Builders may now randomly spawn with additional characteristics ---Haggler: Trade in town trade chests twice as often ---Expert: Build structures twice as fast ---Generous: Pay rent three times as often. ---Supportive: Heals weak leaders while following; Healing item varies based on Builder ----------------------------------------- 0.6_05 Changelist -REAL Bug Fix for Glitchy towns and Traders/Bakers; Also fixes Tower 1 blueprint and adds a contributed blueprint 0.6_04 Changelist -Fixed Bug that would make Mayors, Bakers, and Traders forget what they were doing after the game was saved and reloaded. 0.6_03 Changelist -Fixed Bug that prevented Builders from building on their own, without player interaction. 0.6_02 Changelist -Fixed Bug that would freeze the game whenever Mayors built a town while there was no Trader Shop blueprint in the Builders folder. 0.6_01 Changelist -Fixed Bug that would stop builders from completing schematics or blueprints that included doors. 0.6 Changelist BUG FIXES -Fixed .Schematic file problems. -Fixed some or all the causes of the game-freezing bugs -Explorers no longer attack player on peaceful -Doppleganger Explorer named properly. -Doppleganger Explorer now properly looks like player when playing online -Recoded Builders to use a state machine, which hopefully fixed a lot of bugs. -Builders no longer despawn while building. -Recoded Movement prevention to be much simpler, which fixed some bugs. -Recoded Single Blueprint building slightly, fixing some bugs MINOR CHANGES -Added more color configurations to the name that appears above Builders -Humans+ Settler/Wanderer Spawning by mayor temporarily removed. -Builders can now remember what they were building when the game is saved and reloaded. -Mayor can now hold more items while gathering builders MAJOR CHANGES -Builders who are right clicked with a bucket of milk will never despawn except through death. -In addition to using paper, players can also right click builders with signs to tell them what to build. However, using a sign instead of paper will cause the builder not to renovate the land before building. -Added SandBuilder (2 textures provided by Warro12) ---Only spawns in Deserts ---Some SandBuilders' movement speed changes based on block they are standing on ---Some SandBuilders randomly strafe while moving (very subtle) ---Some SandBuilders imitate their leader's jumping and sneaking behavior ---Some SandBuilders can herd specific animals, depending on the SandBuilder. ----These SandBuilders will gather nearby suitable animals into their herd if no other herding SandBuilder is around.[/code]

Older Changelists

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Upcoming Changes
Here is a changelist of what has already been added to the upcoming version 0.64:
[code]version 0.65 -Expeditions about 11% done[/code]

Current To Do List:
[code]version 0.65 -Finish Expeditions (11% done): --Builders will gather at an Expedition sign. When the player right clicks the sign, all these builders will follow the player in expedition mode. If player starts left clicking a block, the builders will mine blocks near this block using wooden shovels and wooden pickaxes. Explorers and Sandbuilders do not mine, but defend group. Treasure Hunters get pickaxes that match their shovel. These builders mine away dirt, grass, gravel, sand, stone, and coal only. Ores are left for the player to mine. If player dies or all members of expedition die, expedition ends. Player can manually end expedition by right clicking while holding a stick. Expeditions to be very useful, but quite slow (unless good treasure hunters involved). -Add female versions of some of the existing builders -Add 1 New Builder: ---Griefer: Evil; On Easy Mode or higher, attacks player and other builders; places lava source blocks; builds 1x1 towers; flies and goes through walls. (2 male textures, 1 female texture) version 0.66 -Add 1 New Builder: ---Snow Builders: Builds Structures made of Snow Blocks. Spawn in cold biomes only. (2 male textures, 1 female texture) -Add 1 New Sign ---Renovate[range]: Builders within range of sign renovate the land to the same level as the sign's bottom block. -Add Multi-Building, which will allow multiple builders to work on the same project.[/code]
Prospective release date for version 0.7: ???

Preview Pictures:
NONE AVAILABLE.

Future Plans (Eventually):
-Expand Mayor towns


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Frequently Asked Questions
[code]FAQ: Q: I installed the mod correctly, but I don't see any builders! A: Builders are quite rare in dense forests, so try to be around an area that doesn't have a lot of trees. It may also take time for them to appear on pre-existing worlds. Try generating a new world. If you find builders in that world, then the mod is certainly installed correctly. Otherwise, you may not have installed the mod correctly. Remember, you need the following: Minecraft 1.8.1 ModLoader 1.8.1 class files installed Builders 0.64 class files installed META-INF folder deleted Alternatively, try removing the configuration file altogether and see if that fixes anything. Q. I don't like [Insert Builder Here]! How do I get rid of them? A. There is a configuration file included with the mod. You can use it set spawn rates, disable specific builders, and more. Check the instructions to learn how to use it. Q. How does the mayor work? A. The mayor will gather up any other of my Builder mobs (including Explorer, Treasure Hunter, etc). Once they are grouped with the mayor, you will no longer be able to make them follow you. When the mayor has at least 3 Builder mobs, he will look for a location to build a Wall. The terrain needs to be relatively flat, with no height increases/decreases of 2 blocks or more. The Mayor will attempt to build a wall in size between 15 x 15 and 25 x 25. If the mayor seems unable to build a wall in a relatively flat location, he is probably trying to build a big wall (such as 25 x 25), in which he will need more space. Q. My game keeps freezing! What do I do!? A. Follow the instructions in this [url=http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=1032&t=199761]topic[/url] and post your detailed crash reports. I can't help you in anyway without getting these. Q. How do you install this mod? A. Installation is the same as previous versions. Read the included Instructions.txt file for more info. If you don't like dragging files in your jar folder, you may zip up the AddToJar folder that comes in the download, and place that zip file into your .minecraft/mods folder (create the folder if it doesn't exist). ModLoader can install zipped mods from that location. Here are some other tutorials as well. If you are having trouble installing the mod on a MAC, try [url=http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=1032&t=111753&start=1980#p3699021]this[/url] tutorial contributed by lemonblazer. The tutorial was originally meant for version 0.53, but most details are the same for version 0.6. Video tutorial by MrFutureGaming [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfIjchQtKBE[/youtube] Risugami's installation tutorials (applicable for ModLoader/Audiomod only) [quote=Risugami] [b]Windows:[/b] 1) Open up %appdata%, if you don't know how to do this, start>run, then type in %appdata% 2) Browse to .minecraft/bin 3) Open up minecraft.jar with WinRAR or 7zip. 4) Drag and drop the necessary files into the jar. 5) Delete the META-INF folder in the jar. 6) Run Minecraft, enjoy![/quote] FOR MAC [quote=Risugami] [b]Macintosh:[/b] 1) Go to Applications>Utilities and open terminal. 2) Type in the following, line by line: [code]cd ~ mkdir mctmp cd mctmp jar xf ~/Library/Application\ Support/minecraft/bin/minecraft.jar[/code]
3) Outside of terminal, copy all the CLASS files and folders into the mctmp directory that has been created in your home directory.
4) Back inside terminal, type in the following:
[code]rm META-INF/MOJANG_C.* jar uf ~/Library/Application\ Support/minecraft/bin/minecraft.jar ./ cd .. rm -rf mctmp[/code]
5) Run Minecraft, enjoy![/quote]
Tutorial video by fat eskimo 97 (Builders 0.53)

