I am currently getting into Minecraft Forge and modding in general, and already have a decent knowledge of OOP (Object Oriented Programming). I have been brainstorming for a couple weeks now, thinking about what would be awesome to add to the already feature-filled modding community?
Then it hit me, one night while trying to sleep. In my experience, one gets to the end game of machinery and automation WAY to fast. Sure, there are infinite possibilities for automation, but people usually have complete automated ore processing and such up after a few short hours of playing. Then that is it; there is no more progression to be had in terms of energy and technology. Well I am here to fix that.
Introducing... Dimensional Technologies
This mod aims at adding an end-game to machines and tech mods in general in a unique way. But, I am in need of feedback and ideas, greatly. The uniqueness, lies in the fact that there will be a new dimension, theme unknown at this time, where new materials and metals with unique properties will be found. These new materials will be used to create very powerful equipment and machinery. The catch, however, is the fact that some machines, due to the unique properties of the materials, will ONLY run in this dimension. This encourages players to build multiple bases.
Dimensional Gateway:
The mod begins with the player crafting a multi-block structure, called the Dimensional Gateway. This structure is a 5x5 gateway, similar to the portal to the nether. It is comprised of Dimensional Gateway Frame blocks, which won't be to expensive, but also is comprised of three unique blocks; The Ender Dimensional Matrix, the Nether Dimensional Matrix, and the Overworld Dimensional Matrix. Each of these will be crafted with the rarest items from each dimension. Now, this does not seem like much , but, unlike other portals which are just 'magically' powered, this one is powered with Redstone Flux, and a lot of it. I always found that once a player has an abundance of energy stored, there isn't much to do with it. Until now. Once the multiblock structure is built, it will need 10 million Redstone Flux in order to activate.
The New Dimension: The Fluxer
The Fluxer is a brand new, unique dimension added by Dimensional Technologies. This dimension is where most of the content of this mod lies, as new machines added by this mod must be crafted via resources found in this new dimension.
What exactly is the Fluxer? The Fluxer is a dimension consisting of an infinite ocean full of a liquefied Redstone Flux that is deadly to mere humans. It contains new, unique resources with properties never before seen, but ones that could be utilized to create powerful new machines. On this ocean floats many islands, each consisting of its own biome, however, all is not as it seems, for a darkness lies over this dimension.
The Exons are a race of friendly, incredibly intelligent creatures much more advanced than humans. Unfortunately, their love of technology led to their ultimate downfall. Abandoning their technologically advanced cities, they fled to research facilities deep beneath the waves of the Redstone Flux Ocean, and there they have remained to this day. Friendly to all, they are more than happy to communicate and help the player, if of course, the player can somehow traverse the deadly liquid that is the Redstone Flux.
The Fluxed are primarily the reason for the Exons abandonment of their society. They are more mutated than one could ever imagine, but the disturbing part is the fact that they were once an Exon themselves. Obsessed with furthering their own society, the Exons began experimenting on infusing Restone Flux into themselves to achieve greater natural strength, intelligence, and even immortality. As once can see, this never happened, for The Fluxed soon overran the Exons and ran them out of their cities and laboratories.
Fluxed Golems are constructs created by the Exons to do their manual labor. After the outbreak of The Fluxed, their programming became corrupt and they became hostile to all that encounter them.
Fluxermen are the result of experimentation on the denizens of The End. The Exons were very interested in other dimensions, including The End and the Nether. Fluxermen are the result of Endermen being infused with Redstone Flux. These Fluxermen are much stronger than the traditional Endermen, and do not need to be looked at to be provoked. They are incredibly hostile. Luckily, they usually keep to the ruins of the Ender Laboratories.
Ghluasts are the terrifying result of trying to extract the flying abilities of the Ghast and trying to infuse it into the Exons themselves. This worked, however, the remains of the Ghast was a new creature , smaller, but more powerful than the original. Without having to commit energy to flying, the Ghast could now use that extra energy in attacks. Thus, the Ghulast was born. It uses its tentacles to move along the ground and uses Redstone Flux to fire an energy ball at its enemies. They are found in abandoned Nether Research Laboraties in the Fluxer.
