Beta QOL Mod

This is a quality of life mod for Beta 1.7.3 using Ornithe!
It aims to keep the game faithful to vanilla while also fixing some of the inconveniences that most people face when playing this version.

Check out the OrnitheMC website to grab a copy of the installer! You can also make MultiMC/Prism Launcher instances.

Client features/fixes

• Fully configurable
  • Mod Menu support
  • Uses AxolotlClient config UI
• Auth fix (use current auth server)
• Skin/cape patch & 1.8 layers backport
• Resources patch (BetaCraft proxy)
• Mouse position fix on fullscreen
• Quit button re-added
• Enhanced F3 screen
  • Added facing text
  • Removed graph
  • Added Fabric label
  • Added more information
• Connection improvements
  • TCPNoDelay enabled
  • Removed unnecessary delays (about 300ms improvement)
• KeepAlive packet is sent back to the server, allowing servers to measure your ping
• Ability to click-mine in multiplayer
• InventoryTweaks port
  • All configs and functions are ported from the babric version
  • Hotkey swapping can also be configured with the Thorough Keybindings mod (not required)
• FOV slider
  • Compatibility with OptiFine zoom
• Customizable death screen message (fixes "&e" as well)
• Removed "Unlicensed copy" timer - one less error in the console
• Backported front-facing perspective mode (F5)
• Fixed entity jitter on multiplayer
• Fixed world jitter at long distances (such as the far lands)
• Chat improvements
  • Unlimited chat history option
  • Chat history can be navigated with up arrow and down arrow keys
  • Ability to CTRL+V in chat
• Player list backport
  • Uses custom server-to-client packets, not required by vanilla clients
• Updated multiplayer screen
  • Ability to save servers
  • IP address can be hidden
  • Move servers around with SHIFT + (UP / DOWN)
  • Servers can be pinged
    • Needs a server-side mod
    • Uses BetaTweaks/mcb1.8-1.6 format
    • Pinging can be turned off if found problematic
    • Server MOTD can translate colors with the '&' format
• Crash slab fix
• Texture packs button in-game
• Added ability to copy screenshots to clipboard
• Added more debug keybindings (Configurable with Thorough Keybindings mod)
  • F3 + G - Show chunk borders (not working with OptiFine at the moment)
  • F3 + H - Show item ID, meta and durability in tooltips
  • F3 + R - Reload skins
• Fixed leggings not rendering correctly while riding a vehicle
• Added scrolling in chat
  • Ported from HudTweaks
• "Always play music" option, similar to Legacy Console Edition
• Fixed not being able to hear player and entity footsteps on multiplayer

Server features/fixes

• Auth fix (online-mode support)
• Connection improvements
  • TCPNoDelay enabled
  • Removed unnecessary delays (about 300ms improvement)
• Server can read KeepAlive packets
  • This can be used to measure player ping
• Player list support (Beta QOL client mod compatibility)
• Added new commands & simple command interface
  • /clear - Clears your inventory
  • /debug (option) - Debug info about the server/world
  • /give (player) (item/id) [amount] [meta] - Enhanced give command
  • /ib - Toggle instant-mining blocks
  • /ping [player] - View ping
  • /setblock <x> <y> <z> <block/id> [meta] - Set block backport
  • /status - TPS and memory information
  • /summon (mob) - Summon backport
  • /tellraw (text) - Tellraw backport
  • /toggledownfall - Toggle weather
• Server can now reply to server list pings
  • Compatible with Beta QOL and vanilla format (b1.8-1.6)
  • Regular colors aren't supported in the MOTD, however, the Beta QOL client mod can translate colors with the '&' format
• Rcon backport
  • You can enable/disable remote console in the server.properties!
• Basic death messages
• Show coordinates on death
  • Can be enabled in server.properties with death-coordinates=true
• Allows one-player sleep
  • Can be enabled in server.properties with one-player-sleep=true
  • Doesn't remove nightmares feature for the players who sleep
• Spawn protection configuration
  • Can be changed in server.properties with spawn-protection=(value)
• Fixes weather timer bugs
  • Rain timer would reset when players sleep, even if it isn't raining
  • The Nether would override the overworld's rain timer

Developer usage

(Server-side only, for now)

Adding commands

To add a command, you need to make a class that extends the Command class.
Once you're done with your command, you need to register it (at any point!) with BetaQOL.registerCommand(ICommand).

Commands have different exceptions and utility methods, you can check out the Command class if you want to learn more!

Retrieving a player's ping

To get a ServerPlayerEntity's ping, you need to cast them to IServerPlayerEntity. Then, you can use the method IServerPlayerEntity#getPing()!
Do note that players who aren't able to reply to ping packets will always display 0ms.

Retrieving the server's TPS and MSPT

Getting the server's ticks per second (and ms per tick) is similar. You need to cast the server to IMinecraftServer. From there, you can get the tick times with IMinecraftServer#getTickTimes().

An example on how to get TPS and MSPT is:

private void printTps() {
    double mspt = this.round(2, this.average(((IMinecraftServer)server).getTickTimes()) * 1.0E-6D);
    double tps = this.round(2, 1000.0D / mspt);

    if (tps > 20.0D) {
        tps = 20.0D;
    }
    
    System.out.println(String.format("TPS: %.1f MSPT: %.2f", tps, mspt));
}

private double round(int places, double value) {
    return (new BigDecimal(value)).setScale(places, RoundingMode.HALF_UP).doubleValue();
}

private double average(long[] times) {
    long avg = 0L;
    for (long time : times) {
        avg += time;
    }
    return (double)avg / (double)times.length;
}