| Update #109 : 08/02/2015 12:00:17 pm8/02/15 The second update for the new ISM-the 14 largest structures can now be downloaded thus less .jar size -fixed: Java heap space exception when placing a very large structure (over 1,000,000 blocks) out of world -overworked: placing a structure out of the world is now way more efficient -added a buttons that opens "http://instant-structures-mod.com/contact/send-structures/" to send your structures to the welcome and scan structure window -fixed: update all blocks quantities of the structure items and their size -fixed: over-worked all item structure names -YouTube videos are now open on "http://instant-structures-mod.com/?"? -placing very larger structures is now a bit more efficient and need less RAM -some smaller improvements The great update : 07/31/2015 12:43:33 pm7/31/15 The Instant Structures Mod (ISM) is backThe update is the greatest and most epic ISM update of all time. It contains so many new features... But first I have to apologize for weeks and months don't making new updates for don't fixing the huge amount of bugs the last version have for don't reply to all your comments, mails and bug reports for don't even read them, for disappointing so many of you. Sorry for that. I just want to focus on this update. But while I was absent, I still worked a lot on ISM. I spend a lot of time in learning to create a own website. The Website (www.instant-structures-mod.com/) has many advantages. As an example it contains contact forms to send new structures to add them to the mod and to send bug reports. It makes it easier to create good tutorials about the mod. Furthermore I spend days in learning new Java functions and understand packages. But why the whole? ISM needed a update that changes the way it works entirely. The way it registers structure items, it handles them. The way it saves (FETT) structures, the way it loads (FETT) them. The last-mentioned points make this update as epic. ISM uses now a new file type to save structures. It's called ".structures". New structure files take up to 4 times less space than old ISM structures files. (large structures) But as a minimum 2 times less space for very small structures. The file size is comparable to ".schematic" files. In addition, it takes less time to scan structures. ISM write structures XY times faster to files than before. Do you know what? Placing new structures is more efficient too. How quickly large structures are placed depends on the PC, mainly by the processor. My computer has a 6-core processor running at 3.50 giga heart, places a structure (the Samurai Temple by Alecdent) (LINK ZUM YOUTUBE VIDEO) with 350,000 blocks in 10 seconds. Previously, it took about 90 seconds. To flatten an area with 5,000,000 blocks takes about additional 10 seconds. World Edit crashes while I was trying to place the Samurai Temple as a schematic. To my knowledge it is not possible to place such large structures with schematics. Right? This all sounds so great. But there is still a lot of work ahead of me. ISM cann't read nor place NBT tags. NBT tags save chest, hopper..., signs contents. This version has probably many bugs because almost the whole code is changed. If you place big structures you will still own the world Reload otherwise crashes Minecraft. What else is new? -ISM loads images faster and doesn't have to unpack them. Thereby, there are fewer sources of error. ISM files are not unzipped too. -The search function of the structures window is more than 10 times faster. -The tool function can now replace blocks again and it contains a search function for blocks. -structure Files can save mod blocks and all blocks with all metas. -Furthermore this update contains many improvements that have little visible impact but saves resources of your PC. -The Reader tool opens much faster especially when it has to display many structures -Added a converter to update old "ism-structure" files to "structure" files very small improvements (some of these version are released with the next update) -added the new ISM icon as a window icon -update crafting recipes and tutorials -structure files are saved in the folder ".minecraft/mods/ism/structures/" -After placing the red or green block to create a bounding box a colored chat message appears that indicates what to do next -after you click on a text field the default text disappears -ISM warns you if a structure has already the same name -You can use the bounding box in combination with the Tool item (added in one of the next versions) -Tool: displays the number of placed blocks