New Release! (BTW V4.10)
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 12:37 am
Version 4.10 of Better Than Wolves is ready for download!
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This release contains the following changes:
-Added the Screw as a new item.
-Added the Screw Pump as a new block.
-Added Hardcore Chests. This is a multiplayer standalone server optional mode (you can turn it off in the config file, and it does not apply to single-
player or LAN) that causes Ender Chests to use a communal inventory for all players in the world, much as they worked in the vanilla pre-release. This is
to prevent them wrecking anarchy SMP play by preventing all possibility of having your valuable items looted/stolen. Note that this will cause items
already stored in Ender Chests to not be accessible by players on your server, so you'll probably want to warn your players to retrieve their items before
installing this version if you intend to leave this mode enabled.
-Added a version check when connecting to a server with BTW installed. If your version and that of the server don't match, a warning message will be
displayed to indicate this. I also added a version display in single-player when the world is first loaded. You can check it later by popping up chat
("t" is default key).
-Added recipes to recombine all the new Siding, Moulding, & Corner blocks from the last release. Note that wood blocks may only be recombined with ones of
the same color.
-Changed Hardcore Bucket mode to be on by default for the mod. With the addition of Screw Pumps, it is now the official mode of play for BTW, but may
still be disabled through the mod config file if you have no concept of fun ;)
-Changed (increased) the amount of time it takes for the Bellows to change state to encourage the use of slower Turntable settings with it, to help reduce
SMP lag from unnecessarily fast timers.
-Changed the Bellows so that it won't pump unless it receives a continuous mechanical power state for the duration of the time it takes to change state.
This is to prevent exploits in using high-speed timers (such as pulsars) to pump Bellows.
-Changed Wind Mills and Water Wheels to not be displayed unless the chunks around them are loaded. This is to prevent them giving away base locations in
SMP Anarchy play due to them being temporarily visible when the surrounding terrain would normally make it impossible to see them.
-Changed the way Gear Boxes and Axles are handled internally to minimize the network traffic associated with them.
-Fixed problem with Oak Corners dropping Oak Mouldings when destroyed.
-Fixed problem with Hoppers and Bellows dropping the old wood siding when they are broken through misuse.
-Fixed problem with wood slabs & fences not dropping the correct Mouldings or Corners when cut using a Saw.
-Fixed erroneous semi-colon in the mod's config file.
-Fixed problem with Hardcore Sheep where certain parts of the breeding algorithm were using the parent sheep's dye color rather than their original color to
determine the color of offspring.
-Fixed problem with empty buckets not stacking properly in Hardcore Bucket mode.
-Fixed vanilla bug in Hardcore Bucket mode where milking a cow would replace an entire stack of empty buckets with a single milk bucket.
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If you'd like to say thanks for this release and help contribute to the further development of Better Than Wolves, please consider making a donation:
Download Link
This release contains the following changes:
-Added the Screw as a new item.
-Added the Screw Pump as a new block.
-Added Hardcore Chests. This is a multiplayer standalone server optional mode (you can turn it off in the config file, and it does not apply to single-
player or LAN) that causes Ender Chests to use a communal inventory for all players in the world, much as they worked in the vanilla pre-release. This is
to prevent them wrecking anarchy SMP play by preventing all possibility of having your valuable items looted/stolen. Note that this will cause items
already stored in Ender Chests to not be accessible by players on your server, so you'll probably want to warn your players to retrieve their items before
installing this version if you intend to leave this mode enabled.
-Added a version check when connecting to a server with BTW installed. If your version and that of the server don't match, a warning message will be
displayed to indicate this. I also added a version display in single-player when the world is first loaded. You can check it later by popping up chat
("t" is default key).
-Added recipes to recombine all the new Siding, Moulding, & Corner blocks from the last release. Note that wood blocks may only be recombined with ones of
the same color.
-Changed Hardcore Bucket mode to be on by default for the mod. With the addition of Screw Pumps, it is now the official mode of play for BTW, but may
still be disabled through the mod config file if you have no concept of fun ;)
-Changed (increased) the amount of time it takes for the Bellows to change state to encourage the use of slower Turntable settings with it, to help reduce
SMP lag from unnecessarily fast timers.
-Changed the Bellows so that it won't pump unless it receives a continuous mechanical power state for the duration of the time it takes to change state.
This is to prevent exploits in using high-speed timers (such as pulsars) to pump Bellows.
-Changed Wind Mills and Water Wheels to not be displayed unless the chunks around them are loaded. This is to prevent them giving away base locations in
SMP Anarchy play due to them being temporarily visible when the surrounding terrain would normally make it impossible to see them.
-Changed the way Gear Boxes and Axles are handled internally to minimize the network traffic associated with them.
-Fixed problem with Oak Corners dropping Oak Mouldings when destroyed.
-Fixed problem with Hoppers and Bellows dropping the old wood siding when they are broken through misuse.
-Fixed problem with wood slabs & fences not dropping the correct Mouldings or Corners when cut using a Saw.
-Fixed erroneous semi-colon in the mod's config file.
-Fixed problem with Hardcore Sheep where certain parts of the breeding algorithm were using the parent sheep's dye color rather than their original color to
determine the color of offspring.
-Fixed problem with empty buckets not stacking properly in Hardcore Bucket mode.
-Fixed vanilla bug in Hardcore Bucket mode where milking a cow would replace an entire stack of empty buckets with a single milk bucket.
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If you'd like to say thanks for this release and help contribute to the further development of Better Than Wolves, please consider making a donation:
