BasiqueMod

I really like Mojang’s work. But I’m disappointed by the direction the game has been taking for a few years, and I have a hard time not seeing Microsoft’s hand in it more than the devs’. This mod is my little answer to that.

What’s inside

Radio

The radio is, for me, the heart of the mod. Get in a minecart or on a horse, and NRJ or Skyrock starts playing live. With a noteblock and a wireless signal, the whole base listens to the same thing at the same time, and it really changes the atmosphere when you play with others. You can also add your own stations.

Chest protection

On a server, a chest now belongs to whoever placed it. Other players have to ask you before opening it. You can also give it a name and an icon, which saved me the day I had thirty chests lined up. Everything is explained on the chest protection page.

Trading

• Shop chest: set your prices, and players buy from you even when you’re offline.
• Miner villager: if you dig deep enough, you might find him. He sells enchanted pickaxes you can’t get anywhere else.

Everyday tools

• Waypoints so you don’t get lost.
• A mailbox to leave messages to other players.
• 1.8 PvP for those who miss spam clicking.

The nights

Hard mode didn’t scare me anymore. Once you have armor and a base, not much happens. So every 100 days, a blood moon now rises: the sky turns red and hordes come at you until morning.

Zombies can also infect you. If you get bitten, you switch sides and have to hunt your friends to eat.

And more

Cows make dung, and you can throw it. Some of it hides a Psilocybe cubensis, a mushroom that messes with your sight, your hearing and your sense of time.

I also redid the multiplayer menu and the death screen, and added:

• A killcam
• Brightness up to 200%
• A world with no blocks
• Skeletons that sit down, and a few other small things

Everything is documented in the wiki.

Installation

The mod is available on Modrinth and CurseForge. Step by step: installation guide.