Trailblazer - A Huge Minecraft Space Mod

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Trailblazer - A Huge Minecraft Space Mod
Sun, 09/08/2019 - 12:57 (edited)

Trailblazer

A Huge Minecraft Space Mod

Hello! If you have clicked on this post, I guess you want to know what it's all about! Trailblazer is a massive sci-fi story mod that I am currently working on. It is a work in progress, so is not finished yet, and I won't expect it to be released for some time. The point is, pretty much anything you want in space - even if it's not space related (It can be on a planet) - you can post it here, and I will try to put it in the mod. If your idea doesn't make it into full release (I have a roadmap for it and it's looking pretty big), then I will try to put all suggested features that could fit in the next major update (bugfixing will probably come first). Even if your idea doesn't fit (say you want a character from a game you play or something) I can still manage to fit it in - as a decorative toy, an NPC template or their clothes as an armour set!

More or less anything goes, it's not supposed to be a realistic mod :)

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So, what is the mod about exactly? Why don't I just use Galacticraft?

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Well, as I've already said, it's a space mod. However, unlike Galacticraft (a semi-realistic space mod), it's not about the grind. Getting to space doesn't take long - all you need is to wait for an event (No spoilers about what it is) which could happen from any time between when you first spawn and finish the game! However, the RNG used for determining the event won't be too rare, so you can be fairly certain of it happening in your first couple days. After this, only minimal (well, not exactly minimal, but considerably less than Galacticraft) resource gathering is required and you're off! There is a storyline (absolutely no spoilers about that!), which will hopefully be engaging and fun!

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Any new interesting mechanics? Or is it just Minecraft in space?

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There will be spaceship battles, crew, NPCs, missions, quests, bounty hunting with procedurally generated enemies and many other interesting mechanics - even new status bars!

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Say I don't go to space. Does it change anything in the Overworld?

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You can expect Meteor showers for one thing! Meteors will occasionally fall from the sky near you, exploding on impact. In their core will be a new ore!

Also, Health and Hunger will not be shown any more (except for when you are on low health or hunger). There will also be a Tough as Nails addon for this feature. You will need to craft a Status Checker to view these, as well as your new stat bars.

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I like some of those features! Can I get them without the main mod, so it can feel more vanilla-y?

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Yes, you will be able to! I will have a separate mod page for different parts of the mod that I feel will work well without space. These will include the blacked-out Health and Hunger bars, and a modified version of the Bounty Hunting. These will not be compatible with the main mod as well, however.

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Cool! I'm in! When is it being released?

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That will be quite a while. However, if I have people helping me with it, making textures, models etc. it'll be quicker! If you contribute in this way, you will have your Minecraft skin (or, if you don't want to share your username, something related to your profile picture) as an NPC template. You can say if you would rather it was something else, and that's fine :)

 

Note: Development will take a long time before release. Do not expect the mod to be out soon. However, the main parts of the mod have been planned out.

 


So, are you going to help? Give ideas? It's your choice! Comment ideas down below, and if you want to help, say what you are good with and I can give you a task to work on.


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Please note that I am grouping most of these in stages of progression in the mod, rather than in element types (with the exception of ores and materials) because it's difficult to say how much of the different element types will be in the mod.

Planning (of what the mod's initial release is going to include): 60%

NPCs: 0% < This will take a long time to get the AI to seem natural, and also to get all of the different skin templates for them.

Planets: 4%

Storyline: 0%

Early Stages (before going into space): 95% (this has actually gone backwards a little, due to some issues with procedures meaning a rework is required)

Spaceships: 5%

Ores and Materials: 5%

Galaxy Map: 15%


Planned things being moved to the next few updates:

Spaceship battles

Combat overhaul

The Arena

Stage 5 of the storyline

Possibly bounty hunting, but we'll see ;)

 

Should I release a public test version after I finish the first solar system or two? (It'll be far from finished at that point, but it'd be helpful to have bugs and issues pointed out early in development)

Edited by Sir_cookie98 on Sun, 09/08/2019 - 12:57
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No, thank you. :)
Fri, 08/30/2019 - 17:57

No, thank you. :)

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Ideas: spacecrafts that you…
Fri, 09/13/2019 - 16:41

Ideas:

  • spacecrafts that you can fly around in like boats or block built like in davinci's vessels mod.

