AlienCraft : Kepler 22b

Patch note : -WARNING, the biome ID of the Alien Jungle has been changed to kepler_jungle in this patch, if you experience any world corruption, notify me on discord or here in curseforge

New additions :

new structure : -burried ruins, a giant desert ruin burried in layers of sand. You're gonna need a couple of shovels to unburry its artifacts...

new desert creature : -medusomorph, a giant electric jellyfish flying in kepler's desert -guardians, new blind vibrations based mobs that can phase through blocks and give mining fatigue to nearby creatures

new weapons : -mite shurikens -glowing mite shurikens -Mining Laser, a new alien artifact block with 3 modes, capable of digging blocks on long distances, whether it is for finding ores or for annihilating all existing lives on its path…

new obtainable resource items : -glowing essence, complex alien mechanism, electric jelly

new blocks : -kepler sandstone brick stairs and kepler sandstone cracked brick stairs -purple kepler granite

Balance changes : -increased mob spawn in the desert -reduced the hitbox of the space rocket to fit in a 1x1 block hole -reduced the amount of archaeology rocks in the jungle -space rocket trajectory checking system is now way less restrictive, allowing the player to take off in a 1x1 space -changed a couple of recipes such as the alien sword to include the alien core -nerfed the size of the goo trap projectile of the goo gun from 6x6x6 to 5x5x5 blocks -goo gun can now be used underwater -Reworked scarab ruins opponents, blazes and wither skeletons no longer spawn, they have all been replaced by desert guardians -Reworked the scarab ruins loot table to include modded loot -increased the burrower's health

Esthetic changes : -reworked the items of some of the mod's weaker items textures such as the alien core, alien mechanism, alien rifle stock, alien rifle barrel, neurotoxin sac, biomatter, small rocks, alien katana handle, alien katana blade, space rocket and embedded soldier -Updated the space rocket UI to look more polished and realistic -player animation when riding a rocket was changed from sitting down to standing up -slightly increased the size of the rocket -adjusted the rocket riding mechanic so that the player's head would be centered with the rocket's windows -space rockets will now appear centered and with a block like rotation(north, east south and west) instead of the actual entity rotation system -darkened the texture of the saturation vial and the space suit armor items -changed the color of the alien sword vfx to a more red tint -changed the color of the kepler granite block set to better match all biomes -added a fading effect to the kepler jungle ambient sound -changed the name of the alien_jungle biome to kepler_jungle -sped up the burrower walking animation to better visually match its speed

Bug fixes : -fixed a bug where desert creatures wouldn't spawn -fixed a bug where the burrower would appear frozen in the air while attempting to do a leap attack on the player -fixed a bug where the burrower wouldn't fall in the 1 block hole he dug but stay on top of it -fixed a bug where the player would take damage upon landing with an ancient beetle -fixed a bug where the burrower leap attack would be desynchronized between server and client -fixed a bug where the kepler jungle ambient sounds wouldn't stop playing even after switching biomes -fixed a bug where the kepler jungle ambient sounds would still play at full volume when being underground -fixed a bug where the xenoscorpion armor chestplate would be incorrectly displayed as a second helmet -fixed a bug where goo gun projectiles would disappear upon impact with an entity without placing the goo traps -fixed a bug where goo gun projectiles wouldn't be centered around the target upon hit or on the block hit -fixed a bug where the giant stick bug could break blocks when it was still in its camo state

Patch note : New additions : -Entirely reworked the rocket system with a new UI, new dimension travelling technique and new requirements -Added a new armor : the space suit, a new requirement to travel to another planet -Added new sky elements to kepler's sky including a new moon, sun and an additional planet -Added new rock formations in kepler desert -Updated old rock formations in kepler desert to better match the new ones -Reworked the old rock formations of kepler's desert -Added 2 new items : the reinforced alloy ingot, used in the craft of the new space suit, and the saturation elixir, crafted with spiky fruits -All different kepler ores (iron, lapis, diamond...) can now spawn in kepler's underground -Glowing fungi jelly is now eatable and will grant the glowing effect to nearby creatures -All kepler's plants can now drop themselves with silk touch -Tweaked the texture of the small cactus flower, the thornflower and the big alien cactus to be more red as well as their items to match the new tint

Balance changes -Space rockets are now a grabeable item -increased the frequency of kepler desert -decreased the amount of plants and rock formations in kepler desert -decreased the amount of sky islands in kepelr desert -increased the amount of dead trees in kepler desert -reduced the amount of sand particles in the desert to optimize fps -temporarily removed the fog from the kepler dimension. A new fog system is currently in the work -reduced the sound of the space rocket when taking off -increased the rarity of the flamethrower parts in the radio tower loot table -changed the height spawn of the scarab labyrinth and the xenoscorpion hive to decrease the risk of the 2 structures colliding -made the gas pockets not flameable via lava to prevent the whole hive getting destroyed by naturally generated pools of lava -alien cone flower and alien crystals no longer give xp upon getting broken to avoid exploits -Taming an aegis now require a fixed amount of 11 alien fruits (was random each time) -slightly increased the burrower spawn rate in kepler desert

Bug fixes -Fixed several game breaking bugs related to the space rocket when being used in multiplayer -Fixed a bug where the player could die when landing on kepler -fixed a bug where two players could ride the same rocket, resulting in crashes -fixed normal fungi jelly giving glowing to nearby creatures -fixed a problem where the desert island number 3 would incorrectly spawn as a desert island number 2 -fixed a problem where breaking an alien plant with a fruit would not drop an alien fruit -Fixed a bug where the aegis would play the taming animation upon receiving an alien fruit without -Fixed a bug where the desert crystals would have incorrect placement when placed near a crystal block -Fixed a bug where placing a desert crystal near another one would break both crystals

Version 1.0.1 changelog : -increased alien fungi cooldown before it can be activated again -supposedly fixed a problem where the player could take fall damage when landing with a rocket -renamed 5 incorrectly named mod items -prevented lily from being farmed by adding a cooldown upon being placed by the player -fixed a problem where jungle meals wouldn't give the glowing effect to surrounding entities -increased the range at which jungle meals can give the glowing effect to surrounding entities -fixed a problem where the small carnivorous plants blocks would drop the loot of a carnivorous plant upon being broken -fixed items being translucent in the player's hand -increased the amount of stick bug armor plates dropped upon slaying this mob -reduced the height at which tree mites would elevate themselves naturally -increased the grabbing range of the tree mites to match the size of its vines