What I've been Doing (Patreon)

Like a lot of modders, we've been actively waiting for a stable 1.16.0 release.  I was fortunate in that updating From Golden Combs was essentially effortless.  Fields of Gold is likely to be equally so, but only time will tell.

I've been helping out with the Wilderlands server, cobbling together little tweaks as well as some aesthetic changes to meet their communities needs.  I've also been working on tailoring the experience our server, being developed under the name Nevahrwaz.  I'm hoping that name will change, I'm afraid we'll get attached to it.

To that end, I've put together some mechanics for in-world wood chopping and sawing boards.  Gone are the grid recipes for these processes, and the instant nature of producing firewood and boards. These will eventually find their way into a mod that will be called "In Dappled Groves", which will focus on forestry and carpentry changes.

I've also been working with Raccoon and Percival to create a little mod called Hammer's Ringing Fall. This one adds nails, rivets, metal bands, and hinges (in three parts) and integrates them into vanilla recipes, adding a little meaning to the progression beyond storage vessels, for instance.  There's some possibility that this mod will also add rudimentary mold breaking, involving a chance that the mold will break when removing the result.  For some, like anvils, this breakage is a guarantee.  Weapon attributes are also being discussed for this mod, though perhaps they'll find a home elsewhere.

There's been some talk about a mod being discussed under the title "Fangs and Fur", which will add an in-depth tanning and leatherworking process.  It will also introduce new animal products, such as sinew, which will serve to either replace flax in the bow recipe, be part of a more advanced bow, or perhaps be required for making the recurve bow instead of bushmeat (What's up with that weirdness anyhow?).

From Golden Combs is still slated for it's own series of updates, but we've moved on to other things for the time being.  FGC will always be my baby, as it was my first, and I have high hopes for it over time.  Got a lot to learn between here and there though.

Thanks for supporting and encouraging me on this road.  It's one I've been pursuing for a long time.