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Update - Custom Models & Accessories

Custom cat textures no longer require Optifine or Entity Model Features to be seen. They also no longer have to use the same model.

Cats can now also have custom animations, and players will be able to add their own.

More public cat textures have been added, they can be selected when creating your character:

(Classic Tabby, Orange Spots, Black and White) (Spotted Tabby, Tabby Calico, Tortoiseshell)

Players are still able to submit their own cat models which can be customized however they want. (This feature is currently free but will be a donation item after full release.)

The player's held item is now also shown in their mouth (excluding the claws and menu item).

Accessories

Accessories will now show up on your cat and be visible to other players. Up to 3 Pelt and 3 Hat accessories can be worn at once.

Feel free to make suggestions for accessories if you have any ideas! :)

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Update - Custom Cat Textures

The server now supports Custom Entity Models for cats. These do not replace existing textures. Players are able to submit their own custom skins to be added to the server resource pack. Custom textures are only visible if you have Optifine or the Entity Model Features mod. Players without Optifine will just see a vanilla cat texture.

I've modified the cat model so it has an overlay layer like player models do. It can be used to make them look fluffy or give them accessories. Also, for now, all players have access to the 3 example textures so you can try it out on the server!

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Writer Applications

I am looking for people to help write quests and story-lines for the Shifting Stars RP. Shifting Stars is a Warrior Cats based Minecraft RPG server. For quests, we use the plugin BetonQuest. Shifting Stars has the main four Clans from the books (ShadowClan, RiverClan, ThunderClan, and WindClan) on completely new territories, other than that there is currently no set lore.

If this sounds interesting to you, join the Discord to apply (the form link is in #announcements)! Anyone is allowed to apply as long as you have a Discord and Minecraft (Java) account and are at least 13 years old. Applications close on January 1st, 11:59 pm PST

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is there a way for people using bedrock to join? I don't have Java edition and instead use bedrock but I'm really interested in this as I've made single person warrior cats roleplays on Minecraft before

Unfortunately it is Java edition only, sorry!

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hello! i saw in the description of the wind demo that "The server is in public testing for users 13+ only." and wondered if there were any applications for that process? thanks again!

Hi!

There is no application process, anyone can join as long as they are at least 13 years old.

You can join the Discord here: https://discord.gg/NTruvUnYyj Or the MC server IP is shiftingstars.mcserv.co (version 1.21.1)

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Shifting Stars - Weather & Seasons

Global weather conditions can affect your stats and movement. Weather changes have a chance to occur about every 20-30 minutes. The current weather is displayed at the top of the screen.

In addition to weather, there is a seasons system. Each season lasts 21 real-life days, or about 100 in-game days (which are 5 hours long). Seasons affect weather, herbs and prey spawn rates. Some herbs can only be found during specific times of the year.

During Leaf-Bare, prey numbers decrease dramatically. You will be able to preserve prey during this time, lowering its quality (so it fills less hunger), but preventing it from rotting.

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When it's raining, hygiene decreases faster and there's an increased chance of catching Whitecough or Greencough. Standing under cover will negate the negative effects of rain.

Rain also washes away scent trails over time, so storms can be advantageous if you're trying to cross Clan borders without getting caught.

It can start snowing in late Leaf-Fall all the way until early Newleaf. In the warm and hot temperatures, snow starts melting. After Newleaf day 7, all snow is automatically removed.

Snow can fall through leaves and covers any one block tall plants. Using your claws, you can dig up snow one layer at a time, and have a chance of getting a snowball which can be used for making potions (with a high enough Medicine ability) or just to throw at people.

During blizzards, snow will fall about twice as fast. Too much time spent outside during a blizzard will give you the Freezing condition, which may kill you if you're not careful. But you can warm up near light sources or by being surrounded by other cats.

When the temperature is Cold or Freezing, energy decreases faster, while in Warm and Hot temperatures, thirst decreases faster. Average temperature has no effect.

Burning is a temperature which only occurs during droughts, a weather event which has a small chance of happening in Greenleaf. During droughts, thirst decreases extremely fast, and staying outside too long can give you the Heat Exhaustion condition. You can cool down by staying inside dens or in water, or by using Soaked Moss.

Wind can push living entities and items around. In extreme winds, it can become incredibly difficult to move. The direction of wind only affects where entities are pushed, it otherwise has no effect. (For clarification, the direction displayed in the HUD refers to which way the wind pushes you.)

In Strong or Extreme wind, players and mobs get pushed. Standing behind blocks, being underground, inside buildings, or under large trees can prevent the wind from hitting you, so you won't get be affected (this effect only applies to Players to prevent lag).

Item weight is taken into account such that heavier items (or stacks of items) will move slower than lighter items.

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Shifting Stars - Health Mechanics

On top of Minecraft's base health and hunger, Shifting Stars has 3 extra stats to keep track of: Thirst, Energy, and Hygiene.

Stats are shown either above the hunger bar or on the scoreboard on the right side of the screen. Which display is used can be configured in settings.

All 3 are a number out of 20, just like hunger, they will decrease over time.

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Thirst

Thirst is increased by right clicking water, or using certain items such as Soaked Moss.

Thirst decreases faster in hotter weather. You can negate this by staying inside or under blocks.

If your thirst reaches 0, you will start taking damage until you die.

Energy

Energy decreases faster in colder weather unless you're near a light source (torches, fire, etc.) or while swimming (unless you're Riverclan level 6).

You can sleep to increase your energy by right clicking on a Nest (beds). Nests come in different colors which mean different things:

Green: Clean, sets energy to full

Brown: Dirty, reduces Hygiene, deals 2 damage. Right click with Dry Moss to clean

Gray: Infested nest, spreads ticks.

Lime: Healing nest. Sets energy to full, cures bleeding and infection condition.

Magenta: House cat bed. Sets energy to full, never gets dirty or infested

When you sleep, you are teleported to a random Dream World. In dreams you can run around and explore as usual, but cannot use items or interact with anything. If you die in a dream, you wake up and don't lose any items. To leave the dream, you use "/wake"

If your energy hits 0, you pass out and lose about half your items.

Hygiene

Hygiene goes down faster while it's raining, and very fast if there's a storm.

Having less than 7 hygiene (3.5 stars) increases your chances of getting Whitecough or Greencough. At 0, you get ticks.

You can increase your hygiene by grooming yourself. To do so, use the Swap Item keybind while holding your claws, then hold Right Click.

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I finally finished all the prey item textures!

(From left to right) Frog, toad, lizard, carp, trout, minnow

rabbit, weasel, mouse, pheasant, squirrel, sparrow, rat

Plus the server has an actual icon now lmao

It's temporary and low effort, but it's a lot better than the previous icon (which was just a random screenshot of the in-progress map from like 3 years ago).

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Shifting Stars - Abilities

All characters have access to abilities (other than kits, who are too young). Each ability type has 36 levels, and every 4th level unlocks a unique perk. Everyone starts out with 0 levels total.

There is no limit to how many levels you can have in each ability, but they must be bought with EXP. The more abilities you have, the more expensive they are to unlock. EXP is gained from hunting, fighting, marking borders, completing quests, etc.

There are five main abilities: Strength, Agility, Vitality, Awareness, and Medicine.

Strength

Strength represents your character's physical power. Strong warriors are very respected in the Clans as they use their skill to defend their Clan from predators and in battle. Some cats who focus on strength instead enjoy exploring beyond the Clan territories in order to fight powerful creatures.

Cats with high strength deal more damage and are more likely to wound their enemies. They also tend to be larger than other cats.

Agility

Agility represents your character's speed and reflexes. Agile cats are swift and graceful. Higher agility makes it easier to chase and hunt down prey, so it's a useful skill for any wild cat to have. In battle, a warrior will be better at dodging attacks from their enemies.

Cats with high agility move faster and take less fall damage. The 4th level of Agility grants you the leap skill, which allows you to jump farther.

Vitality

Vitality represents your character's resilience and overall healthiness. Cats with higher vitality will last longer in battles since they have higher health. They're also helpful in raids since they can hold lots of items without being slowed down.

Cats with high vitality can withstand more damage than others, heal from wounds and sickness without needing herbs, and carry more items.

Awareness

Awareness represents your character's intelligence and perception. Cats with a higher awareness level are likely very creative and clever. These cats may make good deputies or medics due to their ability to strategize and adapt to new situations.

Cats with high awareness can craft new items and are better at tracking down prey. The 1st level of Awareness allows you to view scent trails that can be followed to find mobs or other players.

Medicine

Medicine represents your character's herbal knowledge and healing skills. Any cat can learn how to heal, regardless of rank, but, as with any skill, it takes dedication. Healing is an honorable skill for any cat to have, especially in the wild where sickness and injury are common. Some also believe their skill makes it easier to commune with spirits.

Cats with high medicine skill are good at locating and using herbs to cure others' ailments. Medicine also unlocks the ability to revive downed players during raid or battle events.

Clan Abilities

Each Clan (and Outsider rank) has their own line of abilities. However, unlike the main 5 abilities, Clan abilities only have 8 levels instead of 36, and cannot be bought with levels. Instead, they can only be upgraded by completing specific quests.

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ok I haven't forgotten about this blog, I promise T_T I have gotten back into coding again recently so I will be actually posting soon ^_^

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Shifting Stars Intro Post

Shifting Stars is a Warrior Cats based Minecraft Java Edition RPG server. I've been working on it for about a year now as the sole developer. It still is pretty far from finished, but I figure it might be fun to post about it here.

Features such things as thirst and energy mechanics, a leveling system, diseases/conditions, custom mobs, weather and seasons, and so much more!

I'll be posting about every feature individually over time. I'll be posting about stuff that's already been finished for awhile, but I'll also post the new updates as I finish them.

Also none of this stuff uses client-side mods so you won't have to download anything extra in order to join.

You can join the Discord here: https://discord.gg/NTruvUnYyj Or the MC server IP: shiftingstars.playwn.co (version 1.21.1) Please only join if you are at least 13 years old.

Feel free to send me asks! I love to talk about this project :)