Charlotte's Utilities / Development Log: Recent posts

Here's how the new prospectors are designed in 0.7+ of Charlotte's Utilities. Keep in mind this is still a dev version so numbers and recipes are subject to change!

Stone Prospector:
Basic tier
25 durability
3x3x8 scan range
Feedback is "Ores detected"

Iron Prospector:
Advanced tier
50 durability
3x3x16 scan range
Feedback is total number of ores, and percent density

Diamond Prospector:
Top tier variant 1
9x9x32 scan range
100 durability
Feedback is total number of ores, percent density, and marks ores through walls
Now costs 1 diamond, 7 gold ingots, and 1 ender pearl... read more

I've done a lot of revision on the coming changes, what I have now should barely affect people that were previously putting the brushes and layout blocks to fair use. Here's what's coming!

Changelog: http://pastebin.com/d76hJvkD

New Config File: http://pastebin.com/F9KnGRFS

Here's an update on what's currently been changed, some I've already talked about and other things are new or different than what I said they would be:

- Paintbrush now costs more (gold ingot & two layout blocks -> diamond & two ender pearls)
- Morphbrush now costs more (diamond & two ender pearls -> ghast tear, two eyes of ender & two blaze rods)
- Coloured powder recipe redone (clay, sand & dye = 3 -> 2 redstone, 1 gunpowder, 2 dye = 8)
- New config option "peacefulModeRecipes" removes hostile mob drops from recipes - only enable if you must! May make mod unbalanced
- Morphbrush now costs a block of diamond, two blocks of gold, and two emeralds when peacefulModeRecipes is enabled
- Paintbrush now costs two emeralds instead of two ender pearls when peacefulModeRecipes is enabled
- Coloured powder now costs 1 clay instead of 1 gunpowder when peacefulModeRecipes is enabled
- Morphbrush no longer works on anything as or more hard than obsidian
- 15% More particles on coloured powder lights when on "All" particles mode, they weren't quite visible enough before
- Paintbrush is now actually centered on your target block, instead of adjacent to it based on the side you targetted
- Paintbrush now has durability, higher tiered layout blocks have a greater chance to damage the brush
- Paintbrush now makes sounds on use
- Paintbrush now has a cooldown equal to 1 second per 40 blocks placed. I will keep watch on this number as it's just to prevent exploits
- Prep work has been completed for the future adding of a tiered layout block system where higher tiers are more costly and can place more block types

Here's some more stuff going into 0.5.1:

• Coloured Powder lights are gonna be a BIT more visible
• Paint brush will place centered on your target block, instead of adjacent to it
• Paint brush and Morph brushes are actually going to be even more expensive than the previously listed recipes
• Paint brush is going to have durability

I've been getting a fair bit of messages about imbalance regarding the morph brush, so I've changed quite a few things about it to make it more in-line with its power:
- It can no longer morph anything as or more hard than obsidian (in addition to its current restrictions)
- Durability down (1562 -> 1000)
- Recipe is now:

T = Ghast Tear
E = Eye of Ender
R = Blaze Rod

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