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Version 4.A8 Milks A Tossing of Better Than Wolves is ready for download!

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This release contains the following changes:

-Added a config file setting that allows you to specify a URL which the game will use to fetch player skins. This was necessary because Mojang deactivated the skin server for earlier versions of Minecraft. Alternative URLs can be found on the BTW forums.

-Added decay to zombie villagers. Note that this takes place regardless of whether the chunks they are in are loaded or not, making trapping them to cure at a later date an ineffective strategy.

-Changed Soul Flux to be used to increase the potency of potions rather than Brimstone as the recent changes to filtering glowstone into Brimstone caused these potions to revert to earlier in the tech progression than intended.

-Changed ladders so that they can be attached to the back of siding blocks.

-Changed Unfired Pottery, and other related blocks (like dough), so that they can be placed on glass blocks.

-Changed (refactored) the way stair blocks work internally to make them more consistent with other blocks. You can now stick stuff (torches, ladders, etc) to their full sides, they have a slightly more accurate collision voume when their shape changes due to neighboring blocks, and snow can now accumulate on them when they're upside down.

-Changed (refactored) some code internally that handles how blocks attach to others, and which blocks can contain Hardcore Packing. There should be no noticeable changes from this, except perhaps a few more blocks that function in those contexts.

-Changed the Dead Weight (vanilla anvil) to return more iron when melted down in the Crucible.

-Fixed an issue where the lighting on smoothstone stairs, wasn't consistent with other stair blocks.

Rotisserie!

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Hey man awesome release. Just wondering but why don't you like the idea of people trapping zombie villagers to cure later? It seems like that's exactly what you incentivised with the way you made the previous changes.

Sarudak wrote:Hey man awesome release. Just wondering but why don't you like the idea of people trapping zombie villagers to cure later? It seems like that's exactly what you incentivised with the way you made the previous changes.

I don't want to get into too many details on the design intent here for spoiler purposes, but long term trapping was never the intent. I just wanted to put some more thought into it, and see how it behaved out in the wild, before implementing the downsides to it.

I can give a fuller explanation in the spoiler thread if you're interested.

FlowerChild wrote:I can give a fuller explanation in the spoiler thread if you're interested.

Dude. Getting into your brain on game design is possibly one of the most interesting things to me ever.

Sarudak wrote: Dude. Getting into your brain on game design is possibly one of the most interesting things to me ever.

Awwww... shucks :)

Woooooo new update! Man, villager decay is exciting, can't wait to (hopefully not) see it in action! Also, thanks loads for the skin fix, works like a charm!

TheGatesofLogic wrote:Also, thanks loads for the skin fix, works like a charm!

Glad to hear it! I have limited SMP testing ability, so I'm always happy to know that such changes are working well in the wild :)

Yeah, people on my server have been aching over it since mojang discontinued the old system. We all really really appreciate it!

Glad to see the skin fixes. It's a pretty minor thing but cool to see, even as an SP player. Also decay on villagers sounds interesting. I haven't gotten to villagers in my current playthrough yet so I'm still looking forward to all the new changes to that system.

My goodness! He's updating so fast now. I still haven't even gotten to really play the last three updates!
Nice work FC! I'm finally getting to play all these updates right now and its gonna be like jerking off three times all at the same time :D

Awesome low level changes! It may be a while before I have time to sample them, though, still recovering from a head full of mucus. Let's pray the snakes don't come after me too :)

My wife and kids were *really* bummed about the loss of skins. Which now means i have to bring in the pumpkin changes. Curse you, FC! :) [Be sure and check your paypal inbox for a material example of my resentment. My kids are growing up and the parents are getting boring but I can always hook em in with some BTW play.]

LannyRipple wrote:My kids are growing up and the parents are getting boring but I can always hook em in with some BTW play.]

Hehehe... that's awesome man. That's the first example I've heard of a whole family playing to mod together. Too cool, and thanks! :)

My wife plays with me. Technically that's the whole family :D

Sarudak wrote:My wife plays with me. Technically that's the whole family :D

Hehe, yeah, I was looking for the right term for "spouse + kids" when I wrote the above. "Nuclear family" was the best I came up with, but I decided that just sounded way too hazmat suity :)

Hmmm... I have a pro-nuclear family... Does that count?