Modern Beta

[This mod is now retired, please see BlueStaggo's Moderner Beta! Thanks for your support!]

A Modern Beta for Modern Minecraft!

Fabric API is required!

Welcome to Modern Beta!  Modern Beta was born out of the desire to see classic old world generation in modern Minecraft, with modern features and generation. This mod re-implements the Beta, Alpha, Infdev, and Indev terrain generators for a nearly block-for-block perfect recreation.

Comments, feedback, suggestions are welcome!  See the FAQ section below if you have a question that may have already been answered.

Features

Chunk Generator Options:

• Beta 1.7.3
  
• Skylands
• Alpha 1.1.2_01
• Infdev 20100611
• Infdev 20100420
• Infdev 20100415
• Infdev 20100227
• Indev 20100223
• Classic 0.30
• Pocket Edition v0.6.0 alpha

Rendering Options:

• Client-side Beta sky/fog colors.  Enjoy those deep blue and purple skies!
• Client-side Beta biome colors.  Smooth biome color transitions, variation in tall grass coloration!
• Client-side option to turn off sunset colors.
• Client-side option to use old fog colors.
• Client-side option to render game version in top-left corner of window.

Other Features:

• Server-side support, no new custom content is added so clients don't need the mod to join.
  

For the authentic Beta look, try the following!

• Golden Days: My favorite classic Minecraft resource pack.  Presently there are issues if used as-is with Colormatic, documented here.
• Nostalgic Tweaks: Includes many faithful recreations of old clientside features.

Configuration / Server Installation

Please see the Modern Beta wiki for more information on configuring the mod for single-player and servers.

FAQ

Find the FAQ here.

Credits

• Thanks to SuperCoder7979, whose work helped me understand Fabric, particularly in the area of worldgen, and for allowing me to use their GoVote and mixin code.
• Thanks to MrBurger, Ted80, Minecrell, and SkyDeckAGoGo, whose lovely mods and data packs inspired me to create Modern Beta.
  
• Thanks to Arenovas, for Indev 20100223 mappings, and ClassiCube, for documenting the Minecraft Classic generation algorithm for additional implementation details.
  
• Thanks to Amb0s and Paulevs for their assistance in porting the Infdev 20100415 terrain generator and allowing me to reference their ports.
• Thanks to comp500 for contributing a crash fix.

A port of Modern Beta Fabric for Forge 1.12.2!

Enjoy all the toggle-able features of Minecraft 1.12.2 with the faithful re-implementation of the Beta, Alpha, Infdev, and Indev terrain generators. Originally done for a friend's server but now expanded on to match the original Fabric version in feature parity plus additional improvements/fixes. Please don't expect updates beyond bugfixes and minor improvements if I feel like it.

Features

• Terrain generators:
  • Beta 1.7.3
  • Alpha 1.1.2_01
  • Infdev 20100611
  • Infdev 20100420
  • Infdev 20100415
  • Infdev 20100227
  • Indev 20100223
  • Classic 0.0.23a
  • Beta Skylands
  • Pocket Edition v0.6.0
  • Release (Vanilla) 1.12.2
  • The End
• Biome generators:
  • Beta 1.7.3
  • Pocket Edition v0.6.0 (with Beta biomes)
  • Single/Fixed
  • Release (Vanilla) 1.12.2 with biome mod support
  • Biomes O' Plenty (when Biomes O' Plenty mod is installed)
• Mix and match terrain and biome generators.
• Classic Nether terrain generation.
• Options to substitute Beta biomes with other vanilla or mod biomes for the Beta biome generator.
• In-game world generation customization, based on the vanilla Customized world type.
• Shareable and built-in world generation presets, like with the vanilla Customized world type.
• Toggleable modern structures and decoration features.
• Accurate Beta sky and Beta biome colors when playing in SP. Optional in MP.
• Adjustable cloud height for Modern Beta worlds, y108 by default.
• Modified player spawns that place players on beaches like in classic versions.
• In-game terrain/biome generation previewer before world creation.
• Commands for inspecting and editing generator settings in-game.
• Support for extended height limits when using Depths Update or Cubic Chunks.

Server Usage

The following should be done in the server.properties file:

• Set the 'levelType' field to 'modernbeta' (or 'modernbetacubic' if using Cubic Chunks), without the quotes.
• Set generation options in the 'generator-settings' field. You can create the generator options string using the in-game GUI.

Mod Support

Additional support is provided for these mods:

• Biomes O' Plenty
• Buildcraft Energy
• Cubic Chunks - Supported for height extension.
• Depths Update - Supported for height extension.
• Dynamic Trees
• Future MC
• Millénaire - Download config files here
• Oceanic Expanse
• Thaumcraft
• Yung's Better Mineshafts

These mods are known to cause issues:

• Galacticraft - Sky/Fog visual features will be disabled when this is installed.
• Muon - This mod is incompatible.
• Cave Generator - If you are experiencing tick/entity lag, please disable all biome replacement options to improve performance.