 

  • a dimention of space to fly the spacecrafts and rockets in (could also be that you have to actually fly to planets as planet selection)
  • beacon armor
  • light sources (unless already in the mod)
  • if suns are an accesable place, a nether star or a space star in the middle?

 

if anything needed for help, i could try :D

 

 

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Nice ideas :) Just a few…
Fri, 09/13/2019 - 17:43

Nice ideas :)

Just a few things:

Spacecraft are in the mod, currently you cannot actually 'fly' them as such, but they allow you to go to different planets and also act as a hub for your crew.

The space dimension does exist, although currently it's just a dark dimension you're in when you aren't at a planet (at some point down the line several events may happen there though, such as spaceship battles).

Beacon armour sounds like a pretty cool idea :)
 

Currently I haven't got any light sources designed strictly for that purpose, but there are blocks that emit light. I will of course be adding decorative light sources as well ;)
 

Stars are currently inaccessible (although I'm not vey far into the mod yet, so this could change).

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Nice Man I Want To See It…
Tue, 10/08/2019 - 01:20

Nice Man I Want To See It Soon!

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I have 2 ideas I think would…
Wed, 11/13/2019 - 20:25

I have 2 ideas I think would work well with a space theme, so here they are.

1.A Solar flare that could have the player enter a minigame of some sorts where they would dodge the emissions from the star of the solar system, slowly damage the ship if it's too close or block off some planets due to the heat or other solar problems.

2. Planets that fall out of orbit. This would cause beaming down on them to be more difficult or crash into other planets, your ship or even be engulfed by the star if they get too close.

I hope this can be implemented or can inspire you to make something similar. Thanks for reading this.

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Good ideas! Currently the…
Thu, 11/14/2019 - 15:42

Good ideas! Currently the ship is actually a structure, so I'd need to redesign that for these to work. Number 2 could, be mostly possible though.

Due to a few problems in real life I won't be able to release the full mod by 2020, so I'm going to do a beta release instead. I'll try and see if I change a few things in beta if they don't turn out well :)

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OK. I'm just happy that you…
Sun, 11/17/2019 - 18:05

OK. I'm just happy that you're even considering my ideas! This mod seems like it'll be packed with stuff, so to even be involved in the slightest is an honor. I'll try to come up with new ideas.

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Hey Cookie! Nice to hear you…
Tue, 11/26/2019 - 20:48

Hey Cookie! Nice to hear you get so many ideas :D im hyped for beta xd

And forget about my mimic models, ok?

bc, they maybe a bit toooo hard to do, and when its ok, would it be better if you do a Slime model?

like one for pinky,mother,normal,spiked and king,umbrella,and these flying things.

its ok when it takes like some months bc of your real life problems :(

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This seems like it is gonna…
Wed, 11/27/2019 - 02:54

This seems like it is gonna be HUGE mod and I can't wait to get it! :D

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Hey cookie! Do you require…
Wed, 11/27/2019 - 05:18

Hey cookie! Do you require any block models?

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btw if you do, we can talk…
Wed, 11/27/2019 - 11:15

btw if you do, we can talk on my model forum, and it could be just a 16x16 block like this

Green Slime.

Its a texture for the normal slime

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@RockstarBonnet Ok! I'll try…
Wed, 11/27/2019 - 15:57

@RockstarBonnet Ok! I'll try to get it done :)

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@LegotronForce thanks! :D It…
Wed, 11/27/2019 - 16:02

@LegotronForce thanks! :D

It won't be that big at first, but it'll get larger!

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Wow, thanks, and i mean…
Wed, 11/27/2019 - 16:03

Wow, thanks, and i mean 12x12, and not 16x16