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Hi everyone, the Minecraft Sound Pack has been updated to Minecraft 1.17! Check it out here: 

Hey folks, I was made aware of an issue affecting Firefox users where icons in the text editor didn't load.

For some reason, when trying to update the editor's skin, any changes just refuse to load despite many attempts, so in the meantime I'll just switch back to the one from before, with a quick fix to invert the colors when dark mode is enabled.

Sorry for any inconvenience!

Hey folks! I've made a few changes to the theme, I'd also like to get your input about how I should re-implement a text size feature in the text editor. More details here! https://www.mineimatorforums.com/index.php?/topic/85213-welcome-to-the-new-mine-imator-forums/page/2/&tab=comments#comment-847790

Well then, that update went even better than I thought! Everyone likes the new design so far, and I'm super happy to see it! Seems like you lot are very excited about the dark theme as well, I hope you'll enjoy using it!

With that said, I've been made aware of a small issue where the theme only gets applied once the page is fully loaded, which may cause some some unpleasantness when browsing from page to page. I'll look into a way to solve that problem!

Hey folks,

Just posting this to let you know that we're about to deploy the new forum theme, which also comes with a few extra changes, so you might see some things changing a little unexpectedly as you browse the forums, don't be alarmed, we'll explain it soon!  

me: "alright let's take the new theme on a test drive"

me: *uploads the theme*

the forums:

As announced by David, IPBoard, the software used to run the forums, has been updated to the latest version.

Unfortunately, changes to the theming framework broke the Mine-imator Forums theme that has been with us for almost 6 years now, so I had to put something together to keep a bit of that spirit intact.

However, please keep in mind that this theme is temporary. Some of you might already know that I've been working on a brand new design as part of the big rebrand/UI overhaul that's currently under progress. I've shared a few bits here and there, but I'll be making a proper announcement detailing all the changes once that's ready.

If anything broke during the transition process, do let me know!

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Imagine beta-testing MI 1.3.0 only to make renders with hard shadows and baked lighting lmao couldn't be me, anyways:

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I have the funny number

Hey all!

Yesterday, I wrote an announcement regarding the surprise reveal of what was then going to be the new icon for Mine-imator going forward, and how the negative reception of it made me reconsider this design choice.

I took this opportunity to show you a different take on the icon, and judging by the overwhelmingly positive reactions, I think it's fair to say that we've got a winner on our hands! After a few minor tweaks and touch ups, I believe it's ready, waiting to be used once Mine-imator 1.3 launches.

But wait, what about Modelbench? Well, obviously I couldn't leave its icon untouched! After all, the goal of the rebrand is to unify both apps into one identity, so it's only natural to give it a fancy new icon as well! There was one challenge to overcome. What could we put in that colorful hexagon? Putting a bunch of cubes seemed like an obvious answer, but it just didn't look quite right... The Mine-imator icon had a 3D, Minecraft styled item inside that hexagon, so... Modelbench would have to follow that template, or else it just wouldn't work. But what kind of item should it be? What object is best suited to illustrate the modeling process?

What about a hammer? This was an idea from Nimi, that he had while we brainstormed. It could work, you can build stuff with one of those. The question was now, "what should it look like?". His proposal was a blacksmith's hammer, but I felt like it didn't fit the program's name too well. After all, it's called Modelbench, not Modelforge... (that would've been a neat name, though!) So, in the end, we settled on the good old claw hammer. And after a bit of quick rigging and tracing...

Here they are! The Mine-imator family now has its own set of icons! I hope you'll like it just as much as the one I've shown yesterday, and once again, please share any feedback you might have!

See you around!

Alright, I think it's best to just put all my thoughts in one place to make things clearer.

I didn't really expect that revealing the new icon in a joke post would cause such a reaction. I initially dismissed it because, to be honest, the icon is a low priority for me, as there's a lot of stuff that still needs to be worked on to get the upcoming update ready, which is also why I wasn't very open to feedback, as I would much prefer to focus on getting feedback about the UI. I realize that was the wrong approach to the issue, hence why I'm writing this.

Another reason is that the branding is a little different to how I planned it going forward. While currently, the icon and logo are sort of stuck together, I decided to separate it all out into three distinct bits: logo, icon, and mascots. I don't plan on changing that, they will remain separate.

What is going to change is the icon itself. A recurring bit of criticism about the logo is that it doesn't feel related to Minecraft anymore. When I designed it, I just focused on making it readable. I tried to make it belong with the rest of the branding using evocative colors and shapes, but in the end, it appears that it lost too much character and ended up less appealing. As we speak, I'm currently working on a first iteration for a new design, which will hopefully tie-in with the program and the game it's based on:

This new design is rather popular with the Mine-imator staff, and I hope it will be for the rest of you too. If there are any ideas or improvements you'd like to share, feel free to.

Lastly, I'd like to apologize for my unprofessional and rude attitude. The rocky launch of Modelbench made it clear that transparency was important when it came to wanting to change how people use your program, but I hadn't realized that the icon would've been part of that too. I'll be sure to learn from that mistake and I hope we can move forward and work together in this next big step in the history of Mine-imator.

Take care, y'all. 

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LET'S GOOOOOO

While I was working on the new theme, I figured that the text editor could do with some TLC...

nimi's asleep time to post some teaser