Truly, an event to be had. 2026 was our first year participating in ModFest.
(For the uninitiated, ModFest is a modding competition for Minecraft akin to a game jam, only without a prize. It's just for fun!)
We participated in ModFest 26 (theme: Animation, Affection, Academia!!), and submitted Absurdly Amazing Alloys
with assistance from our friend, Hstar, for texture work.
Development, while not the most complex thing in the world, certainly took the entire month. You want to know why??
Hint: it's the thing we struggle the most with when it comes to projects!
That's right! The legendary ailment of executive dysfunction!
It took us weeks just to sit down and finish the (arguably) most complex part of the mod: a simple crafting station.
Block entities are the bane of our existence. Just putting it out there.
After a (relatively) poor experience attempting to create one on 1.21.1 (a whole 14 versions prior!), we've been irrationally put off from attempting to create them again.
In our defense... Fabric Documentation sucks pre-1.21.8. Just saying.
So, after:
a) weeks of procrastination,
b) waiting for textures,
c) waiting for the last minute to finish our mod because executive dysfunction,
we finally went and made our mod.
It'll be available to showcase in a week or so, on the ModFest showcase server. (Please check it out if you can!)
They haven't happened yet, silly!