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Better Beacon Range

by Frogperson · on Modrinth

Expand vanilla beacons by dynamically adjusting the range depending on what blocks the pyramid is composed of. Tamed pets inside the range will also have…

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Mod loader

Minecraft version

⬇ Download for 1.20–1.20.4 · Paper⬇ Download for 1.20–1.20.1 · Bukkit⬇ Download for 1.20–1.20.1 · Purpur⬇ Download for 1.20–1.20.1 · Spigot
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Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.
No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.

Features

Notes

Commands and Permissions

Command Description Permission Default
/bbrReload Reloads the config file BetterBeaconRange.reload OP
/bbrGetRange Gets the range of the beacon you're looking at BetterBeaconRange.getRange everyone

Example beacons:

Full Iron Beacon Range (Using default config values)
Blocks per Level x Type Range x Level Multiplier = Level Range Total Range
3x3 = 9 x 0.2 x 3.0 = 5.4
33.3
5x5 = 25 x 0.2 x 2.0 = 10
7x7 = 49 x 0.2 x 1.0 = 9.8
9x9 = 81 x 0.2 x 0.5 = 8.1
Full Gold Beacon Range (Using default config values)
Blocks per Level x Type Range x Level Multiplier = Level Range Total Range
3x3 = 9 x 0.3 x 3.0 = 8.1
49.95
5x5 = 25 x 0.3 x 2.0 = 15
7x7 = 49 x 0.3 x 1.0 = 14.7
9x9 = 81 x 0.3 x 0.5 = 12.15
Full Emerald Beacon Range (Using default config values)
Blocks per Level x Type Range x Level Multiplier = Level Range Total Range
3x3 = 9 x 0.4 x 3.0 = 10.8
66.6
5x5 = 25 x 0.4 x 2.0 = 20
7x7 = 49 x 0.4 x 1.0 = 19.6
9x9 = 81 x 0.4 x 0.5 = 16.2
Full Diamond Beacon Range (Using default config values)
Blocks per Level x Type Range x Level Multiplier = Level Range Total Range
3x3 = 9 x 0.6 x 3.0 = 16.2
99.9
5x5 = 25 x 0.6 x 2.0 = 30
7x7 = 49 x 0.6 x 1.0 = 29.4
9x9 = 81 x 0.6 x 0.5 = 24.3
Full Netherite Beacon Range (Using default config values)
Blocks per Level x Type Range x Level Multiplier = Level Range Total Range
3x3 = 9 x 0.9 x 3.0 = 24.3
149.85
5x5 = 25 x 0.9 x 2.0 = 45
7x7 = 49 x 0.9 x 0.9 = 44.1
9x9 = 81 x 0.9 x 0.5 = 36.45
Mixed Beacon Range (Using default config values)
Blocks per Level x Type Range x Level Multiplier = Level Range Total Range
3x3 = 9 x 0.6 x 3.0 = 16.2
79.3
5x5 = 25 x 0.4 x 2.0 = 20
7x7 = 49 x 0.3 x 0.9 = 14.7
9x9 = 81 x 0.2 x 0.5 = 8.1

Config

# ----------------------------------------------- Entity Types ----------------------------------------------- #

# Note: these categories are not mutually exclusive, and may contain overlapping mobs.
# For example, enabling Animals will also include all Tamables, whether you have Tamables enabled or not!

# Apply beacon effects to tamables https://hub.spigotmc.org/javadocs/spigot/org/bukkit/entity/Tameable.html
ApplyEffectsToTamables: false

# Apply beacon effects to tamables, but ONLY IF TAMED
ApplyEffectsToPets: true

# Apply beacon effects to Villagers https://hub.spigotmc.org/javadocs/spigot/org/bukkit/entity/AbstractVillager.html
AppyEffectsToVillagers: false

# Apply beacon effects to WaterMobs https://hub.spigotmc.org/javadocs/spigot/org/bukkit/entity/WaterMob.html
AppyEffectsToWaterMobs: false

# Apply beacon effects to Animals https://hub.spigotmc.org/javadocs/spigot/org/bukkit/entity/Animals.html
ApplyEffectsToAnimals: false

# Apply beacon effects to Enemies https://hub.spigotmc.org/javadocs/spigot/org/bukkit/entity/Enemy.html
ApplyEffectsToEnemies: false

# Apply beacon effects to Raiders https://hub.spigotmc.org/javadocs/spigot/org/bukkit/entity/Raider.html
ApplyEffectsToRaiders: false

# Need finer control? Enable specific entities here https://jd.papermc.io/paper/1.20/org/bukkit/entity/EntityType.html
ApplyEffectsToSpecificEntities:
#  - ALLAY
#  - SHEEP


# ---------------------------------------------- Range Features ---------------------------------------------- #

# Blocks in the way of the bean that will not disable the beacon
# NOTE: THESE BLOCKS WILL STILL VISUALLY HIDE THE BEAM!
AllowedBeamBlocks:
  - TINTED_GLASS

# Enables the block type range and level multiplier features (set to false for vanilla range mechanics)
EnableBetterRangeFeatures: true

# Range multiplier per level
LevelOneMultiplier: 3.0
LevelTwoMultiplier: 2.0
LevelThreeMultiplier: 1.0
LevelFourMultiplier: 0.5

# Beacon base blocks and range added per type
# Blocks must be formatted in Spigot Material format: https://hub.spigotmc.org/javadocs/bukkit/org/bukkit/Material.html
# THIS DOES NOT ADD VALID BEACON_BASE_BLOCKS! This is to configure the range for beacon_base_blocks added via another method such as a datapack.
# Here's a datapack for copper: https://mc.voodoobeard.com/#copper_beacons
BeaconBlocks:
  #- <MATERIAL>: <Range>
  - COPPER_BLOCK: 0.1 # Requires extra datapack, see note above
  - EXPOSED_COPPER: 0.1 # Requires extra datapack, see note above
  - WEATHERED_COPPER: 0.1 # Requires extra datapack, see note above
  - OXIDIZED_COPPER: 0.1 # Requires extra datapack, see note above
  - CUT_COPPER: 0.1 # Requires extra datapack, see note above
  - EXPOSED_CUT_COPPER: 0.1 # Requires extra datapack, see note above
  - WEATHERED_CUT_COPPER: 0.1 # Requires extra datapack, see note above
  - OXIDIZED_CUT_COPPER: 0.1 # Requires extra datapack, see note above
  - WAXED_COPPER_BLOCK: 0.1 # Requires extra datapack, see note above
  - WAXED_EXPOSED_COPPER: 0.1 # Requires extra datapack, see note above
  - WAXED_WEATHERED_COPPER: 0.1 # Requires extra datapack, see note above
  - WAXED_OXIDIZED_COPPER: 0.1 # Requires extra datapack, see note above
  - WAXED_CUT_COPPER: 0.1 # Requires extra datapack, see note above
  - WAXED_EXPOSED_CUT_COPPER: 0.1 # Requires extra datapack, see note above
  - WAXED_WEATHERED_CUT_COPPER: 0.1 # Requires extra datapack, see note above
  - WAXED_OXIDIZED_CUT_COPPER: 0.1 # Requires extra datapack, see note above
  - IRON_BLOCK: 0.2
  - GOLD_BLOCK: 0.3
  - EMERALD_BLOCK: 0.4
  - DIAMOND_BLOCK: 0.6
  - NETHERITE_BLOCK: 0.9
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