Mod Deep Dives - Episode 16 - Create: Part I - The Power of Create
0:00 Intro
5:56 Materials
9:46 Intro to Power Sources
10:35 Water Wheels
14:29 Windmills
16:03 Steam Engines
22:15 Hand Crank
23:02 Power Networks
28:57 Power Transfer and Control
30:02 Cogs for Fun and Profit
32:40 Speed Control
33:57 Gearboxes
37:39 Clutch
39:44 Gearshift
40:46 Sequenced Gearshift
42:23 Adjustable Chain Gearshift
44:09 Rotation Speed Controller
44:57 The Wrench
45:46 Engineer’s Goggles
46:54 Speedometer
47:18 Stressometer
If you are reading this, I finally did it. I tackled, or started to tackle one of the biggest and most complicated mods of all time… Create. This video, and the following videos in this mini-series are a labor of love for me. It is the Create mod that first got me snooping around modded Minecraft again and it is the Create mod that has gotten me firmly fixed within the world of modded Minecraft without even a glance backward at vanilla. So without further ado, let me take you on a little introductory journey through the wonderful world of Create… starting with power sources and networks.
A deep dive is probably closer to a tutorial video than a showcase video… but it has elements of both while not exactly being either. These are more like explanations of what is possible with each mod and are really intended to help you figure out what a mod does… or does not do… and whether it would be a good fit for your game.
I also want to point out that these videos will be directed from the point of view of PC users using a keyboard and mouse and otherwise running with default settings. If you running on a Mac or console, or use a gamepad on the PC some of the control options and elements will undoubtedly be different, but the functionality demonstrated should still be valid.
The mod can be found on CurseForge:
https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/create
I strongly encourage you to go download the mod and try it for yourself. If you like it, please reach out to the mod owner and let them know. It is always good for mod authors to hear that all their efforts are appreciated and enjoyed and used. It keeps them going and of course, that means more great mods to choose from in the future.
In the introduction, I talked about the official trailer of the Create mod where they take five minutes to create a cake in the most extravagant way possible. This is the link to that video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR8W-f9YhYA
Ever since I watched The Sting as a child, I have loved Ragtime music. However, I am not a musician, composer, or even a particularly knowledgeable fan of music. I enjoy what I enjoy and that includes many different genres of music. However, Ragtime is the soundtrack for the era I am simulating and this may the first time that modern listeners may be exposed to it. So I am including a general Ragtime link.
Bowery Buck (1899) Thomas Million John Turpin – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Buster Rag (1915) Bessie M Powell – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Cherry Leaf Rag (1909) El Cota – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Cotton Bolls (1901) Charles H Hunter – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Dingy Slowdown (1900) George Robert Hoffman – Nesrality – Pixabay
Echoes From the Snowball Club (1898) Harry P. Guy – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Entertainer (1902) Scott Joplin – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Fiddlesticks Rag (1912) Al B Coney – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Ham And (1908) Arthur Owen Marshall – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Jazz Me Blues (1921) Tom Delaney – E’s Jammy Jams – YouTube
Modesty Rag (1920) James Sylvester Scott – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Peach (1908) Arthur Owen Marshall – Ragnar Hellspong – RagsRag
Ragged Terry (1913) Margaret Agnew White – Nesrality – Pixabay
Reindeer Rag (1915) Joseph Francis Lamb – Nesrality – Pixabay
Searchlight Rag (1907) Scott Joplin – Nesrality – Pixabay
Additional music was obtained from RagsRag.com, a site run by Ragnar Hellspong of Krusenberg, Sweden. He has spent considerable time collecting Ragtime resources and has graciously made them freely available on his site. Please take a look.