Project Zulu

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Project Zulu for Minecraft 1.7

1.7 Support is finally added via Project Zulu v1.2.8.0. Download Page.

Project Zulu is also now being distributed as a single jar - Compltete, Core, Blocks, Dungeon, and World no longer exist. The modules still exist internally and can be disabled in a new configuration file: ProjectZuluModules.cfg.

If desired, they can also be disabled by deleting the appropriate named .class files from the ProjectZulu jar file.

Block Module: delete ProjectZulu.jar\projectzulu\common\ProjectZulu_Blocks.class
Mobs Module: delete Delete ProjectZulu.jar\projectzulu\common\ProjectZulu_Mobs.class
Dungeon Module: delete ProjectZulu.jar\projectzulu\common\ProjectZulu_Dungeon.class
World Module: delete ProjectZulu.jar\projectzulu\common\ProjectZulu_World.class

This release should otherwise be identical to its 1.6 predecessor.

Project Zulu v1.1.5

Tombstones and DeathGamerule Integration

Tombstones absorb items dropped via the DeathGamerules. Experience orbs hover above tombstone when loot is present. Right-clicking with empty hand will loot all items that will fit in the players inventory.

Only items dropped via the Project Zulu drop 'Item or XP' gamerules will be "absorbed" in this way, others will fall to the ground as normal.

Structure Non-Trivial Trivial Overhaul

The structure system has been overhauled under the hood. How they generate has changed, but what they generate has not: they should all look the same with minor tweaks. The maze generator backing the Pyramid and labyrinth structure was smoothed out. The mazes are more likely to have turns in them than before.

Part of this overhaul is that the structure placer item will generate structures away from the direction the playing is facing such that their edge is on the block in front of the player. Sneaking while placing a structure will generate it centered on the players location. This is only translation, the structure itself does not turn to face the player.

Oasis

Oasis looks the most different, is now more square but generates level with the sand so is unnoticeable.

Cemetary

The Cemetary is more likely to generate a number of its buildings within it than before. Slightly more grass and diversification of tombstones.

Pyramid

Only first level shown, full pyramid obviously always generates

Pyramid contains a few subtle changs. Entrance is now pseudo randomly placed, though still favours one side. Stairs more elegantly generated into the structure.

Labyrinth

Labyrinth is the least changed. The staircase from the entrance is slightly longer I think.

Customizable Entity Attributes

The base entity attribute values are customizable for all entities via the MobControl config file. Customizeable attributes are max health, movespeed, followrange, knockbackresistance, and flight chance. In MC 1.6 the attribute system uses NBT to save the base values for each individual entity, so changes to the base attributes will only apply to new entities created after the change.

Localization Files

The Minecraft .lang file format is not followed for PZ localization. Each module has its own en_US.lang files to provide the english localization. That obviously only provides english but the functionality is there for other languages if desired (i.e. Danish - da_DK.lang, French - fr_FR.lang, Russian - ru_RU.lang). In theory end-users are able to also customize the language via resource packs.

Minor Notes

Project Zulu entities now use the Strength attribute for damage calculations.
Fix error in Project Zulu structure generation when determining valid locations.
Fix error with haunted armor render in mob spawners.
Fix splash potions only applying to EntityLiving as opposed to EntitLivingBAse (such as players).
Fix armadillo render.
Fix lizard spit render and collision detection.
Ostrich, as well as other entities, will no longer retaliate against creative players.
Ostrich default speed increased from 0.5f to 0.8f.

Project Zulu on 1.6

1.6 Support is finally added via Project Zulu v1.1.4.8. Download Page.

This is identical to v1.0.4.8 with the noteable exception that the ability to load custom sounds removed.This was due to the changes minecraft has made to resource packs. Workaround using resource packs is planned.

Project Zulu v0.6.3 Released

New module introduced Dungeon. Which will hold a finite number of adventure map focused items. The First edition is the Limited Mob Spawner, a Spawner with a GUI.

Limited Mob Spawner

Contained in Module: Dungeon

A Custom Mob Spawner functionally identical to the vanilla spawner with the obvious exception of having a GUI to control key properties. It can only be accessed when in Creative mode. It will also only function while in Creative.

Spawn Delay has an associated minimum and maximum which controls how long after a mob spawns that another mob will be spawned.

