Hi! So, I've always liked creating modpacks, so I created a mod for mainly modpack creators that helps them give the player who just created a new world to understand, for example, some basic keybinds, or just introduce the player to the overall modpack. It's a Fabric 1.20.1 client-side mod called Simple Instructions (Tbh I still didn't fully decide on a name yet.) Basically, it puts customizable tutorial plaques directly on the player's screen to guide them step by step. Right now, it prompts players for key presses, key holds, timed waits, or just click to dismiss actions. The main thing I wanted to solve was the setup pain, so it has a full in game visual editor. So, you don't have to restart the client to edit JSON files for example, you can just drag, or resize, and preview everything right there. You can also drop any PNG in the texture folder to change how the plaques look, size, color, etc. Then, because this is a work in progress, I'm also planning to add an event-based trigger system next. That way, a tutorial plaque could pop up only when a player actually picks up a specific item, looks at a certain something, or clicks a specific slot in a GUI.
I would really really appreciate any feedback. Would a mod like this actually be useful to modpack creators, or should I for example, add more stuff so it fits better? Let me know what you think! Thank you 🙂
by Pizzanyou