Improvements & New Features

🎨 Position Selector Visual Feedback

The Material Counter Position Selector now changes its appearance after Position 1 has been selected. The tool turns blue, making it clear that the next step is selecting Position 2.

📖 Added In-Game User Guide

A complete User Guide has been added.

Players automatically receive the guide the first time they join a world with the datapack installed. It explains every feature and how to use the datapack step by step.

If you lose the book, you can craft a new copy using the following recipe:

⚡ Easier to Obtain the Position Selector

Getting the Material Counter Position Selector is now much easier.

You can now obtain it at any time by running:

/trigger give

Previously, the only command-based method was:

/function materialcounter:give_item

However, that required cheats to be enabled, making it unavailable in many survival worlds. Using /trigger works without operator permissions, making it much more convenient.

The tool can still be crafted in a Crafting Table as before.

🛠️ Updated Crafting Recipe

Based on community feedback, the crafting recipe for the Material Counter Position Selector has been updated.

Instead of requiring a Stick, it now requires Paper.

⚙️ New Datapack Settings

Two new toggleable settings have been added.

🟢 Position Outline Particles

Use:

/trigger position_outlines

to enable or disable the particle outlines that mark Position 1 and Position 2.

Default: Enabled

📚 Material List Display Mode

Use:

/trigger list

to switch between two result display modes.

💬 Chat Mode (Default)

Displays the material list directly in chat.

This works well for smaller builds, but Minecraft's chat has a line limit, so very large structures may not display the entire list.

📖 Book Mode

Generates a book containing the complete material list every time you calculate a structure.

This mode is recommended for larger and more complex builds because the full list is always preserved.

🔄 How the Toggle Commands Work

The new /trigger commands do not require any arguments.

Simply run the command to switch to the next option.

For example:

• /trigger list
  • First use → Book Mode
  • Second use → Chat Mode
  • Third use → Book Mode again

The same behavior applies to /trigger position_outlines.