🌿 EyPipes - A Smoking Pipe Mod for Minecraft
📖 Overview
EyPipes is a comprehensive Minecraft mod that adds a complete smoking pipe experience with custom crops, drying mechanics, and beautiful visual effects. Grow your own herbs, dry them properly, craft various pipes, and enjoy relaxing smoke effects with unique benefits!
🌟 Main Features
🌾 Custom Crops
- Erbapipa: A 2-block tall tobacco-like crop with 8 growth stages
- Valeriana: A calming herb that provides relaxation effects
- Ginseng: An energizing herb that boosts your abilities
- Each crop has unique growth mechanics and harvest requirements
🏚️ Processing & Crafting
- Drying Racks: Dry your fresh herbs to prepare them for use
- Cutting Boards: Process dried herbs into cuttable forms
- Tobacco Jars: Store your processed herbs safely
- Herb Bundles: Combine herbs for enhanced effects
🚬 Beautiful Pipes
- 9 Unique Pipe Styles: From classic wooden to elegant meerschaum
- 3 Pipe Types: Bent, Briar, and Calabash variations
- Cigars: For those who prefer rolled tobacco
- Animated Smoking: Beautiful particle effects and animations
- Wearable Support: Equip pipes in head slots with Curios integration
✨ Visual Effects
- Realistic Smoke: Dynamic particle effects that follow player movement
- Growth Animations: Visual feedback when crops grow
- Custom Models: High-quality 3D models for all items and blocks
- Sound Effects: Immersive audio for smoking and crafting
🎮 Gameplay Mechanics
Growing Your Herbs
- Plant seeds on tilled soil like regular crops
- Wait for growth - crops grow through multiple stages
- Harvest mature crops for maximum yield
- Dry the harvest on drying racks (requires sunlight by default)
- Cut and process dried herbs on cutting boards
- Craft your pipe and enjoy!
Smoking Effects
- Erbapipa: Classic smoking experience with visual effects
- Valeriana: Provides calming effects (Slowness + Night Vision)
- Ginseng: Energizing effects (Speed + Haste boost)
- Duration: Effects last based on herb quality and type
Compatibility & Integration
- JEI/REI/EMI Support: View all recipes in your favorite recipe viewer
- Curios Integration: Wear pipes as accessories
- Compostable: All plant items can be composted
- Fortune Compatible: Use Fortune tools for better harvests
📦 Installation
Requirements
- Minecraft: 1.21.1
- NeoForge: 21.1.83 or newer
- Java: 21 or newer
- Optional: Curios API for wearable pipes
Installation Steps
- Download NeoForge for Minecraft 1.21.1
- Download EyPipes from the releases page
- Place the mod file in your
mods folder
- Launch Minecraft with the NeoForge profile
- Enjoy your new pipe experience!
⚙️ Configuration
EyPipes includes a comprehensive configuration system that lets you customize almost every aspect of the mod:
Key Configuration Options
- Crop Growth Rates: Adjust how fast plants grow
- Drying Times: Control how long herbs take to dry
- Drop Rates: Customize harvest yields and Fortune effects
- Performance Settings: Optimize for your system
- Visual Effects: Toggle particles and animations
- Integration Toggles: Enable/disable mod compatibility
Quick Configuration
- Edit
config/eypipes-config.json in any text editor
- Use
/eypipes reload in-game to apply changes without restarting
- All settings include helpful descriptions and valid value ranges
For detailed configuration help, see CONFIG_GUIDE.md
🔧 Development Status
🎯 Planned Features
- Reviewing all the textures
🤝 Contributing
We welcome contributions from the community! Here's how you can help:
Bug Reports
- Report issues on our GitHub repository
- Include your Minecraft version, mod version, and error logs
- Provide steps to reproduce the issue
Feature Suggestions
- Share your ideas for new pipes, herbs, or mechanics
- Explain how your suggestion would enhance the mod
- Consider balance and compatibility with other mods
Code Contributions
- Fork the repository and create a feature branch
- Follow the existing code style and patterns
- Test your changes thoroughly
- Submit a pull request with detailed description
📄 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
🙏 Credits & Thanks
- Frenk02 - Original mod author and lead developer
- NeoForge Team - For the excellent modding platform
- GeckoLib Team - For the animation library
- Curios Team - For the wearable items API
- Community Contributors - For bug reports, suggestions, and support
📞 Support & Community
Getting Help
- Documentation: Check CONFIG_GUIDE.md for configuration help
- GitHub Issues: Report bugs and request features
- Discord: Join our community server (link coming soon)
Links
🌿 Enjoy Your Pipes!
Thank you for trying EyPipes! We hope this mod adds a relaxing and enjoyable element to your Minecraft experience. Whether you're a casual player who enjoys the aesthetic appeal or a serious farmer looking to optimize your herb production, EyPipes has something for everyone.
Happy smoking, and may your harvests be plentiful! 🚬✨