The World of Fluxer:
Fluxer is comprised of an infinite ocean of liquid Redstone Flux; pure energy in the liquid form. In this ocean lies islands containing a multitude of ruins, biomes, resources, and enemies. The following are a few:
Exon Cities are the abandoned cities of the Exons. They contain the homes, shops, and factories of the Exon. They could contain machines, resources, and more. Some materials will only be found in the cities of the Exon, but they are filled with the Fluxed and their Golems.
The following are more structures than biomes:
Power Plant – These abandoned power plants contain dynamos, conduits, empty and full energy cells, and other items from this mod and Thermal Expansion.
Enderium Research Facility – These facilities are much more dangerous due to them containing Fluxermen. They may also contain random streams of liquefied Ender, and loot such as ender pearls, tesserect frames, etc. The Fluxermen themselves can also be considered loot, due to their drops being useful new crafting materials.
Nether Research Facility – The current home of the Ghulasts. These facilities contain these terrible creatures, broken Nether portals, obsidian, and other aesthetics. They also contained Nether Star experiments, leading to flux-infused nether stars. Will you be lucky enough to find one remaining, or possibly directions on how to create your own?
Cryogenics Lab – A cleaner, completely frozen structure used in researching Cryonite, a new material to be discussed below. Blizzes and other frozen mobs from the overworld now walk these halls, forever tormented by the painful experiments performed on them. Deep in the facility lies vaults to where the most dangerous and most unusual items are held. Gelid Cryotheum is plentiful here. It becomes obvious that the Exons have not been able to release the full potential of Cryonite. Can you pick up where they left off?
The Smeltery – This is where the Exons would use Pyrotheum to smelt their ores for use. Ores in various processing stages can be found here, as well as smelting machines.
Resources of the Dimension:
Cozonal Nager- The primary "stone" of this dimension, and has a reddish yellow color (Almost a burnt orange)
Fluxed Energon- A dark red soil that makes up much of the top layer of the Fluxer
Fluxed Koll - The grasslike material of the Fluxer (has a darker yellow texture)
Fluxerite - The most common unique metal encountered in the Fluxor. It is extremely delicate when unprocessed, to the point that all a player gets when mined is a powderized form of the metal. However, once processed, it has an incredible resistance to heat and acidic liquids. Only generates in liquid Redstone Flux.
Cryonite - While Cryotheum had been available in Minecraftia, it was unfortunately incredibly impure. This ore, however, is the purest form of the material, so pure in fact, that without proper protection, trying to mine this material will result in permanent freezing and death to the miner. Found in the Cryotheum Mountains? (New biome / island) ?
Pyronite - Like Cryonite, this is the purest form of Pyrotheum, and can be an incredibly powerful material if manufactured properly. As with Cryonite, this material also required proper, and different, equipment in order to gather in its natural form. It can kill if not handled properly. Found in the Pyrotheum Depths (New biome / island) ?
Trosidite - Another new unique metal, found to be resistant to the most powerful pickaxes and other modern methods of mining. Maybe the Exons know how to mine this exotic, very powerful material, and who knows what uses one of the hardest metals ever found may have, and how one would process such a metal?
Fluxak Tree - One of many new types of trees found in the Fluxer. It has a dark red trunk which can be used to make new planks and such, but the unique feature of this tree is the fact that it can be tapped, like tapping a tree for syrup. Instead of getting syrup, one gets Destabilized Redstone instead. Also, once the leaves are broken, they drop Redstone Dust. Tapping for Destabilized Redstone uses a new machine specifically for this purpose. Could possibly have other unique trees that produce other liquids.
I know this was a long read, but please, continue with feedback and ideas! ! Any help is MUCH appreciated! I know machines have not been listed yet, but I would like to fully flesh out the dimension before I begin to list ideas for machines and flesh them out. Thank you all, you are all fantastic and much appreciated!
