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Mod Description

Glowroot is a mod that entirely shapes a new underground cave biome made primarily to provide background of the glow squid, from the 2020 Minecraft mob vote. Based on the uniqueness of the glow squid's properties, an entirely new cave biome, the Glowroot Caves, is added within this mod, to primarily expand upon the lore and backstory behind the glow squid's introduction, and provide a sense of lore to any player's world.

The video below provides a small look at some of the features and mechanics in Glowroot.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS VIDEO SHOULD NOT BE FULLY CONSIDERED IN CONTEXT OF THE ENTIRE MOD'S CONTENT. ALL CONTENT SHOWN HERE IS OUTDATED FROM 2024, AND DOES NOT REFLECT THE MOD'S CURRENT STATE. PLEASE REFER TO THE GALLERY, AND THE REST OF THE MOD DESCRIPTION. THANK YOU!

New Cave

The mod introduces one main key factor, the Glowroot Caves! This new bright glowing biome will spawn around the overworld in caves, usually found at lower cave levels. These bright caves will be home to tons of new luminescent plants and flowers, mobs, and a large amount of new technology.
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(Check the gallery for photos of the actual caves!)

Harnessing the power of light from the trees on the overworld surface, these caves re-use that energy, through roots, to light up and grow the flora of these caves. Old scientists have harnessed that energy to create technological advancements, which you can discover within the caves. You can re-use the power of the glowing flora, through the Glowroot Node, to form rare Chrysoprase crystals. Use these new materials found within the cave to create tons of new rare pieces of technology, to help make mining easier! From mining helmets, flashlights, to even cannons, theres tons of new pieces of equipment to craft that will help make your mining experience easier and efficent. Try to explore the caves, and find all the things you can craft!

New Mobs

The mod introduces a few new additional mobs that can spawn within the biome! They all have unique properties and abilities, with some that can dazzle and blind players, to others that can mine blocks for you! All the mobs, and their names, are shown below:

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The mobs and their functions:

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The Glowroot Golem is a passive mob, tameable using leaves and petals found within the caves. It's entirely rideable, even without a saddle, and will knock enemies away with its large horns. If you right click with a drill head onto the golem, you can make it mine blocks infront of it while riding!

glowrootzombie

The Glowroot Zombie is a hostile, common mob, usually seen wandering the caves. They can also naturally occur, when a regular zombie stands too long on glowrooted stone. They inflict dazzling to their enemies, and cause a large blinding explosion once killed. Beware!

glowrootquadcopter

The Glowroot Quadcopter is a hostile, flying mob, that is particularly quiet but dangerous. If you get too close, it'll try to hover above you, and release glowbangs above your head. Make sure to bring a bow!

glowroothermit

The Glowroot Hermit is a hostile, small critter, that is just as cute as it is deadly. It will attempt to grab you with the claws on its head, as if you were an item. You could try to jam its claws by dropping your own items, but that still won't stop it. If you do get stuck, shift to try and get out!

New Mechanics

Within Glowroot, there are multiple new mechanics that can be created and tooled with within the mod, mainly through the new energy systems and mechanics. Using Chrysoprase, a rare crystal found within the caves made from light, and the natural stone and flora of the cave, you can craft these new items through a process of forging and smelting. You can forge unpure items and blocks to become their purest forms, and use them to create powerful new items, blocks, and other things. Explore the caves and learn the ancient systems, and explore the usefulness of these new mechanics!
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F.A.Q

Will you be porting the mod to fabric, or any other versions?

There will be ONE MORE Glowroot update, 3.0.0. A complete overhaul of the mod to add regular energy mechanisms to the mod. Expected release within mid 2026 range. I will possibly consider doing ports once this version is completed; but they will not contain all of the content that is within the standard forge 1.20.1 version.

I found a bug when playing the mod! Where can I report it?

If you found any bugs within the mod, please feel free to join the discord using the given link on the side. You may join the server and within there, report your bugs. You can also report issues on the github.

I dont understand how the mod works, is there any wiki or further documentation?

If you are also interested in understanding more about the mod besides from the description, you may also feel free to join the discord server using the given link on the side. There, you may feel free to ask me any questions you have about how the mod works, or any explanations of features You could also find information on the new content added in each version within the changelogs, along with a brief explanation of how the change/feature works. There is also a new command in 1.0.7, called /glowrootinfo, that gives a short list detailing the mod's content.

Is there going to be another update with new content? If so, when?

There will be ONE MORE Glowroot update, 3.0.0. A complete overhaul of the mod to add regular energy mechanisms to the mod. Expected release within mid 2026 range.

Can I use Glowroot in my modpack?

Of course! In fact, I encourage you to do so. Theres a rare chance that it could have generational issues with other mods, but more than likely it won't.

The video below provides a small look at some of the features and mechanics in Glowroot.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS VIDEO SHOULD NOT BE FULLY CONSIDERED IN CONTEXT OF THE ENTIRE MOD'S CONTENT. ALL CONTENT SHOWN HERE IS OUTDATED FROM 2024, AND DOES NOT REFLECT THE MOD'S CURRENT STATE. PLEASE REFER TO THE GALLERY, AND THE REST OF THE MOD DESCRIPTION. THANK YOU!

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