READ THIS IN FULL BEFORE UPGRADING!
Version 4 is finally here! This version brings a complete rewrite to the terrain engine, as BetterEnd is now based on Polyhedral Development's very own Gaea world generation API!
This rewrite has the goals of performance, aesthetic, configurability, and expandability.
Here's a list of changes:
- You can now configure most settings on a per-world basis, with our new WorldConfigs. Just open the file with your world's name in the BetterEnd/worlds folder, and edit away!
- You can now configure which biomes you find in your worlds! Finally, you can have an all-End world, and an all-Aether world on your server for your players to enjoy!
- Custom structures, and structures in general, have recieved a massive overhaul. They are now configured per-world, and per-biome, and custom structures are now configured alongside preinstalled ones! Be sure to check out all the amazing new options in the world config files!
- Ores are also much more configurable. You can now configure ores for all biomes (even non-Aether biomes) and set any material as an ore! Want veins of Purpur blocks in your End biomes? Sure! How about Obsidian veins in the Shattered End? That's just the beginning of what these new options can do.
- 4.0 is also much more performant than previous versions! Gone are the days of terrible lag while pregenerating or exploring, this new version is heavily optimized thanks to Gaea.
- You can gauge performance yourself using our shiny new Gaea profiler! Simply type /be profile start, load some chunks (the more you load, the more accurate the result will be) and then view the results by typing /be profile query.
- Boss respawn times are now configured using ISO 8601 Durations. Now, you can configure any respawn duration, from milliseconds to years.
- Terrain generation has completely changed. No longer are islands perfectly round on the bottom, they have actual imperfections and texture now!
IMPORTANT: READ ME:
4.0.0 is a
complete rewrite of BetterEnd! This means that old configs will not work, and you will get chunk cliffs and mismatched biomes when loading it with old worlds. While you
can delete your current configs and load 4.0.0 with your current world, it is recommended to stay on 3.7.1 until you reset your End world and BetterEnd configs completely!
If you find any issues, let me know immediately on Discord or on GitHub!