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BetterNews

Client-side mod that displays server news in a beautiful GUI on world join. Supports Markdown rendering, cover images, smart unread tracking, and /news command. No server mod required — just a static JSON file on your website.
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BetterNews-1.1.jar

File nameBetterNews-1.1.jar
Uploader
DuoFabriTeamDuoFabriTeam
Uploaded
May 27, 2026
Downloads
41.0K
Size
1.1 MB
Mod Loaders
Forge
File ID
8153741
Type
R
Release
Supported game versions
  • 1.20.1
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Curse Maven Snippet

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implementation fg.deobf("curse.maven:betternews-1490259:8153741")

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What's new

Changelog

  • Split config storage into config/betternews/betternews.toml and config/betternews/unreadnews.toml.
  • Added BetterNewsUnreadConfig to manage unread state (unreadNews, unreadInitialized) separately.
  • Added new config options: newsCommand, newsCheckCooldown, and newsCloseHint.
  • Made the open-news command configurable and added /beternews reload to reload client config in-game.
  • Added localized reload feedback messages in en_us and ru_ru.
  • Added index caching with configurable cooldown in NewsLoader to reduce repeated HTTP requests.
  • Added title hover tooltip in NewsScreen and optional close hint chat message.

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