# 
Distant Horizons
> A mod that adds a Level of Detail System to Minecraft
# What is Distant Horizons?
This mod adds a Level Of Detail (LOD) system to Minecraft.\
This implementation renders simplified chunks outside the normal render distance\
allowing for an increased view distance without harming performance.
In other words: this mod lets you see farther without turning your game into a slide show.\
If you want to see a quick demo, check out a video covering the mod here:
## Mod and Library Versions
This branch supports the following versions of Minecraft:
#### 1.19 (WIP)
Forge version: 41.0.19\
Fabric version: 0.14.7\
Fabric API version: 0.55.3+1.19\
Modmenu version: 4.0.0
#### 1.18.2
Forge version: 40.0.18\
Fabric version: 0.13.3\
Fabric API version: 0.48.0+1.18.2\
Modmenu version: 3.1.0
#### 1.18.1
Forge version: 39.1.2\
Fabric version: 0.13.3\
Fabric API version: 0.42.6+1.18\
Modmenu version: 3.0.1
#### 1.17.1
Forge version: 37.1.1\
Fabric version: 0.13.2\
Fabric API version: 0.46.1+1.17\
Modmenu version: 2.0.14
#### 1.16.5
Forge version: 36.2.28\
Fabric vetsion: 0.13.2\
Fabric API version: 0.42.0+1.16\
Modmenu version: 1.16.22
#### Plugin and Library versions
Architectury version: 3.4-SNAPSHOT\
Architectury loom version: 0.12.0-SNAPSHOT\
Java Compiler plugin: Manifold Preprocessor
## Source Code Installation
### Prerequisites
* A Java Development Kit (JDK) for Java 17 (recommended) or newer.
Visit https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/downloads/ for installers.
* Git or someway to clone git projects.
Visit https://git-scm.com/ for installers.
* (Not required) Any Java IDE with plugins that support Manifold, for example Intellij IDEA.
**If using IntelliJ:**
1. Install the Manifold plugin
2. Open IDEA and import the build.gradle
3. Refresh the Gradle project in IDEA if required
**If using Eclipse: (Note that Eclipse doesn't support Manifold's preprocessor!)**
1. Run the command: `./gradlew geneclipseruns`
2. Run the command: `./gradlew eclipse`
3. Make sure eclipse has the JDK 17 installed. (This is needed so that eclipse can run minecraft)
4. Import the project into eclipse
## Switching Versions
To switch between active versions, change `mcVer=1.?` in `gradle.properties` file.
If running in an IDE, to ensure the IDE noticed the version change, run a gradle command to prompt gradle into updating the libs. (In IntellJ you will also need to do a gradle sync if it didn't happen automatically.)
>Note: There may be a `java.nio.file.FileSystemException` thrown when running the command after switching versions. To fix it, either restart your IDE (as your IDE is locking up a file) or use a tool like LockHunter to unlock the linked file(s). (Generally it is a lib file under `common\build\lib`, `forge\build\lib`, or `fabric\build\lib`). If anyone knows how to solve this issue please write a comment on this issue: https://gitlab.com/jeseibel/minecraft-lod-mod/-/issues/233
## Compiling
**From the File Explorer:**
1. Download and extract the zip of the project
2. Download the core from https://gitlab.com/jeseibel/distant-horizons-core and extract into a folder called `core`
3. Open a command line in the project folder
4. Run the commands: `./gradlew assemble` and `./gradlew mergeJars`
6. The compiled jar file will be in the folder `Merged`
**If in terminal:**
1. `git clone --recurse-submodules https://gitlab.com/jeseibel/minecraft-lod-mod.git`
2. `cd minecraft-lod-mod`
3. `./gradlew assemble`
4. `./gradlew mergeJars`
5. The compiled jar file will be in the folder `Merged`
>Note: You can add the arg: `-PmcVer=1.?` to tell gradle to build a selected MC version instead of having to manually modify the `gradle.properties` file.
## Other commands
`./gradlew --refresh-dependencies` to refresh local dependencies.
`./gradlew clean` to reset everything (this does not affect your code) and then start the process again.
## Note to self
The Minecraft source code is NOT added to your workspace in an editable way. Minecraft is treated like a normal Library. Sources are there for documentation and research purposes only.
Source code uses Mojang mappings & [Parchment](https://parchmentmc.org/) mappings.
To generate the source code run `./gradlew genSources`\
If your IDE fails to auto-detect the source jars when browsing Minecraft classes; manually select the JAR file ending with -sources.jar when prompted by your IDE.
(In IntelliJ it's at the top where it says "choose sources" when browsing a Minecraft class)
## Useful commands
Run the standalone jar: `./gradlew run`\
Only build Fabric: `./gradlew fabric:assemble` or `./gradlew fabric:build`\
Only build Forge: `./gradlew fabric:assemble` or `./gradlew forge:build`\
Run the Fabric client (for debugging): `./gradlew fabric:runClient`\
Run the Forge client (for debugging): `./gradlew forge:runClient`
To build all versions: `./buildAll` (all builds will end up in the `Merged` folder)
## Open Source Acknowledgements
XZ for Java (data compression)\
https://tukaani.org/xz/java.html
DHJarMerger (To merge multiple mod versions into one jar)\
https://github.com/Ran-helo/DHJarMerger
Toml for Java (config handling)\
https://github.com/TheElectronWill/night-config
Json for Java (config handling)\
https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.googlecode.json-simple/json-simple