I've decided to start my journey into modding minecraft and I am wondering if there is any general tips that I should know as someone new to modding.
I'm using eclipse for modding, photoshop/paint.net for texturing. Are there any better tools I could use instead of those?
For start I set myself a goal I want to venture to and that is to create a pollution mod;
Stage 1:
- Pollution will be emitted from furnaces, the level at which it becomes full is dependent on 1) if the furnace is in airtight space 2) volume of the space it is in 3) if there are any other furnaces working alongside.
- Polluted air has clear visual and physical effects, the effects go as follows from severity: 1). fog 2) reduced health regeneration 3) being in the area poisons you and slows you down
Stage 2:
- A re-breather which has to have its filters changed every now and then, stops all effects a fog has on the player.
- A monitoring tool to help determine the pollution and air quality levels around the player, there will also be a block form which will emit redstone signal and have a small interface
Stage 3:
- Contaminated blocks and vegetation, as air pollution spreads and sits for too long the grass will become contaminated, all crops will go bad and they become unusable.
- Air around the polluted areas and blocks around can catch fire more easily.
How difficult would something like this be to create? Also, is there a community discord server I can join?
Thank you!