the minecart project is coming along slowly...the way its coded, all 3 types share the same code base so I have to isolate the powered cart code first before anything else. luckily half the work is already done with the custom rendering classes I already have so once work is not as hectic as its been for the past few days, I'll have some pics and hopefully an update to the mod soon. until then...keep posting ideas. I like what I'm seeing and im not writing anything off yet. just know that right now, powered minecart (aka the Steamcart) will be next up. and after that...the airship =)
for those wondering about the air ship...all my vehicles will use the same base as either the minecarts or boats...so no fancy football field sized dirigibles, no crazy island sized floating citadels =)
@glimmar: fantastic work on the skins and icons. next update will include the skins you have come up with so people can play with the different choices. top hats off to you for the awesome artwork =)
the minecart project is coming along slowly...the way its coded, all 3 types share the same code base so I have to isolate the powered cart code first before anything else.
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for those wondering about the air ship...all my vehicles will use the same base as either the minecarts or boats...so no fancy football field sized dirigibles, no crazy island sized floating citadels =)
Well then, there goes my ideas,but let me just say something though, hear me out!
How about a compromise on the airship's dimensions? Can the balloon be 4 cubes long, 3 cubes high, and 3 cubes wide, while the gondola itself is just 1 minecart long and 1 wide? Is that too much for you to handle??
Maybe if I make another shoddily put together sketch you can see what I'm talking about, yes, or do you get it?If so does this sound feesable to you?
If not I understand, after all you don't have a wizard's robe or wizard cap.
Edit:
doing some editing on dimensions while I'm drawing it
It's a cool mod but it needs more than one vehicle I hope you plan to add more. I'd love to see a plane or sometihng like a submarine. It's a good mod though and works! I like even though I don't have it. Live long and good!
I'd love to see a plane or sometihng like a submarine.
Yeah, I agree with the submarine idea! That could make potential for us to see nice underwater cave systems (if we make them, I've never seen any generated). It should also be very bright so we can see well.
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It's a cool mod but it needs more than one vehicle I hope you plan to add more. I'd love to see a plane or sometihng like a submarine. It's a good mod though and works! I like even though I don't have it. Live long and good!
I plan on having at least 3 vehicles:
Steamboat (done for now, gonna tweak recipe and add new skins/icons for next update)
Steamcart (being worked on now)
Airship
thinking about the submarine idea, tho there was quite a bit of uproar about a mole machine....we shall see
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I was thinking more along the lines of this:
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actually I'm changing it to use a boat + furnace. Even tho you wont see a furnace block on the boat, it should react like as if there were one on the boat and let you fuel it as such.
Okay so i made a shitty rendition of my compromise that I hope MaudDib can work with, on a side note good god I forgot how horrible I am at drawing shapes by hand, damn perspective, how does it work?
I was wondering, what will be the difference between the powered minecart and your steamcart?.
I'm imagining his steam cart will just be faster and maybe we can actually ride it and attach carts to it, you know like an actual train, I hope we can use wood fuel for his steam cart as well though, since IRL a few trains did infact use wood as a fuel source.
the minecart project is coming along slowly...the way its coded, all 3 types share the same code base so I have to isolate the powered cart code first before anything else. luckily half the work is already done with the custom rendering classes I already have so once work is not as hectic as its been for the past few days, I'll have some pics and hopefully an update to the mod soon. until then...keep posting ideas. I like what I'm seeing and im not writing anything off yet. just know that right now, powered minecart (aka the Steamcart) will be next up. and after that...the airship =)
for those wondering about the air ship...all my vehicles will use the same base as either the minecarts or boats...so no fancy football field sized dirigibles, no crazy island sized floating citadels =)
@glimmar: fantastic work on the skins and icons. next update will include the skins you have come up with so people can play with the different choices. top hats off to you for the awesome artwork =)
My pleasure, mate. It's an awesome project to be involved with and I'm glad to help in any way.