in the chat -add around 30 unblished structures that are created by users (next bigger update) -add a Russian and German translation of ISM (next bigger update) -removed the second window while placing a structure - bounding boxes can be created with a button in the first window Probably I forget a few new features or improvements. Thank you for reading this very long announcement and update log. -Marc Schmidt developer of ISM Update #107 : 06/26/2015 11:34:01 am6/26/15 -added 8 new structure that were build by ISM users-fixed a bug that crashes the game when using huge, giant or insane structures that have to be downloaded Announcement: At the moment I working on the biggest update for all time. It will change almost everything! Update #106 : 06/07/2015 11:37:42 am6/07/15 -added 10 structures from people who use ISM. They're awesome!-fixed a bug that sometimes caused a crash of the game while starting Update #105 : 06/05/2015 11:39:13 am6/05/15 -added the new tutorial that describes how to scan structures to the mod-added the new tutorial that describes how to place structures to the mod -over-worked both video icons -added 4 new structures that were scanned by ISM users -added the Republic Venator-class Star Destroyer -corrected the bounding box of 2 structures -added the new bounding box to the structures that are placed -fixed a bug: can't places structures without flatten the area -the bounding box that are placed before users create a structure is now placed with a thread -removed the function that items of the ism-structures files that are in the myStructures-folder were created because it contains too much bugs. Update #104 : 05/29/2015 11:38:31 am5/29/15 -over-worked the easier way to scan structures --> now it's much easier than it was in the last update-you can scan structures by doing the steps that are described in the update log before and: 1. left-click with the "Bounding Box Item" to set the red block 2. right-click to set the green block the order is equal a picture of the crafting recipe will follow the next days -new: place your structures, structures of ISM and large structures of ISM in the air --> you haven't to right-click on the ground to place a structure -different smaller bugfixes -different code optimations Update #103 : 05/24/2015 11:32:23 am5/24/15 This update adds a new and more easier way to scan structures.-Now you can structures by placing only two blocks 1. place the green block in one corner and the red block in the diagonal corner of your structures 2. a bounding box appears that indicates the area that will be scanned 3. click on the red or green block 4. a window appears add all information that are needed to scan your structures 5. finished -blocks that are on the same coordinate as the "indicator-line" will be scanned too a tutorial that explains the new function in detailed will uploaded tomorrow on my YouTube channel -the bounding box disappears and will replace with the blocks when you log out of your world -added the name of the remove structure item -fixed a bug that crashes your minecraft when you remove a structure out of the ISM structure folder and open the reader item -removed: fix point block, writer item, different older tools that aren't needed since the last "tool" and scanner update -over-worked the way creative tabs are registered Update #102 : 05/22/2015 11:33:56 am5/22/15 This update is only for 1.8 version of ISM.It contains a bunch of fixes: -update function doesn't work corectly -update function prohibited to start minecraft when the internet connection doesn't work corectly -downloaded extra structures can't be placed -downloaded extra structures-files can't be deleted after use -added around 50 structures to the mod directly -added more cool features to the "builder tool" -now you can place cones in more directions and tilted -added a sphere to the tool -added the option to tilt and turn more geometrical shapes (and fixed bugs that prohibit to place them corectly) -over-worked the list of blocks that can be used to create these shape -added the option to place blocks with meta datas Update #101 : 05/17/2015 11:46:55 am5/17/15 -added a new cool function: you can place cuboids, circles, cylinders, cones, squares, pyramides and ovals with a variable width, depth, height, alignment, position and blocks.This feature isn't finished completly now but I works pretty well.  2015-05-17_17.33.45 by MaggiCraft, auf Flickr 2015-05-17_17.33.06 by MaggiCraft, auf Flickr 2015-05-17_17.32.37 by MaggiCraft, auf Flickr 2015-05-17_17.32.06 by MaggiCraft, auf Flickr 2015-05-17_17.31.03 by MaggiCraft, auf Flickr 2015-05-17_17.34.55 by MaggiCraft, auf Flickr Update #100 : 05/15/2015 11:48:45 am5/15/15 -added YouTube videos that explain how to scan and place structures and one that present the most important features with ISM-fixed a bug on macs that effect all windows are grey --> thereby mac users couldn't use ISM -added a German translation of all 260 item names -renamed a few items Update #99 : 05/10/2015 11:42:14 am5/10/15 -added 10 new structures:
