Create: Bells & Whistles is a modification developed for the Minecraft environment, serving as an add-on for the Create ecosystem. The official project author is listed as a0ax, while the mod itself was created by Alexander Weimer. Based on its official directory tags, this project is classified within the Building & Decoration and Utility & Quality of Life categories. The project aims to provide additions and adornments tailored for the modern Create engineer.
By focusing on the player experience, Create: Bells & Whistles introduces a selection of new decorative and utility features. Here's the thing, these elements supply immersive detailing for various builds within the Create ecosystem. The primary additions in this modification encompass train pilots, grab bar blocks, bogie step blocks, and station platform blocks, offering new structural components.
Train Pilots and Cosmetic Blocks
To expand the visual options available, the mod incorporates train pilot blocks in an extensive array of materials. Builders can implement standard metal train pilots. They can also use train pilots constructed from andesite alloy, brass, and copper. In addition to these metallic forms, the modification features polished stone variants. The available polished options include crimsite, veridium, asurine, ochrum, and limestone train pilots.
Grab Bars and Bogie Steps
For additional utility, the add-on introduces grab bar blocks. These specific blocks are designed to behave like ladders, and they're configured to work on trains. Players can obtain grab bars in andesite, brass, and copper. The blocks can be crafted normally or made using a stonecutter.
Bogie step blocks provide another utility option within the mod. Like the grab bars, bogie step blocks also behave like ladders, work on trains, and are available in andesite, brass, and copper. And bogie step blocks can be crafted or made in a stonecutter. A distinct characteristic of bogie step blocks is that they extend one block below where they're placed.
Station Platforms
Beyond the train-specific components, the project also adds a station platform block. This serves as an additional building element for players expanding their infrastructure.
Requirements and Mod Loaders
When installing Create: Bells & Whistles, the modification is required on the client side. It's also required on the server side. The add-on is compatible with multiple mod loaders, supporting Neoforge, Forge, Fabric, and Quilt environments. In terms of game version compatibility, the supported Minecraft releases are exactly 1.21.1, 1.20.1, 1.18.2, 1.20.2, and 1.20.
Community Contributions and Licensing
The project is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. So it features localized text, with the mod currently available in English, German, Swedish, and Korean. The Korean language translation was provided by AsseyGithub. A Mainland Chinese translation was contributed by avirtual777. And the project received asset fixes contributed by krashd. The codebase was also ported to Minecraft version 1.18.2 thanks to the efforts of Renard Futé.
