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Chisel Retro

A Minecraft 1.4.7 backport of the original Chisel mod.

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Which Chisel Retro release should I use?

Updated 10 years ago
beta file Chisel Retro beta 0.9 (for Minecraft 1.4.7)
Game version 1.4.7
Loader Not required

Chisel Retro beta 0.9 (for Minecraft 1.4.7) targets 1.4.7. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.

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Is Chisel Retro required on the client, server, or both?

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What else does Chisel Retro beta 0.9 (for Minecraft 1.4.7) need?

Chisel Retro beta 0.9 (for Minecraft 1.4.7). Change the file and its required mods may change too.

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Built for Chisel Retro beta 0.9 (for Minecraft 1.4.7). Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

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    Stick to this file

    Use Chisel Retro beta 0.9 (for Minecraft 1.4.7). It targets 1.4.7; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

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    Put it on the correct side

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

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    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside Chisel Retro beta 0.9 (for Minecraft 1.4.7). It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Chisel Retro add?

This is a backport of the original Chisel mod from AUTOMATIC_MAIDEN, allowing it to work on Minecraft 1.4.7. It's based on the last version he released, version 1.5, which was for Minecraft 1.6.4. The later iterations of Chisel, ported by other devs, weren't used in this case because anything above Minecraft 1.6.4 would be a lot harder to port backwards.

Note that the differences between Minecraft 1.4 and 1.5+ are somewhat extensive, so this required quite a lot of modification to work. It's currently in beta form, so there will be a bug here or there, and you might consider disabling the config options to replace vanilla blocks for the time being to avoid any potential issues if you add it to an existing game.

Differences between this version and the original 1.6.4 version is primarily that carpets have been removed, because carpet didn't exist yet. The same is true for the redstone block. I may still add those back in myself, but for now the priority was to just get everything else to work. Another difference is that there was no nether quartz in 1.4.7 either, so the Cloud in a Bottle item is currently crafted with a diamond instead. This is subject to change if considered too expensive.

If you're wondering why anyone would go to the effort to port a mod backwards, it's because 1.4.7 is considered a classic version by many people, with several mods that never made it past the barrier of 1.5. It can be fun to go back to on occasion, and now there's a proper aesthetics mod to fancy up your base with. You may also want to install FallingFix, another mod of mine to fix the falling sand visual bug that existed back then.

Since this mod is licensed under the GPL2, I've included the updated source code in the archive, just as the original Chisel did.

Known Bugs:

  • NEI might render some blocks improperly (particularly lavastone blocks), but they render normally in the standard creative mode GUI.
  • Block breaking textures seem to behave abnormally for some blocks.
  • Not all vanilla variation block will have the proper hardness or resistance.
  • Glass shard has incorrect texture.

Project description from CurseForge.

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