April's Legacy

April's Legacy is a high-performance Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21.1 that reconstructs and expands upon the unique mechanics introduced in April Fools snapshots. This project brings back the complex voting system, lunar dimensions, and various experimental features with a heavy focus on modern performance and technical compatibility.

Features

Voting System

The core mechanic of the mod is a fully functional, server-wide voting system.

• Dynamic Vote Generation: Randomly proposed rules affecting gameplay, physics, and world generation.
• Vote Manager: A centralized system to handle pending, active, and finished votes.
• Custom Rule Implementation: Includes classic rules like "Moon Gravity," "Big Moon," and unique block/item replacement rules.
• Hacker Protection: Re-implementation of the "Hacker Vote Rule" as a specialized easter egg and anti-cheat mechanism.

Content & World Gen

• Lunar Dimension: Explore the Moon with custom biomes and crater features.
• Moon Lab: Procedurally generated structures found in the lunar dimension.
• New Entities: Including the Moon Cow and other specialized mobs adapted for low-gravity environments.
• Custom Blocks & Items: Features like Cheese Blocks, Void Bottles, and various technical blocks.

Performance Optimizations

Designed to handle thousands of entities and complex rendering scenarios without lagging the client.

• Optimized Shadow Rendering: Re-engineered shadow calculation using heightmap sampling to eliminate redundant CPU cycles.

Technical Architecture

• Codec-Driven Rules: Utilizes Mojang's Serialization API for robust rule synchronization.
• Fabric Networking: Optimized packet handling for real-time vote state syncing.
• Data-Driven World Gen: Modern registry systems for biomes, features, and structures.

Commands

• /vote pending start: Propose a new random vote.
• /vote rule <rule> approve: Manually apply a specific rule.
• /vote rule <rule> repeal: Remove a currently active rule.
• /vote dump_all: Output all registered rules and their current states to the console.

Credits

Certain portions of the logic and implementation are based on the original Minecraft april fools versions codebase by Mojang Studios. These features have been reverse-engineered, refactored, and optimized for the modern Fabric 1.21.1 environment.