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Turtle Mod

Adds 3 types of turtles and 3 different armor sets to be made from each of their shells

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Which Turtle Mod release matches 1.6.4?

Updated 11 years ago
beta file Turtle Mod 1.3
Game version 1.6.4
Loader Not required

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About this project

What does Turtle Mod add?

Turtle Mod

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1.6.4
Require Minecraft Forge for 1.6.4

As the name suggests this mod adds in turtles as mobs into minecraft. It also allows you to craft armor from the shells they drop.

NEWS
Hello everyone. I thought I would ask what you all want to see in this mod. What new features/improvements do you want the most? I'll leave you to post your ideas. After a good amount of ideas are posted ill put a poll up with your ideas to rank which features are a higher priority for me to implement.

Minecraft Forum thread

FEATURES
-3 turtle variations, basic turtle, demon turtle, and ender turtle

-normal turtles spawn in beach biomes, ocean biomes, river biomes, and swamp biomes, on sand blocks, but never under water

-Demon turtles spawn in the hell biome

-Ender turtles spawn everywhere, especially the end
-turtle breeding with apples
-SMP support
-turtle shells
-tame normal turtles with a golden apple
-tamed turtles can be healed by feeding them carrots
-normal shell armor

  • almost as enchantable as leather
  • same protection as iron armor but lasts longer

-demon shell armor

  • almost as enchantable as leather
  • More protective than diamond but only lasts a little longer than leather
  • grants immunity to fire when wearing a full set

-Ender shell armor

  • almost as enchantable as leather
  • Slightly less protective than green shell armor and lasts longer than iron but not as long as diamond
  • If you take any damage while wearing a full set you'll be teleported to a random location nearby. Perfect for escaping fights, and avoiding drowning, suffocating, or lava.

SCREENSHOTS

Turtles

Normal TurtlePosted Image
Turtle DemonPosted Image
Ender TurtlePosted Image

Shell Armor

Normal Shell ArmorPosted ImageDemon Shell ArmorPosted ImageEnder Shell ArmorPosted Image

Crafting

PLANS
-Turtle boss
-maybe adjust turtle spawn rates
-adjust turtle movements
-baby turtle model
-make harder to obtain turtle food so you can't farm turtles for armor as easily.
-Whatever I feel like adding

Note: I have too many plans to be able to implement them all right away. I'd like you to post your opinions on which idea you want to see first so I can rank my priorities. if what you want isn't on the list above then feel free to share your idea, and I'll add it to the list.

Installation

  • ​install minecraft forge
  • run minecraft with forge installed at least once
  • put the turtle mod .zip file in the mods folder in your .minecraft folder

CHANGELOG

-v1.3
-updated for minecraft 1.6.4
-changed breeding food from wheat to apples
-added ability to tame turtles with golden apples
-added ability to heal tamed turtles by feeding them carrots
-added turtle "sit" animation
-added ender shell armor
-added demon shell armor
-added ender turtle mob
-updated turtle demon texture
-bug fixes

-v1.2
-updated for minecraft 1.6.2
-implemented SMP support
-added turtle demon mob
-bug fixes

-v1.1
-updated for minecraft 1.4.2
-updated turtle textures

-v1.0
-initial release

KNOWN BUGS
-Baby turtles have a second head that is hidden by the block they're standing on but can be seen when the turtle jumps

If you have any suggestions for how to fix these bugs feel free to speak up.

SKINS
This section is for any skins that I or others have made that pertain to this mod. I'm not the best artist so feel free to post better versions of any skins I put here in the comments.

-My turtle skin http://www.planetminecraft.com/skin/turtle-mod-skin/
*It sucks I know :)

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tell me what you think. MORE TURTLES!. tell me if something could be improved. Also you do not need my permission to add this mod to a modpack. If the modpack is going to be released publicly I would appreciate a link to it Just so I can keep track of any modpacks that have my mod included. To reiterate, NO PERMISSION NECESSARY.

Project description from CurseForge.

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