Anyways, BTH release 0.3 is available Snip -Flower
Unfortunately, this version is incompatible with previous versions of BTH. Your worlds should be fine, but any horses you currently have will disappear.
Installation
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Installation procedure depends on whether you already have BTH installed and which version.
If you have BTH version 0.22 installed just place BTH 0.3 in the same directory as minecraft.jar and run it as a java program (double click in windows).
If you have BTH version 0.21 or lower installed you will need to obtain a new minecraft.jar and install BTW into it, then run BTH 0.3 as a java program.
If you do not have BTH installed at all, you can just place BTH in the same directory as minecraft.jar and run it as a java program.
If you can not run BTH as a java program for some reason, it can also be run from a terminal. Place BTH in the same directory as minecraft.jar, open a terminal in that directory, and run "java -cp BetterThanHorses-0.3.jar btw.bth.install.Install".
Based on the lack of complaints in the old thread I assume no one has had any problems with the new installation procedure, however if you encounter any problems just post below and I'll try to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
Edit: it appears that under linux and possibly some other operating systems java is unable to rename files. If this occurs, you can run BTH from the command line as detailed above. This should create a new patched file and leave the original minecraft.jar file intact.
If you have BTH version 0.22 installed just place BTH 0.3 in the same directory as minecraft.jar and run it as a java program (double click in windows).
If you have BTH version 0.21 or lower installed you will need to obtain a new minecraft.jar and install BTW into it, then run BTH 0.3 as a java program.
If you do not have BTH installed at all, you can just place BTH in the same directory as minecraft.jar and run it as a java program.
If you can not run BTH as a java program for some reason, it can also be run from a terminal. Place BTH in the same directory as minecraft.jar, open a terminal in that directory, and run "java -cp BetterThanHorses-0.3.jar btw.bth.install.Install".
Based on the lack of complaints in the old thread I assume no one has had any problems with the new installation procedure, however if you encounter any problems just post below and I'll try to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
Edit: it appears that under linux and possibly some other operating systems java is unable to rename files. If this occurs, you can run BTH from the command line as detailed above. This should create a new patched file and leave the original minecraft.jar file intact.
What this is actually all about explanation
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Better Than Horses adds horses to Better Than Wolves. No, not those silly vanilla horses that guffaw at you and come in all the colors of the rainbow, good 'old real(-ish) horses.
Unfortunately, horses are a bit mean. They're a bit territorial as well, so be careful approaching them, and by that I mean don't unless you are well geared. If you watch them around other creatures you'll understand. If you do manage to anger a horse you should know that the player can outrun horses, though it's mostly a matter of endurance. Generally it's a better idea to simply not anger them in the first place.
Anywho, should you manage to successfully capture one of these wild beasts you may find them pretty useful. Given the appropriate gear and preparation, horses can be used to travel in proper style. Horses can also be used to transport a lot of stuff. Details on how to accomplish these things are left to the player to discover.
Better Than Horses also adds a hay block with the same texture as the one added by minecraft in the 1.6 update. It's a remnant from the development phase of Better Than Horses, which I left in so that previous users wouldn't suddenly find it missing when they updated. It's uncraftable however, so only existing hay blocks can be used. I may consider adding a recipe for it in the future, but for now it is there entirely for compatability.
Unfortunately, horses are a bit mean. They're a bit territorial as well, so be careful approaching them, and by that I mean don't unless you are well geared. If you watch them around other creatures you'll understand. If you do manage to anger a horse you should know that the player can outrun horses, though it's mostly a matter of endurance. Generally it's a better idea to simply not anger them in the first place.
Anywho, should you manage to successfully capture one of these wild beasts you may find them pretty useful. Given the appropriate gear and preparation, horses can be used to travel in proper style. Horses can also be used to transport a lot of stuff. Details on how to accomplish these things are left to the player to discover.
Better Than Horses also adds a hay block with the same texture as the one added by minecraft in the 1.6 update. It's a remnant from the development phase of Better Than Horses, which I left in so that previous users wouldn't suddenly find it missing when they updated. It's uncraftable however, so only existing hay blocks can be used. I may consider adding a recipe for it in the future, but for now it is there entirely for compatability.
Texture Info
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The horse texture is located in bthmodtex/horse.png.
The hay block texture is located in textures/blocks/bthBlockHayBaleTopBottom.png and textures/blocks/bthBlockHayBaleSide.png.
For MC Patcher users who can change textures based on block id and whatnot, the hay block is the same block id as sponge, with a metadata of 1.
The hay block texture is located in textures/blocks/bthBlockHayBaleTopBottom.png and textures/blocks/bthBlockHayBaleSide.png.
For MC Patcher users who can change textures based on block id and whatnot, the hay block is the same block id as sponge, with a metadata of 1.
Credits
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Jecowa - Model
TheChinchilla - Texture
ExpHP - Coding, Model
DNoved1 - Coding
These are the credits as I understand them, if something is incorrect please contact me and I will fix them.
TheChinchilla - Texture
ExpHP - Coding, Model
DNoved1 - Coding
These are the credits as I understand them, if something is incorrect please contact me and I will fix them.
