CAUTION: Upgrading existing worlds to 1.0.7 may cause issues with the Starter Structure generation of that world! This is due to the extreme overhaul of the generation system between beta versions and will likely affect 1.0.6 worlds more severely than worlds generated in versions prior.

Beta 1.0.7 is SERVER-ONLY

Do you or your server like to have a building at your world spawn point to protect or help out new players to the world or those that may die without setting their spawn? Spawn Structures endeavors to streamline this process, generating a custom structure at your world spawn, complete with a lectern, 2 chests with Lootr compatible loot tables - comprised of a Starter Gear chest and a Guides & Catalogs chest, along with a bed available to those that happen to respawn during the night... Spawn Structures brings convenience to your front door!

Spawn Structure

^ original Starter Structure, shaded by Complimentary: Reimagined

Current Features:

1x Starter Structure
Starter Gear chest (Lootr compatible)
Guides & Catalogs chest (Lootr compatible)
Lectern with Book & Quill - Designed to be a "Welcome Guide". Please edit as you see fit.
World Spawn location configured to be INSIDE the Starter Structure
Highly configurable World Spawn location via the Config file

Configuration Options:

Set World Spawn - Set whether the default world spawn should be at specific coordinates
Specify World Spawn Location - Specify where the center of the Starter Structure should be [X,Z] (Only takes effect if "Set World Spawn" is set to true
Set Spawn Biome - Specify which biome the Starter Structure will spawn in. This option takes priority over "Set World Spawn", but will begin searching for the appropriate biome from the specified coordinates if "Set World Spawn" is set to true
Ignore GameRule: Generate Structures - Allows the Starter Structure to generate, even if the world option "Generate Structures" is set to false
Ignore GameRule: Spawn Radius - Determines whether the Spawn Radius should be calculated from the original Minecraft spawn radius or the spawn radius set in the Config file
Spawn Radius - Set the spawn radius for the world [Range: 0-4] (Only takes effect if "Ignore GameRule: Spawn Radius" is set to true
Spawn Orientation - Sets the direction with which each Player will be facing when they spawn at the World Spawn. "Structure_Locked" will face toward the direction of the Starter Structure's main door, specified internally.
Starter Structure - Specifies which Starter Structure(s) should spawn when generating a new world.

Current Guides & Catalogs:

Sorted as: (A-Z by Mod Name)

Handbook (AdventureZ)
Book of Lore (Aether)
Animal Dictionary (Alex's Mobs)
The End for Dummies (BetterEnd)
Lexica Botania (Botania)
Bird Encyclopedia (Exotic Birds)
Bestiary (Ice & Fire)
Mythical Mounts (Mythical Mounts)
Runic Grimoire (Simply Swords)
Twilight's Flavour & Delight Guide (Twilight Delight)

Current Roadmap:

Beta 1.0.8
- Implement more new Starter Structures
- Fix the issue mentioned in Beta 1.0.7
- Add a config option to enable Excluding specific Starter Structures from the "Biome Dependent" and "Randomized" options for "Starter Structure"
- Fix whatever is causing this mod to be Server-Only when used on a server (Clients with this installed will fail to join a server correctly)
Release 1.1.0
- Secret additions
- Forge Release 1.1.0
- Fabric Release 1.0.0

Planned Features:

Better structure generation integration with the world
More structures to choose from as the Starter Structure
Biome dependant Starter Structures
Further integration with guidebooks and catalogs from other mods
Config to accompany the future planned features
Potentially a map room underneath the spawn structure, so that new players can see where other players' bases and such are?
Ability to add your own structure file to be generated

Of course, I am open to other ideas and suggestions, so do feel free to let me know in the comments!

FAQ:

Q: Can you backport to 1.XX.X?

A: Potentially... currently no backports are planned, however, if demand is high and I have some spare time, I will be happy to look into it.

Q: Fabric version when?

A: Soon! It's in the works, I just have some kinks to iron out first before I'm ready to release its beta version. Ideally, I would like to have the Forge version at its first Release version before rewriting the Fabric version.

Q: Can this mod spawn in my own structure file?

A: Not yet. However, this is a planned feature and will be implemented sometime after the initial Release version.

Q: The guidebook I want isn't in the Guides & Catalogs chest!

A: Let me know! If you want a guidebook added to the Guides & Catalogs chest, please let me know either in the comments or in the Issues section, so that I can add it in the next release.

Please keep in mind this mod is currently in BETA, as there could be unforeseen bugs and I'm not currently 100% happy with the structure generation integration with the rest of the world. I am working on it however and hope to be in full release soon.

I hope you all enjoy the mod as much as I do! :D