From e85b700084aec74ac2d1d28f11c49d057a497b16 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dnorberg Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2026 09:31:02 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Document 26.3 beta 1.0.1.65 features and remaining parity limits --- Installation.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Installation.md b/Installation.md index c5cf856..5c42674 100644 --- a/Installation.md +++ b/Installation.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Choose the file that matches your Minecraft version. **The 26.3 beta is not a re | Track | Minecraft / NeoForge | Java | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [1.0.1.1 release](https://git.paddedcell.org/dnorberg/rivencraft/releases) | 1.21.1 / 21.1.264 or newer in the 21.1 line | 21 | Full feature set documented in this wiki. | -| [1.0.1.54-beta.1](https://git.paddedcell.org/dnorberg/rivencraft/releases/tag/V1.0.1.54-mc26.3-beta.1) | 26.3 / 26.3.0.99 | 25 | Experimental port with authored terrain, biomes, and selected generation features. | +| [1.0.1.65-beta.1](https://git.paddedcell.org/dnorberg/rivencraft/releases/tag/V1.0.1.65-mc26.3-beta.1) | 26.3 / 26.3.0.99 | 25 | Experimental port with authored terrain/biomes, selected features/structures, and independent Age weather. | ## Required mods @@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ For **Minecraft 1.21.1**, install Rivencraft, **Dynamic Dimensions AR Edition 0. For the **Minecraft 26.3 beta**, install its matching Rivencraft JAR with NeoForge 26.3.0.99 and Java 25. Its first-party Age backend does **not** require Dynamic Dimensions or Bad Packets. Do not install 1.21.1 dependencies in a 26.3 instance. -The beta includes named books, Link Panel modifiers, the Ink Mixer and Book Binder, blue crystal growth, seeded random terrain/biome choices, authored terrain/biome distributions, and selected generation features. These include Rocks, vegetation, Dungeons, lakes, Floating Islands, Tendrils, Skylands, Spheres, Spikes, Obelisks, Crystal Formations, Dense Ores, and Star Fissures. Existing chunks are not regenerated. Material-bearing features accept an immediately preceding compatible Block/Fluid page; most repeated features currently cap at 32 pages. Not every Creative page has a ported effect. +The beta includes named books, Link Panel modifiers, the Ink Mixer and Book Binder, blue crystal growth, seeded random terrain/biome choices, authored terrain/biome distributions, and selected generation features. These include Rocks, vegetation, Dungeons, lakes, Floating Islands, Tendrils, Skylands, Spheres, Spikes, Obelisks, Crystal Formations, Dense Ores, and Star Fissures. Existing chunks are not regenerated. Material-bearing features accept an immediately preceding compatible Block/Fluid page; most repeated features currently cap at 32 pages. This beta also ports 15 structure families including Abandoned Camps, Caves/Ravines feature pages, the four new vegetation pages, independent Normal/Fast/Slow/Off/Always/Storm weather, and linking sounds. Non-Cave arrivals trace exposed dry surfaces from above; Cave terrain starts its search at Y=64. Not every Creative page has a ported effect; unsupported pages are tinted red. -The full writing/discovery loop, structures, environmental systems, instability, crystal portals, random feature selection, and optional integration parity are still in progress. Use a disposable world or back it up first. Consult the [26.3 beta guide](https://git.paddedcell.org/dnorberg/rivencraft/src/branch/main/ports/mc263/README.md) for supported combinations and limitations. +The full writing/discovery loop, celestial/lighting systems, instability, crystal portals, random feature/environment selection, and optional integration parity are still in progress. Missing weather pages currently default to Normal. Cave terrain suppresses weather, and biome precipitation rules still apply. Use a disposable world or back it up first. Consult the [26.3 beta guide](https://git.paddedcell.org/dnorberg/rivencraft/src/branch/main/ports/mc263/README.md) for supported combinations and limitations. ## Optional integrations (1.21.1 only) @@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ None of these optional mods is needed for core Age travel on 1.21.1. **Ecliptic Stop the server and back up the **entire world folder**, not just an Age's dimension folder. Age definitions, books, and dimension data must be restored together. Do not migrate a 1.21.1 Rivencraft world to the 26.3 beta; cross-version save migration is not supported. Beta saves are not guaranteed to survive later port iterations. -On 1.21.1, follow [Getting Started](Getting-Started). If a book opens but its Age will not load, see the [Age recovery guidance](https://git.paddedcell.org/dnorberg/rivencraft/src/branch/main/docs/AGES.md#administrator-recovery). Those gameplay instructions do not yet apply to the 26.3 beta; consult its [release notes](https://git.paddedcell.org/dnorberg/rivencraft/releases/tag/V1.0.1.54-mc26.3-beta.1) instead. +On 1.21.1, follow [Getting Started](Getting-Started). If a book opens but its Age will not load, see the [Age recovery guidance](https://git.paddedcell.org/dnorberg/rivencraft/src/branch/main/docs/AGES.md#administrator-recovery). Those gameplay instructions do not yet apply to the 26.3 beta; consult its [release notes](https://git.paddedcell.org/dnorberg/rivencraft/releases/tag/V1.0.1.65-mc26.3-beta.1) instead.