MCreator 2024.3 - A big feature update

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MCreator 2024.3 - A feature update

MCreator 2024.3 is here! It not only adds Minecraft 1.21.1 support, but also plenty of useful features, improvements, and bug fixes. Read on!

Minecraft 1.21.1

This update adds support for Minecraft 1.21.1 for Java-edition mods and data packs. Based on the community vote, we have decided to keep Minecraft version 1.20.1 alongside 1.21.1. Minecraft 1.21.x is now also supported for Bedrock edition add-ons.

Minecraft 1.21.1 support in MCreator

Block state properties

One of the biggest additions in this update, but certainly not the only big one, is block state properties. With this feature, one can define persistent client-server synchronized data to blocks that can be altered with debug sticks, commands, and of course, procedure blocks. This is the first step towards full block state support in MCreator. One can define integer, logic, and enum-type (set of allowed strings) block state properties.

Block state properties for custom Minecraft block in MCreator Minecraft mod maker

Entity attributes

This update adds a new mod element! Attribute. With this mod element, one can add extra attributes to players, specified entities, or optionally to all living entities. Attributes are numeric parameters that have base value and range, but can be additionally scaled or extended by things like enchantments, potions, and more.

Minecraft living entity attribute mod element in MCreator

With this new mod element, we have also added procedure blocks that one can use to alter and obtain attribute values. One can not only alter custom attributes but also vanilla ones, allowing one to completely modify attributes of existing entities. Global procedure triggers allow one to modify existing vanilla entities in combination with these procedure blocks, for example.

Entity attribute procedure blocks in MCreator

Workspace selector improvements

The workspace selector has got a context menu! With it, one can easily edit the recent workspaces list, open the workspace folder in the browser, or even fully delete the workspace folder (with a warning, of course, this deletion is not reversible).

Workspace selector context menu

Faster workspace setup and builds

NeoForge's build toolkit for Minecraft 1.21.1, called Mod Dev Gradle, is very fast. Workspaces can be set up in under 10 seconds, and built in under 100 ms in some cases. It depends on the workspace size, computer specifications, internet speed, and more, but in general, everyone should see a significant improvement when using MCreator with Minecraft 1.21.1 NeoForge generator.

MCreator NeoForge Minecraft workspace setup under 10 seconds

Potion effect cures

Potion effects can now specify items that can cure the potion, allowing one to make e.g. incurable potions, or potions curable in a special way. Due to the game's design, only a limited set of cure options can be defined at this time.

Potion effect cures

Enchantment changes

Enchantments underwent some changes in Minecraft 1.21.1. Due to those changes, we have altered the UI of the enchantment mod element editor, to be more aligned with the new system. We have also added support for enchantment tags, as those are used in Minecraft 1.21.1 to define certain properties of enchantments.

New enchantment-type Minecraft tags supported in Minecraft mod maker MCreator

More entity animations

This update adds more custom Java model animation presets, more specifically, it adds wing animations!

New Minecraft entity wing-type animations

Worldgen feature improvements

Worldgen feature mod element got many improvements. Many new feature blocks were added. One of them is a random feature selector, which allows one to randomly select one of the specified features, which can be either an inline-specified feature or a feature reference. Optionally, the list can be weighted too, giving a greater chance of spawning to select features.

Existing Minecraft worldgen feature reference block

Another new feature added is the layered column feature, allowing one to generate columns conditionally built of ouf specified layers. It is especially useful for cave decorations and complex vegetation types.

Example of custom column feature in the Minecraft computer game

This update also adds layered disk features. While the disk feature was already supported before, now one can conditionally define what type of block is present in certain regions of the patch.

Disk feature made with MCreator generating in Minecraft overworld in specified Minecraft biomes

Vegetation patch worldgen features were added too. This feature consists of a patch base block, the vegetation feature to grow, and can optionally also be waterlogged. Super useful for vegetation-oriented mods for even more epic landscapes!

Vegetation patch feature designed in MCreator generating in Minecraft

Last but not least, a root system feature was added, allowing one to define custom tree features that generate root systems similar to the ones azalea trees generate.

Root system Minecraft worldgen feature defined in MCreator

Player mouse click global procedure triggers

This update adds two new global procedure triggers that will be very useful to many mods! One can now detect when the player right-clicks with an empty hand and when a player left-clicks in the air. We can already see new mechanics being added using these two triggers.

One can now specify Minecraft player left and right click global procedure triggers

No ammo check ranged item option

Since the ranged item system was moved to the item mod element, many struggled to make projectiles without the ammo requirement. While it was possible to do it with procedures, a checkbox is more convenient.

When this checkbox is unticked, MCreator does not check for ammo, but the ranged item use condition is still checked, allowing one to define completely custom ammo requirement dynamics too.

No ammo check ranged item option

Projectile bounding box size

The projectile mod element got a new parameter too. One can now specify projectile bounding box size, allowing one to make super tiny projectiles that require great skill to use, or humongous projectiles that eradicate everything in their way.

