Release Notes

1.6.6.4

103 port Builders to multiplayer

The Builders mod has been ported to SMP

115 generalize the filler

The filler is now able to fill with pre-definied patterns.

118 fix overlaping quarries

Placing a quarry on top of another one does not crash the game anymore.

119 implement a smooth stone pipe

A new pipe has been implemented, made out of regular stone only.

120 implement a template mechanism

A couple of blocks have been implemented, allowing to capture a shape in the game and reproduce it elsewhere.

122 fix land mark model

Land mark model has been improved, now close to torches.

125 blueprint building corner cases

Building area, for example with the quarry, were not reacting correctly to water or bedrock. This is now fixed.

126 fix bucket handling in auto crafting tables

Auto-crafting tables now empty buckets used in recipes instead of consuming them.

127 investigate exception in markers

Defensive code has been put in markers to fix certain exception cases.

128 review pipe connections rules

Golden pipes and obsidian pipes cannot connect to each other anymore.

130 special gold pipe texture when powered

Golden pipes now have a special texture when powered

132 automatic workbench doesn't extract from Z axis

Automatic crafting table now extract from all axis.

134 polarize wooden pipes

Wooden pipes are now polarized, and will always extract from the same side.

135 check negative time in AC machines

Time tracking now takes into account the fact that the time can be randomly set by the user.

138 set isChunkDataPacket to all chunk packets

In SMP mode, certain tiles were not correctly removed from clients due to late packet receival, leading to e.g. items sent in the air. This is now fixed.

139 reorganize the buildcraft folder

BuildCraft specific data, including properties, is now centralized in a buildcraft folder.

144 problems when placing a partial stack in a chest

When only part of a stack can be placed in a chest, the rest of the stack is now dropped.

145 wrong item dropped when building the quarry

When building the quarry, proper items will be dropped, in particular for wood and whool.

1.6.6.3

53 automatic workbench and non-stackable items (SpaceToad)

When an automatic workbench create an object and misses items in its inventory, it will now look into nearby chests. This will allow to craft recipes containing non-stackable objects.

78 issues with third parties inventories (SpaceToad)

Bugs with getting object out of certain kind of inventories (e.g. MineColony) has been fixed.

89 errors with advanced openGL mode (SpaceToad)

No more error seems to happen with advanced openGL.

107 incorrect quarry initialization in SMP(SpaceToad)

The quarry is now properly displayed at initialization time in SMP.

109 allow to disable auto-mining (SpaceToad)

The property "mining.enable" can now be set to false to disable auto-mining devices recipes.

111 fix exception when computing block position in SMP (SpaceToad)

Potential exception when computing a block position out of a quarry in SMP has been fixed.

112 provide access to custom texture file (SpaceToad)

The Core mod now provides the interface ICustomTextureBlock, allowing to take advantage of custom texture files.

113 redstone activation behavior (Hawkye)

Redstone-activated objects are now reacting to raising edges only.

1.6.6.2

22 implement SMP for Transport (SpaceToad)

SMP mode has been implemented for the Transport mod.

98 fix issue will tall grass (SpaceToad)

Crashes when mining tall grass have been fixed.

99 fix diamond pipe top connection (SpaceToad)

Diamond pipe top connector is now white again.

100 obsidian pipe glitch (SpaceToad)

It's no longer to duplicate objects when succed by two obsidian pipes.

102 implement SMP for Factory (SpaceToad)

SMP mode has been implemented for the Factory mod.

104 minecarts and pipes - extracting (Hawkye)

Obsidian pipes have now the ability to extract objects from minecarts.

105 fix graphical position in pipes (SpaceToad)

Objects are now placed at a better height in pipes (in particular ladders and rails).

108 auto-workbench load issue (Leftler)

Bugs preventing to load unordered different objects in the auto-workbench is now fixed.

1.6.6.1

90 port to 1.6.6 (SpaceToad)

BuildCraft is now ported to Minecraft 1.6.6

92 improve ISpecialInventory interface (SpaceToad)

ISpecialInventory API now provide the side doing the addition or extraction.

93 support 2-slots inventory (SpaceToad)

Special support has been added to control 2-slots inventories with pipes - first slot is managed by the top / bottom side, second by other sides.

94 underwater filling (SpaceToad)

Filler will now place block underwater.

95 investigate exception (SpaceToad)

Defensive code has been added around passive item renderer.

96 fix unexpected Core -> Transport dependency (SpaceToad)

Unwanted dependency between Core and Transport has been broken.

1.6.5.1

17 create a vacuum pipe (Hawkye)

A vacuum pipe has been implemented, getting objects in front of it when powered by alternate current.

32 investigate integration with IndustrialCraft (SpaceToad)

BuildCraft should now work out of the box with IndustrialCraft. Default block ids have been fixed to avoid conflicts.

33 improve stack item behavior (SpaceToad)

When stack of items are placed into inventories, in particular automatic workbenches, items will spread automatically across possible locations if needed.

