Wastelands of Baedoor (firearm weapons, steampunk & airships mod)

Started by Toma400 on Thu, 12/31/2020 - 22:01

Topic category: Mod showcase and discussion

Hello fellow MCreators,
Recently I started to organise my ideas on mod I planned for almost half of a year (as I discovered existence of MCreator).

It's going to convey my small steampunk universe I'm making for years (created mainly for books/game creations), but I thought it's perfect use for mod Minecraft was lacking as far as I was searching. Weapon mods are often OP, steampunk mods are too vanilla-unfriendly and aimed on different things that I wanted. Also I wanted to add some things that are crucial for Minecraft, but Mojang never tried to incorporate them (yet).

So, long story short, things I want to invent in WoB are:

- airships (structures on air across Overworld and End, being source of new items)
- firearm weapons (balanced and with various aesthetic & gameplay features)
- various other weapons I miss in vanilla (swords, ranged weapons and all between)
- some new mobs (mainly illagers travelling on airships)
- new herbs & small decorative stuff (plantable)
- new blocks in steampunk vein
- renewable sand (from herb called "sand veil")
- two tiers of armor/tools (lava and cirtain, being on respectively diamond and "above netherite" tiers in my universe)

There's already mod page on MCreator with latest version!
I will be happy to get your feedback - you can write it here, on mod page, or on Google Docs survey I made for that.
If you don't know how to use this mod, you can also look at wiki / guide I created. I hope you will enjoy it! More changes still to come :)

There is also bug tracker available, if you are interested in more in-depth vision of mod, or if you don't know if bug you encountered is known.

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Edited by Toma400 on Fri, 04/09/2021 - 21:03

Nice ideas.

(In my mod there is a lot of steampunk stuff in the overworld but it is very futuristic when you go to space.)

This mod sounds pretty nice and I hope to play it :)

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Great that you liked it, FreddyFoxGam3r :) which mod you talk about? It can be inspirational for me, not to mention I love futuristic stuff, as long as it's not in my "vanilla-friendly modpack" :D

And as for your playing, it would be great! I will create mod page & make public test version soon, when everything basic will be available (mostly talking about working firearm crafting & use). I hope it will be soon, but I have yet two private snapshots to finish (v0.a3 adding new stuff, and v0.a4 cleaning bugs & making further gameplay features with weapons)

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After all that time, I changed some plans, and seems it's v0.a5 being the first "public release" - bug-related update was moved due to ideas coming to my mind. The good thing is - mod will be more complete at that v0.a5, because I already added most background I needed. Even greater thing is - in v0.a4 (currently working) I added airships, which I absolutely adore and am proud of! Just take a look:

[airship_structure]

Version v0.a4 is going strongly, and depending on how much "bug-aimed" I want it to be, it will be finished really soon, or a bit later.

List of things Wastelands of Baedoor currently offers:
* Airships! (the only generator change, and the main source of new stuff - generating in Overworld and End)
* Bandit (dangerous mob, currently airship-only, later planned as pillager alternative)
* Herbs making sand renewable, and also new type of sand - black sand
* Chiseled wood and whole lot of stairs, slabs, chiseled slabs for wood
* Firearm Table (exclusive for airships, making possibility for crafting firearms)
* Firearms itself (currently three types of revolvers, planned a whole lot)
* Thrown daggers and its poisoned version (making bones and red mushroom a bit more useful)
* Waraxes
* Lava and cirtain ingots (actually mostly decorative use, planned as supplement for new items)

Mechanics on firearms and waraxes are still placeholder-like, but that should be fixed in v0.a5.

Have a nice day! ^^

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That looks epic!

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This looks incredible so far! I can't wait for a public release!

Happy Modding,

Forgotten_Strawberries

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I'm more than happy to announce v0.a5 being released and published on MCreator page!

As I promised, v0.a5 focused mostly on bugfixes, and most crucial bugs were fixed. Unfortunately different bugs appeared instead, but with progression done by far, I couldn't wait more, so here it is - unpolished, but quite complete public alpha version.

