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** Fluid tanks - simple glass tanks which can hold 16 buckets of any liquid or gas - stack them vertically to make larger tanks | ** Fluid tanks - simple glass tanks which can hold 16 buckets of any liquid or gas - stack them vertically to make larger tanks | ||
** Vacuum Glass - a sealed, vacuum-proof, glass window block which makes smart connections to its neighbors, in three variants including Clear Glass and Strong (explosion resistant) - in underwater bases it also provides clear underwater views | ** Vacuum Glass - a sealed, vacuum-proof, glass window block which makes smart connections to its neighbors, in three variants including Clear Glass and Strong (explosion resistant) - in underwater bases it also provides clear underwater views | ||
| + | ** Switchable Aluminium Wire - make all your power circuits [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSEIBaYJ3Ik turn off and onable] with this redstone operated switch wire | ||
** Magnetic Crafting Table - a crafting table which holds its inventory, and can be placed on its side or even upside-down! Smart Shift-clicking of items into the crafting table. It remembers its last recipe to give simple automated crafting using Hoppers (or item pipes). And an attractive grey color! | ** Magnetic Crafting Table - a crafting table which holds its inventory, and can be placed on its side or even upside-down! Smart Shift-clicking of items into the crafting table. It remembers its last recipe to give simple automated crafting using Hoppers (or item pipes). And an attractive grey color! | ||
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** Lighting Panels - cool flat panels for giving a space base look to your lighting, in many different designs | ** Lighting Panels - cool flat panels for giving a space base look to your lighting, in many different designs | ||
** Painter - a machine which can change the color of Vacuum Glass frames, the Lighting Panel lights (and other planned colorable blocks) to any custom color. | ** Painter - a machine which can change the color of Vacuum Glass frames, the Lighting Panel lights (and other planned colorable blocks) to any custom color. | ||
| − | ** Many machines - currently [[Electric Furnace]], [[Energy Storage Module]], [[Electric Arc Furnace]], [[Energy Storage Cluster]] and [[Fuel Loader]], but | + | ** Many machines - currently [[Electric Furnace]], [[Energy Storage Module]], [[Electric Arc Furnace]], [[Energy Storage Cluster]] and [[Fuel Loader]], but others will be added too - have configurable sides for electrical and pipe inputs and outputs. (You can change the sides around by using a wrench while holding SNEAK.) |
| + | ** Hidden Redstone wire and Hidden Redstone repeaters - these are solid blocks which function like redstone | ||
| + | ** Dark decoration block - a near-black block for building space bases with a dark theme | ||
* Crashed Probe | * Crashed Probe | ||
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** Tier 2 Thermal Padding - needed to keep the player cool in the ''extreme'' heat of Venus; | ** Tier 2 Thermal Padding - needed to keep the player cool in the ''extreme'' heat of Venus; | ||
** Shield Controller - provides a shield to protect the player's armor, without this the dangerously acidic atmosphere of Venus will destroy any armor; | ** Shield Controller - provides a shield to protect the player's armor, without this the dangerously acidic atmosphere of Venus will destroy any armor; | ||
| − | ** Lead ingot | + | ** Lead ingot |
| − | ** Atomic Battery, a low-powered infinite battery available without being in Creative Mode | + | ** Atomic Battery, a low-powered infinite battery available ''without'' being in Creative Mode |
** Other planned spiderey treasure items. | ** Other planned spiderey treasure items. | ||
** In Creative Mode, Infinite Oxygen Supply is now wearable as an oxygen tanks | ** In Creative Mode, Infinite Oxygen Supply is now wearable as an oxygen tanks | ||
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* ''more to come''... | * ''more to come''... | ||
{{Listend}} | {{Listend}} | ||
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===Existing features and compatibility=== | ===Existing features and compatibility=== | ||
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Galacticraft 4 again gives the option of using PlayerAPI for compatibility with other mods which conflict without it. | Galacticraft 4 again gives the option of using PlayerAPI for compatibility with other mods which conflict without it. | ||
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| + | You may notice a few blocks (for example Cryogenic Chamber) have a slightly different appearance in Galacticraft 4. This is for improvement overall performance (better FPS). | ||
====Gameplay differences==== | ====Gameplay differences==== | ||
| − | Venus will require a '''Tier 3''' rocket to reach it. That's because it's considered a more challenging planet than Mars | + | Venus will require a '''Tier 3''' rocket to reach it. That's because it's considered a more challenging planet than Mars which is Tier 2. So players should be visiting Mars first and then have the choice of heading outwards to Asteroids or inwards to Venus. |
