Ships
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If a standard boat isn't your style, opt for the integration with "Voyage Of The Seas" by EliteCreatures. Players will have their choice of the following vessels:
Frigate: 4 cannon seats, 1 captain set
Galleon: 2 cannon seats, 1 captain seat
Catamaran: 1 seat, 1 captain seat
Bigger isn't always better, as the increased size and power make you a larger target for enemies!
Frigate and Galleon class ships require one player to steer, while others tend to cannons. Since the Catamaran is cannonless, a default Fireball item is provided. If preferred, you may configure all ships to use Fireballs, or even remove the option entirely.
Voyage Of The Seas is available standalone or as a part of a bundle. At minimum, you will also need ModelEngine 4, MythicMobs Premium (for advanced maths), and MythicCrucible. We also highly recommend ItemsAdder (requires LoneLibs).
Once you have access to all required resources, perform the following steps:
Install and run ModelEngine, MythicMobs and MythicCrucible on server, if not present.
Unzip your Voyage Of The Seas download.
Copy contents of BBFiles folder to /plugins/ModelEngine/blueprints.
Copy contents of MythicMobs folder to /plugins/MythicMobs.
Extract contents of VOTSResourcePack.zip into /plugins/ModelEngine/resource pack.
Open /plugins/ModelEngine/config.yml and set Model-Generator.Create-Atlas: false.
Run /meg reload (or start server, if stopped) and wait until you see "Resource pack zipped."
On next startup, MythicMobs will automatically import the ModelEngine resource pack and bundle any existing mythic content into /plugins/MythicMobs/generation/resource_pack.zip.
If you took the Easy method and need to further merge the pack through ItemsAdder, make sure to set resource-pack.atlas_support: false in its config.yml file. For Oraxen, set Pack.generation.atlas.generate: false in its settings.yml file.
You must host the resource pack in order for players to use it. While online services exist for this, it may violate EliteCreatures' Terms of Service to distribute resource files. We recommend using ItemsAdder to self-host the pack locally on your machine, which you can read about here. Oraxen cannot self-host, but it's planned for their 2.0 version (keep an eye on this).
As of November 2024, it appears the Oraxen project has experienced an allegedly hostile change in management. We do not recommend or support Oraxen at this time. Nexo looks like a good alternative, but we haven't tested it yet.
Servers limit the maximum radius of chunks which players can load around them (usually 10) even if your client's Render Distance is set beyond that. While it's possible for servers to increase view-stance globally—up to 15—in their spigot.yml file, it may be preferable to do so only for worlds where Sea of Steves is enabled. For example:
Alternatively, consider using a plugin such as View Distance Tweaks to dynamically adjust these values as the server is running, based on how much player activity is happening per world.
Health bars for non-playable character ships in Voyage of the Seas are configurable within the NPCVOTSMobs.yml file of their pack. While the Frigate has a default range of 100 blocks, the Galleon is only 10. Simply change the VOTSNPCGalleon.BossBar.Range node to a value of your liking.
The deck consists of invisible blocks that move with the ship. If you find yourself falling overboard frequently, try crouching and/or staying closer to the center of the vessel.
If your players get kicked while standing on or steering ships, then you will likely have to set allow-flight: true in your server's server.properties file. You can still prevent players from flying by using reputable anti-cheat plugins.
Consider using a random teleport (RTP) plugin to spread players apart. The initial spawn point for new worlds is somewhat random, but with Isles of Alex there should always be an island present, so you could protect that area using a plugin like WorldGuard (via the vehicle-place: DENYflag). Note that server operators may override vehicle placement.
Despite a tutorial video on the Voyage Of The Seas resource page showing an ability change the default flag, this is only possible on ships included with the Battleship add-on. If you're seeking a pirate-themed experience, consider their Pirate Ships add-on.
Sea of Steves has no control over the appearance of the ships. If you see missing textures or want to modify them (such as removing "EC" text from the Galleon's sails), please reach out to EliteCreatures support.
Players can install shader packs for more realistic details like waves and refraction. We've taken a liking to Complementary Shaders - Unbound for their attractive water caustics and slightly better performance over BSL (in our limited testing). Only download Optifine from their official website, or use Iris & Sodium instead.