More questions and answers coming soon![/code]

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Credits
Mr. Okushama: His Humans+ mod inspired me to make this mod. Also, I decompiled his Humans+ class files to learn various things. >_>
Tomahawk: For helping me add new Blueprints to the mod.

Coders:
jameskmonger: Coded most of the Baker.

Videos:
Figglewatts
deadend
Lolsenstein
CarlosCH1221

Pictures:
JimDaRulah

Logo:
icyPlate(picture) and Joris_s(some coding)

Blueprints:
Tomahawk & everyone who asked him to add specific blueprinta
sathapok
lewsishallam
murillohfb
LovenDrunk
StinkyJoJo

Skin Contributors:
Warro12: SandBuilder 1 & 2
Dr. Jeckle: CobbleBuiler 1 & 2, Mayor 4
Lolligator: Home Seeker 4
RipClaw: Home Seeker 1, Mayor 1, Treasure Hunter 1
Xequos: Mayor 3
irishladdie727: CobbleBuilder 3, Explorer 3, HomeSeeker 3, Treasure Hunter 3, MultiBuilder 1, 2, & 3
Myself: HomeSeeker 2, BrickBuilder 1, Trader 1, 2, & 3, Mayor 2, Treasure Hunter 2, Baker 1, 2 , & 3
Unknown: Explorer 1 & 2, BrickBuilder 2
StinkyJojo: BrickBuilder 3, 4, & 5

Sound Contributors:
StinkyJojo: contributed hundreds of sounds, though I only used a few to keep the mod's file size from becoming too massive.

If I forgot anyone, just tell me.

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Other
I am open to any suggestions for this mod, including ideas for what kinds of structures that the builders should be able to make. Also, if anyone knows of some good skins that would suit these builders better than the ones provided, feel free to tell me, and I will eventually include them in the mod.

Version 0.6 may have some glitches. Here is a list of bugs I am aware of:
-Builders may lag up game, not sure. Difficult for me to tell.
-Under certain circumstances the game will freeze. Not having the Builders folder in the right place is one cause. Other causes are not yet known.

Let me know of any other glitches.

Donations are welcome. Thanks.

This would add optional seasons to minecraft; Each of which would have its own characteristics.
Each season would last ten days, with three day periods in between where the weather slowly transitions.

The seasons would go like this:

Winter would be very snowy, though to a lesser extent in warmer biomes. it would be terrible for growing crops, and would kill any immature crops. Very few passive mobs would spawn, and they would be attracted to cave openings. Wolves would spawn much more in warmer climates than in other seasons. There would be 7 minutes of daylight in each day.

Spring would have a lot of rain, and many more passive mobs could spawn. Ice would also start to melt, but some would remain in colder biomes. Crops would still grow somewhat slowly. Leaves would grow back around this time. Flowers would pop up naturally in some places. There would be 10 minutes of daylight in each day.

Summer would make lightning much more common. Crops would grow much faster than in spring. Tall grass would start popping up naturally in some places. Even more snow would melt, but some would remain in snowy biomes. It would only snow in colder climates, and then somewhat rarely. There would be 13 minutes of daylight in each day.

Fall would be the optimal time to harvest crops, as they would drop double. The crops would grow at the same speed as in spring. The leaves on the trees would change color, and then replace themselves with bare branches. At the same time as the branch transformation, fallen leaves would appear on the ground under the old leaves. These leaves would be a cover similar to snow. When destroyed, they would drop saplings 10% of the time. There would be 10 minutes of daylight in each day.

Each new world would start at the beginning of summer.

This would make minecraft weather much more interesting, as well as giving a better sense of time passing.




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Quote from llama66613 »

And finally, custom paintings can be edited again just by using your palette again. Be ware of vandalism!



Oh dear. Better hire a guard for that painting exhibit.

Speaking of vandalism, some commenters have complained that griefers would use this as a tool to paint disgusting, inappropriate pictures across the walls. And yet, this is a game where you can write and profanity you please across the sky. So it wouldn't add problem we don't already have and are dealing with by banning people.

why not just add the "stamp" item from the art of literature mod?
(click on my post if you approve!)

Looks ****ing amazing o.O