I hope at some stage you might still consider some kind of stationary revolving machine/steam engine kind of thing. Purely for cosmetic purposes. Like the wheel on your paddle steamer, but more flywheel like (possibly just a revolving disc) and attached to a box (perhaps to be switched on by a lever - I think I remember you brainstorming this). With some nice textures it would make for a wonderful component in some mega-machine project, with vast numbers of them looking like spinning props on an airship, or mill machines in a factory.
Just me dreaming again, so don't feel any pressure from my quarter. As triskelli as said, take it easy, don't feel under any pressure, we don't want you losing a sense of enjoyment, you've already given us an amazing glimpse of the possiblities!
Take care. :smile.gif:
[edit] It was amazing scudding around in your maritime invention! The first time I've been able to go from my distant Lighthouse to my Collosus Guardian and back again, before the sun set!! Yes, the only way to travel. That is until the minecart train is complete. I get most fun just out of looking at them though. Thanks again, mate. :smile.gif:
I was wondering, what will be the difference between the powered minecart and your steamcart?.
I'm imagining his steam cart will just be faster and maybe we can actually ride it and attach carts to it, you know like an actual train, I hope we can use wood fuel for his steam cart as well though, since IRL a few trains did infact use wood as a fuel source.
Damn, that would be cool. Please use a Thomas the Tank Engine texture! /sarcasm
Well his steamboat doesn't use fuel yet, does it? I'm guessing all his vehicles will include fuel at some point though, so I guess coal and wood would be fine. Well, attaching (storage!) carts and going faster should be awesome. Can't wait!
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That would be cool indeed, and maybe he has something surprising as well, oh well, in the meantime I'm cracking my head open to use that better light mod.
That would be cool indeed, and maybe he has something surprising as well, oh well, in the meantime I'm cracking my head open to use that better light mod.
I also meant to say I love your drawing. I think that would be a great design if MaudDib is up to it. I think I was thinking along the lines of hot air balloon for some reason...which could be cool but a blimp is fine with me.
Ok, so I'll organize a list of requests:
Blimp/Zeppelin/Airship
Airplane
Glider
Hot Air Balloon
Steamcart/train
Submarine
And just for fun:
Ferrari (or the Karl Benz Motorwagen to keep the theme alive)
Mole Machine
If anyone has any vehicle to add, just post here and I'll update (after some discussion of course) so MaudDib can easily see.
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I also meant to say I love your drawing. I think that would be a great design if MaudDib is up to it. I think I was thinking along the lines of hot air balloon for some reason...which could be cool but a blimp is fine with me.
Thanks bro, but yeah I drew it so MaudDib could give us slightly bigger dirigibles, maybe these could be a special kind used for storage? Anyhow I can only dream he's considering my compromise. Wonder what's holding him back on the size though? Is someone doing the models for him? OR is he lone wolfing this with only Glimmar doing textures? Hope it's a modeler issue, surely someone can help him out.
(no offence meant to Glimmar texturing is nothing to scoff at, but neither is modelling and coding at the same time)
guys guys guys i have a great idea well several but im gonna list 3!
1: The Ferry (the steamboat but for SMPs!)
2: The Biplane (you old prop plane and maybe some that take the biplane to make?)
And!
3: The Airship (the blimp or whatever you guys are talking about but with more style and for SMP)
This is what matters to me the most, everything else is just a cherry on top
This is what matters to me the most, everything else is just a cherry on top
for those wondering about the air ship...all my vehicles will use the same base as either the minecarts or boats...so no fancy football field sized dirigibles, no crazy island sized floating citadels =)
@glimmar: fantastic work on the skins and icons. next update will include the skins you have come up with so people can play with the different choices. top hats off to you for the awesome artwork =)
SO CLOSE, I CAN TASTE IT
Well then, there goes my ideas,but let me just say something though, hear me out!
How about a compromise on the airship's dimensions? Can the balloon be 4 cubes long, 3 cubes high, and 3 cubes wide, while the gondola itself is just 1 minecart long and 1 wide? Is that too much for you to handle??
