## 🍁 A Taste of Quebec in Hytale

Maple Syrup brings authentic Canadian maple syrup production to Hytale! Tap maple trees, collect sap, boil it down, and create delicious maple-infused foods with powerful buffs.

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## 📦 What's Included

### Production Chain

🌳 Maple Sapling
- Custom Maple trees as the in-game one can't be planted

🌳 Tree Tap

- Place on maple tree trunks to collect sap

- Multi-stage growth system (4 stages, ~20 minutes total)

- Harvest yields Sap Bucket

- Automatically regenerates after harvest

- Smart placement validation ensures proper tree connection

🪣 Sap Bucket (Ingredient)

- Collected from Tree Taps

- Used in Boiler to create Maple Syrup

- Stackable (25 per stack)

🔥 Sap Boiler (Processing Bench)

- Craftable at Tier 2 Workbench

- Requires fuel to operate

- Processes Sap Bucket → Maple Syrup (100 seconds)

- Beautiful fire particles and steam effects

- Passive processing (drop and forget!)

🍯 Maple Syrup (Legendary Ingredient)

- Placeable as decorative bottle

- Core ingredient for all maple foods

- Displays as amber-colored bottle with custom model

### Food Items

🥞 Maple Pancakes (Rare)

- **Recipe:** Flour + Cheese + Egg + Maple Syrup

- **Effects:** Medium healing + Stamina regeneration

- **Cooking Time:** 5 seconds

- Features custom heat/steam particle effects!

🥓 Maple Bacon (Uncommon)

- **Recipe:** Raw Meat + Maple Syrup

- **Effects:** Light healing + Small stamina boost

- **Cooking Time:** 6 seconds

- Crispy bacon glazed with sweet maple syrup

🍩 Maple Glazed Donut (Rare)

- **Recipe:** Dough + Maple Syrup (x2)

- **Effects:** Medium healing + Stamina regeneration

- **Cooking Time:** 4 seconds

- Sweet fried donut with golden maple glaze

🍖 Maple Glazed Ham (Epic)

- **Recipe:** Raw Meat (x2) + Maple Syrup (x2) + Salt

- **Effects:** Strong healing + Health boost + Health regen + Stamina boost

- **Cooking Time:** 10 seconds

- Premium dish with powerful multi-buff effects

All foods are placeable as decorative blocks with 4-directional rotation!

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## 🎨 My Story

Hi! I'm Armeos, an artist from Quebec, Canada. This is my first complete modpack with interactions ever created. I never learned to code before this project - I'm primarily an artist, not a programmer. Creating this mod was my first real venture into game development and modding.

The inspiration? Players on my current Hytale server suggested that Quebec-related blocks would be a cool addition to the game. What started as a simple idea grew into a full 10-day project to create an entire maple syrup production system! As a Quebecois, I wanted to share a piece of my culture with the Hytale community.

This mod represents **10 days of learning, experimentation, and creative problem-solving**. From learning JSON structures to understanding game mechanics, from creating 3D models to balancing recipes - every aspect was a new challenge. The fact that it works and feels polished is something I'm incredibly proud of.

This is just the beginning. I plan to grow this project over time, potentially expanding into a full Quebec-themed content pack with maple wood, furniture, seasonal mechanics, and more Canadian-inspired features.

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## 🤝 Join Me!

**Discord:** `Armeos`

I'm always open to:

- Collaborations - Want to add features or create complementary mods? Let's talk!

- Assistance - Stuck on your own modding project? I'm happy to share what I've learned

- Feedback - Suggestions, bug reports, balance ideas - I want to hear it all!

- Friendship - Fellow modders, artists, and Hytale enthusiasts welcome!

As someone who started with zero coding knowledge, I understand the struggles of learning modding. If I can help someone else get started or overcome a challenge, I'd love to do that.

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## 🌟 Features at a Glance

✅ Complete production pipeline from tree to table

✅ 6 unique items with custom models and textures

✅ 4 quality tiers (Uncommon → Rare → Epic → Legendary)

✅ Balanced progression with meaningful effects

✅ Beautiful visual effects (particles, animations, lighting)

✅ Passive processing - Hytale-style automation

✅ Placeable decorations - All food items can be displayed by placing them with Ctrl+Right Clic!

✅ Smart validation - Tree Tap placement checks for valid trees

✅ No performance impact - Lightweight, JSON-based design

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## 📥 Installation

1. Download `MapleSyrup-1.0.1.jar`

2. Place in `%APPDATA%\Hytale\UserData\Mods\`

3. Launch Hytale

4. Enjoy your maple syrup adventure!

**Note:** This mod includes both the plugin and asset pack in one file. No separate installations needed!

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## A Love Letter to Quebec

From the sugar shacks of the Laurentians to the breakfast tables of Montreal, maple syrup is more than just food - it's a cultural icon. This mod is my way of sharing that piece of Quebec with the Hytale community. Every item, every recipe, every detail was crafted with love and respect for the tradition of maple syrup production.

Merci for playing, and I hope you enjoy this sweet taste of Canada!

— Armeos, Quebec, 2026

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## 📜 Credits

Created by: Armeos (Artist, Designer, First-Time Modder)

Inspired by: The wonderful players on my Hytale server

Special Thanks:

- Dae (XaeleusDae)(https://www.curseforge.com/members/xaeleusdae/) - For guidance and support

- Halokllr - For encouragement and feedback

- nextlvlhash - For Teaching so much on how to use the tools at my disposal

- The Hytale modding community - For documentation and ressources

Version: 1.0.1

Fixed a bug where breaking a Maple Sapling gave back an Oak Sapling

Version 1.0.2

Fixed the pancake recipe to use "any milk bucket" instead of cheese (My bad!)

Version 1.0.3

Fixed the fuel consumption, made the craft time a bit longer and updated for the version 3 update.

Development Time: 10 days

Made with: ❤️, screaming at trees and a lot of maple syrup

Maple Syrup Creation