Bee Workforce 0.5.0 Release Notes

Bee Workforce 0.5.0 adds bee byproduct loot, environmental activity effects, bee-only enchantments, safer block entity removal, and the first large Blueprint Project creation, sharing, and construction foundation.

This release builds on the species and job systems added in 0.4.0 and moves the mod toward longer-term breeding, exploration, and Blueprint sharing.

Highlights

Bee Byproduct Loot

• Bees can now bring back small byproduct items from their surrounding environment.
• Byproducts are stored in Bee Builder Chests.
• Honey Forager Bees are the standard byproduct gatherers.
• Item Finder Bees receive a strong byproduct gathering bonus.
• Byproduct loot is mainly biome-flavored small items, with a small chance to use non-fish fishing loot.
• Bee status displays now show expected byproduct yield, storage availability, and the most recent result.

Environmental Activity

• Time of day, weather, and water now affect bee activity.
• Most bees slow down at night. Combat Bees are naturally better at night activity.
• Rain, thunderstorms, and snow reduce activity.
• Wet bees are temporarily slowed.
• Activity checks use the relevant home or work environment instead of treating all conditions as equal.

Bee Enchantments

Added bee-only enchantments:

• Rain Tolerance
• Storm Tolerance
• Snow Tolerance
• Water Tolerance
• Lifetime Conservation
• Bee Silk Touch

Bee items can receive bee enchantments from the enchanting table. Enchanted parents can pass enchantments to offspring through breeding.

Bee Silk Touch applies only to a limited set of targets such as ores and clay. It does not apply to blocks with block entities.

Visual Feedback for Special Bees

• High-performing bees can now show subtle visual effects.
• Enchanted bees also receive visual feedback so they are easier to recognize.

Safer Block Entity Removal

• When bees remove common container block entities such as chests or furnaces, their contents are handled as removal drops.
• Shulker Boxes keep their contents through the normal block drop path.
• Chest minecarts are handled as cart items for bee transport, while their contents are scattered nearby.
• Unknown modded block entities are handled conservatively.

Large Blueprint Projects

• Added the foundation for Large Blueprint Projects, separate from normal Blueprint items.
• Empty Blueprint Project Cards can be placed in a Huge Blueprint Creator Block to create large projects.
• Large projects are stored in Project Store index and section files instead of full ItemStack NBT.
• Default project size limit is 256 x 256 x 128; the configurable absolute limit is 512 x 512 x 128.
• Default stored block limit is 262,144; the configurable absolute limit is 1,048,576.
• Bee Construction Blocks can accept Blueprint Project Cards as construction plans.
• Construction Bees search large projects by sections instead of scanning the entire project at once.
• Large project construction uses temporary chunk loading only for concrete work units.

Blueprint Export / Import

• Blueprint Export / Import devices now support Large Blueprint Project Cards.
• Large Project exports bundle the Project Index and Project Sections into a .bwbp file.
• Import restores the bundled project into the User Project Store and creates a Project Card pointing to it.
• Built-in Blueprints and User Blueprints are treated as separate sources.
• Player-created Blueprints are now easier to share within the same Minecraft instance or server environment.

Performance and Stability

• Periodic bee work is now routed through a job scheduling layer to reduce same-tick concentration.
• Home scans, entity byproduct attempts, and block entity breeding updates are spread out.
• Blueprint client synchronization favors lightweight summary data and avoids sending huge Blueprint bodies when unnecessary.
• Falling blocks are treated as completed once placed by Construction Bees.

New Config Options

• The config file is config/beeworkforce-common.toml.
• Added bee lifetime mode.
  • NORMAL: Bees consume remaining life through work, combat, gathering, and related actions.
  • EASY: Remaining life consumption is disabled.
• Added configurable limits for Large Blueprint Project size and stored block count.

Notes

• Large Blueprint Projects are a new large-construction feature. Detailed progress and material diagnostics are intentionally lighter than normal Blueprints for now.
• Large projects are stored in the server-side Project Store. Be careful when moving or deleting those files manually.
• Byproduct loot is a low-volume exploration reward. It is not meant to replace mining or farming.
• Bee Workforce removes and places real blocks in your world. Please make a backup before using it in an important world.