Photoptics

Photoptics is a highly-WIP mod which adds Optical Instruments to minecraft, like telescopes.

Currently, it is in early Prototype stage. Many features will be replaced/added/changed as mentioned in planned features.

This mod adds binoculars and handheld telescopes.

Basic binoculars and telescopes are literally basic.

They can be used using right click, and zoom in/out by pressing +/- key.

(Find out the recipe yourself, they are made out of iron and glass) 

Golden / Diamond (red/green/blue) binoculars and telescopes allows more enhanced view.

- Each of them have special colors.

- They uses recipes with gold / diamond ingots and blocks, and red/lime/light blue stained glass (pane).

Ultimate binoculars and telescopes are literally the ultimate in current version.

- It has unbelievable magnification & light gathering power, to brighten up your view.

- Quite expensive, as one will need as ender pearl/eye and enchanting table as ingredients.

Observation Reward System

Stellar Sky is recommended(actually, nearly needed) for Observation Reward System.

- Observation on certain celestial objects using handheld telescope will give you certain reward.

    - Pressing F key (Shift+X key on 1.9.4) (by default) while directly looking at the object does this.

- The rewards are configurable, one can edit the list of object & reward commands match to modify the rewards!

Configuration & Commands

- You can configure rewards Repeatable with Wait Duration, or Limit the observation by number (e.g. Like only available for 3 times)

    using '/observe setlimit', '/observe resetcount', '/observe setwait' commands. Just try setting them in reward commands

   - '/observe setlimit' sets the limit number of observation for the player and object.

   - '/observe resetcont' resets the observation count for the player. This allows inifinitely repetitive observation take place.

   - /observe setwait' sets the wait duration time before next observation. The time can be specified with unit 'd', 's', 't' where each means day, second, tick.

- Reward commands may have these alternative parameters:

   - @p : the observing player

   - @o : the ID of the celestial object being observed

   - @x, @y, @z : the x, y, z coordinate of the player

Dependencies and Companions

This mod needs Stellar API as dependency.

It is recommended to have Stellar Sky mod for observation features.

(+ Please let me know if there is great companions which will work great with Photoptics)

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Planned Features (After rewriting Stellar API)