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Starcatcher

A fishing overhaul mod with 100+ fishes, and a ton of new fishing related content

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Which Starcatcher release should I use?

Updated 3 days ago
Latest stable file starcatcher-3.3.5-NEOFORGE-26.3.jar
Game version 26.3
Loader NeoForge

starcatcher-3.3.5-NEOFORGE-26.3.jar targets 26.3 with NeoForge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. All 3 required mods have matching files.

Where it goes

Is Starcatcher required on the client, server, or both?

The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

Client Source doesn’t say
Dedicated server Source doesn’t say
Loader for this release NeoForge
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.

What else does starcatcher-3.3.5-NEOFORGE-26.3.jar need?

starcatcher-3.3.5-NEOFORGE-26.3.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

All 3 required mods have matching files

Install wd's Selling Bin, LibTooltips, Fancy Tab Sections first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 10 come through another mod in the chain.

3 listed on this file 10 pulled in by those mods
wd's Selling Bin Needed by starcatcher-3.3.5-NEOFORGE-26.3.jar
required
Matching file found Matched file: selling_bin-1.6-NEOFORGE-26.3.jar
LibTooltips Needed by starcatcher-3.3.5-NEOFORGE-26.3.jar
required
Matching file found Matched file: libtooltips-2.3-NEOFORGE-26.3.jar
Fancy Tab Sections Needed by starcatcher-3.3.5-NEOFORGE-26.3.jar
required
Matching file found Matched file: fancytabsections-6.2-NEOFORGE-26.3.jar
EMI Needed by wd's Selling Bin
pulled in
No matching file
Just Enough Items (JEI) Needed by wd's Selling Bin
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: 31.9.0.61 for NeoForge 26.3
Quality Food Needed by wd's Selling Bin
pulled in
No matching file
Starcatcher Needed by wd's Selling Bin
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: starcatcher-3.3.5-NEOFORGE-26.3.jar
MezzConfig Needed by Just Enough Items (JEI)
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: MezzConfig 0.6.8 for NeoForge 26.3
MezzConfigGUI Needed by Just Enough Items (JEI)
pulled in
Matching file found Matched file: MezzConfig GUI mc26.3-0.5.11 for NeoForge

10 extra mods were pulled in by other dependencies. Indented rows show who needs each one. We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.

Before you install it

Add Starcatcher without breaking your instance.

Built for starcatcher-3.3.5-NEOFORGE-26.3.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

  1. 01

    Stick to this file

    Use starcatcher-3.3.5-NEOFORGE-26.3.jar. It targets 26.3 with NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

    Install wd's Selling Bin, LibTooltips, Fancy Tab Sections first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 10 come through another mod in the chain.

  3. 03

    Put it on the correct side

    The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.

  4. 04

    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside starcatcher-3.3.5-NEOFORGE-26.3.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Starcatcher add?

Starcatcher adds a new fishing mini-game, tackle boxes, baits, trophies, fishing hats, tournaments and everything else an angler could ask for 🎣

There are 100+ new fishes ready for you to catch and record in your catalogue, uniquely restricted by biome, weather, daytime, elevation and more!


✨ Perfect Your Skill ✨

Starcatcher features a new skill-based minigame! Master the art of fishing and catch all 100+ new unique fish

Fishing a cod in a river, as one usually does


📝 Catalog Your Catches 📝

Every fish you catch will be recorded, keeping track of your best catches and much more!

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Salmon Entry


🐟🐡🐠 Starcatcher has a lot of features waiting for you! 🐠🐡🐟

  • 🎣 Hooks, Bobbers, and Baits for your rod
  • 🐡 100+ Unique fish with different size, weight, and fishing conditions
  • 🐛 Tackle Boxes to store your fish and swap your rod attachments
  • 🔥 Unique Minigame gimmicks for different fishes
  • 🏆 Trophies to reward your progression
  • 🕵️‍♀️ Catalogue to record all your catches
  • 🏆 Fishing Tournaments to challenge your friends
  • ♒ Aquariums to showcase your best catches
  • 😮 Display block to showcase your progress to your friends
  • 🕵️‍♀️ Secrets Messages left for you to find
  • 📜 Message-in-a-Bottle to share your stories with the server
  • 🤑 Selling bin to turn your catches into money
  • 🥇 Golden Fish for those who want only the best
  • 👒 Different Cosmetics to show your fashion sense
  • 🎣 Fishable Entities to fish live fish
  • 🔧 Built-in Compatibility with fish from other mods

🔎 Will you fill out your collection? 🔎

Some of these catches are harder than they appear!

