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Level 36 : Artisan Miner
Posted 10/16/11 4:28:09 pm , last updated: 01/01/12 12:04:19 pm
10/16/11
Advanced Compass

- An advanced Minecraft compass that will find a specified block in a specified range and create a colored compass needle pointing you to the closest block in that range. - 

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About:
Have you ever been deep underground and have been mining and mining for a long time and no diamonds? Well Advanced Compass to the rescue. Just install this mod, make a few configuration changes, create a standard compass in Minecraft, and you are good to go. You can track multiple blocks such as diamond, gold, chests, and mob spawners all at the same time. Advanced Compass, unlike some other compass mods is compatible with the most popular HD texture mods available such as MCPatcher and Optifine.
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Installation is quick and simple: just add this to your minecraft.jar the same way as any other mod after you have installed your HD texture mod. Configuration is simple as well: run Minecraft once to generate the default advanced_compass.cfg file. Open it with any simple text editor (such as Notepad) and read the additional information there. 
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A special note about SMP (multiplayer) and Advanced Compass. While Advanced Compass will work in any SMP server this could be considered cheating. It can also be detected in the same way as any X-Ray mod or clear texture pack. There is no special way that any of these client side mods are detected by the server but you are given away by how fast you accumulate diamonds, or any blocks that the server wants to track. Please contact your server admins for help on determining if this mod is allowed on your particular SMP server.
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Advanced Compass was originally written due to of the lack of Optifine support in the Finder Compass mod originally released by AtomicStryker on the minecraftforum.com site. You can find his version HERE..
Inspiration for Advanced Compass goes to AtomicStryker for Finder Compass which was derived from Yoda12999s Enhanced Compass mod which was taken over from epinulls Enhanced Compass originally. They each suffer from the need for MCPatcher to work.

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Current Releases:
version: 20111012
MC version: 1.0.0
download(s) - choose only one to install: 
--- Advanced Compass 1.0.0 with Optifine support
--- Advanced Compass 1.0.0 with MCPatcher support
--- Advanced Compass 1.0.0 (Default)*

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Requirements:
None. You can install this mod without any other mods installed. There is compatibility with Optifine and MCPatcher included. (See below for more) The most important thing to remember is to install this mod after you have installed either Optifine or MCPatcher.

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How to report bugs and request features:
If you find a bug or would like to request a feature please visit the project tracker page HERE and click the "Create issue" button in the upper left.

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Quick Install:
  • read the Readme in the following post
  • choose the only one of the links appropriate to your Minecraft setup
  • if you do not have any HD texture mods installed: *use the advanced_compass_x.x.x_[VERSION]_default.zip 
  • if you have Optifine installed: use the advanced_compass_x.x.x_[VERSION]_optifine.zip 
  • ...and so on.
  • download the mod
  • extract the zip to any temporary folder that you want- install by injecting the mod in to the minecraft.jar as with any standard Minecraft mod.- remember that you need to install Advanced Compass after you install any HD texture mod.

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Additional Information:
See the Readme and Default Configuration File HERE

Additional Details

Progress:
100
Game Version:Minecraft 1.0
Tags:Functional, Diamond, Ore, Block, BlockID, Gold, Compass, Find, Search, Xray, Needle, Point, Mineral, Rare
Credit:AtomicStryker, Yoda12999s, and epinulls for their works.

Update #2 : 01/01/2012 12:04:19 pm1/01/12


- supports Minecraft 1.0.0
- separated into individual .zip files to track download usage.

Update #1 : 10/16/2011 12:04:35 pm10/16/11

- initial release

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williamp556
Level 2
Apprentice Explorer
February 9, 2013, 11:46 am

1.4.7 please

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nathanj1234
Level 1
New Miner
February 4, 2013, 8:45 pm

how do i install mods
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Angel23
Level 1
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December 20, 2012, 9:31 pm

update it to 1.4.5 please :] thank you
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gunsalus89
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October 29, 2012, 9:11 pm

1.4.2 update please.
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levicihh
Level 1
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September 22, 2012, 2:10 am

UP DATE IT!!!!  2 1.3.2!!!
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Raqk
Level 1
New Miner
August 17, 2012, 3:33 am

nice
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levicihh
Level 1
New Miner
August 16, 2012, 11:58 pm

My Minecraft is v1.3.1 =   =
I can't use the MOD...
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TemplarElf
Level 1
New Miner
July 15, 2012, 1:47 am

I don't think the modder is active any more.

I liked this mod, it keeps some of the fun in the game but still helps you...
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simonnec
Level 1
New Miner
July 14, 2012, 8:07 am

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simonnec
Level 1
New Miner
July 14, 2012, 8:02 am

How do u work it? Like get it to find diamonds?

Please help me :l

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DarthmanZan
Level 1
New Miner
May 15, 2012, 11:11 am

I installed the mod, but it isn't creating the .cfg file it's supposed to, did I do something wrong? Also, it appears to have done something, because now I can teleport with my compasses.. Any help would be appreciated.
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Hakim-Mimo99
Level 25
Expert Architect
April 24, 2012, 10:45 am

Update 1.2.5 ?
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TemplarElf
Level 1
New Miner
March 3, 2012, 1:18 am

Update 1.2 plz?
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Wici
Level 27
Expert Pony
January 19, 2012, 8:08 am

How do i makes the compass ? x_x
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TemplarElf
Level 1
New Miner
January 26, 2012, 10:30 am

~The normal way. With 4 iron and a red~stone~dust piece. Put the redstone in the middle and the iron ingots around it. :3
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TemplarElf
Level 1
New Miner
January 14, 2012, 10:59 pm