From v0.a4, most important changes are:

added red sand recipe, meaning including them in renewables list
adding two new revolvers (pepper box and long revolver)
adding whole firearms mechanic - now you need to load ammunition before shooting, and each firearm has different way to handle
removing waraxes, because they were just useless and dull - maybe I will come back to them later, not sure though

Wallpaper screenshot for not leaving you with just plain text:
[airships_at_night]

Also thanks a lot for being here and motivating me with your kind comments :) I hope v0.a5 will be at least fulfiling half of your expectations, and that with next versions I will make this mod even better!

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Hotfix Update (v0.a6) is here! Much faster than I anticipated, but releasing previous version with crucial bugs gave me motivation to sacrifice two days and work everything out fast.

Main changes this update contains:

fully-supporting survival gameplay, meaning bug with empty airships and chests is fixed
1.16.4 version (not fully reliable though, I will really love to get your feedback if everything works correctly)
completely revamped firearm table GUI
- changed aesthetics
- added "storage" slots meaning you don't need to carry your schemes all the time
- reworked mechanics to fix bug
added elephant gun, first rifle for WoB
added some new firearm modules (5 and 7-rounded clips, two new types of bullets)

After that, I will probably take a short break to catch up on my life, but of course I'm always loving to read your feedback and ideas ^^

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"I will probably take a short break to catch up on my life"... I am never good at such promises. New update is coming very soon, and I expect it to be that week - it will make further accesibility features for firearms (such as checking out how much ammunition you have, unloading weapons and.. something unexpected which I won't spoil yet :3). Other than that you can expect new weapons and subtle things that can make life easier.

I have also thought out about v0.a8 version. So you can expect both updates quite fast, as I already know what to implement in next one, and the one I'm currently working on is almost complete and without bugs, as far as I checked. The only remaining thing is to revamp firearm sounds, as most of them have no dedicated ones.

But announcements aside, I'm happy to announce that actual version (v0.a6) for 1.16.4, is compatibile with BetterEnd mod for Forge! I played it recently and didn't find any bugs by far. Though shooting endermen with firearms is totally lost cause.
Below is the screenshot of airship generating in End dimension, with BetterEnd mod generation loaded.

[better_end_compatibile]

It's especially huge event for me, because I created WoB mainly thinking of it being used with BetterEnd and BetterNether mods (which I strongly recommend, by the way).

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As I promised, I deliver! Today is the day when v0.a7 is released, introducing firearms mechanics going much further!
This post will be long, because I have many things to share, but if you are here to just know what's new, I will separate different topics and you will be able to focus only on update, if you want.

I. New update!

Reload Update, as I called v0.a7, brings much more accessible firearm use, some minor fixes and, of course, new weapons. And actually, new tier of firearms, which is shotguns. Basically, in v0.a7 you will get:

Always Lit Lamp - block being redstone lamp, but with redstone torch inside it: meaning it will always be turned on
Shotgun tier weapons:
- Crocodile shotgun (powerful, yet slow)
- Jitado shotgun (one of the best shotguns in lore, currently only available via commands or creative mode)
Brotherhood Sabre - for anyone missing fast sword fights from before 1.9 update of Minecraft
Two music discs with my own music!
Implemented new mechanic for firearms, being used on crocodile shotgun - shooting modes, allowing you to choose between standard and alternative mode
Keys for checking how many ammunition you have loaded, and the one to unload your firearm
Ammunition boxes to hold more than stack of ammunition - can be also used as a really expensive grenade
Airship generation slightly rarer
Changed reload to "main hand only", to avoid bugs and make gameplay a bit more difficult
Minor bugs (for example lack of durability losing while shooting)

II. Upcoming update! (v0.a8)

In previous post I mentioned that I have already plans for v0.a8. It will be called "Glass Update", and it will be biggest WoB update to date, introducing huge amount of new glass panes/trapdoors, and change with airships. This will be also the last update I will make before longer break to regain my energy.

