StormCraft - A Minecraft Mod/Server

[+Halleck]

So I was working on a Minecraft mod for a while that was supposed to re-create the world of Stormlight Archive.

I have not had any time to work on it recently so I have officially put the full mod project on hiatus.

But I wanted to at least post this, I'm proud of what we were able to accomplish and I'd like more people to be able to see it. Previously, these progress updates were only accessible on the Discord server for our minecraft world.

The minecraft server is still going BTW, we have a map of Urithiru, the shattered plains, and Roshar world map. We have a resource pack with our rockbud models (see below.) Some other people are working on other methods to create a unique experience without having to have a full mod, such as server plugins and data packs, to implement things like surgebinding mechanics. If you are interested, feel free to drop by, details are in our Discord server linked above.

I might come back to this project at some point but probably not unless I can get a bit more help on it. I was just kinda getting burned out being the only programmer, it was hard to find artists willing to volunteer work on the project consistently, and there didn't seem to be that much interest from the community on this project.

Edit: As of 7/31/23 we have unfortunately had to shut down the vanilla Minecraft server as well due to a long bout of inactivity and not being financially sustainable. I have been working on migrating some of our assets (with the artist's permission) to The Cosmere Suite mod project.

That said, here's what we were able to get done for the mod project so far:

Spheres that recharge during storms, discharge when the weather is clear, and can be used to power lamps:

A cryptic NPC that you can talk to:

Various Rosharan plants - in the mod they have a retraction animation, in the resource pack it's a static model.

Vinebuds:

Lavis polyp:

Rockbud variant:

Prickletac:

A skyeel:

Concept art of a Chasmfiend by ZackaryTheQuackary:

All the modeling and texturing work for the custom models was done by AlahrranHonor with the exception of the cryptic, which was done by me. I also made the animations for the skyeel.

I was also working on porting a particle system library to the minecraft version we're using, so I made some sketches of particle systems to represent different types of spren:

Gloryspren:

Windspren:

Lifespren:

Passionspren:

Angerspren (sprite art by ZackaryTheQuackary):

Painspren (sprite art by ZackaryTheQuackary):

Edited December 21, 2024 by Halleck
more info on officially shutting down the project, and migrating assets to Cosmere Suite

[Kingsdaughter613 she/her]

Very cool! I think you did an awesome job!

[+Halleck]

Thanks! I would like to come back to this someday. I really want to experience wandering through roshar with a world packed full of spren, flora, and fauna. If anyone here does 3D modeling or texture art and is interested in working on this project please let me know. I am taking a break from it right now but I'd be down to resume at some point if I can find a few other people who are dedicated to keep pushing it forward.

[Argus the Awful he/him]

On 2/18/2021 at 5:04 PM, Halleck said:

Thanks! I would like to come back to this someday. I really want to experience wandering through roshar with a world packed full of spren, flora, and fauna. If anyone here does 3D modeling or texture art and is interested in working on this project please let me know. I am taking a break from it right now but I'd be down to resume at some point if I can find a few other people who are dedicated to keep pushing it forward.

Wow. Amazing stormlight graphics!

[Regent she/her]

THIS IS IMPRESSIVE WTHH

[Thaidakar the Ghostblood he/him]

How can I get your mod?

[popepeggy]

I really love the mod you've created.

[ClintonChavez]

If anyone here does 3D modeling or texture art and is interested in working on this project please let me know.

[Wayne's Unlucky Hat he/him]

This is awesome I might try learning 3d modeling just to work on this!

[Primeival Chaos he/him]

On 3/8/2022 at 9:02 AM, SandersonFan123 said:

This is awesome I might try learning 3d modeling just to work on this!

lol same

[UlaTreasure]

That's very wonderful

[NerdyAarakocra They/Them]

I'd be happy to help with this mod. I am bad at 3D modeling, but I'll see what I can do. It looks really cool!

[+Halleck]

Thanks for the kind words. The mod project is basically dead but we are continuing development (slowly) using vanilla-compatible server plugins. I've been able to get some of the entities shown above implemented as armorstand models and you can see them in action on our server.

I'm not checking this thread much so if you are interested in checking out what we have or helping out on the project, please join our Discord server.

[MrMarksman108]

you did a good job on the spren 

i like it a lot  

[+Halleck]

I just wanted to post an update here. As of 7/31/23 we have unfortunately had to shut down the vanilla Minecraft server as well due to a long bout of inactivity and not being financially sustainable. I have been working on migrating some of our assets (with the artists' permission) to The Cosmere Suite mod project. I would look to that project for a similar experience as it is currently under active development. The StormCraft discord still exists but is pretty inactive now as well, Cosmere Suite has their own discord server here.

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

This is really freaking awesome.

[Keke They/he]

This. Looks. So. Storming. Epic. This is so cool! You did AWESOME!

[Scars of Hathsin he/him]

The mods are awesome, by the way, highly recommend it

[Obeythelaw7 Him/He]

looks great!

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

On 2/18/2021 at 1:36 PM, Halleck said:

So I was working on a Minecraft mod for a while that was supposed to re-create the world of Stormlight Archive.

I have not had any time to work on it recently so I have officially put the full mod project on hiatus.

But I wanted to at least post this, I'm proud of what we were able to accomplish and I'd like more people to be able to see it. Previously, these progress updates were only accessible on the Discord server for our minecraft world.

The minecraft server is still going BTW, we have a map of Urithiru, the shattered plains, and Roshar world map. We have a resource pack with our rockbud models (see below.) Some other people are working on other methods to create a unique experience without having to have a full mod, such as server plugins and data packs, to implement things like surgebinding mechanics. If you are interested, feel free to drop by, details are in our Discord server linked above.

I might come back to this project at some point but probably not unless I can get a bit more help on it. I was just kinda getting burned out being the only programmer, it was hard to find artists willing to volunteer work on the project consistently, and there didn't seem to be that much interest from the community on this project.

Edit: As of 7/31/23 we have unfortunately had to shut down the vanilla Minecraft server as well due to a long bout of inactivity and not being financially sustainable. I have been working on migrating some of our assets (with the artist's permission) to The Cosmere Suite mod project.

That said, here's what we were able to get done for the mod project so far:

Spheres that recharge during storms, discharge when the weather is clear, and can be used to power lamps:

A cryptic NPC that you can talk to:

Various Rosharan plants - in the mod they have a retraction animation, in the resource pack it's a static model.

Vinebuds:

Lavis polyp:

Rockbud variant:

Prickletac:

A skyeel:

Concept art of a Chasmfiend by ZackaryTheQuackary:

All the modeling and texturing work for the custom models was done by AlahrranHonor with the exception of the cryptic, which was done by me. I also made the animations for the skyeel.

I was also working on porting a particle system library to the minecraft version we're using, so I made some sketches of particle systems to represent different types of spren:

Gloryspren:

Windspren:

Lifespren:

Passionspren:

Angerspren (sprite art by ZackaryTheQuackary):

Painspren (sprite art by ZackaryTheQuackary):

THIS IS SO COOL

HOW HAVE I NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS BEFORE

[Riino He/Him]

On 6/17/2025 at 7:22 AM, CoderDrag0n8 said:

THIS IS SO COOL

HOW HAVE I NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS BEFORE

I, like you, was ecstatic, until I realised it had been discontinued

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

1 hour ago, Riino said:

I, like you, was ecstatic, until I realised it had been discontinued

Yeah

literally my reaction