[1.7.3] CANNON MOD V1.7 - SMP RELEASE! by:Berkin

It's finally here. All the amazing functionality of Berkin and physcoheadshot86's Cannon Mod can now be enjoyed with all of your friends in SMP! Although there are still a few bugs to sort out, Berkin had fixed enough of them to release a beta version.


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This mod adds the following new blocks to the game:
Resized to 54% (was 1366 x 746) - Click image to enlarge

The Cannon is the obvious feature of the mod. Given a redstone current, it will shoot any entity in front of it (including mobs, items, arrows, and the player). If a block of TNT is placed in front of the mouth of the cannon, it will be primed and tossed very far upon shooting.

For a more automated shooting experience, you can place a chest on top of the cannon, and fill it with TNT and/or arrows. Shooting the cannon will use these items in the chest as ammunition.

The TNT Dispenser is a temporary ammunition holder for TNT blocks. It can be pointed in any direction, and will dispense TNT out of the large hole in the back when a redstone current is supplied. This can be used to create automatic cannon constructs.
To fill the dispenser, right click on the block with TNT in your hand to load one block into the dispenser. The current ammunition stack size is displayed as holographic text on the front. TNT dispensers hold a maximum of 500 blocks of TNT.



The Radar will detect any hostile mob from up to 10 blocks away. When a mob is detected, the radar will let off a redstone current.

The Force Field is for those who want some extra security. When powered with a redstone current, it will create a resilient, invisible bubble 15 blocks in every direction from the block. When a mob or animal makes the mistake of crossing the boundary, they will be lit on fire and forcefully propelled away. To aid in making your house/other building fit inside the bubble, we have added a visible boundary line of harmless swirling particles.
It costs the force field a certain amount of power for each entity reflected (1% for projectiles and 5% for mobs).

In SMP, only the player who places the force field generator will be able to pass through the corresponding barrier without harm.

When this power is exhausted, the generator will malfunction, and will take a few seconds to regain power and recharge.
Shield boundary:


Various states of power during a zombie pigman raid:



Overloaded force field:



The Energy Bridge Generator block is the drawbridge of the future. When powered with a redstone current, it will project a beam of particles that you can actually walk on. By placing rows of two or more, and incorporating little extra work, you can very easily create a walkway that can be extended/retracted with the throw of a lever.

Energy bridges support all entities, which includes dropped items, animals, hostile mobs, primed TNT, and even projectiles like snowballs and arrows. Projectiles will skim across the surface until they hit a block.


The Gravity Lift block is extremely useful for quickly getting up long mineshafts, making elevators, and transporting mobs and goods from place to place in areas where minecarts would otherwise be most inconvenient (such as a sheer cliff face or other large wall).



Gravity lifts can be placed on both ceilings and floors, for more flexibility in use:

Floor lift:

Ceiling lift:


The opposite of the gravity lift is the Gravity Decelerator. Instead of applying an upward force on entities in its beam, it gently carries them downwards without harm.


A new feature has been added for gravity lifts/decelerators in the Cannon Mod SMP update. While being carried by a beam, hold down the jump key to speed up, or the sneak key to slow down. Slowing down will allow you to exit the beam more easily.

Review videos featuring this mod:

ShaftHandler's review of a very early version, which was buggy:


Ipodmail's review of version 1.5:


BlackJack413's review of version 1.5:


AdamzoneTopMark's reveiw of version 1.5:


FoamBananaX's review of version 1.6:


Mod Spotlight videos are welcome. If yours is good, I'll embed it here!

Crafting Recipes:
Cannon


TNT Dispenser


Radar


Force Field


Energy Bridge


Gravity Lift


Gravity Decelerator



DOWNLOAD v1.7.01 HERE!
(Client and server mods in one zip file)

Alternate Mirror (MEGAUPLOAD)

Note: The client files include a "recipes" folder, which is a crafting reference featuring images of each recipe shown above. Please exclude this folder from your installation. It is NOT part of the mod itself.

Change log for v1.7.01:
* Fixed bug where force field blocks did not save in singleplayer worlds