35 improve diamond pipes random output (SpaceToad)

Diamond pipes have been improved. Objects are now going randomly in possible direction. The number of occurences of one type of object on one line will determine the relative probability of this object to go this way, if there's an other filter line with the same object.

36 improve quarry repair (SpaceToad)

Quarry are now always reparing themeselves when broken.

52 quarry drill stops on dugeons cage (SpaceToad)

Quarry drill donesn't stop on dungeon cage anymore.

54 review quarry trade-off (SpaceToad)

Quarries are now a little bit less expensive (4 diamonds less) and the digging algorithm is a little bit more efficient.

55 drill stops when encountering a pipe (SpaceToad)

Quarry drill donesn't stop on pipes anymore.

57 improve iron pipe connection to redstone (SpaceToad)

Iron pipes cannot send items to wooden pipes anymore, which allow to create two way pipes controlled by a switch.

58 consider customizable quarries (SpaceToad)

Quarry size can now be set using land markers.

63 item metadata problem when putting objects in chests (SpaceToad)

Putting object on chests do no longer ignore metadata (e.g. whool color) when there is already an object of the same kind already in the chest.

73 implement a mechanism for defining an area (SpaceToad)

A land marker has been implemented, which allow players to define lines, squares and cubes on the world.

74 use the area mechanism to design a zone to fill (SpaceToad)

A filler has been implemented, automatically filling an area that has been defined by a land marker.

75 incompatibility with more ores (SpaceToad)

Quarries were not able to properly dig items from the mod More Ores. Now fixed.

76 create a modder API (SpaceToad)

A public API has been implemented, allowing modder to provide an optional interaction mode with BuildCraft.

77 safer id allocation (SpaceToad)

If default set ids do not work, and no id had been already set, then BuildCraft will fallback to dynamic id allocation.

81 breaking diamond pipes creates doubles items (Hawkye)

Breaking a diamond pipe used to throw twice the items that it contained. Now fixed.

82 iron pipes can't place items in inventories (Hawkye)

Iron pipes used not to be able to place items in inventories except for chests. Now fixed.

84 review mods installation and dependencies (SpaceToad)

Dependency between Transport and Factory has been broken. Gears will not get installed if not needed.

86 port to 1.6.5 (SpaceToad)

BuildCraft has been ported to Minecraft 1.6.5.

87 reduce number of sprites (SpaceToad)

No terrain sprite is required anymore to run BuildCraft.

88 implement a continuous current (SpaceToad)

A cheat mode has been implemented for cases when using alternative current makes the game lagging. Setting "current.continous=true" in BuildCraft.cfg will allow machines to work out of continuous current instead of alternative.

1.5_01.4

26 implement custom id file

Ids of objects and blocks can now be configured from .minecraft/conf/BuildCraft.cfg file.

28 improve double chests behavior

When pipes are connected to a double chest, they now manage the whole space (in and out) instead of just half of it.

37 improve quarry final animation

When the quarry finises its work, the drill retracts to the top and the machine doesn't emit light anymore.

38 improve quarry destruction

When destroying the quarry, the drill is now removed as well.

39 more solid automatic crafting table

Automatic crafting tables are now more solid.

41 wooden pipes remove objects from diamond pipes

Wooden pipes do not remove items from diamond pipes inventory anymore.

42 crafting tables don't drop items

Automatic crafting tables now drop the items that they contain.

44 mining wool from the quarry removes the color

Mining wool does not reset the color anymore.

45 fix connection to dispensers

Pipes can now be connected to dispensers.

46 make frame stronger

Frame built by the quarry is now stronger.

48 pipes should drop items when destroyed

When pipes are destroyed, they now drop the item traveling across them.

50 make modular releases

Releases is now made with several packages, allowing to use just pipes.

56 quarry should be able to mine through snow

Quarry doesn't try to mine snow anymore, but goes right under.

59 port to ModLoader v4

BuildCraft is now compiled against mod loader v4.

60 problems with diamond pipes out of quarry

Diamond pipes could not get objects when connected to quarries, now fixed.

1.5_01.3

7 implement a quarry

New item to be crafted - previously called mining fields. Can dig from the ground things for days.

15 items partially saved in the pipes

It used to be the case that item were not completely saved in pipes and may miss metadata. Lapis was turned into ink sack, tools were fixed, etc. Now fixed.

19 auto-furnace and auto-crafting

Pipes can now be connected to furnaces and smelt things. In addition, a new item "auto-crafting table" has been added to craft objects automatically.

24 wired iron pipes

Iron pipes now change direction when powered state changes.

29 iron pipes can't send object on the bottom

Iron pipes used not to be able to send objects on the bottom. Now fixed.

30 check all equalities to item id

In various cases, item metadata (or damage) was not considered, for example in the diamond pipe when redirecting objects. Now fixed.

1.5_01.2

27- diamond pipe issue After saving game.

e.g. when quitting or pausing, diamond pipes were not functional anymore.