Asset Update - Loot, Chests, Beds and Custom Spawners | NBT Update

TLDR; Currently I am updating interactive Assets like villages, Desert Temples and custom assets like the Swamphut to be able to hold custom Spawners and Chests with loot tables, as well as fixing the issue with improperly exporting special blocks like beds, bells, chests.. etc. Most stuff works now as expected.


Hi there,
i know not everyone is able to keep up with every little or major update i made to the maps, so lets get you up to date.

The NBT Asset Update, whats up with that?

So over the past few days, I've been researching a lot in and around Minecraft and came across a few techniques here and there. A big problem till now was that e.g. Villages had bells, beds, and chests, that were empty and not displaying at all. That was really inconvenient. I fixed that now, by switching from .schem to .nbt for most files which is basically enabled by structure blocks. NBT is a real data-rich format but limited in size (48x48x48) so structures like the Vaulmine still need to be hand placed.

I wasn't aware of it at the time, but now it enables me to include custom-vanilla mobs to the worlds with those as well as i dig deeper, i might also be able to generate custom loot tables with the chests. Keeping it all vanilla with no additional mods or data packs required. 

All in all, I have dozens of assets that I'm now converting which takes some time and adjustment but will procedurally roll out with every new map for you to explore and enjoy. In upcoming Maps and Months, i will add more custom feature-rich structures into the maps and hope you will enjoy them as much as I do.

FAQ: 

Is this a big deal?
Its certainly a big step up to previous maps to match the Baseline of Minecraft features itself. As well as giving a huge range of new possibilities for the future. So Yes and Yes.

Loot Tables? What's that?
When finding a loot chest in a village or dungeon, it has a list of possibilities attached to what items will be served to you when opened, there are basically 30-40 presets for every location that i will mostly use the common assets. And if possible, custom loot tables for custom structures.

Custom Loot or Basic Loot?
Vanilla Structures = Vanilla Loot
Custom Structures = Custom Loot (if its possible)

What assets are finished?
Plains Village, Swamp huts, and Desert Temple.
In the upcoming weeks, i will focus on most small-scale structures (portals, underwater structures) But more about that in the "Structures Update post" when i have progressed more.

When will it be finished?
Good question, there are dozens of assets i haven't even touched yet, so expect this to be an ongoing process over the rest of the year with new additions every month.

Will older Maps receive this update?
For the moment, no. Researching and developing new maps, techniques and assets is really time-consuming. Currently averaging with 12h+/Day. Technically it is possible, but timewise I'm not able to, currently. 

That's it for today,
ofc a huge thanks to you all, supporting this.
Seeing your constant support is really motivating and giving me the solid foundation to work on new maps every day

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