Shortly, but surely, you can expect:

horizontal glass panes (glass trapdoors)
framed glass panes (for all kind of overworld wood)
horizontal framed glass panes (so, glass trapdoors x frames for all kind of overworld wood)
airships structures change, making them different also aesthetically
few new blocks
probably new herb

III. APIs - 1.15.2, 1.16.4, Fabric

I decided to stay with 1.15.2 Forge generator at least to v0.a8, so if you prefer that version of Minecraft, don't worry about 1.15.2 support. I also started to make additional port since v0.a6, so currently there are two versions of Minecraft supported.

The thing I mentioned since the beginning, that I want to have port for Fabric, seems to be quite difficult to make. Since I don't know which MCreator files answer for API generation, and which one for mod's content, I see two paths I can go:

trying to find a solution with porting whole workspace
reimplementing whole mod on Fabric generator

Since new version will take long time to make, I will try to test first option as long as I can. But, if I don't find anything, I will be forced to reimplement everything. Better now than at the end, huh?
So, if that second option will be the only one, I will take a really long break, but in that time I will be making Fabric version, to reach the state of development of Forge one. After finalising that, both versions will be developed in the same time, meaning you will have slower updates, but both APIs supported.

IV. Spires of Baedoor

This is just small announcement, but I also started side-project that I feel doesn't fit Wastelands of Baedoor that much.

Spires of Baedoor is "magic update", and while there are lots of better mods adding magic to world of Minecraft, I will try to make it as much vanilla-friendly as WoB. Spires of Baedoor should be seen as a standalone expansion of WoB, being made on the same lore and principles.

Development process on SoB, though, will be really slow and I can't even promise SoB will come to public alpha stage. It's just something I planned, I started, but no idea where will it lead.

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What a grind! But well, everyone, I'm happy to announce.. v0.a8! There is an update adding so much, that I don't even have words to list. In that update, you get 221 new blocks alone! :D I wasn't joking when I was saying it's biggest update so far.

Version v0.a8 adds most importantly:

LOTS of blocks. From blue variant of nether bricks, chiseled red nether brick, charcoal block, new lava block, smooth black sand variant, bamboo wood, glowing obsidian...
New sources of light: lapis crystals and lapis lamps. Glowing obsidian kinda counts as well.
LOTS of glass and framed glass. There is 11 variants of each colour of glass which is framed, and huh, that was a grindy ride to add.
Recipe for chainmail armour
Nether Avoider! Being small block, giving all of us ability to spawn-proof large areas without making them bright as a day, or carpeted as hall of kings.
Mage airship model revamped, using different colour palette, having different loot and lore. More of that to come
Ammunition boxes now thrown only in alternative mode (just for safety, you know)
Some additional changes in textures

Now I'm taking a break which I announced already, but as much as I am exhausted, I am in the same time so happy.
Next update (v0.a9) will mainly be bugfixing one, but you will also get new weapons - more early/middle game firearms, and finally more classic ones, which I will not spoil yet. Maybe also new herb, with very useful feature.

For Spires of Baedoor case I announced before, I think it will be my next mod. Working on it is very relaxing, and I can transfer some less-fitting ideas from WoB to SoB. But for the public alpha stage there's still a lot to do, and there's no option I will do it before taking Wastelands of Baedoor to late beta stage.

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I estimate v0.a9 update for late April, and it will be much bigger than I anticipated, not only bugfixing, but also adding a plenty of things connected to hunting. Main aim is still on bugs, anyway.

Therefore though, I will really appreciate playtesting, and if you come across bug, writing tickets here, because my main focus is to improve as many things as I can. And for now it's less than I expect it to :D

I can also share a snapshot here, so you can report me bugs even from newest version (just include that note in bug ticket - that can help me). Actual changelog is available here.

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My estimations are always foolish, but what can you expect, I love too much working on that mod :D

Version v0.a9 is now here! It adds a lot, despite being "bugfixing update" as I thought at first. It changed, because bugs I planned to fix are just a bit too much for me, and none of them are really serious in fact. So I decided to focus more on real content.

What you will see in Hunter Update, being v0.a9?

