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Furio's Telescope

Furio's Telescope (Alpha) The new 3D model, and its creator. Overview Furio's Telescope adds functional observation equipment to Vintage Story for stargazing. The mod is currently in early alpha, with core optics, persistence, and camera controls functional

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Which Furio's Telescope release matches 1.22.0?

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Best match for your filters 0.0.4
Game version 1.22.0, 1.22.1, 1.22.2
Loader Built-in Vintage Story mod system

Furio's Telescope 0.0.4 targets 1.22.0, 1.22.1, 1.22.2. It must be installed on the client. Installation on the dedicated server is optional. No extra mods listed for this file.

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Is Furio's Telescope required on the client, server, or both?

It must be installed on the client. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.

Client Required
Dedicated server Optional
Loader for this release Built-in Vintage Story mod system
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

This release supports both sides, but the source does not require it on the server.

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What else does Furio's Telescope 0.0.4 need?

0.0.4 on 1.22.0. Every mod below is checked against that same setup.

No extra mods listed for this file

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This file does not list any required or optional mods.

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Add Furio's Telescope without breaking your instance.

Built for Furio's Telescope 0.0.4 on 1.22.0. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

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    Use 0.0.4. It targets 1.22.0, 1.22.1, 1.22.2; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

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    Bring the mods it needs

    This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

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    Put it on the correct side

    It must be installed on the client. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.

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About this project

What does Furio's Telescope add?

Furio's Telescope (Alpha)

Furio's Telescope Preview

The new 3D model, and its creator.

Overview

Furio's Telescope adds functional observation equipment to Vintage Story for stargazing. The mod is currently in early alpha, with core optics, persistence, and camera controls functional while broader astronomical and lore systems are under development.

I'm also actively working on a separate lib to enable custom mountable turrets, ballistas and more!

Community & Collaboration

New 3D Model by JeanPierre: The current telescope model and textures were temporary placeholders used to build and test the core code, until now!

New additions by Monstrollix!

Suggestions, feature requests, and bug reports are always welcome!

Please drop your ideas in the Official Discord #mods > Furio's Mods.

Current Features
  • Telescope Model: Functional telescope!
  • Placement Mechanics: Overrides player alignment when mounted, with clean unmounting behavior outside the bounding box.
  • Orientation Persistence: Telescope orientation is stored on the server side and persists after dismounting.
  • Crafting: Placeholder recipes for crafting the telescope.
  • Camera & Controls:
    • Aiming controlled with WASD keys, keeping the mouse cursor free for future GUI interactions.
    • Dynamic camera sensitivity that slows down at higher zoom levels for precise aiming.
    • Automatic perspective switching: forces first-person while zoomed in and restores third-person when fully zoomed out.
  • Clean UI & HUD:
    • Automatically hides hands, hotbar, map, and chat while looking through the optics.
    • Custom heading and elevation gear HUD indicators.
  • Astronomy Basics: Astral alignment detection for celestial bodies (currently configured for the moon).
In Active Development
  • Custom mounted player interaction animations.
  • Targeted block raycasting.
  • Cloud coverage raycasting.
  • Free camera overhead mode.
  • Inverted camera control toggle with persistent configuration saving.
  • Celestial auto-tracking capabilities.
  • Sky mod integration (Ad Astra) for planet tracking.
  • Larger telescope variants.
Planned Roadmap
  • Custom Trader: Something sky themed, no idea.
  • Acquisition: Purchasing telescopes part from trader.
  • Lenses System: Craftable and tradeable lenses to modify telescope performance and viewing capabilities.
  • Research & Progression: Custom trader interactions featuring paper research requests and potentially a story-driven observatory quest.
  • Environment Adjustments: Proper horizon clipping so the sun and moon hide correctly when below the horizon.
  • Astral Mechanics: Glowing crystal energy beaming and triggering specific celestial events. Magic stuff here.
  • Surveying Tools: Long-term plans for land surveying equipment (theodolites/tacheometers) for treasure hunting.

Credits

The GIF preview showing the round moon was created using the Fancy Sky mod.

Thanks again to JeanPierre and Monstrollix for the swift help!

More Mods: Check out my other Vintage Story mods

Project description from Vintage Story Mod DB.

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