Many detailed improvements to the gameplay and mechanics: | Many detailed improvements to the gameplay and mechanics: | ||
| + | * [[Astro Miner]] will now keep on mining properly even if it moves into unloaded chunks far from the player - it shouldn't ever get lost, even mining distant asteroids in the Asteroids dimension | ||
* Rocket transfers to the Celestial Selection screen and, from there into a Lander, are smoother | * Rocket transfers to the Celestial Selection screen and, from there into a Lander, are smoother | ||
* Many machine sides have configurable electric and pipe inputs, see list above | * Many machine sides have configurable electric and pipe inputs, see list above | ||
* Improved dungeon generation on [[Moon]] and [[Mars]], all dungeons have boss and treasure rooms | * Improved dungeon generation on [[Moon]] and [[Mars]], all dungeons have boss and treasure rooms | ||
| − | * [[Alien Villager]]s will trade Schematics with you if you end up with two Moon Buggies and no Tier 2 Rocket | + | * [[Alien Villager]]s will trade items for sapphires. They will trade Schematics with you if you end up with two Moon Buggies and no Tier 2 Rocket |
* [[Arc Lamp]] lights in a more natural cone, and scares off hostile mobs more effectively | * [[Arc Lamp]] lights in a more natural cone, and scares off hostile mobs more effectively | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * Your [[Schematic]]s can now be hung on walls, similar to paintings! |
| − | * More intuitive Zero-G movement (this change is also in the final | + | * [Cryogenic Chamber] now advances the time to next morning only in the dimension where it is, time in other dimensions is not affected (this change is also included in the final versions of Galacticraft 3) |
| + | * More intuitive Zero-G movement (this change is also included in the final versions of Galacticraft 3) | ||
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{{Listend}} | {{Listend}} | ||
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===Download the beta=== | ===Download the beta=== | ||
| − | As with other Galacticraft versions, Galacticraft 4 | + | As with other Galacticraft versions, Galacticraft 4 consists of three mod files: '''GalacticraftCore''', '''Galacticraft-Planets''' and '''MicdoodleCore'''. |
| − | Download links to the beta version for Minecraft 1.8.9 and 1.10.2 and 1.11.2 can be found on the [ | + | Download links to the beta version for Minecraft 1.8.9 and 1.10.2 and 1.11.2 can be found on the official [http://micdoodle8.com/mods/galacticraft/downloads Galacticraft Download page]. |
== Servers and Sponge == | == Servers and Sponge == | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 18 May 2017
Though it has been considered or is in development for a future version of Galacticraft 4. Text subject to change.
First teaser image of Galacticraft 4's Venus posted by micdoodle8.
Galacticraft 4 (GC4) is the next upcoming release in the Galacticraft mod series. Currently in beta testing and an expected release in mid-2017.
GC4 will be available in separate versions for Minecraft 1.8.9, Minecraft 1.10.2 and Minecraft 1.11.2, so that players can pick a version matching any other mods they want to use with Galacticraft. The features and gameplay in all three versions will be the same!
The main additions in GC4 will include the beautiful new planet Venus and many things found there, including new ores, sulphuric acid lakes, gas spouts, crashed probes, a new dungeon type and the Spider Queen. Heading in the other direction, there will be spectacular Abandoned Bases to discover in the Asteroids dimension. These will contain clues to further things...
Contents
New features
New features in GC4 will include:
- New ores and terrain blocks:
- Galena ore (yields lead)
- Other Venus ores including aluminum, silicon and quartz
- Volcanic rock (turns into lava when broken)
- Scorched rock
- Pumice
- Sulphuric Acid - damages anything on contact
- Sapphire Ore on the Moon, yields blue sapphires which can be used for trading with Alien Villagers
- New space base building blocks:
- Fluid pipes - these replace Oxygen Pipes in earlier Galacticraft versions, and can transport oxygen gas or many other types of gas or liquid, including a simple "pull" mechanism (when right-clicked) to pump liquids out of a tank
- Fluid tanks - simple glass tanks which can hold 16 buckets of any liquid or gas - stack them vertically to make larger tanks
- Vacuum Glass - a sealed, vacuum-proof, glass window block which makes smart connections to its neighbors, in three variants including Clear Glass and Strong (explosion resistant) - in underwater bases it also provides clear underwater views
- Switchable Aluminium Wire - make all your power circuits turn off and onable with this redstone operated switch wire
- Magnetic Crafting Table - a crafting table which holds its inventory, and can be placed on its side or even upside-down! Smart Shift-clicking of items into the crafting table. It remembers its last recipe to give simple automated crafting using Hoppers (or item pipes). And an attractive grey color!