Activation Range controls how close a non-creative player must get to activate the mob spawner.

Max Nearby controls the maximum, of the current entity it is trying to spawn, can be nearby before it will try to spawn another one.

Max Spawn is a new property that controls the maximum number of creature will be spawned from the mob spawner before it will remove it self. Note that a value of 0 will spawn creatures indefinitely.

A mob spawner can be setup to cycle through several different creatures by inputting the creature full name and an associated weighted chance. The button marked by an ellipsis will toggle a scroll list containing displaying select able entities. The Option button will toggle the ability to select a sound to be played when the creature spawns.

Custom sounds can be loaded by placing .ogg files into the config/Project Zulu/CustomResources directory that is created on start-up.

Project Zulu v0.5.5/0.6.0 and Support for MC 1.4.6

Download here. Minor Changes. Finished rewriting a few more mobs: Finch, Mammoth, and Pelican. Additionally, structures can now be configured on a per Biome basis in an identical fashion to mobs through an addition config (titled: ProjectZuluStructureBiomeConfig.cfg).

PZv0.6.0 is identical to v0.5.5 with the exception that it is for MC 1.4.6

Changelog 0.5.5 / 0.6.0
+ Exposed additional Structure Gen Controls:
+-- min Distance can be set per structure. remember this is not a literal distance but an evaluation of the form chunk# % minDistance == 0
+-- Structure printing to log on genertion is disabled by default, can be turned on
+ Exposed Structure Biome Controls : See ProjectZuluStructureBiomeConfig.cfg for toggles
+ Rewriten: Finch, Mammoth, Pelican
+ Tamed Creatures do not despawn on peaceful

Project Zulu v0.5.3 Released

Download here. The biggest feature is the addition of the Centipede, a serpent like mob. Unlike the Sandworm, every piece of the Centipede is attackand will follow the head's path, allowing it to circle objects. This will be the base of all future Serpent-style mobs.

Centipede

Health / Armour: 30 / 2
Attack Strength: 4 / 5 / 6
Move Speed: 0.3 / 0.65 (x2)
Breeding Item: N/A

Drops: Meat Scraps
Description: Hostile. Collision-Attack Mob. Peaceful during day, hostile at night.
Spawns only at night.
Vanilla Spawns: Plains, ExtremeHills, Forest + Hills, Taiga, Swampland
ExtrabiomesXL: Birch Forest, Forested Hills, Forested Island, Green Hills, Redwood Forest, Lush Redwoods, Temperate Rainforest, Woodlands

Universal Flower Pot

The Universal Flower Pot is a Container Block styled after the vanilla entity. A single item can be placed in the pot and rendered. By default, this block replaces the vanilla flower pot. There is an option to disable that functionality in the configuration file. It currently cannot render blocks that have a custom render and Coloured blocks such as grass appear colourless. Blocks that use a tile entity will be rendered in their Item form.

Detailed Changelog 5.3

Major Features:

+ Centipede Mob, Health 30/2, 0.3/0.65(x2), Hostile at night

+ Universal Flower Pot, replaces default Flower Pot. Max stack size of 1. Config option to not replace default, can then be crafted by placing default into Crafting Grid.

Minor Additions:

+ Added Random Horse Spawn with serpeate Config Controls.

+ Distance Check for Structures, note that this adds a spacing between locations where structure spawning locations are possible. Spawn chances should be adjusted accordingly

+ Horses can now be manually triggered to jump by pressing the space key

Fixes:

+ Mummy is now Considered Undead, not a Spider

+ Added Haunted Armor Spawn Control to Config

+ Fixed a bug where Spike were not being placed with the appropriate MetaData

+ Minotaur and Haunted Armour now have appropriately colored spawn eggs.

+ Tweaked shouldAttackForFavorite for applicable Entities

- Doubled Time on average it should take for Creature to become hositle if holding favorite

- Will only trigger if not inLoveMode

+ Creatures that are now fed their favorite food will enter love mode and lose anger instead of one then the other. Note that anger loss can now only be triggered if love cooldown is not triggered.

Project Zulu v0.5.2 for MC 1.4.5 Released

Download here. Mostly fixes and tweaks. Major change is the config. Blocks are now toggleable, just set the blockID to 0 in the config. Default IDs assigned have changed, Blocks start at 1200, Items start at 9000.

