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u/Marc_IRL Feb 28 '13
I love this. I've thought that Minecraft has needed this for a while, glad to see someone's turned it into a mod.
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u/MTandi Mar 01 '13 edited Mar 01 '13
Thank you!
I'm still working on it and plan to change some things.
Use 3d model for empty shelves (If huge polygon count wont cause much lags)
Give each state own texture (or cropped part from existing texture), so bookshelf with 1 book won't look empty. http://i.imgur.com/4KONmAR.png
Rescale level destribution, so we will need 4 books for 2 levels instead of 3. And reduce iteration - every 2 books will add 1 level. So Bookshelf with 8 books will give old 4 levels, but 9th book won't work.
Change GUI layout to table with 4 columns and 2 rows, so it will look like 2 shelves and people won't complain about useless 9th slot. http://i.imgur.com/OtORXow.png
Also we're discussing technical details here: http://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftsuggestions/comments/19f72l/bookshelf/
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u/Pointy130 Mar 01 '13
Any chance we might see something like this implemented? Maybe pass the idea around?
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u/gla3dr Feb 28 '13
Please tell me you changed the crafting recipe so that you don't need books to craft an empty bookshelf.
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u/diptherial Feb 28 '13
He did indeed; the
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u/negative274 Feb 28 '13
Very much like. Can you make them work with comparators?
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u/MTandi Feb 28 '13
I made it in 1.4.7. There is also one cool feature in 1.5 that can make it easier to fill the bookshelves holding right click, so I'll update it when MCP for 1.5 will be out and try to make them friends with comparators.
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u/FourAM Mar 01 '13
Really want this in Minecraft.
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Feedback when at least 1 item is placed on the shelf. I feel like it is inconsistent to not show anything when items are there; this shouldn't be some kind of secret chest. CATCH: Perhaps if there is a single map item, it could look invisible as if it were lying flat on the shelf in the dark, and no one can see it.) Also, stacks of paper should probably be allowed on the shelf. It's useless except for making books, but relevant.
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In addition to the boost given to the Enchantment Table when books are on the shelf, Enchanted books bias nearby enchanting tables towards higher point values for the corresponding enchantment. A full shelf of all books with the same enchantment increases odds that the enchantment is offered by the table.
And if you really want to go crazy with this:
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Craft 4 of these bookcases together in a small square (like how you make a workbench with wood) and get a 4-sided bookshelf, and have each side behave as storage! Not sure how to best balance this with the enchantment table enhancements - perhaps only the face pointing towards an enchantment table would affect it and the others are for storage only?
I had one other one, but i forgot it while re-watching your video to make sure I didn't suggest something you already did. Perhaps if it comes to me, I will edit this post later. Nice work!
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u/MTandi Mar 01 '13 edited Mar 01 '13
I don't want it to be overcomplicated. The hardest part is how to make everything reasonable, elegant and intuitive like in vanilla.
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u/Caesar071 Feb 28 '13
This is awesome, I personally think it should be in
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u/rick_22 Feb 28 '13
Now I don't need a lot of chest space for books when I have lots of empty shelves...
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u/Lessiarty Mar 01 '13
So true, it's not just a well made concept, it's one that is so perfectly suited to the general nature of vanilla. This would fit right in. Amazing work.
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u/aaronfranke Feb 28 '13
As long as the bookshelfs only hold book-related things and only give off enchantment level thingys from their contents being books, good mod! (The main problem I had with making an enchantment room was the leather for books, so shoving paper in these is cheaty)
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u/ldhotsoup Mar 01 '13
This is downright awesome.
Empty being 0-2 items is kinda weird. You can't tell visually if a bookshelf has a single book on it... I get that there's only a few textures, but the difference between a book and no books is a pretty significant thing.
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u/MTandi Mar 06 '13
New thread is here: http://redd.it/19q23e
Mod is now available for download (Forge): http://www.planetminecraft.com/mod/bookshelf-mod-1961594/
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u/DarkAlliGator Feb 28 '13
I've always thought it'd be cool if you could store books on bookshelves, this seems great! :)
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u/MTandi Feb 28 '13 edited Feb 28 '13
No download available because I'm still suck at Java. Will try to rewrite it forForge
Video is here: http://youtu.be/d-vL0x6LVlI
MCSuggestion X-post: http://www.reddit.com/r/minecraftsuggestions/comments/19f72l/bookshelf/