Galacticraft 3
Galacticraft 3 (GC3) is the most recent update to the Galacticraft mod series. It was released in Beta form on July 24, 2014 for Minecraft 1.7.2, and on July 31, 2014 for Minecraft 1.7.10 / 1.7.2 (dual compatible). As of late October 2014, version 3.0.3.201 is stable, version 3.0.5.229 is recommended. It is expected that Galacticraft 3 will be out of Beta by mid/late November.
The most major changes include the addition of the Asteroids dimension, the Tier 3 Rocket, the introduction of a temperature system, Titanium Armor, Titanium Tools, a second tier to the power system, and various other tools, machines, and items with new functions and abilities to add even more to your experience in outer space!
Major changelog
- Asteroids Dimension
- New ore: Ilmenite Ore
- Tier 3 Rocket
- Space stations can now spin
- Freefall motion for players and mobs in space
- New look for: sky on Mars, footprints on Moon, sun in space station dimensions
- Redesigned Celestial Catalog selection screen
- New Thermal Padding under armor
- Improved Space Race team system including designing your own flag
- New blocks for building space bases:
- Short Range Telepad - Display Screens - Telemetry Unit - Walkways - Arc Lamps - Spin Thrusters
- New Tier 2 machines:
- Methane Synthesizer - Gas Liquefier - Water Electrolyser - Electric Arc Furnace - Energy Storage Cluster
- New items:
- Grappling hook - Canisters of various gases - Titanium tools - Titanium armor - Sticky Desh Pickaxe
- New energy system: gJ (that's Galacticraft Joules)
- Beam Emitters and Beam Receivers can transfer energy wirelessly
- Tier 2 machines get a speed buff if powered with Tier 2 energy
- Optional energy readout in MJ, EU or RF options using /gcenergyunits command
- Improved compatibility with IC2 and other mods
- Improved rocket launch graphics with different exhausts for different rocket tiers
- Full compatibility with Smart Moving mod and other mods using the Player API
- Most text in Galacticraft is now localized (translateable)
- Many languages updated - thanks to our dedicated translaters
Gameplay improvements
- Shift-click oxygen gear, oxygen tanks and other Galacticraft items into and out of inventory slots
- Shift-click works in all machines
- Where you first land on a planet becomes a spawn point if you die
- The player can breathe when inside a rocket or lander
- You cannot exit a rocket using 'Shift' after it has launched
- You cannot exit a lander using 'Shift' until it has properly landed
- Using Launch Controllers you can fly in a rocket between two pads in the same dimension
- Creative mode Galacticraft tabs reorganized into 2 tabs
- All machines and Solar Panels are now 'Enabled' by default when first placed
- Player model stays properly inside the rocket if you tilt the rocket
- Terraformer can plant many different types of saplings and bushes
- Slimelings can be bred into many different colours
- /dimensiontp command with no player name teleports yourself