Cave Update Alpha 3 Preview JAR (1.1.0_A_3)
Added 2020-03-15 04:40:50 +0000 UTCThis is a major alpha update. The build adds the new Stalactite Mushroom caves, performance improvements, and numerous under-the-hood improvements. Also yes I decided to change the version numbering system to three parts [massive].[large].[minor] update.
Stalactite Mushroom Cave
This cave is themed around moss and humidity. It's occupied by different types of mushrooms and is sometimes bed to lakes. Realistic stalactite and stalagmite formations link the floor and ceiling surrounded by vines and sometimes cobweb.
It's not too rare, but most players will not spawn on top of one, so they'll have to look for it. A system can be up to 500 blocks wide. The long caves can only pierce the sides of this cave and not the lake parts holding water, although this might happen on rare occasions.
Performance Improvements
I managed to improve performance by 25% over the last build, but with the addition of the Stalactite Cave this improvement is more around the 10% mark. There are a few things I will optimize for alpha 4 to bring back the 25% (or more).
Under-the-hood Improvements
I designed a mushroom generator and wrote some code related to prop generation that was necessary for the stalactite cave and will be even more useful in the future.
The Alpha 3 JAR
+ Stalactite Mushroom cave
+ mushroom prop
+ vine prop
+ cobweb prop
+ performance improvements
+ change in version numbering from 1.0.1.0 to 1.1.0 by omitting the second digit
