Many cultures believe that butterflies are the souls of the dead. I wanted to represent this idea in the Butterfly Mod. So this week I added the Féileacáin, the Irish spirits of the dead, represented as butterflies.
Development
Writing about software development.
Creating a Butterfly Golem
A while ago there was a thread by Sushifox on PlanetMinecraft offering to create “adaptamobs”. Based on an earlier thread about digital pets, an adaptamob is simply one of 6 types of mobs represented in 2D, but with a specific theme applied to it.
Placing Butterfly Origami
This week I implemented something I thought would be simple. But as it turns out, even the simplest of features can introduce a few interesting problems to solve. So this is the chronicle of how I implemented Butterfly Origami.
Baldur’s Gate and Inventory Management
For a while now I’ve been playing a heavily modded version of the Baldur’s Gate Trilogy where I make use of modded container items.
Bugs and Banners (and a Rest)
Sometimes you need to slow down and focus on other things, and this week has been particularly hectic. So, I didn’t get as much done this week as I usually do. I still fixed a couple of bugs and added a new feature.
Bits and Bobs. And Sherds
This week I worked on a lot of small tasks. Some new features, a bugfix or two, some minor tweaks, and butterfly sherds. It’s nice to work on small things sometimes. It feels like you’ve achieved a lot more than usual.
Housing the Lepidopterist
We have job blocks. We have villagers. What we don’t have is a home for these new villagers to live. This week I’ve added new buildings that will spawn in villages. And with a new home, lepidopterists can spawn naturally as well.
The Lepidopterist Villager
Last week I added the Butterfly Breeder. This week I used the new block as a job block to create a new villager: the Lepidopterist. This villager will give access to trades around butterflies, giving players a new method of finding new species.
A New Way to Feed Butterflies
The next step in the butterflies mod is to integrate them with villagers. Before I can do that they need a job block of some kind. So I’ve created a block that can help feed and breed butterflies. Later, we can use this block to create butterfly related villagers.
Bugs, Habitats, and Refactors
The next version of Bok’s Banging Butterflies will introduce villagers that can interact with butterflies. It’s still in the design stages, but I’m starting out by fixing a few bugs and working on what I can until I get my flow back again.