Minetales: HUD, Day Counter and Quality of Life for Survival Worlds

This sheet focuses on explaining in English what Minetales does, how its Day Counter works and what advantages it offers for survival worlds and multiplayer servers. For technical details, builds and full changelogs, check the official page on Modrinth.

🕒 Advanced Day Counter: Time That Tells a Story

🌐 Real multiplayer synchronization (server → clients)

On servers, the world day counter cannot be out of sync between players. Therefore, Minetales saves the counter state using SavedData on the server and syncs the data to clients.

• The server saves the world counter state with SavedData.
• When a player joins, the server automatically syncs the start day and world baseline.
• If you change the server day via command, it syncs to all connected players.
• The Server/World mode stays aligned for all players.

⌨️ Minetales Commands

The update adds commands designed for both players and server administrators/OPs.

• Public mod information:
  /minetales about – Shows the mod author in chat (translatable by language).
• Change server/world initial day (OP/Admin only):
  /minetales daycounter serverday <startDay> – Changes the world counter's "start day" and resets the baseline to the current day.

By design, the server/world day should only be changed by an admin/OP. Hence a dedicated command exists to keep everything consistent in multiplayer.

🎨 GRADIENT Block Outline and Visual Improvements

Minetales adds a new block outline style called GRADIENT that applies a real multicolor gradient per segment. The result is a much more eye-catching outline that fits well with shaders and modern texture packs.

• Outline with dynamic gradient per segment.
• Designed for creators who want a more distinctive look in their series.
• Compatible with environments where HUD and aesthetics are part of the content.

🧩 UI, Menus and Translations

The update also polishes the user experience within the configuration menus.

• Layout improvements to avoid text overlapping in configuration screens.
• The main Minetales menu now shows a translatable legend with Author: DelaRosaPlay.
• Translations added/updated for the new day counter options and author/command in:
• en_us
• es_es
• es_ar
• and other Spanish dialects already present in the project.

🖼️ Minetales Gallery

Some screenshot ideas you can show with Minetales active in your world:

✅ Quick Tips for Using Minetales

• Define from the start whether your series will use Server/World or Player mode for the Day Counter.
• Choose a start day that makes sense for the narrative (for example, day 100 if migrating an old world).
• Use the central message only for important day changes or key events in your story.
• Combine the GRADIENT block outline with light shaders to avoid sacrificing performance.