Then it hit me, one night while trying to sleep. In my experience, one gets to the end game of machinery and automation WAY to fast. Sure, there are infinite possibilities for automation, but people usually have complete automated ore processing and such up after a few short hours of playing. Then that is it; there is no more progression to be had in terms of energy and technology. Well I am here to fix that.
Introducing... Dimensional Technologies
This mod aims at adding an end-game to machines and tech mods in general in a unique way. But, I am in need of feedback and ideas, greatly. The uniqueness, lies in the fact that there will be a new dimension, theme unknown at this time, where new materials and metals with unique properties will be found. These new materials will be used to create very powerful equipment and machinery. The catch, however, is the fact that some machines, due to the unique properties of the materials, will ONLY run in this dimension. This encourages players to build multiple bases.
Dimensional Gateway:
The mod begins with the player crafting a multi-block structure, called the Dimensional Gateway. This structure is a 5x5 gateway, similar to the portal to the nether. It is comprised of Dimensional Gateway Frame blocks, which won't be to expensive, but also is comprised of three unique blocks; The Ender Dimensional Matrix, the Nether Dimensional Matrix, and the Overworld Dimensional Matrix. Each of these will be crafted with the rarest items from each dimension. Now, this does not seem like much , but, unlike other portals which are just 'magically' powered, this one is powered with Redstone Flux, and a lot of it. I always found that once a player has an abundance of energy stored, there isn't much to do with it. Until now. Once the multiblock structure is built, it will need 10 million Redstone Flux in order to activate.
The New Dimension: The Fluxer
The Fluxer is a brand new, unique dimension added by Dimensional Technologies. This dimension is where most of the content of this mod lies, as new machines added by this mod must be crafted via resources found in this new dimension.
What exactly is the Fluxer? The Fluxer is a dimension consisting of an infinite ocean full of a liquefied Redstone Flux that is deadly to mere humans. It contains new, unique resources with properties never before seen, but ones that could be utilized to create powerful new machines. On this ocean floats many islands, each consisting of its own biome, however, all is not as it seems, for a darkness lies over this dimension.
The Exons are a race of friendly, incredibly intelligent creatures much more advanced than humans. Unfortunately, their love of technology led to their ultimate downfall. Abandoning their technologically advanced cities, they fled to research facilities deep beneath the waves of the Redstone Flux Ocean, and there they have remained to this day. Friendly to all, they are more than happy to communicate and help the player, if of course, the player can somehow traverse the deadly liquid that is the Redstone Flux.
The Fluxed are primarily the reason for the Exons abandonment of their society. They are more mutated than one could ever imagine, but the disturbing part is the fact that they were once an Exon themselves. Obsessed with furthering their own society, the Exons began experimenting on infusing Restone Flux into themselves to achieve greater natural strength, intelligence, and even immortality. As once can see, this never happened, for The Fluxed soon overran the Exons and ran them out of their cities and laboratories.
Fluxed Golems are constructs created by the Exons to do their manual labor. After the outbreak of The Fluxed, their programming became corrupt and they became hostile to all that encounter them.
Fluxermen are the result of experimentation on the denizens of The End. The Exons were very interested in other dimensions, including The End and the Nether. Fluxermen are the result of Endermen being infused with Redstone Flux. These Fluxermen are much stronger than the traditional Endermen, and do not need to be looked at to be provoked. They are incredibly hostile. Luckily, they usually keep to the ruins of the Ender Laboratories.
Ghluasts are the terrifying result of trying to extract the flying abilities of the Ghast and trying to infuse it into the Exons themselves. This worked, however, the remains of the Ghast was a new creature , smaller, but more powerful than the original. Without having to commit energy to flying, the Ghast could now use that extra energy in attacks. Thus, the Ghulast was born. It uses its tentacles to move along the ground and uses Redstone Flux to fire an energy ball at its enemies. They are found in abandoned Nether Research Laboraties in the Fluxer.
