The Mandala and dimension travel in Gamemode 4D is made possible by a plugin created by MatrixTunnel with the help of SpiderRobotMan.

Details

When first joining the Gamemode 4D server, players will have a book titled "Dearest Audrey." In this book, the author explains to Audrey that he has discovered a "a new method of traveling that will take us far from home." The last page of the book is a mysterious note with the crafting recipe of the Mandala.

Crafting

The Mandala is crafted in a normal crafting table with 6 pieces of flint and any dye in the center.

<INSERT RECIPE>

Usage

The Mandala is used to travel across dimensions in Gamemode 4D. To use it, there are specific places that allow teleportation to specific dimensions. These teleport locations are called links. When players are at a Link Location, colored smoke particles will appear. A yellow message will appear in the action bar: "Right click to teleport". Sometimes there is more than one link available at a location. In that case, the player must click the particle with the correct corresponding color to teleport to the desired dimension.

Technical Information

Teleporting via the Mandala is 1:1 in the x and z directions. That means players will be teleported to the same coordinates when they cross dimensions. The Mandala will place players in a viable spot, adjusting the Y value of the teleport if needed. If the Mandala cannot find a viable spot, you will be teleported to a nearby area.

Discovering links can be done usually by going to extreme Y values. Once a player has discovered a link, the travel conditions change to be less extreme. e.g. when unlocking the link to Upper Caves, a player has to go to the very bottom of the Overworld at Y=40, but after that, they only need to go below Y=50.

Teleportation Limitations

The player will not be placed on top of blocks which can potentially damage them. The list of blacklisted blocks include:

  • Air
  • Buttons
  • Cactus
  • Fences
  • Fence gates
  • Fire
  • Ladders
  • Lava
  • Magma Blocks
  • Pressure plates
  • Signs
  • String
  • Torches
  • Trapdoors
  • Water

Dimensions

Below is a list of dimensions in the Gamemode 4D server.

Name Link Discovery Conditions Link Location 1 Link Location 2 Link Location 3 Particle Color
Landings (none) (none) (none) (none) (none)
Overworld Craft the Mandala Anywhere in

Landings

Above Y=200

in Upper Caves

Anywhere

in Aether

Yellowish

Green

Upper Caves Bottom of Overworld (Y=41) Below Y=50

in Overworld

Below Y=45

in Lush

Above Y=200

in Lower Caves

Gray
Lush Stand on wheat seeds in Upper Caves Anywhere in

Upper Caves

Anywhere in

Dark Forest

(none) Bright

Green

Dark Forest Throw a Zauber Orchid into a Zauber Cauldron in Lush Anywhere in Lush (none) (none) Bright

Purple

Lower Caves Bottom of Lower Caves (Y=5) Below Y=20 in

Upper Caves

Nether portal in

the Nether*

(none) Black
Nether Create a Nether Portal in Lower Caves Nether portal in

Lower Caves

(At lava level)*

(none) (none) (none)
Aether Top of Overworld (Y=250) Above Y=200

in Overworld

Anywhere on

the Moon

Above Y=160

in Mountains

Aqua
Mountains Bottom of Aether (Y=20) Below Y=30

in Aether

Anywhere in

Paths

(none) Dark

Red

Paths Mine 1562 blocks of stone in Mountains Anywhere in

Mountains

(none) (none) Yellowish

Green

Moon Above build limit of Aether (Y=270) Above Y=250

in Aether

Exit End Portal

in the End*

(none) Pinkish

Gray

End Find an End Portal on the Moon End Portal on

the Moon*

(none) (none) (none)

*Cannot be teleported via Mandala; uses vanilla portals

 
Tree map of dimensions showing connections between dimensions

History

Date Change
10 Nov 2017 Mandala is released on Gamemode 4D
12 Nov 2017 Bugfix to prevent dying when teleporting across dimensions