- Lighting Panels - cool flat panels for giving a space base look to your lighting, in many different designs
- Painter - a machine which can change the color of Vacuum Glass frames, the Lighting Panel lights (and other planned colorable blocks) to any custom color.
- Many machines - currently Electric Furnace, Energy Storage Module, Electric Arc Furnace, Energy Storage Cluster and Fuel Loader, but others will be added too - have configurable sides for electrical and pipe inputs and outputs. (You can change the sides around by using a wrench while holding SNEAK.)
- Hidden Redstone wire and Hidden Redstone repeaters - these are solid blocks which function like redstone
- Dark decoration block - a near-black block for building space bases with a dark theme
- Crashed Probe
- Geothermal Generator
- Venus dungeon blocks, Web Torches and Tier 3 Treasure Chest
- Spider Queen and 'Juicers' (small spiders)
- New items:
- Volcanic Pickaxe - break multiple blocks at the same time;
- Tier 2 Thermal Padding - needed to keep the player cool in the extreme heat of Venus;
- Shield Controller - provides a shield to protect the player's armor, without this the dangerously acidic atmosphere of Venus will destroy any armor;
- Lead ingot
- Atomic Battery, a low-powered infinite battery available without being in Creative Mode
- Other planned spiderey treasure items.
- In Creative Mode, Infinite Oxygen Supply is now wearable as an oxygen tanks
- Abandoned Space Base to discover in the Asteroids dimension
- more to come...
Existing features and compatibility
Galacticraft 4 will include everything which was already in Galacticraft 3, updated for the latest Minecraft versions.
Galacticraft 4 again has very wide compatibility with other mods, like Galacticraft 3. All energy systems in Galacticraft 4 interface correctly with RF power and with IndustrialCraft2 and Mekanism, so that players and modpack makers can pick any of these tech mods. Fluid sytems should also be compatible with everything.
Galacticraft 4 again gives the option of using PlayerAPI for compatibility with other mods which conflict without it.
You may notice a few blocks (for example Cryogenic Chamber) have a slightly different appearance in Galacticraft 4. This is for improvement overall performance (better FPS).
Gameplay differences
Venus will require a Tier 3 rocket to reach it. That's because it's considered a more challenging planet than Mars which is Tier 2. So players should be visiting Mars first and then have the choice of heading outwards to Asteroids or inwards to Venus.
Many detailed improvements to the gameplay and mechanics:
- Astro Miner will now keep on mining properly even if it moves into unloaded chunks far from the player - it shouldn't ever get lost, even mining distant asteroids in the Asteroids dimension
- Rocket transfers to the Celestial Selection screen and, from there into a Lander, are smoother
- Many machine sides have configurable electric and pipe inputs, see list above
- Improved dungeon generation on Moon and Mars, all dungeons have boss and treasure rooms
- Alien Villagers will trade items for sapphires. They will trade Schematics with you if you end up with two Moon Buggies and no Tier 2 Rocket
- Arc Lamp lights in a more natural cone, and scares off hostile mobs more effectively
- Your Schematics can now be hung on walls, similar to paintings!
- [Cryogenic Chamber] now advances the time to next morning only in the dimension where it is, time in other dimensions is not affected (this change is also included in the final versions of Galacticraft 3)
- More intuitive Zero-G movement (this change is also included in the final versions of Galacticraft 3)
...
Download the beta
As with other Galacticraft versions, Galacticraft 4 consists of three mod files: GalacticraftCore, Galacticraft-Planets and MicdoodleCore.
Download links to the beta version for Minecraft 1.8.9 and 1.10.2 and 1.11.2 can be found on the official Galacticraft Download page.
Servers and Sponge
Now that Bukkit no longer exists, most large multiplayer servers will want to be running Sponge.
Galacticraft 4, versions for Minecraft 1.10.2 and 1.11.2, are Sponge compatible on servers.
Screenshots
Teaser image of Galacticraft 4 posted by micdoodle8 showing Venus landscape.
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