The Config itself has changed. Backup your world and save the config. You'll need to manually transfer over the block/item ids to the appropriate blocks/items. If you load up your world without changing the IDs any blocks/items in the world will be erased.

New Mob:

Haunted Armor

Health / Armour: 25 / Based on Iron/Gold Armor
Attack Strength: Based on Iron/Gold Sword
Move Speed: 0.25 / 0.5
Breeding Item: N/A
Drops: Iron /Gold Weapons. 1/4 Chance of Armored Zombie dropping equivalent.

Description: Hostile. Collision-Attack Mob.
Only Spawns in Labyrinth and Cemetary Structure .

Detailed Change log for 0.5.2
Make backup of world before upgrading. Config has changed, if Config values are wrong those blocks will be set to Air.

Major Changes:
+ Config names and default values have been changed. Blocks >~1200 / Items >~9000.
+ Blocks are Now Disableable. To disable set the blockID in the config to 0.
+ Using recently added Vanilla OreDictionary recipies for wood. Let me know if anything is missing.
+ Haunted armor mob added
+ Haunted Armor will now spawn in Cemetary and Labyrinth Structures
+ Added Item to Place Various Structures to creative inventory. Will place structure upon released-right click.
+ Fur Pelt can be crafted into Leather + Raw Fiber (New Item)
+ 4 Raw Fiber (Shapeless) can be crafted into 1 String

Minor Changes:
+ Fixed Creeper Blossom being invisible when exploding
+ Reduced call for help distance
+ All Blocks have been added to a Custom Creative Tab
+ Cemetary / Labyrinth palcement has been improved
-Check changed from Cross to X
-Upperlimit on terrain deviation was added
+ Cemetary will not generate in deserts. In other biomes locations it will not replace snow, trees, and leaves.
+ Chest texture will now look like chest in current texture pack
+ Mimic will no longer drop fur
+ Minotaur will now drop 7 exp on death
+ Sandworm will now only spawn at night
+ Vultures will now lose aggro when they lose LOS
+ Vultures will now only attack a player with less than 15 health, irrelevant to how many vultures are nearby
+ Frogs are now always passive and will never attack.
+ Fixed Sword Coconut Bug: Swords will now be damaged, and damaged swords can be used.
+ Tombstones will only be editable (after initial placement) if a pickaxe is in hand
+ When Riding horses into water, they will now swim instead of sinking.

Project Zulu v0.4.5 for MC 1.4.2 Released

The next update is upon some of us. This is the update for users 'stuck' on 1.4.2, I'll be porting the 1.4.4/1.4.5 version tommorow. In the future, 1.4.5 will be my primary development version. I will continue supporting 1.4.2 based on demand.

You can find it over here.

Big Features:

Minotaur

Health / Armour: 30 / 6
Attack Strength: 3 / 4 / 6
Move Speed: 0.5 / 1.0
Breeding Item: N/A
Drops: Fur, Meat Scraps

Description: Hostile. Collision-Attack Mob. Periodically will charge which increases its speed.

Only Spawns in Labyrinth structure.

Tombstone

The Tombstone is a sign-like block. Placing the tombstone opens a GUI to edit the text. The text can be edited after placing by right clicking on the block. On player death, a Tombstone will be placed at the location the player died if it is an air block with the death message of the player written on it. This feature is toggleable in the Config File.

Cemetary

The Cemetary is a primarily decorative structure that spawns on the surface of the world. It can on occasion spawn with a chest. Its primary utility is that it spawns with a large number of Tombstones, which are not craftable.

Labyrinth

This spawns underground (entrance is flush-ish with surface)

The Labyrinth is a single layer dungeon which contains Minotaur monster spawners. Like Pyramids chests randomly spawn and may be mimics. Certain wall segments may contain hidden chests and monster spawners.

Smaller Features:
+Pyramid, Cemetary, and Labryinth spawn rates can be adjusted in the Config. Larger number is more rare. Do not set at or below zero (use the Spawn option instead to turn it off).
+ The Render ID of blocks will now show up in the Forge Log.
+Render ID can be manually triggered in the Config. -1 Will grab an ID as normal, setting to some other value will override with value provided.
+Eagles and Pelicans will now fly higher

Project Zulu now on MC 1.4.4

Not much to say. Official support for 1.4.4 is added with PZv0.5.0.