Add-ons

Modern Beta supports custom add-ons. Here are a few:

• Modern Beta Forge Release Plus - Adds biome generators from late Beta to early Release versions of Minecraft.
• Modern Beta Forge Islands - Adds island generation for several terrain generators.
• Modern Beta Forge Rivers - Adds river generation for several terrain generators.
• Modern Beta Forge Voronoi Climates - Adds biome generation with customizable biome maps and a visual editor.

Other recommended mods:

• Smooth Menus - Increases frame rate for in-game menus, including the customization GUIs.
• Celeritas

Preset Note

For accurate generation for non-Beta chunk sources, please select from the built-in presets first; simply changing the chunk source will not accordingly update the needed noise settings.

Why no Forge version for current versions of Minecraft?

I have no plans on working on current versions of Minecraft at the moment. Please take a look at Moderner Beta for an alternative!

Credits

Thanks to mrburgerUS, SuperCoder7979, Arenovas, Amb0s, PaulEvs, comp500, and the folks behind RetroMCP. The Minecraft Wiki was sourced to provide some descriptions in this mod.

A port of Modern Beta Fabric for Forge 1.12.2!

Enjoy all the toggle-able features of Minecraft 1.12.2 with the faithful re-implementation of the Beta, Alpha, Infdev, and Indev terrain generators. Originally done for a friend's server but now expanded on to match the original Fabric version in feature parity plus additional improvements/fixes. Please don't expect updates beyond bugfixes and minor improvements if I feel like it.

Features

• Terrain generators:
  • Beta 1.7.3
  • Alpha 1.1.2_01
  • Infdev 20100611
  • Infdev 20100420
  • Infdev 20100415
  • Infdev 20100227
  • Indev 20100223
  • Classic 0.0.23a
  • Beta Skylands
  • Pocket Edition v0.6.0
  • Release (Vanilla) 1.12.2
  • The End
  • Biome generators:
    • Beta 1.7.3
    • Pocket Edition v0.6.0 (with Beta biomes)
    • Single/Fixed
    • Release (Vanilla) 1.12.2 with biome mod support
    • Biomes O' Plenty (when Biomes O' Plenty mod is installed)
  • Mix and match terrain and biome generators.
  • Classic Nether terrain generation.
  • Options to substitute Beta biomes with other vanilla or mod biomes for the Beta biome generator.
  • In-game world generation customization, based on the vanilla Customized world type.
  • Shareable and built-in world generation presets, like with the vanilla Customized world type.
  • Toggleable modern structures and decoration features.
  • Accurate Beta sky and Beta biome colors when playing in SP. Optional in MP.
  • Adjustable cloud height for Modern Beta worlds, y108 by default.
  • Modified player spawns that place players on beaches like in classic versions.
  • In-game terrain/biome generation previewer before world creation.
  • Commands for inspecting and editing generator settings in-game.
  • Support for extended height limits when using Depths Update or Cubic Chunks.

Server Usage

The following should be done in the server.properties file:

• Set the 'levelType' field to 'modernbeta' (or 'modernbetacubic' if using Cubic Chunks), without the quotes.
• Set generation options in the 'generator-settings' field. You can create the generator options string using the in-game GUI.

Mod Support

Additional support is provided for these mods:

• Biomes O' Plenty
• Buildcraft Energy
• Cubic Chunks - Supported for height extension.
• Depths Update - Supported for height extension.
• Dynamic Trees
• Future MC
• Millénaire - Download config files here
• Oceanic Expanse
• Thaumcraft
• Yung's Better Mineshafts

These mods are known to cause issues:

• Galacticraft - Sky/Fog visual features will be disabled when this is installed.
• Muon - This mod is incompatible.
• Cave Generator - If you are experiencing tick/entity lag, please disable all biome replacement options to improve performance.

Add-ons

Modern Beta supports custom add-ons. Here are a few:

• Modern Beta Forge Release Plus - Adds biome generators from late Beta to early Release versions of Minecraft.
• Modern Beta Forge Islands - Adds island generation for several terrain generators.
• Modern Beta Forge Rivers - Adds river generation for several terrain generators.
• Modern Beta Forge Voronoi Climates - Adds biome generation with customizable biome maps and a visual editor.

Other recommended mods:

• Smooth Menus - Increases frame rate for in-game menus, including the customization GUIs.
• Celeritas

Preset Note

For accurate generation for non-Beta chunk sources, please select from the built-in presets first; simply changing the chunk source will not accordingly update the needed noise settings.

Why no Forge version for current versions of Minecraft?

I have no plans on working on current versions of Minecraft at the moment. Please take a look at Moderner Beta for an alternative!

Credits

Thanks to mrburgerUS, SuperCoder7979, Arenovas, Amb0s, PaulEvs, comp500, and the folks behind RetroMCP. The Minecraft Wiki was sourced to provide some descriptions in this mod.