Modern Forge Connect Loader 0.2.8

Minecraft 1.20.1 | Forge

This update brings major improvements to legacy Forge 1.7.10 mod compatibility, including world interactions, inventory systems, GUI handling, rendering, and cross-version communication.

New Features & Improvements

General Compatibility

• Improved compatibility between Minecraft 1.7.10 and 1.20.1 world systems.
• Added support for interactions between legacy inventories and modern Forge item handlers.
• Improved compatibility with legacy FakePlayer-based automation.
• Improved block entity discovery, chunk handling, and world height compatibility, including negative Y coordinates.
• Improved cross-version energy integration and machine interactions.
• Added support for additional legacy particle effects and client-side visual feedback.
• Improved legacy entity interactions, collision handling, and NBT inspection.

GUI & Rendering

• Improved legacy GUI rendering, mouse input, scrolling, dragging, and dynamic slot positioning.
• Fixed container progress synchronization and legacy chat message handling.
• Added support for large legacy inventories with thousands of slots.
• Improved synchronization of item counts exceeding normal stack limits.
• Fixed several texture, model, and rendering compatibility issues.
• Fixed a legacy Tessellator synchronization issue that could interfere with GUI and chunk rendering.
• Improved localization and tooltip handling.

Thaumcraft 4

• Fixed obtaining the Thaumonomicon by using a wand on bookshelves.
• Improved compatibility with modded bookshelves.
• Improved legacy item interactions, dropped item handling, and visual effects.
• Fixed several world interaction and rendering issues.

Extra Utilities

• Improved compatibility with Builder's Wands, QED, Ender Quarry, and other devices.
• Added support for Trading Post interactions with modern villagers.
• Improved Filing Cabinet inventory handling, sorting, scrolling, and item count synchronization.
• Restored original spike collision and damage behavior.
• Improved fluid container interactions, including bucket handling in Creative Mode.
• Fixed fluid-dependent textures and Drum coloration.
• Improved entity scanning and network packet handling.

IC2 & Cross-Mod Compatibility

• Improved IC2 initialization and texture registration compatibility.
• Improved support for legacy GUI and network interactions.
• Expanded shared compatibility mechanisms for multiple legacy mods.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed several block placement, item interaction, and inventory synchronization issues.
• Fixed GUI input events being incorrectly handled or consumed.
• Fixed issues involving negative world heights.
• Fixed missing or incorrect textures and model connections.
• Fixed several machine GUI state and progress display issues.
• Improved runtime stability and compatibility diagnostics.

Notes

• MFCL is a compatibility layer, not a replacement or standalone port of the original mods.
• Original Forge 1.7.10 mod JARs are still required.
• Compatibility varies between mods and features. Not all legacy mods are fully supported.
• Please report reproducible issues with relevant logs and mod versions.