Editing Better than Adventure! 1.7.7.0 Pre-1

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|releasedate=March 5, 2023
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|prevversion=Better than Adventure! 1.7.6.2
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'''Better than Adventure! 1.7.7.0 Pre-1''' is the first snapshot for [[Better than Adventure! 1.7.7.0]], released on March 5th, 2023.

== Additions ==
=== Blocks ===
==== [[Baked Mud]]====
*New decorative block obtained from smelting [[Mud]].
*Not affected by gravity.
====[[Basket]]====
*New container block.
* Collects items that fall onto it.
====[[Chainlink Fence]]====
*New fence-like block crafted from [[Chainlinks]].

*Can be climbed along by players.
====[[Cobbled Permafrost]]====
*New [[Cobblestone]] variant acquired from mining [[Permafrost]].
====[[Deactivated Mob Spawner]]====
*Obtained by mining spawners with silk touch.
* Totally inert - does not spawn any monsters nor have fire particles.
====[[Firefly Lanterns]]====
*New decorative light source blocks.
*Comes in 4 colors; Red, Orange, Green and Blue.
====[[Flag]] ====
* New customizable decorative block.
[[Glass Trapdoor|'''Glass Trapdoor''']]

* New transparent trapdoor variant made of Glass.

*Currently has no [[Tinted Glass]] variant.
====[[Mud]]====
*New gravity-affected block, similar to [[Sand]] and [[Gravel]].
*Found in the [[Biome|Swampland biome]].
* Takes longer to fall than the aforementioned blocks.
====[[Permafrost]]====
*New stone/ice variant found in the [[Biome|Glacier biome]].
* Cannot melt.
*When harvested, it drops [[Cobbled Permafrost]].
====[[Permafrost Bricks]]====
* New brick variant crafted from [[Permafrost]].
====[[Perma-Ice]] ====
*New [[Ice]] variant found in the [[Biome|Glacier biome]].
*Cannot melt.
* Entities can slide along the block, similarly to regular [[Ice]].
====[[Scorched Grass]] ====
*New grass variant found in the [[Biome|Outback biome]].
===Items===
====[[Ice Skates]]====
* New uncraftable boots.
*Found inside structures in the [[Biome|Glacier biome]].
====[[Jar]]====
*Used to capture Fireflies.
====[[Music Disc - Dog]] ====
*Found in dungeons and dropped from creepers.
*Plays Dog by C418, previously only accessible in Xbox 360 Edition.
====Raw Ores====
*Iron and Gold Ores now drop raw items that can be smelted into Ingots.
[[Steel Fire Striker|'''Steel Fire Striker''']]

* Has higher durability than regular Fire Strikers.

====[[Steel Shears]]====
*Have a higher durability than regular Shears.

=== Mobs ===

====Firefly====
*New ambient mob.
====[[Scorpion]]====
*New hostile mob.
*Drops String when killed.
====[[Snowman]]====
*New hostile mob.

*Spawns in the [[Biome|Glacier biome]].

* Throws snowballs at the player before killing them.
===World Generation===

==='''Rivers'''===

* Rivers have been added, including two distinct types.

===[[Biome|Biomes]]===

=====[[Biome|Birch Forest]]=====
*New [[Biome|forest]] variant filled with tall [[Tree|Birch trees]].

=====[[Biome|Glacier]]=====
* New snowy [[biome]], similar to the Tundra.
*Contains [[Permafrost]].

===World Types===

'''Debug'''

* A void world containing the block states of every block in the game.

=====Empty=====
*An empty void world containing a single block of [[bedrock]] that the player spawns on.
=====Floating Islands=====
*Generates numerous floating islands above the void, somewhat similar to the Indev map type.
===Other Additions===
*The game now features a dynamic [Weather|wind]] system that affects cloud direction, falling leaves, and [[Flag|flags]].
*Paintings are now more user-friendly, with the ability to select which painting is placed when the player right-clicks them. Various new paintings have also been added.
*[[Weather|Aurora borealis]].
*The options menu has been completely redesigned, making it much easier for the player to find what they're looking for.
*The game now has various new volume sliders.
* [[Biome|Swamps]] now feature pools of stagnant water.
* [[Algae]] now changes color depending on the [[season]].
*Sign backgrounds.
*Signs can now be dyed.
*Tooltip styles.
*Improved silk touch mechanics.
*Translation support.
*Mob variants.
*Modern and slim skins.
*Wolves will seek out items on the ground and bring them back to you.
*Color correction.
*[[Pebble|Pebbles]] can now be placed on the ground.
*Revamped [[season]] colors.
*Discord rich presence.
*Chests now behave more like modern Minecraft, and can be placed next to each other.
* Inventory improvements - players can now click and drag items around like in modern Minecraft.
*Tweaked ore textures.
*Players can now pan and rotate freely in photo mode. It should also be a lot smoother overall.
==Miscellaneous Changes==
*Improved world conversion
*New backgrounds
*Better full-screen handling
*VBOs setting
* More accurate Retro worlds
*Fixed high DPI scaling
*Number key item switching
*Closing inventory no longer drops items
*M1 Mac colour fix
*New splashes
*Repackaged every single class making the game much easier to work with
*Portal blocks now render fullbright
*[[Armored Zombie|Armored zombies]] now have bits of [[Chainlinks|chainmail]] fly off as they get damaged
*Block tags
*Tinkering with Paradise appearance
*Improved [[trommel]] animation
*[[Weather|Blood rain]]
*Monster mob now takes on player skin when labelled
*Entity nicknames now depth-tested
*New terrain generation pipeline
*/time set dayX
*Ambient occlusion in fullbright
*Mushrooms no longer generate in the Nether
*Cape API from betterthanadventure.net
*Item clumping
* Fog enable/disable setting
*Fixed portal placement
*Auto walk key
*Option to swap mouse buttons
*Removed old mod loader
*Better [[Season|seasonal]] sky color
*Frosted [[grass]] in [[Season|winter]]
*Trapdoors have side textures
*3D biome support (not currently used)
*Creative players can reach further
* Improved door selection box
* "/chunk regen" command
*Autosave timer
*Better biome placement logic
* Chat scrollback
*Better text editing
*Stairs can now be placed upside-down.
*Logs can now be placed sideways.