HELLOOOOOOOOOOO

this is another EPIC devlog of the best Minecraft mod in the world –

index.

and today…

I FINALLY DID IT.

the scary part is here.

the part where the mod actually starts doing something. >w<

WAIT… IT ACTUALLY WORKS???

YES!!!

after a lot of debugging, confusion, and staring at Minecraft code for way too long…

the core functionality of index is now working!

the mod can now:

• track chests — index can now find and keep track of the chests that are part of the system.
• search through chest contents — the mod can actually check what items are inside the tracked chests.
• show items above chests — when a chest contains an item you’re searching for, the item appears above it!
• particles!!! — added particles to make the chest indicators feel much more alive.

is it cool????

YESSSSS!!!

WHY IS THIS A BIG DEAL???

because before this, index was mostly just a collection of screens and UI.

the search screen worked.
the color picker worked.
the buttons existed.

but now…

the mod actually has a brain. :D

the UI is no longer just a pretty menu — it connects to actual Minecraft data and does something useful.

WHAT WAS THE HARD PART???

honestly…

a lot.

Minecraft modding is still very confusing sometimes TwT

getting the UI working was one thing, but connecting everything together was a completely different challenge.

figuring out how to:

• detect chests
• store their data
• check their contents
• render things above blocks
• make particles appear correctly

took a lot of experimenting.

but seeing a chest actually tell me “hey, I have the item you’re looking for” was 100% worth it.

WHAT NOW???

now that the core functionality exists, it’s time to make everything better.

things i want to work on next:

• improve chest coloring
• make the chest indicators prettier
• optimize the searching system
• add more polish to the UI
• maybe add some more QoL features and stuff i didnt think of
• fix all the bugs i probably created while making this lol

the hardest part is finally done.

now comes the fun part:

making index actually feel like a finished mod.

thank you for reading EXTREMELY cool person!!

see you in the next devlog >w<