Projectile Minecraft mod element bounding box size parameter was added to MCreator Minecraft mod maker

Procedure global trigger search

The procedure editor was improved too. One of the more notable ones is global trigger search. Global triggers are no longer a dropdown, but a clickable selector that opens a popup with all global triggers and a search box, so you can find the trigger you are looking for much faster.

One can now search for global procedure triggers in MCreator Minecraft mod maker

Global fill tool in the image editor

The image editor's flood fill tool got a new checkbox that makes the tool not only operate on the adjacent pixels in the region, but fills all matching colors with the replacement color.

Global fill tool in the image editor in MCreator

New procedure blocks

This update also adds quite a few new procedure blocks. One of the more popular ones is the new procedure block to convert the selected potion to either potion bottle or lingering potion bottle.

Procedure blocks to get Minecraft potion as item in MCreator mod maker

But it does not end here. A procedure block to get potion as splash or lingering potion projectile was added too. See it in the picture below.

Minecraft potion to projectile procedure block in MCreator Minecraft mod maker

Another very useful procedure block added in this update is the procedure block is the chunk at given coordinates exists. This is a very important procedure block for users doing custom world generation in procedures, as any placement during world generation should check if placing at a given location is allowed, which is true when the chunk exists.

Has Minecraft world chunk loaded at location procedure block

Another useful set of procedure blocks are procedure blocks to execute command and get its message/result as a string.

Command result procedure blocks in MCreator

Last but not least, some new string procedure blocks were added. One can now check for the index of a string within a string, check if the string matches a regular expression, and replace all matches of a string or regular expression with another string.

New string manipulation procedure blocks added to MCreator

Operator items tab

Last but not least, support for operator items creative tab support was added. This means you can now put custom blocks in the operator items (OP blocks) creative tab that is only visible when the user enables it in the Minecraft game options.

One can now add custom items and blocks made using MCreator Minecraft mod maker to the operator items creative menu tab

Release notes

  • Redesigned enchantment mod element editor to fit modern enchantment definition. Some fields were removed and some will be automatically converted. We recommend manually verifying and correcting existing enchantments in your workspace if necessary.
  • The plant type procedure block has been removed. Existing blocks will be converted to logic blocks with the value false. We recommend using custom tags for plant type checks from now on.
  • Certain itemstack procedure blocks now require world dependency. It will be automatically added to existing procedures.
  • [Plugins] API plugins can now specify additional texture reference sources, allowing modders to reference textures from other mods in their mods

Important bug fixes

Many bugs were fixed in this update. All the bug fixes are listed in the list below, but more notable bug fixes are:

  • [Bugfix] Custom loot tables failed game validation in some cases
  • [Bugfix] It was possible to select blocks without item representation in item selectors in some cases
  • [Bugfix] Custom item use animations did not work in some cases
  • [Bugfix] When editing GUI and overlay mod elements, certain changes were saved even if the save button was not pressed
  • [Bugfix] Custom GUI buttons with disabled visibility still emitted sound when clicked
  • [Bugfix] The Progress dialog window was flickering in some cases on macOS
  • [Bugfix] Gradle console search functionality did not work correctly in some cases
  • [Bugfix] Certain wildcard blocks and items did not work
  • [Bugfix] "For each slot in entity inventory" procedure block caused build errors in some cases
  • [Bugfix] Certain parts of the UI could cause the software to crash on macOS 14.4+ in some cases
  • [Bugfix] Certain UI parts could be rendered incorrectly on HighDPI screens on Windows

Other improvements

You can see the full list in the full changelog of this release here (some more notable features not mentioned before are highlighted with bold text):

