The Far Horizons

Welcome to the Arithmetic Horizon.

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The Far Horizons is a horror ambiented mod that adds the classic Farlands as an explorable part of your world. Whether you think you are safe in them is for you to discover.

This is an alpha version of The Far Horizons (which means, bugs are expected and feedback is appreciated!), featuring the first zone of the mod set in the Legacy Console Edition of Minecraft, with its full progression, events, structures and entities. A whole playthrough may take roughly 2-4 hours, depending on your seed and luck with structures.

Report bugs in: https://forms.gle/6ZFuPNFKioDthJ568

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Events disclosure

Some events interact with your system outside the overworld. These are disabled by default, and you can opt-in to specific events as you wish or select a preset from SAFE, IMMERSIVE and FULL. Further details below.

External events

This is a detailed list of the features that interact outside the game:

• observer_count and window_anomaly may change the current instance's window icon and title. Available from IMMERSIVE preset.
• alt_tab is a rare event that minimizes your Minecraft window. Only in FULL preset.
• corrupt_world_icon overwrites the current save's icon.png thumbnail with a glitched version. The original is kept as icon.tfh-original.png. Only in FULL preset.
• null_pointer_screenshot saves a png file of your game in the screenshots folder as a screenshot would, but has an entity you never saw. Counts as a File drop. Only in FULL.
• obs_camera first checks if OBS Studio is running a Game Capture. If so, it shows an event in that capture. It doesn't record the desktop and only targets Minecraft. Only in FULL. May not work with specific OBS Studio versions if they changed Game Capture behavior.
• game_crash is a rare Parallax outcome that crashes your game. Only in FULL.

All of the events above are disabled by default and require user opt-in. The Far Horizons will never access personal information, collect data or touch files outside the game and the current save.

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Retro effects

Currently, only the Legacy Console Edition retro effects are available, as the Zone 1 is the only zone implemented. Other zones will have a different retro style.

The LCE retro effects are all enabled by default, but can be disabled one by one. It features sword blocking, restricted off-hand, console gamma, old camera bobbing, paper doll, old combat, smeltable ores, console main menu and console music.

It is recommended that you turn on music for the mod, at least at low volume.

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Progression tips

Progression Tips - Spoilers

Progression can be a bit ambiguous at times. If you feel stuck, read below and be careful of spoilers!

At day 1, the first thing you craft turns into a Farlander, which you can use to get close to the Farlands. If you can not find the Farlands, follow the directional beeping

You will find Farlander shards in specific structures that spawn in the Farlands. Explore every structure you find and you might find some. The shard count may be affected by your world seed. You might need 3, 4 or 5 shards. Once you obtain the shards, a structure will appear.

If you can not find these structures for a long time, a coordinate may be dropped in another structure, or directional audio may play from the structure needed. If you lose a farlander shard, you can recover it at the final gate by clicking a slot.

The rest is for you to discover.

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Compatibility and known issues

The mod and its visual effects have been tested with Sodium. Some Iris shaders were tested and they may break gamma, darkness, shader or lighting settings in specific areas. Compatibility with forks like Embeddium is unknown. This mod is intended for NeoForge 1.21.1 and Java 21, for both the client and the server. It does not support already created worlds, you will have to create another one.

• Multiplayer was not tested at all, but the mod was built to at least make it playable. The Far Horizons is preferably a single-player experience.
• Staying in one place can stall progression, as structures have to generate around the player. It is encouraged you explore the Farlands terrain and visit structures.

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Development stage

This alpha release only covers zone 1. This mod is planned to have 3 zones, each with a specific playstyle and will release as each finish. Zone 2 is currently in mid development and I estimate it's 25% done!

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Credits

• All Rights Reserved - tr3x00
• Some distorted music tracks belong to C418
• Unofficial project not affiliated with Mojang
• Special thanks to MCreator for tools useful for the development of the mod https://mcreator.net/