Enormous amount of weapons - both classic ones (various knives, throwing axes, javelins, spears) and firearms (two new shotguns, one rifle and one revolver)
Leghold trap - giving you possibility to trap mobs without even touching them
Tsua flower being source of ink sacks - if you don't like creating wither rose/squid farms, that's good news I suppose
Some balance change to Nether Avoider. No longer supports farms, haha. Instead, it's more helpful for redstoners
More mushroom poison uses
Messages showing as golden overlay instead of chat
Advancements
Some things creative/commands-only, for future versions

Also I added compatibility mark for Oh The Biomes You'll Go, because no bugs appeared for quite long time of play. You can see it on screenshot (yeah, there is long time since I uploaded a screenshot :D)

[byg_compatibility]

For the future plans, I expect v0.a10 version much later, as it will be massive update, adding first new boss, NPC, new type of airship, probably a lot of new blocks, items, and all of that. There's a chance I will even release snapshot versions here to get any feedback, if needed.

After that, WoB is most probably entering beta stage, and that will change some of my publishing guidelines, meaning less frequent, but bigger updates. But that's everything I can think of for now.

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hey, I have a few ideas for this mod that I've been brainstorming for days, but just finished and decided to share them now. so here they go :D

it would be great if there would be a steampunk automaton, a player-created entity that's helpful in executing/automating certain tasks in Minecraft. it's up to you on how the player can create it, be it like a golem or crafting a usable item. players can also find and/or craft items that will "contain" instructions an automaton can follow, so that when the automatons are right-clicked with one type of that item, they'll start doing the task related to it (e.g. [item name here] of farming, mining, writing, crafting). feel free to make the mob however big/small you want if you'll decide to add it, or perhaps tinker with my idea to create an even better version :)
since this is a firearms mod too, I thought a balanced steampunk minigun would go great with it. (by balanced, I mean it doesn't shred bosses' health.) it'd have faster fire rate but a slightly lower damage, and it can only be crafted using high-tier materials in the mod. it would also have a slightly different reload, since miniguns IRL have a different feeding system, IIRC
the traps and defense blocks you've added are good so far! however, it would be great if we could get a hot steam trap! it will produce "hot steam" when powered with redstone (you can use MC's smoke particle for the steam or create your own.) while activated, it will emit a 3-block tall hot steam upwards, which damages entities and gives them a blindness effect for as long as they're colliding with the produced steam. the redstone signal strength given to it will also determine how "hot" the steam will be; thus higher signal could mean higher damage dealt. however, I feel like there should be an additional work so that setting it up won't be easy as cake: perhaps the block has an accessible inventory where you can put a water bucket that will be heated to produce the hot steam, or that could go in another block which should be adjacent to the hot steam trap block in order for it to work. here's how I envision the values given by signal strength :

1-5 strength = 1 damage & 2-second blindness
6-10 strength = 2 damage & 4-second blindness
11-15 strength = 3 damage & 6-second blindness

(if you think the damage values are too high/too low, feel free to change them!)

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Man, these ideas are brilliant!

I have already planned some mechanical mobs & automaton boss (which was also not my idea, by the way), but the one being helpful with our tasks? That's clever. I have already flashbacks from Tango's shulker drones idea which I loved (this video: What If Minecraft had Drones?), and would be cool to have something so useful. Automation in Minecraft is really tough sometimes, and I see how it could help managing inventory problems <3
For minigun, that's the only idea I'm not sure about. Like, I reject miniguns on purpose, as they are like crazy to balance out, and can easily ruin game difficulty. But not saying that I won't do that, I just need think about it a lot more to even try.
And for hot steam trap, this is also great idea! I really like that you added this water bucket, makes it more realistic. Man, I love that, I never thought about steampunk traps per se :D I just wanted to have more hunting options for "more animals" mod I play with recently, haha.

The only problem with your ideas is that, I am still noob at MCreator x) so definitely will try to implement them in the future, but I can't say how far that future will be. But this is extremely helpful, so thanks a lot for the brainstorm, and don't hesitate to share more ideas if you have any! <3

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