BuildCraft 0.7 Changelog

BuildCraft 0.7 Changelog

Inventory System

New UI: 5×4 grid of block icons

Toggle: Press I to open/close

Functionality: Click to transfer block to hotbar and set as active block

Hotbar Enhancements

UI: 5-slot hotbar always visible

Controls:

Click or press 1–5 to select block

Middle-click no longer removes items from hotbar slots

Removed: Crafting System

Why It Was Removed: The crafting grid has been removed in 0.7. Since BuildCraft doesn’t yet include a survival mode, crafting mechanics weren’t necessary and have been shelved to streamline gameplay.

Day-Night Cycle

New Feature: After 10 minutes of real-time gameplay, the sky transitions to night

Visuals: Smooth fade effect with darker lighting and ambient tone shift

Note: No gameplay changes yet—purely aesthetic

Infinite Worlds

Terrain Generation: Expands dynamically as you explore

Note: World generation and rendering have been significantly optimized to run smoothly on lower-end hardware. Players should see improved performance and reduced stuttering during exploration.

Menus

Main Menu: Start new game, host multiplayer, join multiplayer, or quit

Pause Menu: Press ESC to pause, unlock mouse, and access resume/quit options

Note: You must pause the game to interact with menu buttons—mouse input is locked during active gameplay

Local Multiplayer Support

Host Multiplayer: Starts a local session that others on the same network can join

Join Multiplayer: Connects to a hosted game on the same local network

Note: No internet connection required; designed for LAN play and classroom setups

Mouse Behavior

Unlocked: During inventory interaction and while paused

Locked: During normal gameplay

Gameplay & Visuals

Controller: First-person movement retained

Optimizations: Chunk loading improved

Animations: Minecraft-style hand re-added with original tweaks

Block Selection: block_pick updates based on UI interactions

Texture Changes

Visual Downgrade: Most textures have been replaced with original, non-copyrighted assets to ensure legal compliance

Exceptions: Some textures—such as gold, diamond, logs, leaves, and planks—remain unchanged for now

Note: Future updates may continue refining visuals to fully transition away from Minecraft-based assets

Removed: Pig Asset

Why It Was Removed: The pig model (Pig.obj) was excluded due to a persistent technical error during packaging. To ensure a stable build, it has been temporarily removed.

Note: May return in a future update once asset path issues are resolved.