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I am currently in the process of planning a new version of AeroGen for Bukkit 1.7.10 and higher if they ever update. Here are some problems I need to solve:

First and most importantly, Bukkit is dead, I am only posting here because people knew this existed. I am looking for a new modding platform.
Minecraft has added a load of new biomes and previous versions of AeroGen did not change the biome generator. This means I will need to either implement my own versions of all the new biomes, or I need to program my own biome generator.
Old island generation was very slow and caused some issues near the edges of chunks (trees getting chopped in half, lava spills)
I want to be Minecraft version independent. I will most likely be coding my own biome generator so I can add features when needed and I won't fall behind when Minecraft updates. The result, of course, being that AeroGen will not fall out of date.
Previously, all islands were a single biome, I'm considering making multi-biome islands.
I'd like to add generated structures, like npc villages, dungeons, bridges, floating temples, and a bunch of other cool stuff.
Generation is slow and CPU intense, so I'd like to make multi-threading available.
Finally, I liked my old generator, but the islands were all very similar. I want to add more variety.

I know it has been almost 3 years since I update AeroGen, so the fact that I'm back and considering it again is kind of significant. No promises, as I'm a college student with plenty of other draws on my time, but I do want to have floating islands again. (Last updated: December 9th, 2015)

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Posted Apr 29, 2012
@C0nsoleMC

Your motivation will haunt me. I'll be done ASAP.

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Posted Apr 29, 2012
I'm really close to finishing this mod, and believe me, I really want it done! I want to go program something else! Anyway, here is a screenshot of a new optional feature. These rivers can appear at sea level if you wish.
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Posted Apr 25, 2012
I understand you are working hard, but please hurry! My whole map has been griefed and I am waiting on this plugin so I can switch to a new map!

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Posted Apr 21, 2012
Thanks for the idea, Lakloplak, I'll add hollow mountains. I'm trying to change the generator to be more modular so I can easily add/remove/configure certain features of the generation.

Here is a complete install/usage guide for people looking to use the mod on a new server:

Put the AeroGen.jar in your plugin folder. (Make sure it's actually named "AeroGen.jar"
Find and open bukkit.yml in the server's root folder (the one that contains the plugins folder)
At the bottom of the file add the following lines:
worlds: world: generator: AeroGen

Make sure that the "world" folder does not already exist
Run the server for the first time
It should work, enjoy.

Note: "AeroGen" is case sensitive. Also: "world" in the above config lines is the name of the world, change this as necessary.

For people using MultiVerse, make sure you type "AeroGen" (with a capital "G") or it won't work
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Posted Apr 21, 2012
so, u just install the plugin then delete/rename your world and restart your server? or...?

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Posted Apr 16, 2012
When will 1.2.5 release come? [EDIT] Sorry, didn't read other comments. Maybe some smaller islands to fill up empty spaces would be cool. Also Hollow mountains would be epic!

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Posted Apr 16, 2012
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Don't worry and take all the time you need :p
If people really want this, they'll wait for it :)

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Posted Apr 15, 2012
Good thing I said "May be done by" before "April 14th", I'm not finished, but what else is new with programming deadlines. I've been working nonstop this weekend to reduce memory usage and code a system of saving and loading idle schematics to a file on the hard drive. I ended up scraping schematics altogether and saving chunks. In other news, the generator for the schematics uses shorts instead of bytes now, so I can populate iron doors and signs. The engine reworks are carrying me into this week with the goal of being able to manipulate the data value of the generate chunks as well. That will require a block populator and a data array in the chunk class I wrote (the class that I put things into before minecraft requests a chunk). Well, I'm sure this little rant made no sense, but what you should take away from it is that I don't expect to finish before wednesday, and there will be some neat features when I'm done.

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Posted Apr 10, 2012
Ok, for anyone still having the "Cannot find plugin AeroGen" problem you need to edit the plugin.yml in the jar. Change the name of the plugin from AeroGenFix to AeroGen. Use winrar or 7z to open the jar if you didn't know how. Happy generating :)

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Posted Apr 10, 2012
Customizations complete! Fixed a bug that broke the nether. Added nether biome. Created a new ore generation system.

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Posted Apr 9, 2012
Well, I've been coding the update and I learned some new things. Minecraft, as of 1.2, supports a new chunk system in which chunks are 16x16x16 and stacked vertically to form the old concept of the word chunk. When one of these 16x16x16 chunks has nothing in it (its all air), it takes up no memory and renders instantly. What this means is AeroGen worlds will be seeing a nice performance boost as soon as I take advantage of the update because most of a floating world is air. The taller map setup will make the floating island maps look even cooler. As of tonight I have finished making a config.yml parser for all the biomes. Biomes are now fully customizable for AeroGen, which means I can easily add a nether biome and a jungle biome. Much work still to be done, but it's bed time. 4:50AM!

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Posted Apr 6, 2012
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NICE ! :D

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Posted Apr 5, 2012
<u>Good news to all who care!</u> I am planning on releasing an official update to keep up with 1.2.5 in which I will be adding the following:

Jungle Islands

Dungeons

Snow related bug fixes

Source code comments

Multi-threaded generation

Option to save idle schematics

In-game command to check memory usage

and a config file!

This may be done by April 14th!
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Posted Apr 4, 2012
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Good job, :D

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Posted Apr 4, 2012
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I thought I did though it's at the very bottom, one line after the main paragraph. Edit: got it to work finally.

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Posted Apr 4, 2012
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You forgot to add the generator in the bukkit.yml...

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Posted Apr 3, 2012
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Ok Tried deleting world folder. Everything in the properties file seems to be good. Are there any other files I need other than the jar? This is my bukkit.yml

This is the main configuration file for Bukkit.
As you can see, there's actually not that much to configure without any plugins.
For a reference for any variable inside this file, check out the bukkit wiki at
http://wiki.bukkit.org/Bukkit.yml

If you need help on this file, feel free to join us on irc or leave a message
on the forums asking for advice.

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settings: allow-end: true warn-on-overload: true spawn-radius: 16 permissions-file: permissions.yml update-folder: update ping-packet-limit: 100 use-exact-login-location: false plugin-profiling: false connection-throttle: 4000 ticks-per: animal-spawns: 400 monster-spawns: 1 auto-updater: enabled: true on-broken: - warn-console - warn-ops on-update: - warn-console - warn-ops preferred-channel: rb host: dl.bukkit.org suggest-channels: true database: username: bukkit isolation: SERIALIZABLE driver: org.sqlite.JDBC password: walrus url: jdbc:sqlite:{DIR}{NAME}.db

Worlds: world: generator: AeroGenFix
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Lol? Delete your world folder, check your server.properties file if the world is active, check bukkit.yml if you set the generator right... I guess that's all... I AM SURE it works as I tested it myself

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Posted Apr 3, 2012
When I start it up, it says the it is enabled, but it is a standard world, any advice?

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Posted Apr 3, 2012
Oh wow... works. It's amazing 0.o!

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