By request, for the next few weeks / versions support will continue for 1.4.2.

Mods Updated: Project Zulu, Armor Bar, Buff Bar, Snow Mod

Project Zulu v0.4.4 Released

Project Zulu has now graduated to v 0.4.4, you can find it over here.

Changlog:
+Added Mob: Horse
+Added Mechanic: Riding. No item means stop. Stick acts like carrot on stick to pigs. Holding any other item will cause mount to continue moving in previous direction.

+Added Mob: Eagle
+Added Mob: Rhinoceros Hornbill
+Added Mob: Pelican

+Crocodiles now Spawn in Rives.
+Gorilla now spawn in Extrabiomes Mini Jungle + Extreme Jungle
+Mammoth Should not be able to be heard from mars
+Animals in love mode should now appropriately move toward eachother

+Merged Flight with Ground Mob AI. Allows for mobs to be able to switch between the two types: See Pelican.

Riding!

Horses

Health / Armour: 12 / 4
Attack Strength: 3 / 4 / 5
Move Speed: 0.5 (Up to 5.0m/s when riding)
Breeding Item(s): Red Apple, Carrots
Drops: Leather, Beef

Description: Collision-Attack Mob. Passive. Right-Click with saddle to make mountable.
Controls: When mounted, the horse will move/turn toward the direction of the player when they have a stick in their hand. If they have no item, they will stop. If the player has an item in their hand (i.e. a bow) the horse will continue to move in whatever direction it was moving while the player is free to turn and, for example, shoot a bow at targets behind them.

More Birds!

Eagle

Health / Armour: 20 / 0

Attack Strength: 3 / 4 / 6

Move Speed: 0.3

Breeding Item: N/A

Drops: Feather, Chicken

Description: Collision-Attack Mob. Passive.

Vanilla Biomes: Extreme Hills + Edge

Rhinoceros Hornbill

Health / Armour: 20 / 0

Attack Strength: 3 / 4 / 6

Move Speed: 0.3

Breeding Item: N/A

Drops: Feather, Chicken

Description: Collision-Attack Mob. Passive.

Vanilla Biomes: Jungle + Hills

ExtraBiomesXL: Mini + Extreme Jungle

Pelican

Health / Armour: 20 / 0

Attack Strength: 3 / 4 / 6

Move Speed: 0.3

Breeding Item: N/A

Drops: Feather, Chicken

Description: Collision-Attack Mob. Passive. Transitions between a land-based walking mob to a flying mob.

Vanilla Biomes: River,Beach

Project Zulu v0.4.3 Released

Project Zulu has now graduated to v 0.4.3, you can find it over here.

New additions!

Mob Heads

Ever wanted to decorate your cabin and show off what a badass hunter you are? Now you can. Mob heads drop as a rare drop from their respective animals. They function near identical to vanilla skulls: placeable on top and side of blocks can be rotated 12 different angles. The exception, however, is that they cannot be worn on your head.

Elephant

Health / Armour: 30 / 6

Attack Strength: 6 / 8 / 9

Move Speed: 0.5

Breeding Item: Leaves

Drops: Scrap Meat, Tusks, Head (Rare)

Description: Collision-Attack Monster. Passive. Large size makes him immune to knock backs.

Vanilla Biomes: Plains

ExtraBiomesXL: Savanna

Smaller Tweaks:

+Finch and Vulture flight AI have improved. Should no longer get stuck in blocks.

+Finch now spawn in additional Vanilla Biomes: Forest + Hills

+Finch now spawn in additional ExtraBiomes: Autumn Woods, Birch Forest, Forested Hills, Forested Island, Green Hills, Redwood Forest, Lush Redwoods, Temperate Rainforest, Woodlands

+Finch will now randomly land/takeoff on the ground.

+Finch will not despawn.

Project Zulu v0.3.5 Released

Project Zulu has now graduated to v 0.3.5, you can find it over here.

New additions!

Campfire!

Campfires can be placed on the ground. Emit light level 15. Once crafted, clicking on a unlit camp fire with coal will cause it to ignite. Similarly, clicking on a lit camp fire with water will cause the fire to go out.

The wooden campfire will spread fire in any direction except downwards while the stone Campfire will only spread upwards.

