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About this Mod
Zine is a "Little Library" mod made to suit my (EightSidedSquare) modding needs. You may use it for your own projects but please do consider this entire library mod unstable as changes are likely.
Registration
- RegistryHelper class with helper methods for all registries
- RegistryQueue class for queueing the registration of values
Data Generation
- Particle Texture data provider
- Sound List data provider (made before Fabric API implemented a sould provider itself, I consider this one to be less verbose)
Data
- DataHelper class for reading and writing to data and byte buffers for mutable objects
- RegistryCodecGroup class for grouping together relevant codecs for a dynamic registry
Advancements
- Modify Advancement event
- VanillaAdvancementModifications helper class for simple modifications to vanilla advancements (i.e. adding a food item as a requirement for the "Balanced Diet" advancement)
Animations
- Extra interpolations derived from Geckolib
Sprite Atlases
- Generator sprite atlas source for generating noise and gradient textures
- Remap sprite atlas source for mapping multiple textures together given a base texture
- Connected textures atlas source for stitching 5 textures into all connected texture permutations
- Modify sources atlas source event
- AtlasSourceUtil class
- PalettedPermutationsAtlasSource extensions for modifying its values
Models
- ModelsEvents.ADD_UNBAKED event for creating unbaked models on resource pack load
- ItemModelEvents.BEFORE_BAKE event for modifying item models before baking (similar to the Fabric API implemtation, except this can resolve references to models)
- ItemModelEvents.ADD_UNBAKED event for creating unbaked item models on resource pack load
- Extensions for all vanilla unbaked item models for modifying their values
- Connected and tessellating block model types
- Custom variants, custom multipart, and direct block model definition creators
- BlockModelDefinitions helper class
- BlockModelParts helper class
- BlockStateModels helper class
Misc
- Client armor trim registry to add trim materials and patterns in a compatibility-safe manner
- Noise-based spawn condition
- Extensions for many predicates to modify their values
- Extensions for advancement criterions to modify their values
- Extensions for many structure-related classes to modify their values
- Extensions for item settings to simply component additions
- AlternativeCodec for codecs with multiple possible encodings
- CodecUtil class
- Modify Translations callback
- Modify block sound group callback
Available Versions
How to Install Zine on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (26.1.2).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Zine". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1 (+7 more)
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Zine server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (26.1.2). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Zine compatible with fabric?
Zine officially supports fabric for Minecraft 26.1.2, 26.1.1, 26.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Zine – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Zine consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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