Description:
Litematica is a new schematic mod written from scratch, and it is primarily targeting light mod loaders like LiteLoader on 1.12.x, Rift on 1.13.x and Fabric on 1.14+. There is also a Forge version for 1.12.2, but not yet for 1.14.4+ (but Forge ports for 1.14.4+ are also planned, see below).
It has all the features of the old Schematica mod except for the printer (which is also planned), plus a bunch more.
- The main feature of a schematic mod is to display a "hologram" version of a structure, which shows you exactly how to build the structure and where to place the blocks. It also includes a (configurable) overlay to highlight missing, extra or wrongly placed blocks.
- Litematica also includes a nice Material List, including a Material List HUD, to help you collect the materials needed for the build.
- There is also a Schematic Verifier feature, including an overlay, which you can use to scan the entire schematic area and look for any mistakes. This can be extremely useful especially with technical/redstone builds, where tiny mistakes can break everything.
- There are also several Creative-mode-only helper features, such as Fill, Replace, Delete and also a Paste mode for "pasting" schematics into the world (immediate/direct in single player, using /setblock commands in multiplayer).
NOTE: Litematica also requires the MaLiLib library mod:
https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/malilib
About Forge ports for 1.14.4+
Forge versions for 1.14.4 and later (possibly only for 1.16.5+) are planned.
Still no ETA about the "official port", which will only be done from the still being worked on new development code. But ZacSharp already ported the current 1.16.4 Fabric version to 1.16.5 Forge. I have one build of that available here: https://masa.dy.fi/tmp/minecraft/mods/misc_test_versions/unsupported_temporary_forge_1.16.5/
Some more info and discussion about the Forge port/builds is here: https://github.com/maruohon/litematica/issues/234
The default hotkey to open the in-game config GUI is M + C. If you are for example on AZERTY keyboard layout instead, then the keys are different, and M + C becomes , + C instead, etc.
If you have Optifine installed, then there are some options that you most likely will need to disable in Optifine, or otherwise it will break the schematic rendering:
- If you get glitchy weird triangles, then in 1.16+ first try updating to the latest Litematica version. If that doesn't work, then set shaders to OFF (not Internal) and restart the game.
- Render Regions probably needs to be disabled to prevent weird rendering issues (the schematic (partially?) rendering in weird places)
- Fast Render might also need to be disabled if there are still some weird HUD/GUI rendering issues
Snapshot versions and latest development builds
There are (at least at times) versions of my mods available for the latest Minecraft snapshots here: https://masa.dy.fi/mcmods/client_mods/
That page also often includes newer development builds than what is available here on CurseForge.
If you encounter bugs, then try to update all the mods (from the ones that you use) from that page to see if the issue has been fixed already.
(There are at times changes in malilib or the dependent mods that require both malilib and the mods to be updated at the same time!)
FAQ - please read first if you have questions
- Q: The main menu and the config menu don't open with M and M + C
- A: 1.) Check that the mod is installed and working: check if you see the orange Litematica text on the F3 screen.
2.) If you are on a non-QWERTY keyboard layout, then the default hotkeys are different. For example on AZERTY the M key is , (comma) instead, so the config menu hotkey for example is , + C. I'm looking for a solution to this issue. - Q: How do I rotate a schematic (placement)?
- A: In the Placement configuration GUI. You can open it (for the currently selected Placement) with a hotkey, or you can go via the Main menu -> Schematic Placements -> Configure.
- Q: How do I only render one layer at a time
- A: You can control the rendered layers on the Render Layers tab inside the in-game config menu (via the Main menu -> Configuration Menu, or the default hotkey M + C
- Q: How do I change blocks in the schematic? Is there a /schematicaReplace command?
- A: There is no command, but there is the Schematic Rebuild mode (should be called Schematic Edit mode...). See the wiki here for more details: https://github.com/maruohon/litematica/wiki/schematic_editing
- Q: Is there a printer like in Schematica?
- A: 1.) There is no printer for survival yet. It is on my TODO-list and will be added at some point.
2.) For Creative mode there is the Paste Schematic in world tool mode, which places the entire schematic at once in a single player world, or using setblock commands in multiplayer. - Q: I get an error "Failed to load schematic" when trying to load a '*.schematic' file in 1.13+.
- A: 1.) The 1.13+ versions of Litematica can't currently load the new Sponge schematic format yet. That format is used for example by World Edit in 1.13+. Although those schematics should preferably be named with the *.schem file name extension, many web sites use the *.schematic extension, which makes them hard to tell apart from the old, completely different MCEdit/Schematica format, which Litematica can already load. Support for the Sponge format already exists in the main development version in 1.12.2, and it will come to the other versions with the next bigger update.
2.) Currently the way to load Sponge schematics with Litematica is:
- Create a temporary (flat) world.