The World of Fluxer:
Fluxer is comprised of an infinite ocean of liquid Redstone Flux; pure energy in the liquid form. In this ocean lies islands containing a multitude of ruins, biomes, resources, and enemies. The following are a few:
Exon Cities are the abandoned cities of the Exons. They contain the homes, shops, and factories of the Exon. They could contain machines, resources, and more. Some materials will only be found in the cities of the Exon, but they are filled with the Fluxed and their Golems.
The following are more structures than biomes:
Power Plant – These abandoned power plants contain dynamos, conduits, empty and full energy cells, and other items from this mod and Thermal Expansion.
Enderium Research Facility – These facilities are much more dangerous due to them containing Fluxermen. They may also contain random streams of liquefied Ender, and loot such as ender pearls, tesserect frames, etc. The Fluxermen themselves can also be considered loot, due to their drops being useful new crafting materials.
Nether Research Facility – The current home of the Ghulasts. These facilities contain these terrible creatures, broken Nether portals, obsidian, and other aesthetics. They also contained Nether Star experiments, leading to flux-infused nether stars. Will you be lucky enough to find one remaining, or possibly directions on how to create your own?
Cryogenics Lab – A cleaner, completely frozen structure used in researching Cryonite, a new material to be discussed below. Blizzes and other frozen mobs from the overworld now walk these halls, forever tormented by the painful experiments performed on them. Deep in the facility lies vaults to where the most dangerous and most unusual items are held. Gelid Cryotheum is plentiful here. It becomes obvious that the Exons have not been able to release the full potential of Cryonite. Can you pick up where they left off?
The Smeltery – This is where the Exons would use Pyrotheum to smelt their ores for use. Ores in various processing stages can be found here, as well as smelting machines.
Resources of the Dimension:
Cozonal Nager- The primary "stone" of this dimension, and has a reddish yellow color (Almost a burnt orange)
Fluxed Energon- A dark red soil that makes up much of the top layer of the Fluxer
Fluxed Koll - The grasslike material of the Fluxer (has a darker yellow texture)
Fluxerite - The most common unique metal encountered in the Fluxor. It is extremely delicate when unprocessed, to the point that all a player gets when mined is a powderized form of the metal. However, once processed, it has an incredible resistance to heat and acidic liquids. Only generates in liquid Redstone Flux.
Cryonite - While Cryotheum had been available in Minecraftia, it was unfortunately incredibly impure. This ore, however, is the purest form of the material, so pure in fact, that without proper protection, trying to mine this material will result in permanent freezing and death to the miner. Found in the Cryotheum Mountains? (New biome / island) ?
Pyronite - Like Cryonite, this is the purest form of Pyrotheum, and can be an incredibly powerful material if manufactured properly. As with Cryonite, this material also required proper, and different, equipment in order to gather in its natural form. It can kill if not handled properly. Found in the Pyrotheum Depths (New biome / island) ?
Trosidite - Another new unique metal, found to be resistant to the most powerful pickaxes and other modern methods of mining. Maybe the Exons know how to mine this exotic, very powerful material, and who knows what uses one of the hardest metals ever found may have, and how one would process such a metal?
Fluxak Tree - One of many new types of trees found in the Fluxer. It has a dark red trunk which can be used to make new planks and such, but the unique feature of this tree is the fact that it can be tapped, like tapping a tree for syrup. Instead of getting syrup, one gets Destabilized Redstone instead. Also, once the leaves are broken, they drop Redstone Dust. Tapping for Destabilized Redstone uses a new machine specifically for this purpose. Could possibly have other unique trees that produce other liquids.
I know this was a long read, but please, continue with feedback and ideas! ! Any help is MUCH appreciated! I know machines have not been listed yet, but I would like to fully flesh out the dimension before I begin to list ideas for machines and flesh them out. Thank you all, you are all fantastic and much appreciated!
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