I experimented with whips in the previous build but they end up very funky and don't take durability damage when attacking. If we were to add an expert on fully custom items with resource packs, I'd revisit this idea.
As for the rest, yes. NPCs, actual bosses (our "Dracula" has a 3-phase fight that's pretty spiffy), a ton of mob variants with custom drops so far. All new puzzles, a massive and intricate new region, quest system, skill points and starting stats which differentiate the playable characters further.
Please give a warm welcome to new addition to the Criswelvania team, Mineymann. He's already made huge contributions to the 1.13 conversion effort and solving command block issues. Yes, we're alive and kicking major butt. It's happening.
We are making good progress. We invite you to visit our discord channel and check out what is going on, testers and contributors are welcome: https://discord.gg/uSN9xDf
PSA: Criswelvania, the original metroidvania/soulslike for Minecraft is currently receiving a full 1.13 rework.
Most of the massive push this team had put into the previous intended release is still functional or reclaimable, although there have been several setbacks and complications since 1.9.
However we have continued to maintain this world which is now over 8 years old, and to develop many new adventures and surprises that we hope will see the light of day soon, having awaited a period of relative stability in the development of the Java-based Minecraft engine itself, due to the complexity of the map and the limitations of my own technical skill and time availability.
Please stay tuned. New thread forthcoming with more news soon!
Just a little sample of something I've been working on to help me with the review process, an accurate map of the playable areas. At some point I hope to include these collected in a 100% walkthrough guide, including all the new additions. You can easily see the breadcrumb paths and points of interest.
The full collection will contain massive spoilers, so it will be a separate download to complement the release of the new version. No timetable on that yet btw, besides "Soon™".
If anyone wants to help finish the map, drop me or Spooky a pm.
We currently need someone to assist with recreating the mob menagerie and many special items with updated nbt tags from their listed specifications, converted to a summon/give command and or spawners. Qualified applicant knows what I'm talking about and how to format the code correctly, including mobs with full equipment and special attributes. I know there are code generation tools and those are fine as a starting point (if 1.10 compliant), but you must be able to understand and edit the tags by hand as well. It's time consuming and there are a lot of them, but between more people it can go much faster. Please apply only if you have time to commit.
Golbolco, yes, this is an issue which is resolved if it is the one I am thinking of. Had to do with the villager merchants with some deprecated tag format somewhere in the nbt which prevented any chunk they were on from updating in the world files, only RAM. Weird bug, but we got it! You can confirm if there was always a villager somewhere sharing the chunk with the chests in question, other block updates would not save either.
Getting back to it over the past couple weeks. There were some headaches, both in-game and IRL that had to be sorted. Still plugging away! Mostly dealing with technical matters, 99.9% of the building is done!
While I've been waiting for my PC repairs, I've been playing Minecraft VR on the GearVR headset. It's fantastic, exploring a Nether Fortress is simply amazing, already looking into adapting a version of Criswelvania to play. After we finish this one!
If you have a Samsung Galaxy S6/7, you can be playing Minecraft VR for under $150 (headset, controller, game). It's a no-brainer and a great entry into VR, which is no longer the future, it's here! Criswell Approved!!
e: BTW, workstation is fixed! Resuming final stages of map preparation!
We hit an important development milestone today, in that all critical work that could be done in Minecraft v1.8.9 has been completed. I have switched over to today's snapshot build to continue adding in the 1.9 content and fixing any bugs occurring between versions. From the preliminary testing I did today, there are not many issues of that nature.
Minecraft 1.9 is coming soon and Criswelvania is ahead of the curve again at last (something I haven't achieved since MC 1.2.5!), aiming to be one of the first adventure maps you'll want to play to take advantage of the new content from this long-awaited update to the core game.
This issue had been driving me nuts for weeks because I used to have working custom beacons but nothing I've tried works recently (MCE Filters, NBT edits, setblock). It was a reported bug and seems to have been fixed with today's snapshot. FYI.
Thanks for posting the update Spooky. That's right, we're still going -- very strong in fact. We are super excited about upgrades and improvements to the classic adventure, as well as a major expansion based on a new build entry from spookyhappyfun and developed in close collaboration over the past several months, leading players to the town of Jova where a massive and intricate mystery awaits to be unraveled, with new opportunities to explore, and new encounters to flex your best equipment and abilities. The legend of Minerva's greatest heroes has only just begun!
We are preparing to release around the time of the 5th Anniversary of Criswelvania at the end of this month, give or take a week. It's happening, and its gonna be great!
1
I experimented with whips in the previous build but they end up very funky and don't take durability damage when attacking. If we were to add an expert on fully custom items with resource packs, I'd revisit this idea.
