Last week I started working on the Butterfly Microscope, a block that would allow players to learn more about butterflies and craft butterfly books. This week I finished implementing it, and made a new release so people can play with new block already.
Bok’s Banging Butterflies
My first real mod for Minecraft that adds butterflies to the world.
A New Butterfly Microscope
This week I’ve been working on a new block that should help fix the issues with crafting a Butterfly Book. The new block will allow players to learn about butterflies without having to craft the book, but it will also allow players to add and remove pages to Butterfly Books.
Forgetting to Synchronise
A small update this week about yet another bug fix. This time there was an issue with the 1.20.1 version not synchronising its butterfly data properly. These kinds of problems will crop up from time to time when porting the mod over different versions of the game.
Bug Fixes and Lessons Learned
The days following a mod release are always hectic, and this past week was no exception. As much as I’d love to kick back and enjoy the positive feedback, there are always bugs to fix, and this release had its fair share.
v6.0.0: The Villager Release
It’s a New Year so it’s a new version of the mod. This week I’ve finally released version 6 of Bok’s Banging Butterflies. Now everyone can play with the new features I’ve been working on for the last several months.
A Festive Flutter for Christmas
After unwrapping presents and gorging on roast dinners, I thought it was time to bring some Christmas magic to Bok’s Banging Butterflies. The new butterfly would look different at Christmas, providing another small Easter Egg (or should I say “Christmas Gift?”) for players to discover.
Living on the Edge of Leaves
Last week I fixed a bug related to butterflies landing by rendering debug information in the world. This week I use that same concept to fix another bug. This time, it’s the caterpillars that are behaving badly and living on the edge.
Rendering Debug Information
The landing animations are still a bit unreliable. All too often when testing Bok’s Banging Butterflies I still see landed butterflies flapping their wings.
The Amazing Hummingbird Moth
One night in Siem Reap I saw what I thought was a hummingbird buzzing around some flowers. I got close to it and it was a strange sight. It zipped from flower to flower, its wings humming like a small bird.
Handling and Preventing Errors
Mistakes are an inevitable part of coding, and debugging is where the real problem-solving begins. This will inevitably lead to bugs. When you notice a bug you will, of course, spend some time figuring out what went wrong. There are two ways to tackle these bugs: detection and prevention.