Note that any type of log is use-able, even the ExtraBiomes Ones, though they all must be of the same type. Red Cobblestone can also be substituted for regular cobblestone.

Gorilla

Health / Armour: 20 / 3

Attack Strength: 5 / 6 / 7

Move Speed: 0.5

Breeding Item: Spider Eye, Tall Grass

Drops: Fur, Scrap Meat

Description: Collision-Attack Mob. Hostile when attacked.

Vanilla Biomes: Jungle + Hills

Giraffe

Health / Armour: 20 / 3

Attack Strength: 5 / 6 / 7

Move Speed: 0.5

Breeding Item: Tall Grass

Drops: Scrap Meat

Description: Collision-Attack Mob. Hostile when attacked.

Vanilla Biomes: Plains

ExtraBiomesXL: Savanna

Project Zulu v0.3.3 Released

Project Zulu has now graduated to v 0.3.3, you can find it over here.

First, Spikes. 3 Tusks form 1 Spike. Tusks drop from Mammoths, Rhinos, and Boars. Spikes can be placed on most blocks and will auto adjust orientation and style if placed on the side or bottom of blocks. When placed on wooden and nether fences they form small pikes that give the look of a palisade. On Iron Fences the spikes form a continuous strip in what reminds me of police spike strips.

They can be clicked on with a slime ball or poison droplet (which ~~now~~ will eventually drop from lizards) the spike will become a Sticky or Poisoned Spike respectively. Stick Spikes, in addition to doing damage, will also slow the entity that collides with them. Poison behaves the same except it obviously applies a poison effect instead. At the moment they do 2 damage when any entity comes in contact to them.

Second, Breeding.

The following animals can be bread with the appropriate item:
Bear -Fish
Penguin - Fish
Armadillo - Spider Eye
Boar - Apple
Crocodile - Raw Chicken
Fox - Egg
Frog - Spider Eye
Ostrich - Seeds
Mammoth - Leaves
Rhino - Grass
Rabbit - Red Apple
Breeding essentially works the same as vanilla. Right click to enter love mode. If the animal is hostile, instead of entering love mode it'll reduce the animals anger to zero and it will stop attacking you. In addition, crocodiles and bear may become hostile if you are holding their favourite food.

Third, New Mobs: Finches (Red, Green, and Blue) and Bunnies.

There are some minor tweaks as well. Most animals now drop scrap meat. Flying AI was slightly tweaked and should be more stable. Frog and Boar health and armor were rebalanced.

Progress Update: Spikes Unveiled

I've decided what the tusks are going to be used for: Spikes. They can be placed the top,bottom, or side of most blocks, including pistons. Even cooler is when they are placed on fences. When placed on wooden and nether fences they form small pikes that give the look of a palisade. On Iron Fences, due to their continuous surface, the spikes form a continuous strip in what reminds me of police spike strips.

At the moment they do 2 damage when any entity comes in contact to them. If they are clicked on with a slime ball or poison droplet (which now drops from lizards) the spike will become a Sticky or Poisoned Spike respectively. Stick Spikes, in addition to doing damage, will also slow the entity that collides with them. Poison behaves the same except it obviously applies a poison effect instead.

This video quickly shows off everything I'm describing.

Project Zulu v0.3.1 Released

Project Zulu has now graduated to v 0.3.1, you can find it over here.

This update is pretty much just several new mobs: Crocodile, Beaver, Frogs, Penguins, and Bears (Black, brown, and polar). I also fixed the bug that caused the Night bloom to stay open after the first night. Enjoy!

Project Zulu v0.3.0 Released

Project Zulu has now graduated to v 0.3.0, you can find it over here.

This update took a little longer than expected. This was due to me switching focus midway through its creation form creating some mob creatures to creating a bad-ass pyramid. It spawns in Deserts (not desert hills).

I've also added ExtraBiome support: mobs will naturally spawn in appropriate biomes if extra biomes is installed. Huzzah!

Couple smaller changes as well. Pharaoh boss is now considered undead. Mimics do not aggro nearby mimics when attacked and their mouth animation opens wider.

For those wanting just a mobs package, I've broken everything out into 4 packages: Core, Blocks, Mobs, and World. This is essentially experimental at this point, let me know if anything doesn't work. Everything requires the 'Core' package, but is otherwise independent, with obvious limitations: for the mobs to drop items in Block, both the mob and Block package be installed.

