<center> <p align="center"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Heart-of-the-Machine/Heart-of-the-Machine.github.io/master/Plassein-Machine-Casing-tbg-C4096-256x256.png" alt="Logo"></p> <h1 align="center">Heart of the Machine</h1> <p align="center"> <a href="https://heart-of-the-machine.github.io/"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Heart-of-the-Machine/Heart-of-the-Machine.github.io/master/icons/Plassein-Machine-Casing-tbg-C4096-28x28.png" alt="Website"></a> <a href="https://discord.gg/hU4us4D"><img src="https://img.shields.io/discord/720635296131055697?logo=discord&logoColor=white&style=for-the-badge" alt="Discord"></a> <a href="https://modrinth.com/mod/heart-of-the-machine"><img src="https://img.shields.io/modrinth/dt/7vleuAJ9?logo=modrinth&style=for-the-badge" alt="Modrinth"></a> <a href="https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/heart-of-the-machine"><img src="https://cf.way2muchnoise.eu/391897.svg?badge_style=for_the_badge" alt="CurseForge"></a> <a href="https://github.com/Heart-of-the-Machine/heart-of-the-machine"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Heart-of-the-Machine/Heart-of-the-Machine.github.io/master/icons/GitHub-Mark-28px.png" alt="GitHub"></a> </p> </center> Heart of the Machine is a ModFest 1.16 entry. Heart of the Machine adds a whole new dimension of abandoned machinery to explore. Maybe you can uncover the secrets of this dimension and make use of them somehow. <center> <h3 align="center">This mod depends on the <a href="https://modrinth.com/mod/qsl">Quilt Standard Libraries</a> and <a href="https://modrinth.com/mod/qkl">Quilt Kotlin Libraries</a>.</h3> <p align="center"> <a href="https://modrinth.com/mod/qsl"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Heart-of-the-Machine/Heart-of-the-Machine.github.io/master/icons/qsl-icon-rounded-64x64.png" alt="Quilt Standard Libraries"></a> <a href="https://modrinth.com/mod/qkl"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Heart-of-the-Machine/Heart-of-the-Machine.github.io/master/icons/qkl-icon-rounded-64x64.png" alt="Quilt Kotlin Libraries"></a> </p> </center> ## Rewrite This mod is being re-written, nearly from scratch, for two main reasons. First, the original version of this mod was my first fabric/quilt ecosystem mod, and my first Minecraft mod in several years, meaning that much of the mod's mechanics were hacked in, causing issues like deadlocks during world-generation. Second, Minecraft has changed so much since this mod was last updated, especially in the areas of world-generation, which is a focus of this mod, meaning that much of the mod's original code is just unusable with modern versions of Minecraft. Huge thanks to (https://misode.github.io/), as they allowed me to recreate the shape of Heart of the Machine's caves without having to manually create a new world for every change. ## Screenshots Here is a screenshot of a previous version of Heart of the Machine: !(https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Heart-of-the-Machine/Heart-of-the-Machine.github.io/master/screenshots/2020-09-20_12.12.07.png) ## Getting to the Nectere Dimension The Nectere (or Nexus) dimension can be accessed through portals that generate at surface level in the overworld. You can locate them using the `/hotm locate_nectere_portal` command. Beware, the Nectere dimension has some pretty wacky terrain, and you may want to bring some building blocks just in case you end up spawning in a cliff or on a floating island. ## What is still subject to change? This mod is still under development. We still have plans for adding a lot more content to Heart of the Machine, but some existing content will also be changing as well. Existing content that will likely be changing in the future is: - We will be adding new biomes to the Nectere dimension. This will likely change how terrain is generated, leaving chunk boundaries in generated terrain. - Portal connectivity will change. We are planning to a biome-based dimension-squashing system where different biomes have different coordinate multipliers when connecting to the overworld. We may add a command to regenerate natural portal connections if necessary. - Some biome features are likely to change. This means that some Plassein Growths may change shape and new structures may start generating in unexplored terrain. - Some block textures will change. Many of Heart of the Machine's textures are sill WIP. ## Goals for Heart of the Machine Heart of the Machine is an ancient-technology themed mod with a progression and functionality much like some magic mods. After we have gotten most of the Nectere world-generation and portal systems finalized, we are planning to move on to the technology aspects of the mod. Some concrete goals we have for Heart of the Machine are: - We plan to add an aural energy system similar to Thaumcraft's vis. This energy will be used to power organic and inorganic machinery. - We plan to allow pla