General Minecraft Script to-do

[dudecon]

• Update mcInterface.py to work with 1.18 map format, https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Chunk_format
  • decode 9bit Heightmaps, expose to scripts
    • unpack on read
    • repack when chunk is saved to disc
  • world height updated to 384? Yes, min height is -64, max is 319, for a total internal storage value of 384, modify world height and user-facing coordinates. Heightmaps store val+65.
  • section format with block state palette
    • block indexing is re-ordered to YZX (same as before)
    • blank section generation
    • read block data
    • unpack block data and palette on chunk read
    • pack block data with variable width packing on file save
    • try to parse pseudo-code in the wiki: https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Chunk_format#Block_format
    • "Add byte array" optional? See if I can get an example to work with. Looks like this was before the palette system. Ignore.
    • Is palette always sorted by occurrence frequency? Check.
  • Block Entity Data would be nice to be able to parse and edit
  • edit mobs too.
  • Biome data is handy too, see if that's encoded standard
  • test changing chunk Status to "light" in order to dirty the lighting and force a re-calc
  • Once things are working again, see what you can do about deleting data_ob from all the tags. It shouldn't be hanging around as a shared pointer in all the NBT tag objects.
• fix all existing scripts to work with the new block data format
• Forester Updates
  • convert all foliage in section to non-decaying variety
  • larger foliage clusters for larger trees
  • branching roots and branches
  • simulated growth with damaged sections for more interesting shapes
    • use Squares and canvasses to do incremental growth of damaged sections?
    • randomized offsets for each slice
• Ore Reduce Updates
  • process all chunks in the save file?
  • search for block types in section palette
  • grab whole ID array and step through each item
  • excavator, put all the "reduced" ore on the surface in a big pile
  • mineshaft, piles tailings, builds shafts and tunnels to all ore spots
    • consume appropriate amount of food from inventory?
• Line Rail Updates
  • fix up linerail, there was some modified code somewhere, or just fix it up anew
• New Road Paving Script
  • needs a catchy name
  • slopes that follow terrain where possible
  • obstacle avoidance and switchbacks
  • Proper Bridges that rise up over water and deep gaps
  • gravel fill for small gaps
  • Street Lights
• StarStone
  • excavate whole sections at once for larger craters
  • estimate contents based on palette instead of checking each block
  • aggregate block type by quantity instead of storing each one
  • scatter blocks by distribution pattern instead of "toss" and "kick" each one individually
• Wizard Mountain
  • fix log detection
  • flood-fill trees and foliage
  • update the heightmaps
  • handle block entities and mobs properly.
  • propagate fluids (water and lava?) at edges.
  • Option to operate at the Section scale. Should work much faster.
  • close single square islands?
• CaveDiver
  • cavern mode? Progressively larger height-scale near the center. Spikes, etc.
  • better stalactite code. Lower the ground and raise the ceiling?
  • clean up the janky codebase
  • better large-scale structures
  • add pointed dripstone sparingly
• Garden script
  • garden plots
  • paths
  • flowers
  • trees
  • wall around the outside
• Revive Groundwork
  • semi-flatten the ground
  • lay streets
  • subway tunnels?
• make/fix a castle script
  • convert "square" and canvas from CaveDiver and Wizard Mountain to stand-alone code
    • inside mcInterface? Or in a separate module?
    • Break out crossection and sphere from forester and starstone as well?
    • Other helper classes or functions?
    • offset layers
    • partial selection offsets
    • nested canvas
  • get walls working
  • use walls to build towers and main walls
  • use main walls and towers to build castles
  • add style
    • look up cool castles
    • ask the kids about the best castles
  • houses, huts, and buildings (towers)
    • roof in offset layers
      • windows in high offsets
      • stairs for roof material
      • roof ridge decorations
    • multi-level buildings
      • stairs
        • straight
        • spiral
      • open-center atriums
      • uneven wall heights
      • reducing and expanding floorplans
    • exterior decks
    • doors and room connectedness
• meta-script that calls other scripts
  • linerail to go in the direction the player is looking
  • trees planted around player
  • crater(s) around player
    • big crater + trees for a semi-walled grove, convert stone to cobble?
  • pocket dimension
    • nuggets to set size?
    • crater and wizard mountain as excise shapes
    • sort fort, to sort out all your chests
• uplift in Minecraft by moving and filling sections?