Update #98 : 05/08/2015 11:55:59 am5/08/15 -added 10 new structures:
Update #97 : 05/03/2015 11:44:37 am5/03/15 -fixed a bug that doesn't delete ISM files after placing them-fixed a bug that doesn't allow players to place insane structures and structures that have to download extarnal -new: players can add tags to their scanned structures thereby these structure can be found by the search function of the ingame wiki -fixed: the window that appears before you place a structure doesn't show all structure information correctly -smaller fixes with the "placing window" -fixed: yellow/black bounding box doesn't disappear when a player abbort the placing structure-process a short statement: Sometimes people ask me why I have to do so much improvements or why ISM contains so much bugs. If you consider ISM from the view of a programmer, it is one of the most complex mods. Normal mods add new items, blocks with special abilities to your game. Sometimes new dimensions or mobs. But ISM has to handle read and write files and illustrate a GUI. One more reason is that I have never learned to program this before I program it for the ISM. All I know about Java I taught myself. Every few weeks I found a better way to solve a task/problem and I recode some parts of the code. As an example I changed the static GUI to a dynamic and much more complex one. Today ISM was downloaded 300.000 times from this forum. Thank you for playing my Mod. -MaggiCraft Update #96 : 05/01/2015 11:58:40 am5/01/15 Added a new function that allows players to favorite structures and displays them in a seperate frame. Thereby players find the structures they like or use more often than others more easily.fixed: a bug that don't change the caption of the creator-combobox in the structure frame new: show dialog when search failed Update #95 : 04/24/2015 11:50:25 am4/24/15 -added the last announced changes and new features (like the search bar, sort structures by creator)-a bunch of bug fixes -unfortunately I forgot a lot of the changes Update #94 : 04/19/2015 10:28:29 am4/19/15 -10 new structures-ISM contains now more than 200 structures -Currently I'm working on large GUI changes, like -a searchbar for structures -a system to favorite structures -sort structures by creators and genres instead of only by genres -a better GUI performance because the new GUI still contains a bunch of bugs I don't published it official but you can download a pre-release Update #93 : 04/12/2015 12:12:50 pm4/12/15 -10 new structures-can scan sign content and display -The last few days I worked on classes to make the GUI o lot more dynamic. Update #92 : 04/10/2015 11:39:37 am4/10/15 -new scan trapchest, flower pot and brewing stand content like item and blocks-bug fixes Update #91 : 04/05/2015 11:25:48 am4/05/15 -enhanced the bounding box that indictes the needed area for the structure-new can scan hopper and dropper content -1.8 can scan chest content -smaller fixes Update #90 : 04/03/2015 10:59:08 am4/03/15 -fixed a lot of bugs-new: 1.7.10 ism-structures files can scan chest content now Update #89 : 03/29/2015 11:57:03 am3/29/15 -added a link to a YouTube tutorial that explains how to scan structures to the "writer/scanner" window-all check box contains now the text thereby the area to click on them is larger -1.8 own structures have no item texture - 10 new structures -added info to the option remove blocks in the "scanner/writer" window changes... : 03/27/2015 1:38:01 pm3/27/15 -10 new structures-the wiki doesn't drops anymore after loading a world when one wiki item is in the inventory -improved download structure function -structures that must download seperately are emphasized with a special item texture -and contains a download icon in the structure wiki -improvements and smaller fixes Update #87 : 03/22/2015 12:45:50 pm3/22/15 -added 5 new structures-working on a version with more than 50 extra structures Update #86 : 03/20/2015 12:36:19 pm3/20/15 -added 5 new structures for 1.7.10 and 1.8-like the Titanic Update #85 : 03/07/2015 11:42:01 am3/07/15 -added 10 new structures |