- Place the schematic there using World Edit (quick guide: https://old.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/kt2znv/convert_schem_file_to_litematic_file/gilwla8/)
- Make a new Litematica schematic from the placed structure from that world
The mod is still under development, and some of the planned "extra" features (for example some of the "tool modes") haven't yet been implemented fully or at all.
Currently it has everything else Schematica had, except the "full/automatic" printer hasn't been implemented yet, but it's on my TODO-list.
Here is a Reddit post that explains the very basics of the mod:
https://old.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/cqdmkk/anyone_can_help_me_how_do_i_make_schematics_with/exeug78/
Here are some tutorial videos for the basics of the mod. A more detailed, "official" tutorial video is planned after I finish some changes and still missing features I'm still working on for the mod.
A short, quick tutorial of the basics of the mod:
Another, a bit longer tutorial that also covers some other things like the Rebuild mode:
A couple of more tutorials:
If you have questions or need help with something, the best/fastest way to get answers is on my Discord server.
Do you know when 1.18.2 forge comes out
Hi, can this mod be used with a server?
In reply to descorb:
Yes. This is a client sided mod.
How do i change the item that you use to place the litematica to something that isnt a stick? I'm playing with modded Minecraft where you can place sticks and i cant figure out how to change the item. when ever i go to the general options and change the item nothing happens.
In reply to theyelllowduckie:
nevermind i figured it out lol
When will Litematica Forge 1.19 come?
Any idea about why this seems to not install properly?
I'm quite sure I have the most up-to-date versions, and never had any issues with previous ones.
Fabric loader 0.14.9 and Fabric api 0.60 working fine, but litematica 0.12.4 with malilib 0.13.0 not installing
In reply to zouib1:
Check that you are installing to the correct game instance/directory, and that the files got downloaded in tact (no 0 byte or otherwise corrupted files etc.). Do you get a crash, or the mod just isn't loaded? Is Fabric loader running/installed? (shown in the main menu and on the F3 screen)
In reply to masady:
Fabric loader perfectly running, mod not loaded
No corrupted files either
I would really like to use this for my builds in my smp world. Especially for the Community Hub with the dragon display exhibit. But I have a few questions, does this work in survival? And does this work for the recent version in minecraft?
In reply to tigerlonewolf:
The "base functionality" of showing the "blueprint" is mostly even meant for survival use. Only the "instant action world modification" features such as pasting the schematic to the world at once, or deleting areas etc. are creative-mode-only.
The mod is available for all MC versions from 1.12.0 to 1.19.2. But currently on 1.14+ only for Fabric, except for the "unofficial" Forge port for 1.16.5 that was made by another person.
Hey So I'm planning on updating my world to a newer version which means a new version of litematica. What would I have to do to use my old schematics? ect. This is with the curseforge launcher if that helps.
In reply to CorruptedPhoen1x:
Usually you don't have to do anything, if you use the same instance/minecraft game directory. If you are creating a new instance, then you probably want to copy over the .minecraft/config/ and .minecraft/schematics/ directories from the old instance. And also in such a case you would need to click on the Root Directory button in the schematic browser menu in the new instance, as it would be pointing to the old instance since it saves the last directory you were looking at.
Also in general it's recommended to keep (external) backups of your configs and schematics and worlds etc. both in case of any issues during updates, and also in case of hard drive failures, house fires, or someone stealing your computer etc. :p
Hej, I have a question about the schema files, when you go into the schema folder, some of the files have a picture of the build where others don't, is there a way to see them or something?
In reply to maplepome:
Can you clarify the question a bit? I assume you are talking about the preview thumbnail that you can set for the schematics, that you can see in the side info bar when you select a schematic in the schematics browser screens? But if you mean that, then you already know that you can see them in the side bar...? Or if you are asking how to set them, then you can do it via the Schematic Manager menu. Select the schematic, then click on Set Preview on the bottom. Then you will get a white helper frame on the screen, and then just take a screenshot like normal with F2 (and you probably want to hide the GUI first with F1 so that it won't end up in the preview). If you want to cancel setting a preview, right click on the Set Preview button.
In reply to masady:
alr cool, thought it was kinda weird that some had a picture but others don't, but thank you for the help.
not sure there can be anything done on this end of the issue but im going to throw it against the wall to see if it sticks? anyway, im having an issue with schematics loading properly when iris is installed. the schem loads fine in the area around the player that is loaded when the placement is created, but when you move to an unloaded area of the schem it will not render. i can get around this by toggling the placement off then on again, but trying to find the fix for this if it exists. litematica works perfect when i dont have iris installed, but maybe theres something thats causing the conflict, idk? im pretty not smart about this stuff.
In reply to grill_mc:
im kinda dumb like i said, the issue is with starlight not iris
In reply to grill_mc:
The incompatibility with Starlight will be fixed in version 0.12.5. I still need to look into another bug before I'll release that version.
(this is for other people that may see this, I know I already answered on Discord)
I dont understand how this works. I installed it but nothing happens. M+C doesnt work to get up the infomation. what am I doing worng?