As for the rest, yes. NPCs, actual bosses (our "Dracula" has a 3-phase fight that's pretty spiffy), a ton of mob variants with custom drops so far. All new puzzles, a massive and intricate new region, quest system, skill points and starting stats which differentiate the playable characters further.
1
Please give a warm welcome to new addition to the Criswelvania team, Mineymann. He's already made huge contributions to the 1.13 conversion effort and solving command block issues. Yes, we're alive and kicking major butt.
It's happening.
0
We are making good progress. We invite you to visit our discord channel and check out what is going on, testers and contributors are welcome: https://discord.gg/uSN9xDf
1
PSA: Criswelvania, the original metroidvania/soulslike for Minecraft is currently receiving a full 1.13 rework.
Most of the massive push this team had put into the previous intended release is still functional or reclaimable, although there have been several setbacks and complications since 1.9.
However we have continued to maintain this world which is now over 8 years old, and to develop many new adventures and surprises that we hope will see the light of day soon, having awaited a period of relative stability in the development of the Java-based Minecraft engine itself, due to the complexity of the map and the limitations of my own technical skill and time availability.
Please stay tuned. New thread forthcoming with more news soon!
0
Just a little sample of something I've been working on to help me with the review process, an accurate map of the playable areas. At some point I hope to include these collected in a 100% walkthrough guide, including all the new additions. You can easily see the breadcrumb paths and points of interest.
The full collection will contain massive spoilers, so it will be a separate download to complement the release of the new version. No timetable on that yet btw, besides "Soon™".
If anyone wants to help finish the map, drop me or Spooky a pm.
We currently need someone to assist with recreating the mob menagerie and many special items with updated nbt tags from their listed specifications, converted to a summon/give command and or spawners. Qualified applicant knows what I'm talking about and how to format the code correctly, including mobs with full equipment and special attributes. I know there are code generation tools and those are fine as a starting point (if 1.10 compliant), but you must be able to understand and edit the tags by hand as well. It's time consuming and there are a lot of them, but between more people it can go much faster. Please apply only if you have time to commit.
0
Golbolco, yes, this is an issue which is resolved if it is the one I am thinking of. Had to do with the villager merchants with some deprecated tag format somewhere in the nbt which prevented any chunk they were on from updating in the world files, only RAM. Weird bug, but we got it! You can confirm if there was always a villager somewhere sharing the chunk with the chests in question, other block updates would not save either.
0
Getting back to it over the past couple weeks. There were some headaches, both in-game and IRL that had to be sorted. Still plugging away! Mostly dealing with technical matters, 99.9% of the building is done!
0
While I've been waiting for my PC repairs, I've been playing Minecraft VR on the GearVR headset. It's fantastic, exploring a Nether Fortress is simply amazing, already looking into adapting a version of Criswelvania to play. After we finish this one!
If you have a Samsung Galaxy S6/7, you can be playing Minecraft VR for under $150 (headset, controller, game). It's a no-brainer and a great entry into VR, which is no longer the future, it's here! Criswell Approved!!
e: BTW, workstation is fixed! Resuming final stages of map preparation!
1
PC will be fixed sometime next week, and Spooky and I will be able to finally wrap this baby up!
1
Yeah we are still at it, currently waiting for an update to 1.9 as there are a few problems still. We'll have news very soon!
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Happy 5th Anniversary to Criswelvania!
2
We hit an important development milestone today, in that all critical work that could be done in Minecraft v1.8.9 has been completed. I have switched over to today's snapshot build to continue adding in the 1.9 content and fixing any bugs occurring between versions. From the preliminary testing I did today, there are not many issues of that nature.
Minecraft 1.9 is coming soon and Criswelvania is ahead of the curve again at last (something I haven't achieved since MC 1.2.5!), aiming to be one of the first adventure maps you'll want to play to take advantage of the new content from this long-awaited update to the core game.
Screenshots and more, soon!
0
This issue had been driving me nuts for weeks because I used to have working custom beacons but nothing I've tried works recently (MCE Filters, NBT edits, setblock). It was a reported bug and seems to have been fixed with today's snapshot. FYI.
1
Thanks for posting the update Spooky.
That's right, we're still going -- very strong in fact. We are super excited about upgrades and improvements to the classic adventure, as well as a major expansion based on a new build entry from spookyhappyfun and developed in close collaboration over the past several months, leading players to the town of Jova where a massive and intricate mystery awaits to be unraveled, with new opportunities to explore, and new encounters to flex your best equipment and abilities. The legend of Minerva's greatest heroes has only just begun!
We are preparing to release around the time of the 5th Anniversary of Criswelvania at the end of this month, give or take a week. It's happening, and its gonna be great!
1
Merry Cris-mas everybody!