  • Updated bundled Java to version OpenJDK 21.0.4
  • Improved Gradle tooling API integration
  • Improved Gradle build performance
  • Added attribute mod element
  • Custom blocks can now define custom integer, enum, and logic block state properties
  • The projectile mod element can now specify a custom hitbox size
  • Added parameter to the flood fill tool in the image editor to fill the color globally and not only the adjacent pixels
  • Added searchable data list selector support to the procedure global trigger selector
  • Clicking the delete key in the GUI/overlay editor now deletes the selected component
  • Added right-click context menu to the recent workspaces list on the workspace selector
  • Added support for enchantment tags
  • Added random rotation and mirror option to the place NBT structure procedure block
  • Added option to put custom blocks and items into operator items creative tab
  • Added option to disable ranged item ammo requirement
  • Added an option to reference existing features in the feature mod element
  • Added several wing swing Java model animation templates
  • Added new parameters to the potion effect mod element to specify what items can cure it
  • Added new text procedure blocks: index of string in a string, does text match regex, replace all matches of regex
  • Added new item procedure blocks: get the potion as an item
  • Added new entity procedure blocks: push entity with velocity, get a result of the command executed by the entity
  • Added entity attribute procedure blocks: get attribute base value, set attribute base value, get attribute value, does entity have the attribute
  • Added new world procedure blocks: get a result of the command executed at the location
  • Added new global procedure triggers: player left clicks in air, player right clicks with empty hand
  • Added a procedure block to check if the world has a chunk at given coordinates
  • Added procedure block to get potion item as lingering potion projectile or splash potion projectile
  • Added new worldgen features: simple disk, disk (with disk rules), underwater magma, block column (with column layers), root system, weighted random selector, vegetation patch, waterlogged vegetation patch
  • Added base support for NeoForge 1.21.1
  • Added Minecraft data pack generator for 1.21.1
  • Updated Minecraft Bedrock Edition add-on generator to version 1.21.x
  • [DP 1.21.1] Added support for: functions, tags, recipes, damage types, dimensions, structures, biomes, loot tables, advancements, enchantments, features
  • [NF 1.21.1] Added support for: procedure base, custom code, functions, sounds, variables, global procedure triggers, tags, key bindings, commands, creative tabs, JSON models, Java models, OBJ models, armor, potion items, GUIs, potion effects, villager professions, villager trades, particles, game rules, overlays, recipes, paintings, music discs, item extensions, projectiles, items, tools, living entities, AI tasks, fluids, damage types, plants, dimensions, structures, blocks, procedures, biomes, loot tables, advancements, enchantments, features
  • [NF 1.21.1] Significantly increased speed of workspace setup and build times
  • [Bugfix] Custom loot tables failed game validation in some cases
  • [Bugfix] It was possible to select blocks without item representation in item selectors in some cases
  • [Bugfix] Custom item use animations did not work in some cases
  • [Bugfix] Texture selector dropdown search did not work correctly
  • [Bugfix] Data list selectors showed machine entry names instead of readable names in some cases
  • [Bugfix] When editing GUI and overlay mod elements, certain changes were saved even if the save button was not pressed
  • [Bugfix] Custom GUI buttons with disabled visibility still emitted sound when clicked
  • [Bugfix] The Progress dialog window was flickering in some cases on macOS
  • [Bugfix] Gradle console search functionality did not work correctly in some cases
  • [Bugfix] Certain wildcard blocks and items did not work
  • [Bugfix] "For each slot in entity inventory" procedure block caused build errors in some cases
  • [Bugfix] Certain parts of the UI could cause the software to crash on macOS 14.4+ in some cases
  • [Bugfix] Certain UI parts could be rendered incorrectly on HighDPI screens on Windows
  • [Bugfix] Some other minor fixes and improvements

 

Patch update 1

We have released a patch update to fix some bugs found in the 2024.3 release:

2024.3.42716:

  • [Bugfix, NF 1.21.1] Place feature procedure block crashed the game when custom features were used
  • [Bugfix] Projectiles with big bounding boxes did not collide with entities correctly
  • [Bugfix] Custom food items were always edible even if this parameter was not enabled
  • [Bugfix] It was possible to define multiple block state properties with the same name
  • [Bugfix] Block OBJ models did not apply transparency type parameter correctly
  • [Bugfix] Some other minor fixes and improvements

To install the patch, re-download 2024.3 and install it again. Make sure to uninstall the current version first.

 

Let us know what is your favorite feature of the update in the comments! All other feedback is very welcome too. We are already looking forward to all the new creative mods using all the new features :) If you like what we do, consider donating to help us keep this project up.

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I don't understand something, or is it impossible to specify a different model and texture for each combination of properties in block properties, how does this work for example in a door block? I know that I can do this through a json file in resources, but is there such a function in the mcreator GUI?

Forge will stop receiving updates? (I know it was explained before but it's not clear to me because my English is not good)

Idea for improvement: create an “automatic craft” option for potions, tools and specially-formed blocks (stairs, slabs, etc.). All you have to do is indicate the basic crafting element and the crafting process will take care of itself. Example: I want to create an iron slab: I create the block with all its parameters, including “slab”, check “automatic craft” and add the “iron ingot” item. The craft will be created automatically: three iron ingots next to each other, because it's a slab. This would be particularly useful for potion spires. Because you always have to create 8 different crafts, which is very time-consuming.

everything is great, if only you added functions (right mouse button, creature sits/stands) it would be better, but it's bad because I can't create any new mob to tame :(

Right-click mouse detection was added in this update. Tameable mods are also possible for quite a while new.

I suggest you check our tutorials collection playlist on our YouTube channel which contains many examples and tutorials that can help you get started with MCreator: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAeL-oIFIEngE6jRgFYeFMfuj8WQsO3Ei

it's a great update, but it's been so long since you guys have updated the forge version. Can i ask if you guys are going to update it eventually? :)

MCreator, you can add in MCreator 2024.4. Please add Fabric 1.20.4 :), that would be good, since you don't add fabric versions :( ...

next update could be related to renderers, like the World Renderer plugin example

Really cool, this new worldgen will help alot, but i need to ask: do you guys think in add a archeology loottable template? It will make things much easier and interesting and we will be capable of doing so much



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