Hey all! Included below is a mod for Minecraft Beta 1.7.3 that improves item, block, and some animal functionality. It is fun to go to Beta Minecraft to enjoy the simplicity of the era, but there certainly are some modern features that are missing that can be a little inconvenient.
Features of Standard Improved Items:
Armor:
- Damage resistance now differs between armor type
- Damage taken now only depends on armor protection
- Originally based on armor health + armor protection
- Durability is doubled, which is roughly in line with modern Minecraft
- Right click to equip armor from hotbar
- Displays armor protection information in tooltip
Sheep:
- Can now graze on tall grass, ferns, or grass blocks to regrow their wool
- Also works for dyed sheep
Boats:
- These boats now act quite akin to the new boats added in Final 1.9 (Combat Update)
- Turning is now fully controlled by left/right direction (A/D keys)
- Player camera now has no influence on boat movement
- Camera is also limited to a 210 degree arc (-105 to 105)
- Player cam is also aimed at the front of boat when first mounting it
- Boat now moves a lot faster (roughly 7-8 blocks a second)
- Also moves fast on Ice
- No longer destroys snow, rather rides on top of it
- Upon player hitting boat to break it, it'll drop the boat itself
- Boat no longer takes damage from hitting blocks or other mobs
- Takes damage from accumulated falls
- 2 or lower block falls don't deal damage
- 3 or more deal damage
- When boat falls an accumulated total of 10 blocks, drops boat item
- If boat falls 10-19 blocks in one drop, also drops boat item
- If boat falls 20 blocks or more, it'll drop 3 planks and 2 sticks
- Boat has increased friction
- This means when bumping the boat in water, it won't just go soaring into the sunset
- Boat also doesn't deal fall damage to player no matter the height fallen
- Boat clutches anyone?
Tool/Item Features:
- Items will float on top of the water, somewhat in similar to Final 1.13+
- Tools/Weapons/Armor can be combined for a single, stronger item.
- Food is now only consumed when player has less than full health.
- Axe
- Added proficiency when mining:
- Wood Stairs
- Beds
- Crafting Table
- Wooden Door
- Signs
- Jukebox
- Note Block
- Fences
- Locked Chest
- Trapdoor
- Wooden Slabs (see slab changes under Block Features)
- Pickaxe
- Added proficiency when mining:
- Cobblestone Stairs
- Furnace
- Bricks
- Redstone Ore (Iron/Diamond Pickaxe only)
- Shears
- Can harvest dead shrubs, tall grass, ferns, and dead bushes
- Can harvest ice blocks (since Silk Touch/enchanting isn't a thing)
Block Features:
- Bookshelf
- Drops 3 Books when harvested
- Sugar Cane
- Can be placed on Sand
- Dead Bush
- Drops 0 to 2 Sticks when harvested without shears
- Moss Stone
- Can be crafted with 4 Tall Grass of any kind plus a Cobblestone block
- See "Standard Crafting Recipes" for crafting recipe
- Fences
- Accurate hitboxes that don't take up an entire block
- Connects to most adjacent blocks
- Can be placed w/o a block underneath
- Torch
- Can be placed on glass
- Stairs
- Drops the block itself when harvested
- Now have corner block models
- Can wrap around corners when placed aside other stair blocks
- Slabs
- Added proper wooden slabs that act like a wood block
- Axe proficiency, can be harvested w/o a tool, burns from fire etc.
- Original "wooden slabs" now called Petrified Oak Slabs
- Has a new crafting recipe (See "Standard Crafting Recipes" for crafting recipe)
My whole aim with this mod was to not necessarily add anything new to Beta 1.7.3, but rather improve upon what is already present in this version of the game.
As usual with any mods, PLEASE back up your worlds before using this mod. Just in case of any world corruption. I didn't experience any myself, but do be careful.
This mod was created using Retro MCP, and has been tested on a pre-existing world in the MutliMC launcher.
Any questions? Please post here, or message on DIscord @ theskyelord or TheSkyeLord#2511 for a faster response.
Thank you!
Hey everyone! Improved Items Version 2 as well as an Expansion Pack for v2 for this mod have dropped! Here's the changelog:
v2 updates:
Redstone Ore mining proficiency
Bookshelves drop 3 books when harvested
Sugar Cane can now be placed on Sand
Armor has been overhauled to be somewhat close to modern Minecraft armor, along with tooltips
Armor, tools, and weapons can have their durability combined for a single, stronger tool
Moss Stone is now craftable
Stairs now can wrap around corners (or, now have corner block variants)
Food is now only consumed if your health bar is not full
Expansion Pack:
Added Packed Ice
Added Block of Coal
Added Fence Gates
Added Brick Slabs
Added Brick Stairs and Sandstone Stairs
Chainmail Armor is now craftable!
As usual, if y'all run into issues, please let me know and I'll fix them ASAP.
Hey all! Included below is a mod for Minecraft Beta 1.7.3 that improves item, block, and some animal functionality. It is fun to go to Beta Minecraft to enjoy the simplicity of the era, but there certainly are some modern features that are missing that can be a little inconvenient.
Features of Standard Improved Items:
Armor:
Sheep:
Boats:
Tool/Item Features:
Block Features:
Standard Crafting Recipes:
Wooden Slab
Petrified Oak Slab
Moss Stone #1
Moss Stone #2
Moss Stone #3
Features of the Expansion Pack:
New Blocks:
Others:
Expansion Crafting Recipes:
Packed Ice
Fence Gate
Brick Slab
Brick Stairs
Sandstone Stairs
Block of Coal #1
Block of Coal #2
Chain Helmet
Chain Chestplate
Chain Leggings
Chain Boots
Mod Showcases:
Version 1 Showcase:
Version 2 Showcase:
Expansion Pack Showcase:
Download Links:
Standard (v2)
Standard + Expansion Pack (v2)
Original (v1)
My whole aim with this mod was to not necessarily add anything new to Beta 1.7.3, but rather improve upon what is already present in this version of the game.
As usual with any mods, PLEASE back up your worlds before using this mod. Just in case of any world corruption. I didn't experience any myself, but do be careful.
This mod was created using Retro MCP, and has been tested on a pre-existing world in the MutliMC launcher.
Any questions? Please post here, or message on DIscord @ theskyelord or TheSkyeLord#2511 for a faster response.
Thank you!
Hey everyone! Improved Items Version 2 as well as an Expansion Pack for v2 for this mod have dropped! Here's the changelog:
v2 updates:
Redstone Ore mining proficiency
Bookshelves drop 3 books when harvested
Sugar Cane can now be placed on Sand
Armor has been overhauled to be somewhat close to modern Minecraft armor, along with tooltips
Armor, tools, and weapons can have their durability combined for a single, stronger tool
Moss Stone is now craftable
Stairs now can wrap around corners (or, now have corner block variants)
Food is now only consumed if your health bar is not full
Expansion Pack:
Added Packed Ice
Added Block of Coal
Added Fence Gates
Added Brick Slabs
Added Brick Stairs and Sandstone Stairs
Chainmail Armor is now craftable!
As usual, if y'all run into issues, please let me know and I'll fix them ASAP.
Thanks,
Skye