In addition to new ability content, there are two major changes this version:
- The /vartypes command has had a significant structural change, making it easier to retrieve/modify specific elements of character sheets, as well as adding the /vartypes test sub-command for detecting specific conditions using command blocks. See the wiki for a thorough explanation of this revised structure.
- Added the cosmetic system, allowing player appearance to be modified by abilities as well as custom cosmetic values in their character sheet. There's a wide variety of cosmetics already available, with most also allowing colour tinting, with each occupying certain distinct "slots" on the player for maximum customisation.
So many new toys!
- Berserk, grants a big health & damage boost followed by a period of slowness & weakness
- Mindless, prevents the accumulation of XP and the use of any crafting menus
- Omniscient, prevents the accumulation of XP... because the game thinks you always have 9999 levels anyway
- Quake, drop from the sky to create a shockwave through the earth
- Thunderstep, teleport to a visible surface position via lightning
- Bad Breath, spawn a lingering potion cloud at your feet
- Flameproof, take 50% less damage from any fire source
- Webweaver, pass through cobwebs without being slowed down
- Herbivore, prevents you from eating any meat or fish food
- Fleeced, trade your hunger bar away for white wool
As per usual, any element of these abilities that is in [square brackets] in their description is configurable, allowing them to be retooled towards other use-cases.
Other changes:
- Gelatinous provides 15% resistance to physical damage sources and makes you translucent
- Regeneration now works like Fast Healing but also converts applicable damage into nonlethal damage, rendering you largely unkillable at the cost of substantial Fatigue
- Avatars in the character creator or sheet screens can now strike some poses for an indefinite length of time
Added a crafting recipe for the Character Sheet item. Combined any enchanted book with an experience bottle and blue dye. Opening the sheet for the first time will also instead open the character creation menu.
Some character display animations (as seen in the character creator and the sheet display menu) can now last for abitrarily-long periods of time. Yes, including sitting.
Overhauled networking so there shouldn't be any packet-related crashes happening in multiplayer with this version.
Added several new abilities, but especially noteworthy in this version are the movement abilities: Ghostly, Burrow, and Fly.
- Ghostly is a toggled ability that grants you the Intangible passive ability whilst on, allowing you to phase through most terrain.
- Burrow similarly lets you phase through dirt and grass blocks in a crawling pose, allowing you to fit through 1-tall spaces. If you get this ability from the Earth subtype, you can also burrow through solid rock!
- Fly is a passive ability now, granting you access to elytra-style flight at all times (as long as you have at least 3 food) with the added bonus of being able to press forwards to use your food bar as fuel for self-propulsion! This ability comes as standard for those with the Air subtype.
Attribute-modifying abilities have also been implemented, including the Health Bonus/Penalty and Natural Armour abilities. The effects of these abilities are even reflected in stats displayed during character creation!
Other new abilities include:
- Pariah (which makes certain mobs hostile to you)
- Goldheart (which makes piglins passive unless attacked, regardless of armour)
- Indomitable (which renders your hitbox solid, like a shulker, making you impossible to shove past but also able to be stood on top of)
- Water Walking (which lets you treat certain fluid sources as solid)
- And a pair of prototype projectile abilities: Ribshot and Fireball.
Species and template default datapacks have been updated to reflect new content.
New status effect: Fatigue! This effect sharply curtails your attack damage, attack speed, and movement speed as its intensity grows. It is chiefly obtained by accruing nonlethal damage, which for now is sourced using commands (see below)
/vartypes [target] apply nonlethal [amount]
When healing by any means, nonlethal damage is healed before actual damage to your hit points. Nonlethal damage also recedes naturally at a rate of 1 point per minute.
First alpha version!
Character creation is functional and accessible via the "/vartypes @p create" command.
The character sheet item can be used to view character details post-creation, it is available via the /give command currently.
Not all available abilities are properly implemented at this time, but the mechanics of sleeping, eating, breathing, and natural health regen have been fully implemented. As has the ability menu and the use of favourited abilities.