Maybe if I make another shoddily put together sketch you can see what I'm talking about, yes, or do you get it?If so does this sound feesable to you?
If not I understand, after all you don't have a wizard's robe or wizard cap.
Edit:
doing some editing on dimensions while I'm drawing it
I was thinking more along the lines of this:
[] []
Yeah, I agree with the submarine idea! That could make potential for us to see nice underwater cave systems (if we make them, I've never seen any generated). It should also be very bright so we can see well.
I make mod videos! Ask me and I'll make one for you!
I plan on having at least 3 vehicles:
Steamboat (done for now, gonna tweak recipe and add new skins/icons for next update)
Steamcart (being worked on now)
Airship
thinking about the submarine idea, tho there was quite a bit of uproar about a mole machine....we shall see
actually I'm changing it to use a boat + furnace. Even tho you wont see a furnace block on the boat, it should react like as if there were one on the boat and let you fuel it as such.
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Also, if you can't do sub, it's all cool. Just like planes, it's probably fairly difficult to code.
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I'm imagining his steam cart will just be faster and maybe we can actually ride it and attach carts to it, you know like an actual train, I hope we can use wood fuel for his steam cart as well though, since IRL a few trains did infact use wood as a fuel source.
My pleasure, mate. It's an awesome project to be involved with and I'm glad to help in any way.
I hope at some stage you might still consider some kind of stationary revolving machine/steam engine kind of thing. Purely for cosmetic purposes. Like the wheel on your paddle steamer, but more flywheel like (possibly just a revolving disc) and attached to a box (perhaps to be switched on by a lever - I think I remember you brainstorming this). With some nice textures it would make for a wonderful component in some mega-machine project, with vast numbers of them looking like spinning props on an airship, or mill machines in a factory.
Just me dreaming again, so don't feel any pressure from my quarter. As triskelli as said, take it easy, don't feel under any pressure, we don't want you losing a sense of enjoyment, you've already given us an amazing glimpse of the possiblities!
Take care. :smile.gif:
[edit] It was amazing scudding around in your maritime invention! The first time I've been able to go from my distant Lighthouse to my Collosus Guardian and back again, before the sun set!! Yes, the only way to travel. That is until the minecart train is complete. I get most fun just out of looking at them though. Thanks again, mate. :smile.gif:
Damn, that would be cool. Please use a Thomas the Tank Engine texture! /sarcasm
Well his steamboat doesn't use fuel yet, does it? I'm guessing all his vehicles will include fuel at some point though, so I guess coal and wood would be fine. Well, attaching (storage!) carts and going faster should be awesome. Can't wait!
I make mod videos! Ask me and I'll make one for you!
I also meant to say I love your drawing. I think that would be a great design if MaudDib is up to it. I think I was thinking along the lines of hot air balloon for some reason...which could be cool but a blimp is fine with me.
Ok, so I'll organize a list of requests:
Blimp/Zeppelin/Airship
Airplane
Glider
Hot Air Balloon
Steamcart/train
Submarine
And just for fun:
Ferrari (or the Karl Benz Motorwagen to keep the theme alive)
Mole Machine
If anyone has any vehicle to add, just post here and I'll update (after some discussion of course) so MaudDib can easily see.
I make mod videos! Ask me and I'll make one for you!
Thanks bro, but yeah I drew it so MaudDib could give us slightly bigger dirigibles, maybe these could be a special kind used for storage? Anyhow I can only dream he's considering my compromise. Wonder what's holding him back on the size though? Is someone doing the models for him? OR is he lone wolfing this with only Glimmar doing textures? Hope it's a modeler issue, surely someone can help him out.
(no offence meant to Glimmar texturing is nothing to scoff at, but neither is modelling and coding at the same time)
1: The Ferry (the steamboat but for SMPs!)
2: The Biplane (you old prop plane and maybe some that take the biplane to make?)
And!
3: The Airship (the blimp or whatever you guys are talking about but with more style and for SMP)