Nether Fish


🎣 Tackle Boxes 🎣

Tackle boxes allow you to store your Fish, Hooks, Bobbers, Baits, as well as modify your Rod Attachements!

It's important to use the correct attachments when hunting for Legendary fish 🎣


♒ Aquariums ♒

Display your catches in the new Aquarium multi-block! Customize it to your liking with different decorations and fish.

Starcaught fish placed inside will be scaled based on their size & weight percentile 🤏

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🏆 Trophies & Secrets 🕵️‍♀️

As you progress through the mod you'll collect different trophies to showcase (flex) to your friends

You might also come across some messages left behind, some might even lead you to rare treasure


👒 Cosmetics 🎣

Tired of your boring-looking rods? Starcatcher features a bunch of new cosmetics to spruce up your fishing!

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💸 Selling Bin 💰

Turn your fish into money with wd's Selling Bin. The bigger the fish, the better is sells!

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🏆 Fishing Tournaments! 🏆

Are you the best fisherman in all of the Overworld?

Why not put it to the test against your friends with a friendly Tournament?

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🍣 Farmer's Delight 🍥

There is an farmer's delight addon available for all your fish cooking needs!


🔧 Built with Customization in Mind 👷‍♀️

Everything in Starcatcher can be costumized to fit your style.

Using datapacks you can easily:

  • Add new fishable entries
  • Remove or edit existing entries
  • Modify the treasure pool each fish has
  • Edit the Minigame Difficulty per-entry
  • Modify which items have which fishing modifiers
  • Modify which items act as hooks, bobbers & bait
  • Add new Secrets
  • Add new Trophies
  • Modify what can be sold in the Selling Bin
  • Modify the available Selling Bin currencies
  • And everything else datapacks can already modify, such as recipes, tags etc.

🌸 Built with Accessibility in Mind 🌸

Not sure how to make datapacks but want to change some settings? No problem, Starcatcher features a lot of accessibility settings designed to ease out the minigame difficulty for those who want a more relaxed experience.

Using the in-game config menu you can adjust global multipliers for:

  • Vanishing rate of vanishing sweet-spots
  • Moving Rate of moving sweet-spots
  • Missing penalty
  • Total fish HP
  • Handle speed
  • Swimaway speed (decay)

You can also change miscellanious behaviour such as:

  • Disable the minigame completely
  • Hide catches until found
  • Min & Max ticks for a fish to bite
  • Disable tackle-box item restriction
  • Fish models max & min scale
  • Hide catches during the minigame
  • Hide treasures during the minigame
  • Enable rod durability
  • Enable FTB Team catch-sharing
  • And much more!

🐟 Compatibility 🔧

Fish from these mods are catchable with Starcatcher added to the catalogue!

[!] Please note that fishing rods from these mods do not work with Starcatcher [!]

Fishy Stuff:

  • Tide 2 🐟
  • Create 👷‍♀️ (+11 create-themed fishes)
  • Other fish mods will be added back overtime (more fish does not equal better!)

Non-fishy stuff:

  • Farmer's Delight
  • Little Joy's fishing spots
  • FTBTeams (catch-knowledge sharing)
  • Quality Food
  • Curios
  • FishingReal (not recommended!)

v3+ had some major changes to the difficulty system, and as such compatibility will be added back over the upcoming updates. You can still implement compatibility yourself through datapacks.

For more information on how to make a datapack head over to the wiki!


🧙‍♀️ EMI & JEI 🧲

Custom integration with Starcatcher will guide you on the more specific mechanics.

The guide book does not display recipes. Using either of these mods is highly recommended.

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📘 Wiki / Guide 📝

I've recorded a video going over every feature as of v2.3


Credits

There have been a lot of different artists who were either comissioned or donated their time out of their own will to contribuite to the mod!

Here you'll find everyone who has contribuited to the mod's development 🐟

A special thanks to all the translators who have helped Starcatcher reach beyond the english speaking community!

Interested in translating Starcatcher? Join the Discord and reach out to me!


Licensing

Starcatcher's Source Code is distribuited under wd's super cool license of doom and despair.

The Main Starcatcher's Fishing Rod Asset was acquired under a custom license which can be found here.

Every other asset is distribuited under All Rights Reserved. If you wish to modify or use any of the assets in Starcatcher please contact me first.


🌸 Join the discord! 🌸 https://discord.gg/tCs89QTuzn

A Labour of Love by wd ♥

Project description from CurseForge.

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