TerraFirmaCraft

1.20.1 Release!

This is the first version of TerraFirmaCraft 3.x, targeting Minecraft 1.20.1, and should be compatible with both Forge, and NeoForge 47.1.3. We started this port on June 24, 2023, and after nearly half a year, many tweaks, changes, and new features later, we are happy to release this new iteration of TFC for you all to enjoy!

We have - once again - taken the opportunity of a changing Minecraft version to make a number of big, and small changes. As such, this change log will be a bit massive, but hopefully it gives a scale of everything that we've been hard at work on (and it unfortunately, certainly, won't be comprehensive).

That said, thank you to all that have contributed to TFC, and without further ado, here is what's new!

Major Changes

World Generation

• World generation has had a revamp (again!) This update has focused largely on bringing more interesting continent shapes, more biome variety, and more predictable exploration to your world.
  • The world now generates in continents! These can be many kilometers across, but should be more interesting to explore, and more biome variety - from mountains to marshes - should be present.
  • A number of biomes got overhauls or work done on them - Salt Marsh, Highlands, and Tidal Flats were added, and Lowlands and Beaches / Shores were significantly reworked. Mountains got a bit rockier, and rolling hills got a bit boulderier
• Tree generation was improved, with lots of new features:
  • Dead and submerged trees can spawn in Lowlands, swamp-like areas
  • Many tree shapes have been improved to better reflect their real-life inspiration.
  • Added mangrove trees, which spawn in salt water marshes.
  • Added Krummholz trees (dead, stunted trees grown in high altitude regions).
  • And lots of other tweaks of spawning conditions, tree shapes, decoration, and foliage coloring.
• Many new plants were added, tweaked, or their generation was tweaked.
• Rivers have had some TLC done, improving the variety of shapes, shores, and widths.
  • In addition to river shores, beaches have gained more decoration, tidepools, and sea urchins.
• Rock layers and ore spawning has had significant reworks:
  • Rock layers are more predictable, both in where (horizontally) they spawn, and in what layers they spawn in. Looking for Marble? You'll very likely find it underneath a layer of surface Limestone!
  • Ore generation was rebalanced around these new layers. This is still fairly tentative on the balance front and might be updated later, but the general idea has been to refine where certain ores spawn:
    • Kaolinite has been removed as an ore, and instead generates in clay-like deposits in higher altitude biomes
    • Graphite is found in metamorphic rocks, which you'll have to locate under specific sedimentary rocks
    • Tin is found high up in uplift mountains
    • Sulfur is found near lava level, but is very common around lava lakes
    • Nickel is found deep underground, which will some deep mining to obtain.
    • And much more...

Mechanics

• Added a comprehensive glassworking and glassblowing mechanic!
  • Glassworking is used to produce glass of many colors, through different recipes, blowing, and pouring
  • Glass can be used for lamps, glass bottles (which can be used to drink from!) or other devices.
  • Added a Gem Saw which is able to break and obtain glass blocks
• Added Jars! These can be used to preserve fruit, and create Jams. Jams can be used to create a different type of Sandwich.
  • Jars can be stored on bespoke shelves.
• Added double ingot piles! This also comes with a substantial improvement to ingot pile rendering performance - meaning ingot piles are no longer FPS sinks! Pile those ingots sky high!
• Bowls can be placed, and used for steps in glassworking, storing powder, or salting meat
• Tree chopping had an overhaul, meaning trees now don't merge into mega-trees when cutting them down with an axe.
• As always, updated the Field Guide with new information, including the online version which can now select which Minecraft version you are viewing.

Other

• Lots of ambience and other visual improvements have been introduced! To list just a few:
  • Some days will be windy, with particles blowing around
  • Rivers generate bubbles and other water particles which flow with the current
  • Many processes (barrels, firepit and pot, etc.) have had particles or other little atmospheric improvements
• Lots of blocks have had their texture or model updated. Raw rock in particular, with some rock being orientable (like vanilla Basalt or Deepslate).
• Many improvements to animals, various different animation changes, fixes, and other improvements.
  • Boars and Mooses are less "neutral", and may charge at you similar to vanilla goats if provoked.
  • Updated a lot of animal AI across the board.
• Added many new vanilla style blocks from recent updates, such as hanging signs, chest boats, tree and muddy tree roots.
• Added palm "mosaic" blocks.
• Added goat horn knapping.
• Added Frogs
• Added Artist's Conks