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** Updated 07/04/2015 **

The Small Boats mod for Minecraft -- usable craft that have animated parts, working chests, and can carry multiple passengers. Boats include the Elegant Punt, the Whitehall, and the Hoy.

Major features:

• Working chest(s) to store your stuff
• Sails raise and lower indicating speed
• Boat heels and boom switches sides as you change tack
• Whitehall can carry multiple passengers
• Walking on deck (Hoy)
• Working cannon (Hoy)

More Pics:

The Elegant Punt is a suitable replacement for the stock boat:

The Whitehall is a little larger, great for those occasions when you need to bring more stuff... and friends!

...and introducing the Hoy, which will eventually sport a cabin (hopefully with a working bed) and cannon:

Videos:

Download:

• SmallBoats 16.1 for MC 1.7.10
https://www.mediafire.com/?g372pd0owakpilk


• SmallBoats 0.10.6 for MC 1.6.x
http://www.mediafire...oats.0.10.6.jar


• SmallBoats 0.10.1 for MC 1.5.x
http://www.mediafire.../smallboats.jar


• SmallBoats 0.08 for MC 1.4.7
http://www.mediafire.../smallboats.jar

To install:

• Download and install Forge (http://www.minecraft.../topic,5.0.html)
• Drop the JAR file in your ~/.minecraft/mods directory

Version 16.1, updated 07/04/2015

• NOT COMPATIBLE WITH PRIOR VERSIONS -- FLUSH YOUR OLD BOATS!
• Fixed ticket exhaustion bug (force chunk load)
• Added option to disable guns on Hoy
• Added new dynamic motion (pitch)
• Refactored internals

Previous Versions/Changes:

Known issues

** This is BETA code **Backup your world or start a new one before loading (a nice seed to test with is6646844250487835191). If you have problems updating from a prior version, try removing the mod jar(s) from your mods folder, reloading your world, and then putting the mod jar back in.

• If you're in a boat when you exit the game, when you re-enter the game you'll be outside the boat for a couple of seconds before you jump back in
• Water appears inside the boat
• Can't access the Hoy cabin (yet)
• The Hoy doesn't carry passengers (yet)
• Left and Right motion (slew) keys have no affect
• Position sync in MP is broken
• Whitehall collision box is overly large
• No item icon for Hoy (competition in progress!)
• Walking on deck is broken
• Boats sometimes disappear (very annoying)

Controls

• Right-click to jump into the boat,
• Right-click (or N and M keys) to open the chest when you're in the boat
• Left-Shift to jump out

To change seats in the Whitehall, right-click on an empty seat. Note: You can only control the Whitehall from the back seat.

The Hoy has a deeper draft than the Punt and Whitehall, you need 2+ blocks of water (depth) to sail her!

Some items to note:

• Build recipe for the Punt is three standard boats across the bottom, two sticks for the mast, and three wool for the sail (see picture above)
• Build recipe for the Whitehall is three Punts (of the same color)
• Build recipe for the Hoy is three Whitehalls
• In creative mode, all boats appear on the Transportation tab
• Destroying a boat gives you back a boat (plus contents of chest)
• Boats are VERY HARD to damage

This code was originally built for Minecraft Beta 1.6 but was never released. It has been completely redesigned to take advantage of new Minecraft internal structures that make oversized and animated vehicles a more workable proposition. Once the basic mod internals are finalized it should be possible to make much larger boats with additional capabilities (multiple passengers, ovens, beds, cannon, etc).Tested in single-player, LAN, and on dedicated server.Bug reports and constructive criticism appreciated.

Possible future enhancements

• Cannon
• Sinking
• Different rigging types (sloops, schooners, square, lateen, etc.)
• Functional interiors
• Advanced control scheme (setting sails, reefing, autopilot)
• Racing (marker buoys and timing)
• Oars (rowing)
• Ability to carry animals
• Cargo hold

A "Ships" mod for larger boats is expected to come later, after basic functionality is completed. Ships will have a different build system and may introduce additional capabilities.

Acknowledgements

The Elegant Punt is a real sailboat designed by Phil Bolger and featured in Harold "Dynamite" Payson's book, Instant Boats. It's about as simple a sailboat as you can get, and its appearance and dimensions were well-suited for Minecraft.

The Whitehall is modeled after Alaska, designed by D.H. Kurylko.

The Hoy is an historically correct type of small, coastal vessel used to carry cargo and passengers.

Thanks to Drullkus for the Whitehall icon!
Thanks to joetheantipro for the Hoy icon!

License

Permission to include the Small Boats mod in your mod pack is granted, as long you're not selling it or otherwise charging for distribution.

Quote from PhoenixSmith»

No... I mean we deserve to know if it is dead or not. That is not a lot to ask really. I understand what he tweeted is is just weird for him not to comment here as well. I love this mod, so I would either like Bluedart to update, or let someone else make a remake.

Bluedart has always hated this thread. He hardly has posted in it and its been up to a lot of us fans of the mod to help other people out. You just have to accept that as apart of the package. He just doesn't have a lot of patience for this stuff. And to be honest I don't blame him. His mod has a reputation of being OP as hell so it attracts a lot of younger kids who complain and ask silly questions. Questions that were just answered. People demanding this or that. Its really not a shock to me at all he doesn't ever sign on here anymore. I know several mod authors who just refuse to post here and use twitter or other means to talk to people about their mod. I say this as a beta tester and a team member of team whammich the maintainers of soul shards the old ways. I know what I am talking about. People have been rude and its damaging minecraft as a whole. Bottom line mod authors are NOT mojang and owe you nothing at all. They are users just like you who happen to be so smart they can add to the game. They also happen to be nice enough to share that with you. Expecting anything beyond that is going to keep putting people off. Good coders who could add to whole. You have to ask yourself. Is your lack of patience worth damaging minecraft? Because that is exactly what is happening.

After some work, and some shifting through Ancient Warfare's Jar, i have made this First Draft of a Tech Tree for all the Technologies

Its a first try and this sort of thing, and not very organized... Please give responses on how to fix?

Notes: Black is research that actually do things in the game right now, Red is for researches that will unlock things when the Mod updates

Quote from KuroNeko87»

I don't know if anyone is aware but...

MultiModelSet is working in 1.7.10

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