Can you update it to 1.1 please? I really like this mod. :D
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Madaxgt
Level 2
Apprentice Crafter
January 1, 2012, 10:03 am

Ok so i got the mod and its just a gray compass -.-


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mine 157947
Level 1
New Engineer
October 30, 2011, 4:27 pm

so it's like a commpass that can find ores
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Teek5449
Level 36
Artisan Miner
January 1, 2012, 7:22 am

...or more importantly, > any < block that you choose to track. Could be a monster spawner, a chest, a block of dirt (don't do this really!), any block with an ID. ( <-- any block )
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Gaulph
Level 1
New Miner
October 28, 2011, 7:38 am

Where does one find the recipe for this item?  I am using Recipe Book but I do not see it listed.  Can the default version work if installed after MCpatcher has updated the HD system?
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Teek5449
Level 36
Artisan Miner
January 1, 2012, 7:20 am

No recipe needed other than making the standard Minecraft compass. Read the generated configuration file for how to set up the default compass to include additional needles. 


The default Minecraft compass is: 
I = Iron Ingots
R = Redstone Dust
x = empty


x I x
I R I
x I x


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Erik_waistintime
Level 5
Apprentice Artist
October 25, 2011, 12:53 pm

Cool mod, but too cheaty for my tastes.

Anyway, people, READ THE DESCRIPTION!!!!!!!11!!!one!!!!!!1!!1!111!!!!!uno!!!!1

 

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michaelC1456455
Level 1
New Miner
October 20, 2011, 5:00 pm

does it work on mutiplayer and do you craft a compass to have it
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Teek5449
Level 36
Artisan Miner
October 22, 2011, 4:47 pm

yes and yes. A quote from the about section above:
"A special note about SMP (multiplayer) and Advanced Compass. While Advanced Compass will work in any SMP server this could be considered cheating. It can also be detected in the same way as any X-Ray mod or clear texture pack. There is no special way that any of these client side mods are detected by the server but you are given away by how fast you accumulate diamonds, or any blocks that the server wants to track. Please contact your server admins for help on determining if this mod is allowed on your particular SMP server."
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MineKitty2288
Level 2
Apprentice Miner
October 17, 2011, 2:24 pm

cool mine, well done

can you search for more then 2 items?

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Teek5449
Level 36
Artisan Miner
October 18, 2011, 6:06 am

Yup, read the readme and the generated configuration file for exact instructions to include as many blocks as you want. 
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MineKitty2288
Level 2
Apprentice Miner
October 18, 2011, 11:47 am

Need Help, I did what it said but still won't work


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Teek5449
Level 36
Artisan Miner
October 22, 2011, 4:49 pm

Need details about what you don't understand.


Basically you just get the ID of the block you want to track and add a line in the config file in the specified format. I thought that I went overboard on the instructions provided with the default configuration file so that there would be little to no problems getting multiple tracking needles active. 
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MineKitty2288
Level 2
Apprentice Miner
October 23, 2011, 3:08 pm

do you need the mc patcher to make it work?


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Teek5449
Level 36
Artisan Miner
January 1, 2012, 7:16 am

Nope, Read the description. The only point of making this mod was to allow the choice as to whether to use a HD texture patcher or not. You can use MCPatcher, Optifine, or no mods at all other than this one :)
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MineKitty2288
Level 2
Apprentice Miner
January 8, 2012, 9:25 am

Thx I got it working I just need to restinall it


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charleskelly101
Level 16
Journeyman Engineer
October 17, 2011, 8:22 am

im downloading this mod now and it looks awesome :) but i have made a few buildings and stuff out of diamond so will it point to them or will it point to the ore under ground. 
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Teek5449
Level 36
Artisan Miner
October 18, 2011, 6:07 am

This mod will point to any block at any specific level.... read the readme and generated configuration file to set it up to be specific. 
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Wolfieoh
Level 8
Apprentice Skinner
October 16, 2011, 5:14 pm

This mod is basically a...copy? of Finder Compass http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/189739-19pre4-finder-compass-diamonds-dungeons-any-block/
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Teek5449
Level 36
Artisan Miner
October 17, 2011, 5:40 am

Not a copy since Finder Compass will ONLY work if you have MCPatcher installed. I liked  AtomicStrykers mod and I asked him to remove the dependency. He said that he would not and that I was free to develop and release my own version. Mine is not a copy of his since I have written mine from the ground up with some internal changes. You will see some similarities in how the configuration file works. There is also some method similarities but this is unavoidable due to how the scanning works.

My mod has a few other improvements over his as well but they are not a deal breaker. It was always about his mod needing MCPatcher in order to run. I wanted to run Optifine, as most people do, and having both MCPatcher and Optifine installed at the same time disables some major fixes in Optifine. 

Conversely, I also removed the need to have ANY other mod installed. You can have just this mod and none other. 

So a copy? nope. Inspired by.... yup. 

Plus... the last two paragraphs of my submission give full credit to this mods predecessors. If you go as far to say that my mod is a copy of Finder Compass you must also include that Finder Compass is a direct code descendant of Enhanced Compass.
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Wolfieoh
Level 8
Apprentice Skinner
October 17, 2011, 6:08 pm

Ahh ok i get it..Just mentioning :)
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beasteye
Level 35
Artisan Droid
October 16, 2011, 12:44 pm

i like it, so it points towards diamond and gold?
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Teek5449
Level 36
Artisan Miner
October 16, 2011, 12:55 pm

...or any block that you set it to look for. Read the included readme for some examples as to how to set it up. You can search for chests at certain level (abandoned mineshaft) or it can search for mob spawners. Anything  that has a blockID. 

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