First Wonder: Pyramid Dungeon

Last couple days I've been buckling down and working on that pyramid wonder I promised to make a while ago. It's 25 blocks tall and has 4 'layers' which each consist of a randomly generated maze (so each time should be a unique experience). The structure naturally comes with plenty of dungeon chests (along with some sneaky mimics) and plenty of Mummy mob spawners.

But, as always, pictures are worth more than words.

Generic Update: Extra Biomes Support, Separate Package For Mobs

Good news for people who just wanted the mobs, I've managed to seperate out all the different pieces of the mod into 4 packages: Core, Blocks, Mobs, and World. The latter 3 all require the 'core' package, but are otherwise independent. If Features overlap, they will only operate if all required packages are loaded. i.e. Oasis spawn requrires Palm Tree Block Blocks, so It'll only generate Oasis if the Block Package is loaded. The Blocks package will, obviously, contain all Blocks, Items and Armor and the Mobs package will contain all the mobs. The World Package will contain all structures (i.e. Oasis), surface generation(i.e. Night loom Gen), and mechanics(Exhaustion, Freezing).

I've figured out how to add Extra Biome Mob spawns. It'll automatically add mob spawns to the appropriate biomes if you have the Extra Biomes installed and the Mob Package.

Extra Biome Mob Spawning Breakdown:
Armadillo
-Mountain Desert
-Savanna
-Mountain Ridgee

SandWorm
-Mountain Desert

Lizard
-Savanna
-Mountain Desert

Vulture
-Savvana
-Mountain Desert
-Wasteland
-Mountain Ridge

TreeEnt
-Alpine
-Mountain Taiga
-Snow Forest
-Snow Rain Forest

Mammoth
-Tundra
-Ice Wasteland
-Glacier

Fox
-Alpine
-Autumn Woods
-Birch Forest
-Forested Island
-Forested Hills
-Green Hills
-Mountain Taiga
-Pine Forest
-Rain Forest
-Redwood Forest
-Redwood Lush
-Snow Forest
-Snow Rain Forest
-Temporate Rain Forest
-Woodlands

Boar
-Alpine
-Mountain Taiga
-Snow Rain Forest

Project Zulu v0.2.8 Released

Project Zulu has now graduated to v 0.2.8, you can find it over here.

A lot of under the hood changes in this update. TreeEnt and Mammoth AI have been redone. These changes will form the template of future Mob AI's I employ. A lot of changes were done to the vulture entity as well in hopes of eliminating the invisible vulture problem. The only real overt change is that their attack range has been reduce.

3 new mobs are introduced as well: The Mimic, Fox, and Boar. The Fox and Boar are passive collision attack mods that have 15 and 20 health respectively. They both have a chance to drop regular fur or beef. The Fox spawns in the Taiga, Taiga Hills, Forest, and Forest hills Biomes. The Boar, however, only spawns in the Taiga and Taiga Hills Biomes.

The mimic is a more interesting mob. When dormant, it looks exactly like a regular chest. Attacking it or right-clicking will cause it to become aggressive. This currently doesn't spawn naturally.

A ton of config options to control what spawns and at what rate have also been added.

Elephant Stampeded and More Models

Lots of things being worked on since the last update. Possibly to many things at once. While I was working on models yesterday I got a little carried away. Note they are various stages of completion and are demonstrated from techne where I can't rotate pieces.

For the mimic chest I'm going with a FF style where the legs pop out. The legs have two parts that will be at angles like spider legs (again limitations of techne prevent rotation). I might end making them more like a slime if that doesn't work out.

I've also been working on Mammoth and TreeEnt animations. Mammoth is probably as close to done as its gonna get for a little while. Though I do want to improve its sound offerings. The TreeEnt animation got angry at me, so thats not even close to done.

As a proof of concept I've added stampeding to the elephants. Whenever a creature explodes nearby the herd of mammoths will run away.

It's currently kinda buggy, they'll only run a short distance and usually only react to the first creeper. There are things I can do to improve this, but there are more important problems like invisible vultures. Which is what I'm spending today working on. I might do a hotfix early tonight without any of these features and include vulture fixes plus the ability to turn them off.

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