Block Helper

A direct WAILA port for old versions of Minecraft, with almost the same API and many, many additional fixes!

Download

Download on CurseForge

Download on Modrinth (More versions are available here)

Fixers

Some Minecraft versions have bugs. That's normal. In order to fix some of them, you can install the following fixers:

Old source code

This repository hosts the source code for BlockHelper versions 2.x and onwards.
The source code for older versions (0.x and 1.x), has moved here.

Installation

Forge (all versions) / ModLoaderMP (≤ 1.2.3)

Client

Just drop the mod into the mods folder. Done! :)

Server

If you are running a server on MC 1.3.x or newer, just copy the Block Helper jar file into the mods folder.

On older versions, you need to download the dedicated server build of the mod. It can be found under "Additional files" both on Modrinth and CurseForge.
In MC b1.5_02 and older, you need to copy all the files from this jar into the server jar.
In all newer versions, it is sufficient to just copy the jar file into the mods folder.

MCPC+/Cauldron/Bukkit

If you are running a server on MC 1.3.x or newer, just copy the Block Helper jar file into the mods folder.

On older versions, you need to download the dedicated Bukkit/MCPC+ build of the mod. It can be found under "Additional files" both on Modrinth and CurseForge.
In MC b1.7.3 and older, you need to copy all the files from this jar into the Bukkit jar.
In all newer versions, it is sufficient to just copy the jar file into the mods folder.

Fabric

Drop the mod into the mods folder and install Apron or BetaLoader (for b1.7.3) or Fabricated Forge (for 1.3.2+).

Features

Mod Compatibility

Next to Vanilla blocks, integration modules for the following mods are in place (list updated only irregularly!):

Advanced Machines
Advanced Solar Panels
Applied Energistics 1
Barrels
BuildCraft 2 and 3
ChickenChunks
Ender Storage
Equivalent Exchange 1, 2 and 3
Factorization
Falling Meteors
Flora & Soma / Natura
Forestry
Forge Multipart
GregTech
IC²
Immibis's Microblocks
IndustrialCraft
InfiCraft
NEI
Pam's Mods
Project Zulu
Railcraft
Red Power
Thaumcraft
Thermal Expansion
Total Panels
Twilight Forest

Some of these mods still host downloads to this day. If you cannot find downloads for some of these, chances are that they are still downloadable via MCModArchive.

API

Block Helper features WAILA's API (with minimal changes) from version 2.x onwards. Since there are many resources online on how to use the API, I will keep this as simple as possible here and just list a few "good" examples:

Just try to follow these examples and you will succeed. To safely register your plugin, use the code snippet from the JavaDoc of the mod_BlockHelper#registerPlugin function.

Other features

Yes, Block Helper has a few additional features and integrations you probably have not seen before :)
On the Modrinth and CurseForge page, there are a few images of most of these features in action!
Please note that not every feature is available for every Minecraft version due to modding limitations.

NEI/AMI/HMI integration

Two new keybinds (default: NUM3 and NUM4), which show all the recipes for or using the block currently looked at
Show the mod an item is from in the item's tooltip [this also works without NEI/AMI/HMI in Apron]
Another keybind specific for NEI (default: I), which shows all the applicable enchantments for the currently highlighted item in the inventory

World Overlays

Just like NEI in MC 1.4.7 and onwards, Block Helper features a light level overlay and chunk border overlay. The default keybinds for these are F7 and F9, respectively.